[45Badger]

Got a few around the house that I want to dispatch. Too close for a .22 (driveway/sidewalk ricochet and divot concern:cool:), so what works best? .177 pellet rifle? Will a pellet pistol do it? What FPS do I need for clean kill? Thanks!

[LJH]

yes, 177 can dispatch chipmunks

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/55316

[koja48]

.177 will cleanly dispatch them if they are posing a problem, but do be aware that pellets/BBs will skip off hard surfaces, also. They can also bounce back, "return to sender," if you will. Be prudent in choosing your shots & back stops.

[eliphalet]

Poison grain in a length of 2" pipe with a T in the middle or cap on one end so you can add grain and nothing except small critters like chipmunks or a mouse can get to it should work. Or common sticky paper for mice should tangle them up so you can swat them with a board etc. Rat trap with grain or bread as bait? They will eat and even fight over tossed bread crumbs, we used to watch the chipmunks fight over munches at lunch sometimes. Surprising how ornery and vicious they can be.

[Bearhands]

I used to use #9 shot in a 45LC when they'd invade the cherry trees... it worked well ;-)

Try scatter shot in your 22.... it wont be good past about 10 ft though.

[Hertzfeld]

Take a 5 gallon bucket and fill it half way..sprinkle the top with some type of seed,sunflower etc...They'll find there way in and not out.
Hey its better then having a peice of lead come back and smack you in the face!

[Pumpkinheaver]

Mouse trap with peanutbutter works too.

[Sunray]

"...driveway/sidewalk..." Most urban places frown upon discharging firearms period. How much trouble can Chip or Dale cause? Bloodmeal works for tree rats. It should do for Chip and Dale too.

[wristtwister]

45Badger...
Whatever you use, make sure you kill them on the first shot... sometimes they charge when they're woundedl...:neener: :D

I use a Dasiy Red Ryder on them all the time... bagged 2 yesterday.

WT

[Art Eatman]

Hard for me to get upset over chipmunks. We have similar little critters here, called "antelope squirrels" by the biology guys. They come up on the porch, eating the birdseed that the finches and other birds spill. Fun to watch.

The rock squirrels, now, that's a different story. :D

[41magsnub]

I'm with Art. At my cabin besides watching a hummingbird battle royale (those buggers are vicious when fighting each other over feeders) the best entertainment is watching my dog try to catch the chipmunks when they steal her food. The area is dense with mature lodgepole pines and burrows and they are almost as fast on the ground as she is, there is no way Beemer will ever catch one.

[nelson133]

My sister in law used to get mad about my brother shooting the chipmunks on their property, until the little terrorists decided to spend the winter inside the walls of their house. They don't hibernate, and between the noise and the cost of fixing the damage, she has changed her mind and now call for him when she sees one.

[Vern Humphrey]

I have some interesting traps made of smoked lucite. They're rectangular, about 2" square and about 4" long. The door is hinged on the top and opens inward. It's a bit too long to open outward.

Smear a dab of peanut butter on the door, and put a bit of cracker and peanut butter inside. The critter licks the peanut butter on the door, opens it, finds more peanut butter inside, and can't get out. It's primarily designed for mice.

The directions say take it outside, turn it upside down, so the door folds against the roof, and release the little mousey into the wild.

Yeah, like that's gonna happen!:cool:

[308win]

Gopher Bombs.

[Art Eatman]

Thread Drift; Wuz up in Colorado one time, doing the tourist thing. At a lookout spot on a highway in the Colorado River headwaters country, several carloads of folks were stopped and gawking. So, we joined in the gawking. There were multitudes of chipmunks around, begging for tidbits and being quite well fed by us tourons*

There was one "fambly group" from way up the creek, somewhere in the Appalachians I guess. Grammaw, Grampaw, Maw, Paw, and various grubby little kids. One of the kids went to Grampaw, pointed at one of the chipmunks and asked, "Grampaw, whuzzat?"

Grampaw cogitated for a bit and then pronounced, "'Em's bivvers."

Needless to say, forever after, any time I see a chipmunk-sort of critter, I think, "'Em's bivvers."

:D:D:D

* Touron: A cross between a tourist and a moron.

[XDKingslayer]

I used to have a Crossman .357 6 which was a CO2 powered .177 caliber pellet replica of a Colt Python. I had ordered an 8" barrel and the scope for it from Crossman.

