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My wife is of a similar size to your girlfriend. I got her into shooting by starting out with a .22 AR with a red dot sight shooting from a bench rest. The red dot helped her with her accuracy and she was pumped when she started blasting steel targets. One round loaded at a time like every one else suggested. Then from there I moved her to my 1911 with a .22 conversion which she really liked. From there she graduated to shooting a .223 AR and .38 out of a 6" revolver. Now she shoots my 1911 .45 with no problem. I did make the mistake of letting her shoot some .380 and 9mm subcompacts in the beginning which she did not like at all because the guns were to light to tame the recoil. I figured a small gun would fit her hand better. She now has no problem with the recoil of 12g 2 3/4 bird shot its just the gun is to heavy for her to hold up for any length of time. In my opinion start with .22 even though its a bitch to find right now and get her shooting some sort of reactive target until she gets into it and then you can get her into improving her accuracy with paper targets.

its not that bad to clean a BPS. the only part that can be a little tricky is putting the trigger group back in and yes 3 hands would be a help then but I just coat everything in a good coat of oil and they stick into place while putting the trigger group back in. Really no need to have a smith clean your shotgun

^^ doesn't count because the owners are from Greece not NJ. I haven't been to spinning wheel in a while but I more or less grew up in Lebanon so I have been there quite often. They even gave us a whole room for senior cut day back in high school. LOL good times!

Beach towel and duct tape will work in a pinch

Sorry guys I hope we get more snow! Longer snowboarding season for me

I am there on the 29th but cant make the 5th gotta work

Heavyopp- Co2 gas chambers are also a legal method of euthanasia. My pest control company does have a Co2 gas chamber but a garbage can or other similar container will work the same. Just make sure you put the animal in, seal the chamber and then introduce the Co2. The animal will slowly go to sleep and then die peacefully. If you introduce the Co2 first and then put the animal it will struggle and suffer before it dies much like drowning.

Again you don't have to hire someone if you can follow the euthanasia guidelines legally. Shooting an animal in the brain is an acceptable method of euthanasia for all animals in NJ. I just don't think it's cool to try to kill an animal with an inhumane method that causes pain and suffering like many have suggested such as gassing, poisoning, or drowning. Many of those methods could not work properly and just leave the animal severely injured.

^^^ yup I was at a diner on long island and my buddy ordered a Taylor ham egg and cheese and the waitress had no clue what he wanted. I laughed and told her that he was "special" and he wanted a pork roll egg and cheese and she laughed and said "well why didn't he just say so"

Hunterdon is not south jersey and its pork roll here in Hunterdon.

Yeah the 15 round limit is only for semi autos. For now.

^ hahaha I am going to give Dave a lesson in welding.

Wojo- No I am not a vegan in fact I am a licensed hunter. I don't see how you think I am a hypocrite. I was informing everyone of the LAW I don't know how you do not realize that. I even informed you of how you can legally kill nuisance animals on your own property. I guess you did not read my entire post. I never said you could not kill a pest on your own property you just have to do it humanely and legally. What problem do you have with that? Or are you the type of person who likes to drown animals and you get some sick satisfaction out of it. I am sorry its not the American way to torture animals.

Night prowler hit the nail right on the head. Field mice are the #1 carrier of ticks especially deer ticks and most people who spend a large amount of time outdoors in NJ do contract Lyme disease. Knuckle Sandwich- As for the deer if your bothered by some deer shit in your yard a fence is the solution. Hit up Night prowler he can help you out. Also as someone else suggested Bow hunting during the season will help but will not guarantee that no deer will get in to your yard like a proper fence can. Also remember with hunting if the deer runs after being shot which most do with bow hunting you will need written permission for every property you have to track through and the property the deer dies on in order to retrieve it.

maintenceguy- my response was to Wornholster who before he edited his post suggested pouring one gallon of bleach and one gallon of ammonia into the groundhog hole to gas them and that is what I was saying would contaminate the ground

