Airgun Hunting Guides
Quarry-by-quarry airgun hunting guides built from real hunts: energy, caliber, shot placement, range and legality.
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Field GuideRabbit Hunting With an Airgun: The Complete Guide
Energy, caliber, shot placement, range, when and where to hunt, and California's rules in one page.
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Field GuideEurasian Collared Dove Hunting With an Air Rifle
ID, legality, energy, shot placement, where to find them, and how I hunt them with slugs.
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Field GuideSquirrel & Backyard Pest Control With Airguns
Energy requirements, shot placement, legality, quiet setups, and safe backstops.
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How Far Can You Hunt With an Air Rifle?
What 100+ yard airgun shots really take, with my own hit-and-miss numbers.
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Field GuideAirgun Hunting for Beginners: The Complete Guide
Legal checks, the right rifle and pellet, practice, shot placement and your first hunt.
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Airgun Shot Placement: Where to Aim on Every Quarry
Head and heart-lung targets for rabbits, squirrels, birds, rats and larger pests.
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What Can You Hunt With an Air Rifle?
Quarry by quarry: the energy it takes, the caliber to use, and where it's typically legal.
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Buyer's GuideBest Air Rifle for Squirrel Hunting
Caliber, power and quietness for squirrels, with rifles at each budget.
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Field GuideAirgun Pest Control: Rats, Starlings, Sparrows and Mice
Legal status of common pests, quiet setups, safe backstops and humane shot placement.
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Pigeon Hunting With an Air Rifle
Feral pigeons as pest control: legality, energy, placement and working around buildings.
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Field GuideIguana Hunting With an Air Rifle in Florida
Florida's rules for green iguanas, humane methods, energy and shot placement.
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Field GuideCan You Hunt Raccoons and Foxes With an Air Rifle?
Energy, caliber and legality for furbearers, and when a firearm is the better tool.
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Field GuideHog Hunting With an Airgun: Big Bore Setup and Shot Placement
What it takes to kill hogs cleanly with air: calibers, energy, placement and range.
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Field GuideCan You Hunt Deer With an Air Rifle?
States that allow big-bore airguns for deer, the minimum calibers, and ethical ranges.
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Field GuideCoyote Hunting With an Airgun
Energy and caliber for coyotes, calling setups, night rules and shot placement.
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Field GuideNight Hunting With an Airgun: Thermal, Night Vision and the Law
Night optics, illuminators, safe backstops in the dark, and the legal questions to answer first.
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Field GuidePrairie Dog Hunting With an Air Rifle
Long-range airgun setups for prairie dogs, energy at distance and wind.
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Comparison.22 vs .25 Air Rifle for Rabbit Hunting: Which Caliber Wins?
Energy, trajectory, pellet weights and range for rabbits, and when stepping up to .25 is worth it.
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