Surprise while testing new spoon

[Bill Douglas]

This gangsta rabbit was killed in a fair fight. He drew first but I was quicker out of the holster and got him.

[Groesbeck Hurricane]

Bill,

You are LUCKY he did not get that last jump in! You would have been a goner!

Besides the fangs, they DO taste good! Need more rabbits for Kitty!


I like the feel of the Ruger only I already have other .380s and just cannot justify the spend right now. Raspberry, what color is hers?

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

Hugh 10: Rattlesnakes 0

My grandmother kept quart jars of rattlesnake rattles. According to my understanding, they will line their heads up with the barrel of a rifle. Just pull the trigger.

[Seahawk]

The only animal that gets dropped on sight on my farm is a ground hog...I'd cap Punxsutawney Phil before he saw his shadow.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by Groesbeck Hurricane

FWIW I left the skunks alone. Kept people from prowling around the property at night and warned me when they were doing it! Skunks learned my voice and completely ignored me. One used to beg to be petted! Sweet little thing!

I have one that drops by occasionally and eats grubs in the lawn... I don't bother him/her and it doesn't bother me.

My parents had one living under the back porch for about a year... they would feed it cat food.

FWIW I don't care how you chose to deal with varmints on you land.

Also FWIW I like that spoon.

[ODDJOB UNO]

im blessed to have a harris hawk nest right across my property boundary. mommy daddy and jr and jr-ette.

they mate for life. they have multiple nests. reason for the many nests is they will literally WIPE OUT the area surronding nest of just about every critter/rodentin/reptilian and then move to another nesting area and do the same. thereby when the next area becomes bleak for vittles..........they move on and the area rebounds with vittles for the next time.

and we have mucho owls. so btwn the 2 its a help on the rattlesnake side of things. also roadrunners tend to munch on them and they abound here. hav-a leaners(pigs) will also nail snakes.


right now here when snakes come out from hibernation they are hungry and they are full of piss and vinegar. they will sun themselves during day, and then when temps go down at night seek asphalt or concrete to warm themselves.


another great trick with a caveat is .22 bird shot. but the problem is they dont feed well if at all in any type of semi auto. not enuff ummpff in the powder vs. standard .22LR.


but they are very effective when snake is up next to house or in corner of yer garage or laundry room or pool equip areas. very little collateral damage vs. hollow points and the ricochet factor which can be ugly.


.410's ...............man ya better have some distance and a backdrop even for #6 shot. ask me how i know as i have covered myself in dirt/rock shooting snakes at near point blank. and i have put some very big HOLES in my stucco siding which led to collateral damage repairs.(sigh)

but my faves are my rws model 54 rifle .177 and my rws .177 pistol. quiet effective with (1) shot in the HEAD if yer GOOD! if ya aint GOOD............dont do it cuz if ya wound him................well ya have a very fast moving pissed off rattler and dat aint good! they will strike at anything in their way. these work especially well in tight spaces with minimum collateral damage.


long handled fiberglass HOES work very well. and i mean LONG HANDLED! you square off with a 6ft diamondback............well they have at the minimum depending on situation at least a 3ft striking distance!



man we deal with this crap every stinking day and night here until it gets cold again and they hibernate.


as the temps soar here to say 110 degrees + F, snakes will hide out in shade or cover during day and then move at night. dont EVEN THINK about not taking a flashlight at night be bopping thru the dez. unless of course you have death wish.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Being out in the day like that? Probably carrying rabies... I'm sorry but they are one critter that has no use, other than the spread of a very bad disease....

Yup, if you see a skunk or raccoon in the daytime, very good chance it is rabid.

Originally Posted by Groesbeck Hurricane

Raspberry, what color is hers?

I know funny and that there is funny.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Red88Carrera

You guys that are crying foul are probably city dwellers. When you live in the country you look at things a little differently. You have to protect yourself, and the usual predators that cause the most damage are the smaller ones. This is a pic from my home office window. This occurs just about every day. They don't bother anything. It's the little ones that create a problem. As much as I don't like it, they can't be around the house.

Oh Yeah...

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Sunday Morning




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[u3b3rg33k]

Speaking of deer, I've had two of them try to run me off my bike on my way down the driveway after work this past week. If I had a spear I'd consider running them down...

[944Larry]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

The only animal that gets dropped on sight on my farm is a ground hog...I'd cap Punxsutawney Phil before he saw his shadow.

Yep, when I was in PA last year I noticed shooting those things was a favorite pastime with the locals.

[teenerted1]

Rabid skunk discovered in Mora County

State officials are warning livestock owners in Mora County and the rest of northeastern New Mexico to vaccinate animals against rabies after a skunk found 20 miles west of Wagon Mound tested positive for rabies this week.

The New Mexico Department of Health said several unvaccinated work dogs were potentially exposed and "may need to be euthanized to prevent them from developing rabies and exposing people or livestock to this fatal disease."

A rancher notified a state game officer about "a strange acting skunk on his property," a news release said. The animal later tested positive for rabies at the department's Scientific Laboratory Division.

It was the first reported case involving a rabid skunk in Mora County based on records that go back to 1966. A bat in Mora County tested positive for rabies in 2011.

Rabies is a deadly viral disease that affects all mammals and can be prevented, but not cured. The vast majority of reported cases occur in wild animals. State law mandates rabies vaccination of dogs and cats.