Then, for nuts like me, there's the Jim Corbett ladder-posing-as-a-machan method.
First, you bait the rodent with peanut butter:
Then you quietly climb up the ladder er..Machan and wait in the dark with just enough light.... The rat knows you are there, but eventually temptation sets in and a 9422 with rat shot does the rest..
Oh, and I almost forgot, I didn't have to pay to hunt...
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Corbet would approve. So would Patterson. I see the movie now "Mouse in the Darkness". Hmmm, somehow not as scary without lions.
Originally Posted by jorgeI
Then, for nuts like me, there's the Jim Corbett ladder-posing-as-a-machan method.
First, you bait the rodent with peanut butter:
Then you quietly climb up the ladder er..Machan and wait in the dark with just enough light.... The rat knows you are there, but eventually temptation sets in and a 9422 with rat shot does the rest..
Oh, and I almost forgot, I didn't have to pay to hunt...
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Many moons ago, we were watching TV one night, and my wife screamed "there goes a mouse." One had run behind the TV. I grabbed a BB gun, and when it came out from behind the TV, I shot the little sucker. My wife had a fit, called my stunt dangerous, and said she didn't want to ever see me shoot a gun inside the house. I simply said.....mission accomplished.
Then, for nuts like me, there's the Jim Corbett ladder-posing-as-a-machan method...Oh, and I almost forgot, I didn't have to pay to hunt...
You. sir, are my hero.
If you don't mind my asking, what sort of stopping rifle do you recommend should your quarry be wounded and charge? Do you have guards on the ladder legs to prevent them from crawling up on you in the dark and ambushing you?
Yr obt svt,
Ed
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I'd hazard a guess and hope he has a solid in the lineup after the rat shot to make sure of penetration on a charge.
Geno
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Many moons ago, we were watching TV one night, and my wife screamed "there goes a mouse." One had run behind the TV. I grabbed a BB gun, and when it came out from behind the TV, I shot the little sucker. My wife had a fit, called my stunt dangerous, and said she didn't want to ever see me shoot a gun inside the house. I simply said.....mission accomplished.
My first ever kill was a mouse that ran behind the TV to hide. Grabbed my trusty suction cup gun, took the cup off the "bullet", and let him have it. Quite the safari for a pre-schooler.....
PS, do they still make those pistols in this litigious society? Orange muzzles so perhaps those are recent?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
aalf, I just love a good huntin' story. Geno PS, do they still make those pistols in this litigious society? Orange muzzles so perhaps those are recent?
I had no idea either till a google found them on Amazon, where I snagged the pic.
Lemme know if y'all have a good trapping setup for red squirrels. My last dog would tree them and I would shoot them and that kept their numbers in check, but she's been gone for 2+ years and I'm now overrun with them. Between myself and my son we've killed 14 since Christmas eve. 13 of them from my daughter's bedroom window with a 22LR loaded with Con's (thanks to a very generous campfire member who sent me some a couple years ago), and 1 with a rat trap.
They seem to catch on to traps very quickly. After the first one got caught in a rat trap I had strategically placed near the hole they used to vet into my reloading barn, I haven't been able to catch another. I even bought some 110 sized body-grip traps, but no love. I've had it with the little bastards and have replaced the 22 and the need for precise shots with a 20 gauge and birdshot.
Lemme know if y'all have a good trapping setup for red squirrels. My last dog would tree them and I would shoot them and that kept their numbers in check, but she's been gone for 2+ years and I'm now overrun with them. Between myself and my son we've killed 14 since Christmas eve. 13 of them from my daughter's bedroom window with a 22LR loaded with Con's (thanks to a very generous campfire member who sent me some a couple years ago), and 1 with a rat trap.
They seem to catch on to traps very quickly. After the first one got caught in a rat trap I had strategically placed near the hole they used to vet into my reloading barn, I haven't been able to catch another. I even bought some 110 sized body-grip traps, but no love. I've had it with the little bastards and have replaced the 22 and the need for precise shots with a 20 gauge and birdshot.
Darn. Free great meat. Better than $170/lb spanish pig.
Then, for nuts like me, there's the Jim Corbett ladder-posing-as-a-machan method.
First, you bait the rodent with peanut butter:
Then you quietly climb up the ladder er..Machan and wait in the dark with just enough light.... The rat knows you are there, but eventually temptation sets in and a 9422 with rat shot does the rest..
Oh, and I almost forgot, I didn't have to pay to hunt...
So, did your backup have two 45s?
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