I killed 2 possums and a coon with my pellet gun the week before, but with mine you often have to shoot them several times. Wanted to just get this over with, and my suppressed .44 mag is not THAT quiet. That the small city I live on the edge of doesn't like me to shoot pests with a firearm was the point in using the mower to mask the sound of the shot, of course.
Not going to comment on the trapping license comment, but as to snow on the Texas coast, a few years ago we got 10 inches at Christmas time here in Freeport - had snow on the beach for a day or so. (I did like the Snowblower joke, though).
I also don't care to drown animals. A buddy of mine used to live trap cats and drop them in the trap off his dock. He didn't drown them, though, just sort of water boarded them several times. He said when he finally let them out, they NEVER came back to his place again!
