[Rhodes22-list] Die you Mole-Rat Bastards!

[Brad Haslett]

Rob,

I'm using a $25 WalMart pistol.  Just go to any WalMart sporting goods
section where they sell BB and pellet guns and look at the air-soft
weaponry.  I chose the non-lethal (but less accurate) air-soft route over
pellets and BBs because I don't want my back yard littered with carcasses.
Mine is a pistol with 15 rounds which makes it a bit more sporting.  If you
want to get more serious, spend about $40 and get a rifle with 500 rounds.
Look for the weapons with the highest speed.  Mine is about 330 fps (I
think) with a range of about 40 yards, more than enough to make it to my
back property line but with reduced accuracy.  The more you spend the more
speed and greater sting you get.  This isn't as much fun as sex but it's
still a helluva lot of fun.  Mix in a few drinks and friends and it gets
down right hilarious!

Brad

On 7/3/07, Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> Brad,
> So, what type of weaponry are you using to shoot critters with?  We have
> similar issues. - rob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Die you Mole-Rat Bastards!
>
>
> > Robert,
> >
> > First, I learned their habits.  They dig primarily early morning and
> late
> > evenings.  You start with a cupajoe in the morning and finish with a
> glass
> > of wine.  Once you see them active, you determine the direction they are
> > headed.  At first I used a spade but that was too slow and I missed
> several
> > times. Besides, it does too much damage to the yard. Use a triangular
> hoe.
> > Start about two feet behind them and open the run two feet or so.  That
> way,
> > if they retrace their steps you get to "whack-a-mole" in the open.  Take
> the
> > pointed end of the hoe and aim right at the head of the hump as it is
> > rising.  Then, dig the bastard out and give him some more whacks for
> good
> > measure.  I can't believe how much damage they can do.  Fortunately,
> they
> > are solitary animals.  I've gotten three and hopefully that is the end
> of
> > the matter.  On other issues, I went out on the deck last night and
> spotted
> > a baby rabbit as the security lights came on.  Her mother immediately
> ran
> > over to protect her so I gave them both a reprieve from my recently
> acquired
> > air-soft plastic BB skills. Today, I saw a squirrel carrying a green
> tomato
> > half as big as he was across the lawn.  Seems I've been targeting the
> wrong
> > culprits.  They are a bit more difficult to target (and smarter too) but
> > with ammo at $7 per 10 thousand rounds I still have the advantage.  They
> are
> > still ahead of me financially after the $1500 tree trimming bill last
> month
> > to keep them out of my house. I'd love to get another Gracie to patrol
> the
> > backyard but Fan isn't ready yet.  I may just show-up with one some day,
> > just like Gracie.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 7/2/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > OK, Brad -- give!  How do you off the critters?
> > >
> > > /Robert
> > > -----------------------------------------------
> > > Brad Haslett wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Whoohoo!  I just got the second one today.  Biology was not my
> favorite
> > > > subject, but I've studied the mole's habits at great length the last
> few
> > > > month's and now I'm a seasoned killer.  Yeah, yeah, they turn up the
> > > soil,
> > > > they are a protected species in Germany, yadda, yadda,
> yadda.  Let'em
> > > live
> > > > in your yard.  Poisons are no good, castor oil (a deterrent) is of
> > > limited
> > > > help.  Violent death seems to be working just fine.  I know calling
> them
> > > > "underground rat-bastards" is not PC according to PETA and probably
> some
> > > > unit of the UN, so, I'm renaming them 'South Asian Disenfranchised
> > > > Underground Losers With Issues Semi-Rats'. My yard looks a helluva
> lot
> > > > better because of my new attitude. Brad
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