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#21 ·
rjniles said:
I have a buddy in Cape Coral, west coast of Florida. He kills them with a Crossman CO2 pellet gun. Totally legal in Florida but there may be local laws to consider. He only does it on his own property or neighbors that want them gone.
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CO2 pellet rifles are generally considered better for some types of hunting.
I'm aware of 50 caliber CO2 pellet rifles.
 
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For local laws, I am in Florida I can buy and operate a BB gun or pellet gun without a license but I am not sure about any rules on discharging one, I will have to check into it.

As far as the iguanas, you can trap but not release. Once trapped you can only release it on your property again, but not anywhere else, you cannot drive it to a canal or a park and let it go, release must be on your property so you are not transferring the problem to someone else. You can kill them with a shot or with a knife or an axe, quickly as painlessly as possible, cannot poison, freeze, burn, drown or anything other method that may cause a slow suffering.

Some people catch them and cook them. They have this gadget that looks like a stick with a hoop on it's end you dangle it over the iguana then lower it over it's head then pull it will constrict the iguana at it's neck then you can shoot or decapitate them with a machete.

I don't think I will fire on them from afar, if I miss I might end up breaking windows and walls, my plan is to use bait in a cage trap then kill them.
 
#24 ·
Sounds like this may be an ongoing problem as others will take their place. If so, investing in a good air gun with a scope would allow you to practice and and overcome the inexperience issue. Then you could take them out as they arrive.

Bud
 
#25 ·
miamicuse said:
I don't think I will fire on them from afar, if I miss I might end up breaking windows and walls, my plan is to use bait in a cage trap then kill them.
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Well if you are going to trap and then shoot point-blank, an inch or two, I'm sure a bb would kill it with a direct head shot.
If not then a hunting pellet.
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#26 ·
Steve2444 said:
Well if you are going to trap and then shoot point-blank, an inch or two, I'm sure a bb would kill it with a direct head shot.
If not then a hunting pellet.
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Based upon experience, that model... ? unlikely -shrug-
 
#28 ·
Steve2444 said:
I had that model, as a teenager, at point-blank with 10 pumps?
I am pretty sure it would. I had taken many a squirrel from a distance with head shots, pellets of course, never a BB highly inaccurate with BB over distance.
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That's why I said "unlikely". different people may get differing results.
Think about how much practice it takes to become accurate.
my opinion is ... better rifles have improved accuracy and easier for a newbee to learn before losing patience with the learning process. jus' my nickel (y) ..
 
#32 ·
SoNic said:
Stop giving bad advice.
A BB is not a firearm.
Bows are regulated too in cities.
Taking animals is regulated too.

The only advice he should get is to check local laws.
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Bad advise is a matter of opinion. I know from experience, in Romeoville Ill-noise, a bb gun/pellet gun is considered a firearm and can not be discharged within the city limits. I never had any problems w/a bow and arrow.

Pests come in many different forms.
How you deal w/a pest is a matter of opinion.

FWIW...Don.
 
#33 ·
Use a Wrist Rocket sling shot loaded with a dart from a dart board.
 
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#34 ·
@miamicuse interesting question.

While a BB gun isn't a firearm, it's still a weapon and some jurisdictions give cities, towns, etc., very wide latitude to legislate as they will about things like that.

I'd make it my business to find out what city, town, etc., you're in, and find out if there's any laws about using BB guns or similar on live creatures. DON'T assume that just because it's okay in Jurisdiction A (where a friend lives), it's okay in Jurisdiction B (where you live). Sanity is not measured by everyone in the same way.

My younger brother lives in Ohio and shoots rabbits regularly with a pellet gun, and eats the meat. (It's good!) The city he's in has a general "catchall" ordinance against shooting anything with any kind of weapon at all. So, he's stealthy, and makes sure that the police and others don't see him. I'd recommend that approach in your case too.

Best of luck, and let us know what you do.
 
#35 ·
miamicuse said:
Can someone recommend a BB gun that will be effective in killing iguanas?

I have a nest of iguanas around the property, they destroy the gardens they sunbath on the roof and poop on the roof tiles, finally they invaded my wife's orchid collection and ate all her new flower buds so she gave an ultimatum to get rid of them!

As far as I can tell, I have at least seven iguanas on the property. that is the max I have seen them at the same time. Most likely more.

I tried a "natural repellent" first, I sprayed where they hang out with a pepper solution, no use.

I then tried some products I got on Amazon, no use.

I then tried one of those pest noise where you turn it on with a frequency human can't hear but reptiles hate, well they don't seem to even notice it.

I tried trapping after that, with strawberries and bananas, but they are not biting.

I did an online search and someone mentioned they used a BB gun. I have never handled any firearms before. Did a look up and there are $20 air guns and $200 pellet guns. What is the difference? The iguanas are about 16" to 36" long from head to tail.
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By now you know the answer...I will only add that I use a 1000+ fps Gamo Raptor Whisper with heavier 10mg pellet. I've eliminated over 100 in the past 3 years. They were eating all our flowering plants. The repellent doesn't work, and If you hire a trapper, how many are you willing to pay for?

As you remove them, others move into to claim their territory. In time you will get it down to about nothing. One shows up here once in a while but it's now rare. Two reasons....We reduced the flowers and added the pellets. Good luck.
 
#37 ·
miamicuse said:
Can someone recommend a BB gun that will be effective in killing iguanas?
The iguanas are about 16" to 36" long from head to tail.
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I've taken out plenty of rabbits (and chipmunks and squirrels) with a pump up BB gun. I miss a few, though.
I recently got a pellet gun with a scope. The ammo box has a picture of a bear, but I dunno about that.
 
#38 ·
OMG,,, so much BAD ADVISE!!

hunting iguanas in florida with air rifles - YouTube

hunting iguanas in florida with blowgun - YouTube

iguana hunting catch and cook - YouTube

If I knew exactly, where you lived, I could give you more, better, advise!
IF, you invited me down,,,,,, I'd be more than glad to give you a hand with them 'rodents'.
I would bring all of my old, PUMP-UP Sheridans & Benjamins (hint),,,, with mounted red-dot scopes.

I say,,, have a ball,,,, JUST, don't shoot any neighbors!!

lol,,, & PLEASE report back,,,,, WITH PICTURES!!
 
#39 ·
miamicuse said:
Can someone recommend a BB gun that will be effective in killing iguanas?

I have a nest of iguanas around the property, they destroy the gardens they sunbath on the roof and poop on the roof tiles, finally they invaded my wife's orchid collection and ate all her new flower buds so she gave an ultimatum to get rid of them!

As far as I can tell, I have at least seven iguanas on the property. that is the max I have seen them at the same time. Most likely more.

I tried a "natural repellent" first, I sprayed where they hang out with a pepper solution, no use.

I then tried some products I got on Amazon, no use.

I then tried one of those pest noise where you turn it on with a frequency human can't hear but reptiles hate, well they don't seem to even notice it.

I tried trapping after that, with strawberries and bananas, but they are not biting.

I did an online search and someone mentioned they used a BB gun. I have never handled any firearms before. Did a look up and there are $20 air guns and $200 pellet guns. What is the difference? The iguanas are about 16" to 36" long from head to tail.
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Try a Dog.
 
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