On 8/15/2018 5:36 PM, Frank wrote:
On 8/15/2018 5:38 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 8/15/2018 12:30 PM, Frank wrote:
On 8/15/2018 12:14 PM, T wrote:
On 08/15/2018 04:33 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 8/15/2018 12:49 AM, T wrote:
On 08/12/2018 01:41 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 8/12/2018 2:28 PM, Frank wrote:
On 8/12/2018 7:50 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Â*Â* Seems that in the last week or two something(s) have been
marauding my tomato patch . I thought I had it better
protected ... yesterday afternoon I set up my game cam in the
corner where they've been eating their ill-gotten gains , only
to discover there are 3 shifts ... late afternoon/early
evening , the squirrels dine , then after dark the raccoons
come in , followed later by the 'possums . Looks like I need
to improve the protection out there . I have to admit , the
west side is hard to get to because of the wild blackberries
and I've let the chicken wire and 'lectric wires get overgrown
a little . It's been working so well until recently that I've
become complacent , and that's gotta end . I'm not certain if
they're crawling under the chicken wire or going over ,
probably the latter since there are sags that weren't there
when I installed it . Either way , I'll be out there today
tightening things up in an effort to stop it - all the ripe or
nearly ripe 'maters are gone , and they've started in on the
green ones , I gotta do something or this will be the end of
tomato season for this year . And I've got a lot more jars to
fill .

Groundhogs are eating my neighbors tomatoes.Â* Time for the
Hav-a-hart trap.

Â*Â* 22-250 from 300 yards .


Do they explode when you hit them?

Â*Â* Depends on the load ... a 22-250 hollow point at 3800 fps MV ,
yes . A .243 HP at 3300 , maybe if you hit the body . Regular .22
LR , no .


A rabbit/hare won't go down with a 22 LR.

Sure they will but probably not right away unless hit in the head or
the spine.

Â*Â* Squirrels too . Unless you get a head or upper spine shot they
ain't hangin' around . I've seen them drag themselves off and claw
their way up a tree with their back legs totally dead . I have
declared war on the local squirrel population , they are apparently
the major destroyers of my tomato patch .I figger if I kill all the
ones that know there's a bounty there , the better chance the few
tomatoes left will have a chance . There are still a lot of blossoms
... and they too deserve a chance . TOMATO LIVES MATTER !


Friend in a nearby development uses subsonic .22LR on them. Another,
bothered by them, asked what to do and I suggested a pellet gun but
now he uses his shotgun as with 40 acres he can do anything.Â* He just
wanted to keep them out when he was not around.Â* Squirrel population
bounces back but if you get rid of the locals that are already hanging
around you probably remove most of the problem.Â* They look cute but
are nothing but tree rats.

Â* Funny you should mention shotguns ... I was considering using one ,
kinda like an instant gratification thing . I also (usually) use
subsonic .22 ammo , and they seldom expire on the spot .

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