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Stupid question I guess...but would someone define

SahaganBetaSahaganBeta Member Posts: 291 ✭✭✭
edited November 2007 in General Discussion
Varmint for me?

Maybe even list them?

I'd like to start hunting again, after a 40 year hiatus. And I figure my pretty doggoned accurate .22 magnum would make a good little varmint gun.

Shooting paper is fun, but I'm looking for a little something more.

Sahagan
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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,043 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    anything that's a pest to you (to some a grizzly might be considered a 'varmit'[:D]).
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  • 50-70RB50-70RB Member Posts: 706 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There often is a fine line between "vermin", "varmint", and "predator" but around here "vermin" are mice, rats, "varmints" are woodchucks, feral domestic cats and dogs, '*, prairie dogs, and "predators" are fox and coyotes and bobcats. But #1, varmints and predators are intertwined depending on fur value and, in the case of the prairie dog, recreation (varmint) vs. pest quotient (vermin). #2 a classic "varmint rifle" (long range, flat shooting) is usually utilized on fox, coyotes, prairie dogs around here.
    In the case of feral domestic cats and dogs, anything is used
    after, of course, it's certain that they're feral or where they don't belong or are doing depredation.
    I .22 WMR can do stellar duty if used wisely.
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  • mrbrucemrbruce Member Posts: 3,374
    edited November -1
    I've been known to call little kids varmints, but your just not allowed to shoot those kind....
    Anything not protected by law can be considered a varmint.........
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  • mrseatlemrseatle Member Posts: 15,467 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Godless Commies...
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  • riderrider Member Posts: 1,528 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anything traveling northward across boundaries without proper permits and/or permission and when ordering from KFC says, "Give me a bocket of shicken" instead of "Give me a bucket of chicken" is a Varmint.
    rider
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  • SahaganBetaSahaganBeta Member Posts: 291 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rider;

    Know how some folks define the word "Indiscreet"?

    It's where they park their cars.....

    Sahagan
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  • 11BravoCrunchie11BravoCrunchie Member Posts: 33,423 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The gun Mike Whiskey has pictured in his signature is a perfect varmint gun. Everyone needs at least one of them.
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  • TrinityScrimshawTrinityScrimshaw Member Posts: 9,350 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Rosie, and Michael Moore to name a few.[;)]

    Trinity +++
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A varmint is a critter that belonged there before some human came along and decided the land and its use was all about him. In most areas ground hogs, coyotes, prairie dogs qualifiy, but be sure to check your Game and Fish or DNR regulations to be certain what is considered small game, fur bearer and so on before pulling the trigger. Usually there is no season or bag limits on varmints.
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  • 50-70RB50-70RB Member Posts: 706 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Varmint populations need to be controlled because man by his presence with bulldozers, growth oriented mindset, etc., has warped/imbalanced the natural ecosystem and natural controls are gone. Too many varmints and you get negative human-animal contact, increased disease (rabies, mange, distemper) and too few of one or more prey species. It's not just because man decided land and it's use was all about him. The land displaced by each of our houses was at one time wandered over by varmints. Everybody's gotta live somewhere and we all gotta eat, make a livlihood.
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  • moonshinemoonshine Member Posts: 8,471
    edited November -1
    Is a troll a vermin or varmint?[}:)]
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  • The DutchmanThe Dutchman Member Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    YES, YES, YES [:D][:D][:D]

    quote:Originally posted by mrseatle
    Godless Commies...
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  • carbine100carbine100 Member Posts: 3,071 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Democrats, republicans, especially incumbants!
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  • jtmarine0831jtmarine0831 Member Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mrseatle
    Godless Commies...



    Must be talking about people from California!
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