Iv thought about conibear on a pole but never needed to try it you could probably weld it on a length of rebar

Could I use a 22 caliber pellet gun for trapped coon along the road. Also how fast should it shoot thank you

Sam Wood started out his videos with a .22 Benjamin Marauder (pistol). When I watched those videos, I thought, wow, I have to get one of those. But, by the time I tallied the marauder price, gas cylinder and all, I was looking at >$400. Later Sam Wood videos showed him using a pellet rifle. As I recall, it might have been a Gamo. Fleet Farm had them for less than $200. He must have decided rifles were more accurate for longer shots and were more affordable.

Thank you for all the advice I'd gladly take more if anyone has anything more to add.

Go with a shrouded PCP, a quiet airgun is more versatile and the heavy hitters can be much louder than what you'd think. Initial price is worth the accuracy, ease of use and multiple (quick) shots. I have a .22 and a .25, the .25 is a much better dispatch gun. You will get some ricochets off the dome with a 22 and those lighter pellets. When it comes to airguns, pellet weight is more important than velocity for your purposes. A .22 caliber dome pellet will be about 18 grains +/- while a .25 caliber dome pellet will generally run 28-35 grains. Heavy dome pellets are the way to go. Hollow points and others have their uses for lighter game.

My .25 slings 35 grain pellets around 700 fps. It is very effective and with head shots it'll easily drop a raccoon on the other side of the backyard or out of a tree. Put a scope on it with adjustable objective to focus in for those close shots and zero to hit dead on at 7 yards.

Pyramidair.com is a great resource for guns, pumps and pellets.

What does your laws state? Unfortunately ours states a .22 cal rim fire must be carried and used to dispatch animals.

Ok I just looked at the code book and it does say you can't fire a weapon from the road UNLESS you are dispatching an animal in a trap. So I could shoot my 22 pistol and be legal.

This could of us a lot of typing.

This could of us a lot of typing.