09-15-2015, 06:01 PM
ztirffritz wrote:
In the western states it's mostly squirrels and chipmunks and such. I've been getting into target shooting and hunting with airguns lately. In Washington, no game animals can be harvested with airguns, but there's a list of 'unclassified' animals that can be harvested. Most squirrels are on the list (there are a few that are protected species though). If a critter is on the 'unclassified' list you can hunt them year round in unlimited quantities by any means (ie bow, slingshot, airgun, firearm, etc). Where I live rats are becoming a real problem too, but they don't allow anyone to hunt anything within city limits. Having said that...airguns are quiet with a silencer and silencers on airguns are legal, so there's no need for the neighbors to even know that I'm cleaning up the rat problem for them.
Just be very careful getting rid of the bodies. The rat may be dead, but the fleas aren't.