Nailed my first AG cane toad this arvo. I usually target them with diluted detol in a spray bottle, but the way it jumped when hit by the pellet was even more satisfying.
CB,
I had many a pleasurable airgun toad hunt in my youth!
There are two spots to kill them immediately.
Along the spine where the neck would be if shooting from behind and the circular spot behind the eye if shooting side on.
Both shots kill instantly and they stretch out like an ironing board.
Even a Gecado 22 used to work if these spots were hit!!
Hey Det! Your worst nightmare is coming true a female Cane Toad turned up at Mawson Lakes here in SA. Pix on the telly of the lady toad tonite!
Now tell me; What is a good load for Toad!!!!! Happy Slpatting,Ray
As of last night I can ad the light in the halway. Long story and I can tell you the wife is not happy.
I think we should ad a list of house hold fittings that we have shot and not told the wife.
1...the first thig that enters my yard
2. .......
3.. .......
4. ........
5. the last thing that enters my yard
I like to keep my options open!
As for household fittings, I used to practice on clothsline pegs, spoons in the ground face up, screwdriver handles.. whatever I could lay my hands on, and what ever dad could lay his hands on me for doing!! ha ha. Tewnty odd years on and he still wants to thrash me for it.
Lewis is spot on for kill zones on toads, don't know how many of them I have put down myself. Lewis you must have lived up north at some stage to know toads that well?
1. Rabbit (at least twice a week)
2. Hare (one every couple of weeks)
3. Fox (waiting for my .223)
4. Crow (when I am bored, couple a week)
5. Pigeon (not since I was a kid, when I had an air rifle)
Went out yesterday arvo with a mate of mine and walking along the river spotted a fox sitting 30-35mts away, I had the theoben MFR .22 with me and had just shot it in 30 minutes earlier and it was shooting half inch high at 20mtrs just incase I had a crack at something a bit out there.
well to cut the story short ,ole foxy just sat there on a tree stump and i had a rock steady lean and could see his wiskers movin, sat the cross hairs level with the top of his head and squeezed the trigger, the Beeman kodiak went just over his head and i knew I should have just put the cross hairs directly on his forehead.
Lesson learnt, would have left me with only the hare to get.
Thems the breaks.
Regards
don't worry mate we out the sarvo and he missed one from about 20-25 mts away. then he redeemed himself with a good shot on a hare from about 35-40 mts
cheers
I've shot all bar the fox. I have had the pleasure to shoot a few European magpies over here which I might add are an absolute PIA. Imagine a crow the size of a magpie with the aggression of mike tyson on methamphetamines. No birds enter the yard while these buggers are about.
hey all seen this topic thought id ad some pic
Rabbit YYYYYYYY
Crow Y
Fox Not Yet
Miner Hell Yes i hate the lil s#its
Cat Not Yet
my A/R is a .177 gamo shadow 1000 toped with a air king gold 2-7 i use pro mag pallets they drive in hard, top rabbit shot in the head at 30m, bot rabbit was about 45m shot in the neck to my amz the pallet exited breaking another rib, any of you guys got any pic's of A/R kills