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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 . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
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Terry Coombs wrote:
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 . raccoons/possums/squirrels ignore the tomatoes here. not sure why. we don't really have many squirrels in our yard (too open the hawks chase them). are you having a dry spell? consider putting some water sources out and about away from the garden. unfortunately once creatures find a food source for one reason they tend to keep coming back. songbird |
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On 8/12/2018 7:50 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
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. Time for the Hav-a-hart trap. |
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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* 22-250 from 300 yards . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
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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* OK , I know most of y'all don't have the conditions I do here living out in the woods . So trap the l'il sucker , carry him out into the woods (so to speak) and cap him there . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
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On 8/12/2018 4:43 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* OK , I know most of y'all don't have the conditions I do here living out in the woods . So trap the l'il sucker , carry him out into the woods (so to speak) and cap him there . If I could shoot out back, I'd use my .22LR. Trapping laws vary and around here you can trap and kill but not release off your property. I trap and release anyway. When I was still working in the lab with access to chemicals an older chemist told me to pour a bottle of chloroform down the groundhog's burrow where the heavy vapor would settle underground in the tunnel bottom. Groundhog would go in and get anesthetized permanently. It worked for one in my back yard. |
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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* 22-250 from 300 yards . Do they explode when you hit them? |
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On 08/12/2018 04:50 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
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 . I have a lot of customers up in the mountains. The have to build fully enclosed enclosures if they want a garden. And they have to line the floor with bricks or tile to keep critters from digging under the walls. The enclosures look pretty, but they tend to be awfully small. Would only fit 1/5 of my garden. |
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On 08/12/2018 03:50 PM, Frank wrote:
On 8/12/2018 4:43 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* OK , I know most of y'all don't have the conditions I do here living out in the woods . So trap the l'il sucker , carry him out into the woods (so to speak) and cap him there . If I could shoot out back, I'd use my .22LR.Â* Trapping laws vary and around here you can trap and kill but not release off your property.Â* I trap and release anyway.Â* When I was still working in the lab with access to chemicals an older chemist told me to pour a bottle of chloroform down the groundhog's burrow where the heavy vapor would settle underground in the tunnel bottom.Â* Groundhog would go in and get anesthetized permanently.Â* It worked for one in my back yard. Have you tried dry ice down their holes? |
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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* 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 . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
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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* 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. |
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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. |
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On 8/15/2018 1:52 AM, T wrote:
On 08/12/2018 03:50 PM, Frank wrote: On 8/12/2018 4:43 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* OK , I know most of y'all don't have the conditions I do here living out in the woods . So trap the l'il sucker , carry him out into the woods (so to speak) and cap him there . If I could shoot out back, I'd use my .22LR.Â* Trapping laws vary and around here you can trap and kill but not release off your property. I trap and release anyway.Â* When I was still working in the lab with access to chemicals an older chemist told me to pour a bottle of chloroform down the groundhog's burrow where the heavy vapor would settle underground in the tunnel bottom.Â* Groundhog would go in and get anesthetized permanently.Â* It worked for one in my back yard. Have you tried dry ice down their holes? No but it might work too. I prefer the Hav-a-hart and tell people I relocate them to more affluent neighborhoods. I took a couple with a bow at deer camp I used to go to. Taste like chicken. |
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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* 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 ! -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
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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* 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. He just wanted to keep them out when he was not around. Squirrel population bounces back but if you get rid of the locals that are already hanging around you probably remove most of the problem. They look cute but are nothing but tree rats. |
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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 . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
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On 8/15/2018 7:32 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
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 . I guess it depends on the noise level you can get away with. I can't shoot in my yard most of the time and the critters are not around when I might be able to shoot them. That's the beauty of a trap, it is always there and waiting to trap them. Then you can dispatch them in the trap as it can be a nuisance to transport a lot of them. I once had to take a half dozen trips to release squirrels before I finally caught the groundhog I was after. |
Well no wonder !
On 8/15/2018 7:24 PM, Frank wrote:
On 8/15/2018 7:32 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: 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. 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*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 . I guess it depends on the noise level you can get away with.Â* I can't shoot in my yard most of the time and the critters are not around when I might be able to shoot them. Â* Frank , I live 12 miles from the nearest town in a clearing out in the woods ... noise is not a problem . There are neighbors , but we can only see one of them . In the winter , when the trees are bare . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
Well no wonder !
On 8/15/2018 9:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 8/15/2018 7:24 PM, Frank wrote: On 8/15/2018 7:32 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: 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. 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. They look cute but are nothing but tree rats. Â*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 . I guess it depends on the noise level you can get away with.Â* I can't shoot in my yard most of the time and the critters are not around when I might be able to shoot them. Â* Frank , I live 12 miles from the nearest town in a clearing out in the woods ... noise is not a problem . There are neighbors , but we can only see one of them . In the winter , when the trees are bare . Trouble may come if someone hears a shot when not expected. I'm thinking of incident in friends deer camp that had neighbors calling the game warden in on us to check the camp. One of the hunters there had fired a few tracer rounds after dark just to see what they looked like and somebody living maybe a quarter mile away called the game warden. |
Well no wonder !
