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OT - rodent repellent

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,966
    lkapigian said:
    SonVolt said:




    Tired little guy

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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    GATraveller said:
    JohnEggGio said:
    GATraveller said:
    Get a .22 with CB caps.  They make no noise.
    I guess that can’t be shot from a .22 LR?
    Yes it can.  

    Hmmm, I’ll check into that - thanks.  Mine is an old Winchester pump.
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,119
    edited July 2018
    lkapigian said:
    SonVolt said:




    Tired little guy

    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430

    YukonRon said:
    Crossman 2100, hollow point pellets. Quiet, effective. 1 shot. 1 kill.
    11 varmints so far. No suffering.

    I have the less powerful Pumpmaster - 645 vs 755 fps.
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,019
    fishlessman said:
    bucket trap for the chipmunks.   spread the seeds across the water, add a small board in the bucket and cover that with seeds as well


    Reminds me of my late grandfather's method of hunting polar bears during the cold Alaskan winters. He would drill a bunch of holes in the ice to weaken the area and then catch a few fish using peas for bait. Then he would leave the area with fish and peas scattered around. When a bear would come to take a pea, he would kick them in the ice hole! =)
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  • GoldenQ
    GoldenQ Posts: 579
    177 cal pellet rifles can also shoot BB's
    I XL  and 1 Weber Kettle  And 1 Weber Q220       Outside Alvin, TX-- South of Houston
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,720
    +1 for bucket trap. 

    Works. 
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    IED for the win.
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    kl8ton said:
    +1 for bucket trap. 

    Works. 
    My middle name is Alvin - a bucket full of drowned chipmunks just doesn’t feel right...
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    JohnEggGio said:
    kl8ton said:
    +1 for bucket trap. 

    Works. 
    My middle name is Alvin - a bucket full of drowned chipmunks just doesn’t feel right...
    ....but it sounds delicious, en brochette, (if they are fresh).

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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    nolaegghead said:
    JohnEggGio said:
    kl8ton said:
    +1 for bucket trap. 

    Works. 
    My middle name is Alvin - a bucket full of drowned chipmunks just doesn’t feel right...
    ....but it sounds delicious, en brochette, (if they are fresh).

    I could add salt to the water - drown and brine at the same time...
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    change your water daily with ice...they *will* be fresh.
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  • JohnEggGio
    JohnEggGio Posts: 1,430
    nolaegghead said:
    change your water daily with ice...they *will* be fresh.
    There it is - the all-encompassing master plan!
    Maryland, 1 LBGE
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    JohnEggGio said:
    nolaegghead said:
    change your water daily with ice...they *will* be fresh.
    There it is - the all-encompassing master plan!
    While I eschew the term "master plan", I do appreciate the sentiment.
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,075
    nolaegghead said:
    JohnEggGio said:
    nolaegghead said:
    change your water daily with ice...they *will* be fresh.
    There it is - the all-encompassing master plan!
    While I eschew the term "master plan", I do appreciate the sentiment.
    Better than the final solution....
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,173
    I’m with Ron, .177 pellet gun.  I use a Gamo, one **** of the barrel.  I have a small platform attached to a cedar tree that sometimes gets a mix of peanut butter and birdseed on it.  No idea how many I’ve dispatched, always satisfying.
    Love you bro!
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,753
    I have a similar problem and have been told to try spreading my used coffee grounds mixed with Cayenne pepper around the plants..I am just waiting for the rain to hold up, then going to try..
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    Would it work better if the bucket was a Yeti?

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,753


    I have this product as back up... Hope I don't need it though...
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    edited August 2018
    alaskanassasin said:
    I had a customer with a snake skin hanging in is attic vent, he apparently put it there to keep squirrels out.  Not nearly as much fun as the squirrel catapult though!
    I keep a six foot black snake in my main barn. Keeps the mice and rats out of the feed. Boxers deal with the squirrels. My dad used to have a lot of fun with the Droll Yankee squirrel flipper.

     http://drollyankees.com/video/yankee-flipper-yf-squirrel-proof-feeder/  Fun starts at 3:30

    He also built these elaborate wire fences around his feeders with a remote for zapping them. 
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,160
    They used to sell those at Stephens hardware in Fuquay!
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    alaskanassasin said:
    They used to sell those at Stephens hardware in Fuquay!
    YEPP, crazy expensive but so much fun.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,173
    Legume said:
    I’m with Ron, .177 pellet gun.  I use a Gamo, one **** of the barrel.  I have a small platform attached to a cedar tree that sometimes gets a mix of peanut butter and birdseed on it.  No idea how many I’ve dispatched, always satisfying.
    CO CK

    There, I said it.  Silly nanny algorithms.
    Love you bro!
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  • 1voyager
    1voyager Posts: 1,157
    Legume said:
    I’m with Ron, .177 pellet gun.  I use a Gamo, one **** of the barrel.  I have a small platform attached to a cedar tree that sometimes gets a mix of peanut butter and birdseed on it.  No idea how many I’ve dispatched, always satisfying.
    Which one? I need to replace my ancient Crosman 760 Pumpmaster.
    Large Egg, PGS A40 gasser.
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  • baychilla
    baychilla Posts: 387
    GATraveller said:
    Get a .22 with CB caps.  They make no noise.
    I recall even the shorts make enough noise to get the neighbors unwanted attention.  YMMV.
    Near San Francisco in California
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  • 1voyager
    1voyager Posts: 1,157
    johnmitchell said:
    I have a similar problem and have been told to try spreading my used coffee grounds mixed with Cayenne pepper around the plants..I am just waiting for the rain to hold up, then going to try..
    I tried that. It didn't work on deer, rabbits, squirrels or magpies. 
    Large Egg, PGS A40 gasser.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,173
    1voyager said:
    Legume said:
    I’m with Ron, .177 pellet gun.  I use a Gamo, one **** of the barrel.  I have a small platform attached to a cedar tree that sometimes gets a mix of peanut butter and birdseed on it.  No idea how many I’ve dispatched, always satisfying.
    Which one? I need to replace my ancient Crosman 760 Pumpmaster.
    I’m not sure of the model, shadow something maybe.  Any of the Gamo air guns would do, I think I picked mine up as a return in the Cabelas bargain cave maybe 8 years ago.  I think most of them are 800-1200 fps.  
    Love you bro!
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    edited August 2018
    baychilla said:
    GATraveller said:
    Get a .22 with CB caps.  They make no noise.
    I recall even the shorts make enough noise to get the neighbors unwanted attention.  YMMV.
    You need the subsonic rounds.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEfJd0gBDMY
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,173

    Legume said:
    1voyager said:
    Legume said:
    I’m with Ron, .177 pellet gun.  I use a Gamo, one **** of the barrel.  I have a small platform attached to a cedar tree that sometimes gets a mix of peanut butter and birdseed on it.  No idea how many I’ve dispatched, always satisfying.
    Which one? I need to replace my ancient Crosman 760 Pumpmaster.
    I’m not sure of the model, shadow something maybe.  Any of the Gamo air guns would do, I think I picked mine up as a return in the Cabelas bargain cave maybe 8 years ago.  I think most of them are 800-1200 fps.  
    Single coc k barrel.
    Love you bro!
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    baychilla said:
    GATraveller said:
    Get a .22 with CB caps.  They make no noise.
    I recall even the shorts make enough noise to get the neighbors unwanted attention.  YMMV.


    Nope.  No louder that a pellet gun.  Most have little to no powder - just primer - yet pack a harder punch with the .22 round.  We use them to keep squirrels off the suet feeders at my parents house - shooting out the kitchen window.  =)

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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    Peachtree Corners, GA
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