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What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« on: January 05, 2019, 05:40:25 PM »
There is a wild population of monkeys in Florida of around 200.

Many are infected with a variation of the herpes virus that is lethal to humans.

I guess if you were going to shoot one you better do it from far far away.



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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2019, 06:47:41 PM »
In answer to the question, it depends on how far away you want to be. ;)

243 should work fine but if you want to move back 1000 yds or so 6.5PRC would be just the ticket. Little bastages would be dead before they heard the shot. ;)


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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2019, 06:54:36 PM »
.22LR should do the trick.  Cheap, effective, easily silenced.

Build a little bait pile in the open and wait.
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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2019, 02:09:50 AM »
Same general rig and cartridge suite as for Punxsutawney Phil.

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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2019, 07:31:47 AM »
Pull out and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2019, 11:36:10 AM »
.22LR should do the trick.  Cheap, effective, easily silenced.

Build a little bait pile in the open and wait.

Looks like youtube pulled the video of that guy nailing a couple dozen hogs with one bait pile/tannerite bomb.  With monkeys you'd probably blow a few bystanders out of the trees as well.
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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2019, 02:35:53 PM »
Shoot them all.  Invasive species carrying lethal viruses shouldn't be tolerated.

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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2019, 02:43:47 PM »
Melee weapons would be more fun.
Can't decide between a tomahawk or a bowie knife.
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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2019, 02:52:52 PM »
Melee weapons would be more fun.
Can't decide between a tomahawk or a bowie knife.

Yeah... fun. You go ahead and expose yourself to all kinds of diseases and I'll choose to engage from a quarter mile away.
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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2019, 02:57:35 PM »
Yeah... fun. You go ahead and expose yourself to all kinds of diseases and I'll choose to engage from a quarter mile away.

Ewww.... I just read the article.
Yeah, a 22-250 sounds like a lot better option.
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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2019, 05:25:24 PM »
I would say 22 LR with a suppressor just to avoid unwanted attention.  Otherwise, I would think just about any varmint round would do the job.  Also, would they react to a shot by hiding. 

I have heard there are feral monkeys near Austin,TX also, but just hearsay.  
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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2019, 07:44:44 PM »
I would say 22 LR with a suppressor just to avoid unwanted attention.  Otherwise, I would think just about any varmint round would do the job.  Also, would they react to a shot by hiding. 

I have heard there are feral monkeys near Austin,TX also, but just hearsay.  

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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2019, 08:37:26 PM »
Shoot them all.  Invasive species carrying lethal viruses shouldn't be tolerated.


Wait, are we still talking about monkeys?
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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2019, 09:20:51 PM »
I don't think you can catch herpes without having sex with them.
Monkeys don't kiss very well, so I'm safe, plus I believe in marriage first.
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Re: What caliber for Macaques Monkeys?
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2019, 03:12:19 PM »
I would be concerned with bodily fluids if I was shooting them too close....blood spray and such.  Might be a good reason not use too heavy of a caliber as you don't want them to explode on impact.
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