There are several objectives when hunting Varmints.
1. Crows, Magpies, Prarrie Dogs, Jack Rabbits and Gound Hogs. The objective is swift hunmane kills at the greatest distances possible. All the aforementioned are relatively small low mass thin skinned animals and no preservation of meat or skin.
2. Coyotes, Foxes, Bobcats again the objective is swift humane kills as to not loose the game, and not to destroy the pelt.
3. There is another issue that must be addressed as part of hunter responsability. Pass through and ricochette. Thin skinned bullets impact and fragment quickly losing energy and potenial down range problems. As bullets become heavier and designed for long range accuracy they get toughter and the hazzards of down range problems increase. Hunters in the west, and midwest have much more open range and less population. Hunters in the northeast, southeast, and far west have to be more concerned with pass throughs and ricochettes. A .223 is about spent at 1000 yards. A .243 with a 90-105 grain bullet will easily kill a man at 1000 yards. Here in North Carolina we had a population of 3 million in 1960. Today North Carolinas population is pushing 9 million, there is a house on ever corner. We as varmint hunters must be conscience of our back stop, and of pass throughs and ricochetes. I caution varmint hunters in urban areas to be aware of their bullet type and just how far it can travel. There is no quicker way to get into trouble or cause the loss of a hunting area than have bullets showing up where they shouldn't. The single largest reason for ranges being closed after noise is shots leaving the bermed area.
Varmint hunting bullets are thin skinned for a reason.
Please hunt safe and effective.
Rustystud
1. Crows, Magpies, Prarrie Dogs, Jack Rabbits and Gound Hogs. The objective is swift hunmane kills at the greatest distances possible. All the aforementioned are relatively small low mass thin skinned animals and no preservation of meat or skin.
2. Coyotes, Foxes, Bobcats again the objective is swift humane kills as to not loose the game, and not to destroy the pelt.
3. There is another issue that must be addressed as part of hunter responsability. Pass through and ricochette. Thin skinned bullets impact and fragment quickly losing energy and potenial down range problems. As bullets become heavier and designed for long range accuracy they get toughter and the hazzards of down range problems increase. Hunters in the west, and midwest have much more open range and less population. Hunters in the northeast, southeast, and far west have to be more concerned with pass throughs and ricochettes. A .223 is about spent at 1000 yards. A .243 with a 90-105 grain bullet will easily kill a man at 1000 yards. Here in North Carolina we had a population of 3 million in 1960. Today North Carolinas population is pushing 9 million, there is a house on ever corner. We as varmint hunters must be conscience of our back stop, and of pass throughs and ricochetes. I caution varmint hunters in urban areas to be aware of their bullet type and just how far it can travel. There is no quicker way to get into trouble or cause the loss of a hunting area than have bullets showing up where they shouldn't. The single largest reason for ranges being closed after noise is shots leaving the bermed area.
Varmint hunting bullets are thin skinned for a reason.
Please hunt safe and effective.
Rustystud
