Pellet gun. Less chance of ricochet and easy to use. Wife says she can’t hit it with a shovel. I’m thinking old crosman single shot pistol. 3-10 pumps. Any better choices? Where do you buy a pellet gun nowadays? Thanks. Sorry if you are a cane toad fan.

https://www.amazon.com/Air-Rif...=ts&ts_id=3307776011


BTW, the flat nosed pellets are the most accurate for me, I take out tree rats frequently with them

https://myfwc.com/news/all-news/cane-toads/

Looks like you have the blessing from the FL fish & game to dispose of them, invasive species.

Down Under, apparently one method is to pop them in the freezer.

Yup. Never heard of them till wife showed this to me. I’m hoping it’s a South Fl thing not so much a Central Fl thing. Moving to just north of Daytona so we shall see.

I’m staying away from rifles just to limit scaredy cat neighbors thinking I’m plotting a jihad. I don’t want to off a cane toad only to be offed by an overzealous SWAT team. Lol

If I try to put a toad in my freezer I would have worry more about my wife than the SWAT team.

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Yup. Never heard of them till wife showed this to me. I’m hoping it’s a South Fl thing not so much a Central Fl thing. Moving to just north of Daytona so we shall see.

I’m staying away from rifles just to limit scaredy cat neighbors thinking I’m plotting a jihad. I don’t want to off a cane toad only to be offed by an overzealous SWAT team. Lol

If I try to put a toad in my freezer I would have worry more about my wife than the SWAT team.

North of Daytona, this map (linked from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) says you're probably not going to have to get either pellet gun or a dedicated toad freezer!
Cane Toad map https://www.eddmaps.org/florid...iewmap.cfm?sub=12242

Now, a nice pellet gun might be a fun purchase anyway.

Don’t kill my buzz joel! I basically have the wife convinced I need one.

If it is legal to discharge a firearm where you intend to dispatch these cane toads, a .22 bolt gun will let you shoot .22 short CB rounds. More power than a common air rifle, plenty accurate, and quieter than most pellet rifles.

Depending on where you're at, you may have an iguana problem too...

A multi-pump crossman or beeman works well. Toss a 4x on there if you want. It's hours of fun and excitement!

I live on a lake between Clermont and Groveland and have never seen a cane toad here. Had them all the time in Miami area, but so far none here.

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Depending on where you're at, you may have an iguana problem too...

He shouldn't see them (iguanas) north of Palm Beach County.

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If it is legal to discharge a firearm where you intend to dispatch these cane toads, a .22 bolt gun will let you shoot .22 short CB rounds. More power than a common air rifle, plenty accurate, and quieter than most pellet rifles.

I have a nice Ruger GP-100 that will fire .22 LR, .22 Long, or .22 Short. Something like that might be a good alternative to a pellet gun.

"Puttin em in the freezer? Where's that get fun?"

-Jayne Cobb

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Down Under, apparently one method is to pop them in the freezer.

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Originally posted by joel9507:
Down Under, apparently one method is to pop them in the freezer.

Toadsicles. Myyyyyyyy favorite.

I'm just curious how you are going to hunt them and insure there are none your dog can eat? Actually, I'm pretty sure neither of my two dogs would touch one.

Reminds me of years ago wife and I got invited to Hilton Head S.C. "for free" to a condo sale presentation and at night we went out for a walk and to cross by the tennis courts we had to drag our feet to knock the frogs/toads out of the way.. only way to make it through with out stepping on them... there were thousands.

save money and get a daisy 880 Powerline Air Rifle
i have shot more tree rats skunks and all kinds of small varmints growing up and i still have one you can load up 50 bbs give it 10 pumps thats all you need for a toad
https://www.amazon.com/Powerli...1-5&ts_id=3307776011

Lots of choices at https://www.pyramydair.com/

I bought a couple Weihrauch .22 springers from them and a used Beeman R7 .177 (made by Weihrauch) from an individual over the last year.

My dog is a Corgi. His nose is never more than 4 inches off the ground. I’ve never had a dog that ate more sticks, dirt, bugs, etc. These toads don’t have to be eaten to be poisonous to animals. Their secretions are poisonous. Just a lick or picking them up in the dogs mouth apparently can be fatal.

I’m not going to “hunt” them. If one is in my backyard I am going to dispatch it and toss it in the trash can.

Hopefully that map is correct and I am north of their territory.

I've looked at Crossman 1377 on ebay. Maybe a 1322. They've been around forever so a nice vintage one would be cool.

They got em in Tampa, my bro has clobbered a few. He was using his suppressed Walther p22 and the bullet went thur it’s head and into a sprinkler…he was fuming mad, as he’s crippled and couldn’t fix it himself..so he quit shooting g them and spikes them with a sharpened nail on a broomstick.