Anyone ever shot scorpions?

[jetpopt]

After years of never seeing one anywhere in this state, my husband and I found three this summer. Two small bark scorpions (the worst kind), and one big desert hairy scorpion. One of the bark scorpions was INdoors.

The bark scorpions are hard to see; the hairy scorpion is bigger, with a large black/dark midsection. I hope these three are the only ones we encounter, but...it made me wonder about shooting one. I assume a .177 will be plenty enough to kill it, at any distance close enough that I’d actually notice one.

Have you ever pelletized a scorpion? I consider this equivalent to killing dangerous insects in or near the home—no legal restrictions apply.

 

[Kgphotos]

We don’t have any scorpions where I live so I don’t know much about them. Are their bodies to tough for a Bug a Salt gun to be effective? I use one of those on our local black widows and it does the job just fine.
Kenny

 

[DesertSilver]

Knife maker use to post about using a UV light to see them and shoot them.

 

[darylm]

An air soft pistol could kill a scorpion.

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

@knifemaker has likely shot thousands

 

[Ranchibi]

Definitely purchase a UV flashlight off of amazon as they glow optic yellow when lit.....

 

[RANGER94]

Curious. About where do you live?

 

[timmah]

Went looking for scorpions on vacation this year in Utah/AZ. I knew they glowed under UV, but surprised me at how brightly they fluoresced. They did seem to be aware of the UV light though (they started scurrying away as soon as they were lit up.)

 

[HogKiller]

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Went looking for scorpions on vacation this year in Utah/AZ. I knew they glowed under UV, but surprised me at how brightly they fluoresced. They did seem to be aware of the UV light though (they started scurrying away as soon as they were lit up.)

Now THAT is an interesting data point. Thanks

 

[TrailHunter]

The UV light works well. You can get a UV torch on Amazon for around $15.

 

[HogKiller]

An air soft pistol could kill a scorpion.

There is nothing soft about air soft, they'll shred an aluminum can at 25'. Wear goggles if inside. I'm wondering if one of those jell guns would work, or a hammer.

 

[TrailHunter]

I remember something about they can’t go over pvc pipe. There was a guy in Arizona that hated scorpions so much he laid pvc pipe around his entire house. He also laid the pipe so they would get trapped in between then kill them. I’ll try to find the video.

 

[jetpopt]

Knife maker use to post about using a UV light to see them and shoot them.

What a great idea! That member’s name does not ring a bell with me, but I’ve only been on this board a few months.

Thanks for noting the tool that made it possible to spot them at night.

 

[gendoc]

We don’t have any scorpions where I live so I don’t know much about them. Are their bodies to tough for a Bug a Salt gun to be effective? I use one of those on our local black widows and it does the job just fine.
Kenny

bug-a-salt would just make them mad !!! i have one and it works great for things with wings.
just corrupt the wing function and apply the foot.....

 

[HogKiller]

bug-a-salt would just make them mad !!! i have one and it works great for things with wings.
just corrupt the wing function and apply the foot.....

I'm moderately certain that rock salt out of a high pressure pneumatic wouldn't irritate them. Not good for the barrel but hey, keep it lubed.

 

[jetpopt]

There is nothing soft about air soft, they'll shred an aluminum can at 25'. Wear goggles if inside. I'm wondering if one of those jell guns would work, or a hammer.

If I find another one indoors, I can put down a piece of sticky paper with glue that holds rats trapped by their feet. It works on crickets and centipedes, too. The stuff is horribly tenacious. I know because I dropped an unused piece upside down on the concrete garage floor. Nothing cleaned it off, though it dried into a nonsticky stain.

The one I already found inside, I wadded up a couple of of paper towels and grabbed it inside that, then dumped into the toilet. It was alive, but probably not after I flushed the toilet. Twice.

Maybe dangling a strip of Gorilla tape on its stinger would disable that part. Then wrap the entire scorpion in a du t tape mummy tomb.

 

[JDR]

Blowgun with blunts for me or a slingshot shooting rice for bugs. Never used on a scorpion but should do the job. I used a blowgun and blunts to shoot some wasps in the kitchen. When I started hitting plates and such, my wife got mad and threw me out of the kitchen. She then used a newspaper. She has never understood the sport of hunting. Anyway have some fun with them.

 

[IMADMAN]

I use to shoot lizards with a .177 1377 and raw rice. If I remember correctly 3 pumps worked good for me. You may want to test before you go blasting away, maybe a marshmallow or Oreo cookie.

 

[Motorhead]

Around here 40 years ago we had BOTH Bark Scorpions & Tarantulas ... not come accross any in decades now. Same said for Bull as well Leopard frogs

 

[JDR]

I use to shoot lizards with a .177 1377 and raw rice. If I remember correctly 3 pumps worked good for me. You may want to test before you go blasting away, maybe a marshmallow or Oreo cookie.

I am going to try the rice in my Crossman 140. Should be deadly on carpenter bees.