Pellet rifle.
Wrist Rocket or Tiki blowgun. Both are quieter and sharpen your eye just as well. I pinned a tree rat to an oak trunk with a mouth dart once and it didn't know what hit him. The Wrist Rockets and a steel bearing (or Wrist Rifles, if you like the big, long-draw bands) can knock one into the next zip code from 25 yards. Been years since I owned either, but the little bandits are starting to get into my blueberry bushes and peach trees now that they're getting big enough to fruit, and I ain't running a produce stand for flea-laden rodents. Time to consult the BudK folks on their Spring 2020 inventory.