On 8/16/2018 6:34 AM, Frank wrote:
On 8/15/2018 9:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: On 8/15/2018 7:24 PM, Frank wrote: On 8/15/2018 7:32 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: 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. 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. They look cute but are nothing but tree rats. Â*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 . I guess it depends on the noise level you can get away with. I can't shoot in my yard most of the time and the critters are not around when I might be able to shoot them. Â*Â* Frank , I live 12 miles from the nearest town in a clearing out in the woods ... noise is not a problem . There are neighbors , but we can only see one of them . In the winter , when the trees are bare . Trouble may come if someone hears a shot when not expected.Â* I'm thinking of incident in friends deer camp that had neighbors calling the game warden in on us to check the camp.Â* One of the hunters there had fired a few tracer rounds after dark just to see what they looked like and somebody living maybe a quarter mile away called the game warden. Â* The neighbors are more likely to trigger off a few rounds than I am . Unless I'm sighting in something it's very rare to shoot more than one round ... -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
Well no wonder !
On 08/15/2018 02:38 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* 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 ! Death to squash bugs! Death to earwigs! Death to squirrels ??? Can you plow them under for fertilizer? |
Well no wonder !
On 08/16/2018 07:58 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 8/16/2018 6:34 AM, Frank wrote: On 8/15/2018 9:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: On 8/15/2018 7:24 PM, Frank wrote: On 8/15/2018 7:32 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: 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. 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. They look cute but are nothing but tree rats. Â*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 . I guess it depends on the noise level you can get away with. I can't shoot in my yard most of the time and the critters are not around when I might be able to shoot them. Â*Â* Frank , I live 12 miles from the nearest town in a clearing out in the woods ... noise is not a problem . There are neighbors , but we can only see one of them . In the winter , when the trees are bare . Trouble may come if someone hears a shot when not expected.Â* I'm thinking of incident in friends deer camp that had neighbors calling the game warden in on us to check the camp.Â* One of the hunters there had fired a few tracer rounds after dark just to see what they looked like and somebody living maybe a quarter mile away called the game warden. Â* The neighbors are more likely to trigger off a few rounds than I am . Unless I'm sighting in something it's very rare to shoot more than one round ... We hear the constant crackle of gun fire all the time. Virtually no crime and everyone leave their car doors unlocked and the houses unlocked. At night we hear the coyotes. (They keep the neighborhood outdoor cat population to a minimum. I don't crap on your lawn. Don't send your animals to crap on mine.) Hmmmm. If I get too much zucchini ... |
Well no wonder !
On 08/12/2018 04:50 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
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 . Guys! Guys! This is the proper way to deal with a squirrel! Christmas Vacation Squirrel - National Lampoons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiXSsFp29s |
Well no wonder !
On 8/16/2018 10:58 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 8/16/2018 6:34 AM, Frank wrote: On 8/15/2018 9:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: On 8/15/2018 7:24 PM, Frank wrote: On 8/15/2018 7:32 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: 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. 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. They look cute but are nothing but tree rats. Â*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 . I guess it depends on the noise level you can get away with. I can't shoot in my yard most of the time and the critters are not around when I might be able to shoot them. Â*Â* Frank , I live 12 miles from the nearest town in a clearing out in the woods ... noise is not a problem . There are neighbors , but we can only see one of them . In the winter , when the trees are bare . Trouble may come if someone hears a shot when not expected.Â* I'm thinking of incident in friends deer camp that had neighbors calling the game warden in on us to check the camp.Â* One of the hunters there had fired a few tracer rounds after dark just to see what they looked like and somebody living maybe a quarter mile away called the game warden. Â* The neighbors are more likely to trigger off a few rounds than I am . Unless I'm sighting in something it's very rare to shoot more than one round ... Then you don't have a problem. |
Well no wonder !
