All you need is a Ruger 1022. Took care of my groundhog problem under the deck.
with the current price of ammo this option might be the most expensive. LOL
All you need is a Ruger 1022. Took care of my groundhog problem under the deck.
I believe a 357 Python may be overkill, I like my 10/22 Ruger also.
with the current price of ammo this option might be the most expensive. LOL
Flyfish1 said:I hate rats they got into and tunneled under my chicken coop. It's been a battle all winter. I've killed probably 10 but there are more still tunneling and messing up the coop. They avoid the traps, and don't touch the poison bait anymore. I just put down glue boards and I swear they walked around them!! Arrghh!!
True - I stocked up a few years ago. I've got enough left to take out several hundred more ground hogs if my aim is good. I'm afraid to see what the price is now.
I dont reuse them. I toss the rat and trap.
I used the oversized sticky traps. But here's a clue; screw it down to a chunk of 2x4 or the rat will carry off the trap if it's a big rat. Once it's stuck, either wait for nature to do it in, or use a grabber tool and a 5 gallon bucket of water to drown the thing in.
I'd not use poison, too many other things could eat the poison or the poisoned rat once it crawls away some place.
^^ Use Subsonic .22 ammo, a much quieter pop.
Many years ago , I worked in a factory in Los Angeles, with many co-workers that were Louisiana transplants.
They referred the the little rodents as "Rates ", or so the bayou pronunciation sounded
Same place, workers were recruited for overnight off clock work with 22 rifle and 22 short rounds for rat elimination. A cat or 2 would have been cheaper.