open season ferocious mice in garage - Page 2

Radar3006 · March 15, 2009, 03:38 PM

I never got to shot any mice with Radar my rat terrier around ..i seen him kill 6 of them before i could even move ..he could put a cat to shame when it came to killing mice and rats ....The only thing that makes me gag is to smell a rotting mouse...:barf:

simonkenton · March 15, 2009, 08:00 PM

Male cats spray.
If they have been neutered they will not spray.
This information has only been out for about 80 years.

flyboy14 · March 15, 2009, 08:55 PM

spray, no spray, cat's creep me out!

hogdogs · March 15, 2009, 09:01 PM

A cat stuck in the house is a miserable creature if it has any natural prey drive at all. A loose cat is bad juju in North America. It is non native and is responsible for killing too many native creatures. How many is too many you ask.... ONE... That is how many is too many...
Brent

treg · March 15, 2009, 10:00 PM

+1000 hogdogs

Feral cats (and dogs) are terrible around here and have wreaked (sp?) havoc on our game populations. Should be shot on sight.

Cats became obsolete the minute Decon was invented.

sc928porsche · March 15, 2009, 10:03 PM

Since I havnt owned a pellet rifle in many many years. For the small vermin, I load shot capsuls (with BB's ) over 3 gr. of bullseye on my 44 mag. Seems to do the job quite well.

Nnobby45 · March 15, 2009, 10:12 PM

Hey, you guys ever tried Decon. You can put it where the pets can't get to it--mice disappear.

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No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

That's the common doctrine, but we all know it's hard to keep from laughing when we hear that.:

No need for a "Stupid Questions" thread to prove my point.

hogdogs · March 15, 2009, 10:15 PM

Animals that consume dead or dosed rodents with de-con in their system are also poisoned...

Brent

troy_mclure · March 16, 2009, 02:35 AM

i was real good with throwing stars as a kid, they work great for anti mice opperations.

onthejon55 · March 17, 2009, 12:36 AM

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I will kill any and all feral cats I can get access to.

Amen!

BillCA · March 17, 2009, 01:32 AM

Our townhomes seem to get surges of Norwegian roof rats and occassionally little tiny field mice. For the small mice, the traps with the sticky goo inside them work like a charm. Had one trap where mouse got stuck and a 2nd mouse tried to go over him before getting stuck.

They're not so good for larger rats though. Not without some nice bait like peanut butter.

Best solution we had one year was the three stooges. Three cats ranging from 19-1/2 lbs to 9 lbs. Ever watch three cats play "mouse ball" with a rat? Male whacks it to his sister who smacks it to her son who swats it back to his uncle and the game continues until one of them kills the critter.

That 19-1/2 lb orange male tabby and his 12-1/2 pound sister were part Maine Coon cats. Sudden death to rodents of all types. The female even snagged a pidgeon in flight from her tree perch one day. Watched that male cat put a pitbull to flight and the neighbor's german shepherd used to give him a wide berth.

Put the Decon poison next to a dish of vodka. They eat the Decon, get thirsty, get drunk, die. Or they get drunk, eat some Decon and die. If you leave a small box with a rat sized opening, they'll get drunk and crawl in there thinking it's a safe place and die instead of getting in your walls and dying. Ugh.

ISC · March 17, 2009, 05:02 AM

Be careful, they seem to be reaching the point where they're fighting back...

alistaire · March 17, 2009, 12:04 PM

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spray, no spray, cat's creep me out!

You have obviously never seen a mime if cats creep you out. Mimes are even creepier than european clowns.

flyboy14 · March 17, 2009, 09:29 PM

I hate clowns, evil dancing clowns are the devil!!!! Funny, when I found the

pellet gun, in a box stuffed in the basement, right next to it were 2 throwing

stars I had bought when I was probably 12. If the mice come back, armed

with little tiny 1911's I think I'll pull out the throwing stars. flyboy

March 15, 2009, 10:00 PM	#30
treg Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 1,102	+1000 hogdogs Feral cats (and dogs) are terrible around here and have wreaked (sp?) havoc on our game populations. Should be shot on sight. Cats became obsolete the minute Decon was invented. __________________ .44 Special: For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation is possible.

March 15, 2009, 10:03 PM	#31
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,433	Since I havnt owned a pellet rifle in many many years. For the small vermin, I load shot capsuls (with BB's ) over 3 gr. of bullseye on my 44 mag. Seems to do the job quite well. __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

March 16, 2009, 02:35 AM	#34
troy_mclure Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: gulf of mexico Posts: 2,716	i was real good with throwing stars as a kid, they work great for anti mice opperations. __________________ There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."

March 17, 2009, 01:32 AM	#36
BillCA Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, Ca Posts: 7,117	Our townhomes seem to get surges of Norwegian roof rats and occassionally little tiny field mice. For the small mice, the traps with the sticky goo inside them work like a charm. Had one trap where mouse got stuck and a 2nd mouse tried to go over him before getting stuck. They're not so good for larger rats though. Not without some nice bait like peanut butter. Best solution we had one year was the three stooges. Three cats ranging from 19-1/2 lbs to 9 lbs. Ever watch three cats play "mouse ball" with a rat? Male whacks it to his sister who smacks it to her son who swats it back to his uncle and the game continues until one of them kills the critter. That 19-1/2 lb orange male tabby and his 12-1/2 pound sister were part Maine Coon cats. Sudden death to rodents of all types. The female even snagged a pidgeon in flight from her tree perch one day. Watched that male cat put a pitbull to flight and the neighbor's german shepherd used to give him a wide berth. Put the Decon poison next to a dish of vodka. They eat the Decon, get thirsty, get drunk, die. Or they get drunk, eat some Decon and die. If you leave a small box with a rat sized opening, they'll get drunk and crawl in there thinking it's a safe place and die instead of getting in your walls and dying. Ugh. __________________ BillCA in CA (Unfortunately)

March 15, 2009, 03:38 PM	#26
Radar3006 Member Join Date: March 13, 2009 Posts: 15	I never got to shot any mice with Radar my rat terrier around ..i seen him kill 6 of them before i could even move ..he could put a cat to shame when it came to killing mice and rats ....The only thing that makes me gag is to smell a rotting mouse...:barf:

March 15, 2009, 08:00 PM	#27
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	Male cats spray. If they have been neutered they will not spray. This information has only been out for about 80 years.

March 15, 2009, 08:55 PM	#28
flyboy14 Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2008 Location: south dakota Posts: 175	spray, no spray, cat's creep me out!

March 15, 2009, 09:01 PM	#29
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	A cat stuck in the house is a miserable creature if it has any natural prey drive at all. A loose cat is bad juju in North America. It is non native and is responsible for killing too many native creatures. How many is too many you ask.... ONE... That is how many is too many... Brent

March 15, 2009, 10:15 PM	#33
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	Animals that consume dead or dosed rodents with de-con in their system are also poisoned... Brent

March 17, 2009, 09:29 PM	#39
flyboy14 Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2008 Location: south dakota Posts: 175	I hate clowns, evil dancing clowns are the devil!!!! Funny, when I found the pellet gun, in a box stuffed in the basement, right next to it were 2 throwing stars I had bought when I was probably 12. If the mice come back, armed with little tiny 1911's I think I'll pull out the throwing stars. flyboy