[Rhodes22-list] Die you Mole-Rat Bastards!

[Rob Lowe]

Brad,
So, what type of weaponry are you using to shoot critters with?  We have
similar issues. - rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Die you Mole-Rat Bastards!


> Robert,
>
> First, I learned their habits.  They dig primarily early morning and late
> evenings.  You start with a cupajoe in the morning and finish with a glass
> of wine.  Once you see them active, you determine the direction they are
> headed.  At first I used a spade but that was too slow and I missed
several
> times. Besides, it does too much damage to the yard. Use a triangular hoe.
> Start about two feet behind them and open the run two feet or so.  That
way,
> if they retrace their steps you get to "whack-a-mole" in the open.  Take
the
> pointed end of the hoe and aim right at the head of the hump as it is
> rising.  Then, dig the bastard out and give him some more whacks for good
> measure.  I can't believe how much damage they can do.  Fortunately, they
> are solitary animals.  I've gotten three and hopefully that is the end of
> the matter.  On other issues, I went out on the deck last night and
spotted
> a baby rabbit as the security lights came on.  Her mother immediately ran
> over to protect her so I gave them both a reprieve from my recently
acquired
> air-soft plastic BB skills. Today, I saw a squirrel carrying a green
tomato
> half as big as he was across the lawn.  Seems I've been targeting the
wrong
> culprits.  They are a bit more difficult to target (and smarter too) but
> with ammo at $7 per 10 thousand rounds I still have the advantage.  They
are
> still ahead of me financially after the $1500 tree trimming bill last
month
> to keep them out of my house. I'd love to get another Gracie to patrol the
> backyard but Fan isn't ready yet.  I may just show-up with one some day,
> just like Gracie.
>
> Brad
>
> On 7/2/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
> >
> > OK, Brad -- give!  How do you off the critters?
> >
> > /Robert
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > Brad Haslett wrote:
> > >
> > > Whoohoo!  I just got the second one today.  Biology was not my
favorite
> > > subject, but I've studied the mole's habits at great length the last
few
> > > month's and now I'm a seasoned killer.  Yeah, yeah, they turn up the
> > soil,
> > > they are a protected species in Germany, yadda, yadda, yadda.  Let'em
> > live
> > > in your yard.  Poisons are no good, castor oil (a deterrent) is of
> > limited
> > > help.  Violent death seems to be working just fine.  I know calling
them
> > > "underground rat-bastards" is not PC according to PETA and probably
some
> > > unit of the UN, so, I'm renaming them 'South Asian Disenfranchised
> > > Underground Losers With Issues Semi-Rats'. My yard looks a helluva lot
> > > better because of my new attitude. Brad
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