Garden rat!

78SA · 06-12-2011, 7:41pm

Had a groundhog in my corn a few minutes ago.

BB guns aren't very good for more than just chasing him off.

Stupid dog just laid there ignoring it.

VatorMan · 06-12-2011, 7:42pm

I've got 2 I'm working on. If I didn't live so close to a police station-12 gauge.

99 pewtercoupe · 06-12-2011, 7:44pm

.22wm

VatorMan · 06-12-2011, 7:46pm

I will take any suggestions (short of shooting the SOBs) under consideration. I'm not going to jail over a big rat.

PS-The sumbitches have a hole under my shed which is totally inaccessible. Anyone have a Python they want to lend me?

JRD77VET · 06-12-2011, 7:46pm

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Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

.22wm

.22mag is very effective

sub sonic .22 lr work well out of a rifle if you're worried about too much sound. Proper shot placement is a MUST

MEANZ06 · 06-12-2011, 7:47pm

what i use. 500fps seems to get the job done...

78SA · 06-12-2011, 7:51pm

I live in town so i don't want to risk hitting a hidden rock or something and end up hitting one of the pathetic air breathers that hangs out at the lake. Ok, maybe that would be a bonus.

JRD77VET · 06-12-2011, 7:56pm

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Originally Posted by VatorMan

I will take any suggestions (short of shooting the SOBs) under consideration. I'm not going to jail over a big rat.

PS-The sumbitches have a hole under my shed which is totally inaccessible. Anyone have a Python they want to lend me?

It's a little work but this has worked for two solid years for us.

Go to your local builder supply store and buy the metal lath they use for plastering. We cut the panels in half length wise to get double the length.

Dig a trench in line with the side and bury it as deep as possible, then nail every 6" against your shed to keep the top edge in place. Back fill with dirt.

I would start out by doing one side and the back. Groundhogs MUST have two exits to their burrows or they will abandon it. They will try to excavate a new hole but will not be able to get thru the metal and will leave.

Jeff

VatorMan · 06-12-2011, 7:57pm

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Originally Posted by JRD77VET

It's a little work but this has worked for two solid years for us.

Go to your local builder supply store and buy the metal lath they use for plastering. We cut the panels in half length wise to get double the length.

Dig a trench in line with the side and bury it as deep as possible, then nail every 6" against your shed to keep the top edge in place. Back fill with dirt.

I would start out by doing one side and the back. Groundhogs MUST have two exits to their burrows or they will abandon it. They will try to excavate a new hole but will not be able to get thru the metal and will leave.

Jeff

So cover up 3 sides of the shed ? Leave one open?

JRD77VET · 06-12-2011, 8:05pm

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Originally Posted by VatorMan

So cover up 3 sides of the shed ? Leave one open?

Only until they leave, then do the final side(s) ( unless you want to deal with the smell )

Sent a PM too

Uncle Pervey · 06-12-2011, 8:35pm

Snares And Traps

78SA · 06-12-2011, 9:01pm

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Originally Posted by Uncle Pervey

Snares And Traps

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Disclaimer: Traps are presented for information purposes only, they are dangerous, some lethally so. Using them is also illegal in all likelihood. Don't use them except in a survival situation.

GS Ragtop · 06-12-2011, 9:06pm

I caught the woodchuck that was digging under my deck. Got him in a HaveaHeart trap and released him about 20 miles from my home. Pretty painless for both of us.

JRD77VET · 06-12-2011, 9:07pm

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Originally Posted by GS Ragtop

I caught the woodchuck that was digging under my deck. Got him in a HaveaHeart trap and released him about 20 miles from my home. Pretty painless for both of us.

Relocating wild animals is illegal in most states