No problem just doing my part. Hugging one tree at a time LOL

^^^ Wow great idea. possibly harm your self and your neighbors and contaminate your soil or even your well if you have one. Great idea. why don't you just drop a match into a can of gas to be able to see to the bottom while your at it? I would suggest that everyone should read my post titled "What to do with nuisance wildlife" before posting any other suggestions that are illegal and or downright stupid

I am writing this post in response to the 2 recent threads about nuisance wildlife.. As some have pointed out most of the reply's offering advice are wrong, illegal and inhumane. Just so you people know that animal cruelty is a criminal offense and if found guilty you could possibly loose your gun rights and even your freedom. I am an Animal Control Officer, Animal Cruelty Investigator and a licensed Pest Control Tech just to give you an idea of my background. N.J.A.C. 7:25-5.12 states that Property owners and occupants of dwellings or their agents in writing may control property DAMAGE by lawful means when suffering such Damage from Squirrels, raccoons, opossums, skunks, weasel, coyote, fox and woodchuck. What 7:25-5.21 means it that if your property is sustaining damage from any of those species they can be legally removed and possibly relocated of properly euthanized. The emphasis is on damage! An animal getting into your garbage can is not damage nor is an animal eating you personal garden. Damage is for example a squirrel or raccoon rip a hole in your shed or roof to gain access or a woodchuck digging holes in your yard. What you can legally do if the nuisance animal is damaging your property You can always higher a pest control company to do the dirty work and keep it all legal or you are entitled to solve the problem your self.(if you want to higher a company PM me if you are within 1 hour of Flemington) If you choose to do it your self here is what you can do legally. 1- Using any live trap method such as a "have a heart" style trap. Trap the nuisance animal (for tips on trapping PM me) 2- As long as the animal appear to be healthy and uninjured any mammal can be released up to tow miles away from the trapping site. However it is illegal to release any nuisance on public, county or state property. You may only release mammals on private property with written permission! 3- If you can not get permission to release a mammal on private property the only other legal option it to euthanize the animal. If the animal is to be euthanized the guidelines on euthanasia set by the AVMA must be followed. Drowning is not a legal option nor is it humane! If your town does not have a no discharge policy you may shoot them. 4- Make sure the trapped animal is not a nursing mother before it is euthanized! What you can do if you have a nuisance animal but the animals are not damaging the property 1- Secure your garbage cans! Tight fitting and or locking lids work well as does keeping the cans in a garage or a garbage can enclosure work well. 2- Chimney Caps- you should have one no matter what its stupid not to 3- Remove all food sources! Stop feeding the stray cats (its illegal anyway) Secure your compost pile to prevent access, Remove bird feeders or hang it in such a way to prevent access to it other that birds. Clean up wind falls from fruit bearing trees, Properly fence your garden. 4- Deterrents- Used kitty litter, Dehydrated fox or coyote urine all work well but must be applied every time it rains. constant loud music played as close to the area the animal is living can drive an animal away. Motion activated water sprinklers work very well in gardens and at garbage cans. Please remember that the animals were here first and to them we are the nuisance animals to them. If an animal must be killed do it with respect and do not make the animal suffer! If anyone has any questions regarding nuisance wildlife please fell free to PM me or post here and I will try to help solve your problem legally and humanely

W2MC- that is completely false information. It is very comin to see raccoons out during the day. Especially this time of year when the females are haveing their litters and protect them at night and serch for food during the day. And after a tough winter for them because the snow covered everything for such a Long time

Move to the city, problem solved

What area of NC are you moveing to? I will be down near franklin in September. If your moveing near there we will definitely have to meet up and hit a range

If your gona be dumb you gota be tough!

Give them a taste of their own medicine. Post the number here and we all can start calling it. I will call it 20 or 30 times a day for you.

Great now I gota get a muzzle loader

I have their 9000lb winch and I did use the 25% off coupon at the green brook store this past fall. They took the coupon no questions asked.