On 8/16/2018 11:49 AM, T wrote:
On 08/12/2018 04:50 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 . Guys!Â* Guys! This is the proper way to deal with a squirrel! Christmas Vacation Squirrel - National Lampoons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiXSsFp29s Our son last used my Hav-a-hart to catch a squirrel in his house. I had got in the space between the fireplace chimney and sleeve. He opened a vent in his living room and put the trap there but it took a couple of days. Another son had a squirrel die in the space and it cost him nearly a thousand bucks to have a fireplace guy remove the squirrel that another contractor to redo the outer wall that had to be cut into to get the maggot laden squirrel out. |
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On 08/16/2018 09:06 AM, Frank wrote:
On 8/16/2018 11:49 AM, T wrote: On 08/12/2018 04:50 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 . Guys!Â* Guys! This is the proper way to deal with a squirrel! Christmas Vacation Squirrel - National Lampoons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiXSsFp29s Our son last used my Hav-a-hart to catch a squirrel in his house.Â* I had got in the space between the fireplace chimney and sleeve.Â* He opened a vent in his living room and put the trap there but it took a couple of days.Â* Another son had a squirrel die in the space and it cost him nearly a thousand bucks to have a fireplace guy remove the squirrel that another contractor to redo the outer wall that had to be cut into to get the maggot laden squirrel out. Oh my! |
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On 8/17/2018 12:54 PM, T wrote:
On 08/16/2018 09:06 AM, Frank wrote: On 8/16/2018 11:49 AM, T wrote: On 08/12/2018 04:50 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 . Guys!Â* Guys! This is the proper way to deal with a squirrel! Christmas Vacation Squirrel - National Lampoons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiXSsFp29s Our son last used my Hav-a-hart to catch a squirrel in his house.Â* I had got in the space between the fireplace chimney and sleeve.Â* He opened a vent in his living room and put the trap there but it took a couple of days.Â* Another son had a squirrel die in the space and it cost him nearly a thousand bucks to have a fireplace guy remove the squirrel that another contractor to redo the outer wall that had to be cut into to get the maggot laden squirrel out. Oh my! Now I'm reminded of another encounter with a critter. We had rented a house with a washer and drier in the basement. The drier stopped working and my wife called the repairman and it was going to take a few days. It was hot in the summer and I looked at the drier and smelled death. I told her to call the repairman to get him out right away. I was at work when he came but what had happened was a rabbit had crawled into the drier vent and died when my wife went to use it. Wife said that the repairman removed the rabbit, went outside with it and threw up. The basement was full of maggots and we had cats there and wife called an exterminator to get rid of the maggots. The smell never left the drier and we were moving shortly into a new house so we didn't suffer financial consequence since the drier belonged to the homeowner. |
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On 08/17/2018 11:05 AM, Frank wrote:
On 8/17/2018 12:54 PM, T wrote: On 08/16/2018 09:06 AM, Frank wrote: On 8/16/2018 11:49 AM, T wrote: On 08/12/2018 04:50 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 . Guys!Â* Guys! This is the proper way to deal with a squirrel! Christmas Vacation Squirrel - National Lampoons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiXSsFp29s Our son last used my Hav-a-hart to catch a squirrel in his house.Â* I had got in the space between the fireplace chimney and sleeve.Â* He opened a vent in his living room and put the trap there but it took a couple of days.Â* Another son had a squirrel die in the space and it cost him nearly a thousand bucks to have a fireplace guy remove the squirrel that another contractor to redo the outer wall that had to be cut into to get the maggot laden squirrel out. Oh my! Now I'm reminded of another encounter with a critter.Â* We had rented a house with a washer and drier in the basement.Â* The drier stopped working and my wife called the repairman and it was going to take a few days.Â* It was hot in the summer and I looked at the drier and smelled death.Â* I told her to call the repairman to get him out right away.Â* I was at work when he came but what had happened was a rabbit had crawled into the drier vent and died when my wife went to use it.Â* Wife said that the repairman removed the rabbit, went outside with it and threw up.Â* The basement was full of maggots and we had cats there and wife called an exterminator to get rid of the maggots.Â* The smell never left the drier and we were moving shortly into a new house so we didn't suffer financial consequence since the drier belonged to the homeowner. Yuk! |
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On 8/16/2018 10:41 AM, T wrote:
On 08/15/2018 02:38 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: On 8/15/2018 12:30 PM, Frank wrote: On 8/15/2018 12:14 PM, T wrote: 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 ! Death to squash bugs! Death to earwigs! Death to squirrels ??? Can you plow them under for fertilizer? Â* I could , but I'd rather leave them out in the woods for the carrion-eaters . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety . Get off my lawn ! |
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On 08/17/2018 07:43 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 8/16/2018 10:41 AM, T wrote: On 08/15/2018 02:38 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: On 8/15/2018 12:30 PM, Frank wrote: On 8/15/2018 12:14 PM, T wrote: 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 ! Death to squash bugs! Death to earwigs! Death to squirrels ??? Can you plow them under for fertilizer? Â* I could , but I'd rather leave them out in the woods for the carrion-eaters . And you don't risk the carrion eater digging them up either. Coyotes are amazing at cleaning up dead animals. |
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Terry Coombs wrote:
T asked: .... Can you plow them under for fertilizer? Â* I could , but I'd rather leave them out in the woods for the carrion-eaters . when you have poor garden soil, extra road kill is one of the best things you can add to it, just bury it deeply enough and the other animals won't bother it. i've been burying everything in the gardens here for years and the soil is getting pretty good by now in some gardens. have way too many to improve all of them at once so i pick a few each year to add more things too. it all helps. organic matter and trace nutrients in all life is best to not waste when the soil is poor. if i had a tougher stomach i'd pick up road kill other than what gets hit out front. it's that valuable... a few deer or a connection to a meat/deer processor would be interesting, but i have memories of my first gf's business place where they chopped up beefs and some barrels that stank beyond stank. just no real stomach for that sort of thing. wish i had. songbird |
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On 8/15/2018 4:38 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
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 ! Same thing happened to all of our tomatoes. One day they were loaded, and the next day hubby goes out to pick them green and they're all gone. He hates tree rats. -- Maggie |
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