When I lived in the Champlain Islands pretty close to the lake, we had a rat come into the house one spring when the water was high. He was wild and bold and had little fear of humans. We kept the dog food sack in the side door vestibule above the concrete steps to the basement, and one day I heard a crunching from there. Opening the door, I saw the rat look up mid-crunch for a moment. I said "'Be right back", then retrieved my .22 S&W J-frame and a CB-cap round I had on hand. A .45 would not have been a good idea with the concrete as a backstop!
Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 3:36 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Craig Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - rat trapping On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:19:01 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Karl wrote: > > > Any advice on trapping techniques? > > My Crossman pump BB gun has been responsible for the demise of > a number of them. The BB is low-energy enough I will shoot it > indoors - but with 4-5 pumps still is lethal to the rodents. When I arrived at Tyndall AFB in Florida, I rented a mobile home off-base. One evening I cleaned my father's 1911 and was putting it back together when a rat came out from underneath the kitchen sink counter. I was very tempted to put the magazine back in and blast the critter. Later, when I was talking with my landlord, I told him about the episode. He said, with some excitement, "You should have shot it! I have been trying to get that thing for a while now!" I was still hesitant and was not sure I would that if it appeared again. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
