Crossbow hunting is now legal here. Quiet, short range so houses are far less of an issue... -Curt
On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 8:44:03 PM EST, Curley McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: the sav-a-life German made ones are supposed to make the field rats freeze, not run away. You need something that will scare the bejeebers out of em. perhaps a propane cannon that would be switched on by the sound of a light aircraft passing low overhead? It would also alert the homeowners that someone is landing. https://pestrepellerultimate.com/products/guardian-g2-propane-cannon-telescoping-barrel? OK Don via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > December 17, 2019 at 7:34 PM > A normal landing with the throttle at idle doesn't bother them. Buzzing > them at 50 feet or so does cause them to leave the runway, at least long > enough to fly another pattern and get on the ground. The houses > surrounding > the runway make shooting them safely difficult, though we do have hunters > at each end of the runway who do bag a couple most years. > I'm wondering if the bi-tonal air powered whistles might help - if I'm in > the air, I'm fast enough to power them .... > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 5:10 PM G Mann via Mercedes > <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 _______________________________________ 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