Re: [CH] Feral Dogs
Charles Demas (demas@sunspot.tiac.net)
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 13:30:19 -0500 (EST)
On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Dave Sacerdote wrote:
> >have a 12 gauge Remington but am afraid of the buckshot becoming
> >embedded in the rocotos. Any fellow CH's ever had this problem?
>
> I'd be more worried about chopping a big chunk out of the plant <g>.
> Even a full choke has some spread to it.
That's why I suggested using deer slugs (or 1 oz ball).
> High velocity hollow-point .22s (Remington Hornets, for example) will
> take out a destructive animal easily without damaging the plants around
> it. So will a crossbow bolt fitted with a broadhead (and the crossbow
> doesn't make any neighbor-disturbing noise.)
A rifle bullet has a greater range, and IMO greater danger of ricochet
than a deer slug.
Chuck Demas
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