Hundreds of chipmunks fell to that weapon.

[ReadyontheRight]

CCI shotshells in a .22. (http://www.cci-ammunition.com/ballistics/rimfire.aspx)

[HM2PAC]

My .177 pellet rifle has dropped more chipmunks and red squirrels than I care to think about.

When we had 1st moved to Michigan, I thought the reds were cute. Then I saw one of them scamper across my lawn with a big wad of pink insulation in his mouth. I then got out the pellet rifle.

[XDKingslayer]

I used to hunt my chipmunks in a camp ground in Scandia, Pa. Red Oaks Campground. It was pretty much doing everyone a favor as they can be pretty destructive in a campground. There's a million and one ways for them to get into a camper. Then they nest, then they reproduce, then they start poopin everywhere.

[Specialized]

I certainly don't want to detract from the fun and challenge of shooting, but if you're in an area where that might be frowned upon or dangerous, I have an ingenious method that gets rid of mice and chipmunks but is harmless to everything else. My wife calls it the Bucket O Death, and it works like a champ. Here's how it works:

1. Take a 5-gallon bucket and fill it with water to within 5-6 inches of the top.

2. Place it in an area that is known to have chipmunk/mice traffic. It doesn't matter if there are pets or other animals that might access the bucket.

3. Float whole in-shell sunflower seeds (the black oiled ones work best) on top of the water until you have enough to cover the whole water surface.

4. Place a two or three foot long 2x4 or similar board such that it forms a ramp from the ground to the lip of the bucket.

5. Sit back and get a baggie, because it won't be long before the carcasses start to pile up.

It takes next to no time for chipmunks to find the bucket and go up the ramp. From there, they see the seed and jump down to start stuffing their cheeks. It is at about this point that they realize two things. First, the surface isn't solid after all. Second, chipmunks have no idea how to swim. After all the damage they've done to my sidewalks, driveway footing, and front step, I get a perverse pleasure out of that initial look of surprise on their little faces! In fact, I'm considering putting my Moultrie game camera that does video over the bucket, just so I can relive the moment. :evil:

They don't last but a few seconds, usually, and that's that. I have caught over 70 chipmunks and I don't know how many mice over a three-year period with this thing, and it's great! Happy hunting! :)

Specialized

[Savage Shooter]

I have shot them with a bb gun a .22 with bird shot might work and I have even killed to by running them over with my dirt bike :evil:

[countertop]

Why do you want to hunt chipmunks?

[41magsnub]

Why do you want to hunt chipmunks?

Ever watch the chipmunks movie? That movie can drive a grown man to commit chipmunk genocide.

[308win]

Ever listen to the Chipmunks Christmas Album? Nuff said.

[koja48]

Hey, I remember these . . . believe they called them "Mice Cubes" & they did work!

[45Badger]

Question
Why do you want to hunt chipmunks?

Answer
After all the damage they've done to my sidewalks, driveway footing, and front step....

[sadlsor]

I've killed dozens over the years with a .22 lever action, and Aguila brand Super Colibri ammo. They're primer-driven, no gunpowder at all, so they are extremely quiet (nearly silent), and push out a 20gr lead pill. Do not use the regular (non-Super) variety, there is a significant difference. Hotter primer in the Super? I dunno. You may find you need to clean your chamber more often, though, as the primer residue would accumulate and usher in ejection problems on my Marlin 39A. After about 30 rounds, the ejection would get iffy. Bad news for follow-up shots.

They have very limited range - about 30 yards, max, on a quiet still day, before accuracy is degraded. Velocity is about 700 - 800fps, I think - not as fast as a .177 pellet, but more mass. The Aguila brand is made in Mexico, and I don't have more info, except to say they'll dispatch squirrels as well, with a well-placed shot. You may sometimes need a follow-up shot for the kill.

I have never used "CB's", and I wonder whether the terms are interchangeable.

It's important to note that since there is no powder in the shell (barely larger than .22 short), you do NOT have enough energy to cycle a .22 semi-auto. The lever works fine, and obviously a single-shot .22 would work as well. The Super Colibri can be ordered through Cheaper Than Dirt (see website) if you can't get them locally.

Lastly, I have just "upgraded" to .22 short for squirrels and chipmunks. I grew tired of the limited range and so-so accuracy. I'm a bit concerned about the noise however, so I may have to eventually go silent again.