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Offline wolleybugger

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I've declared War
« on: June 24, 2012, 01:14:30 pm »
 >:D The chipmunk population has exploded by my house. The last straw was when three of them were playing on the back porch with me sitting there. The lack of respect has made me decide to establish my role as alpha preditor and I have declared war. As in any war you have to prepare so not to get caught without supplies. Of course I will be using a Osage self bow pulling 50 pounds and cedar arrows tipped with zwickey practice points, pellet gun and chemical warfare. I haven't ruled out small explosives, up to a 1/4 stick of dynomite. I love a good battle.

Any of you fighting a battle of the varmits. I can use any secret munk killing tips.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: I've declared War
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2012, 01:50:25 pm »
An outside cat!  ;)   8)
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Offline cracker

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Re: I've declared War
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2012, 02:30:06 pm »
No munks in my part of Ga. but squirrels grrrr little bit of peanuts in the shell and a pellet rifle. Yepp. Ron
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Offline stickbender

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« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2012, 02:43:45 pm »

     Yep, a good cat, Jack Russel, or other terrier, or bull, rat, or Indigo snake. ;)  or just a good rat trap, with sunflower seeds on it.  They do make pets too.
My Buddy in NC solved his problem with the Chipmunks eating his Dahlias, by putting out sunflower seeds.  He puts them in several rows, and watches the chippies gorge themselves on them.  They leave  the Dahlias alone.  He calls the Chipmunks "Hoover".  When, I asked why, he said watch them.  I did, and the little Chipmunk was just like a vacuum cleaner, going from one end of seeds to the other, and his cheeks getting bigger, and bigger, just like the vacuum cleaner bags in the cartoons. ;D

                                                    Wayne
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: I've declared War
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2012, 02:50:46 pm »
wonder how many chipmunks pelts it would take to make a california native style robe?
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Offline YosemiteBen

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« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2012, 02:59:54 pm »
I got ground squirrels - toxics where they can be safely applied and a .22 with short rifle rounds. They are quiet so the neighbors don't mind.
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2012, 03:06:40 pm »
We don't have them around the house, but I love to watch them play in the creek bed under one of my deerstands. 
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Offline Gus

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Re: I've declared War
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2012, 03:47:17 pm »
Do you have any Golf Clubs?

:)

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Offline TRACY

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Re: I've declared War
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2012, 04:01:17 pm »
Ah yes, the mighty Saber toothed chipmunk! My daughters cat keeps them thinned out around the house. On many 3d range outings years ago,  I had been known to lose several hand crafted cedars in pursuit of the wiley beast. Good luck

Seriously, i do like them, but if they go unchecked they can cause some serious damage to landscaping areas and wiring in houses.

Tracy
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Offline Wolf Watcher

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« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2012, 04:06:20 pm »
You need Josiah Huston!  He shoots them with his bow.  In Wyo. there are several species and some are protected.  Takes an expert to tell which ones.  I really don't think it matters to him!  A/Ho Joe
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Offline JW_Halverson

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« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2012, 04:58:58 pm »
The problem with using poison baits is that very few of them are quick at their job.  The animal literally staggers around suffering for days from the Warfarin in their body.  The internal organs are rupturing and blood vessels leaking until the animal expires.  Cruel as all hell. 

But worse, when these animals are first poisoned they often become prey for raptors and you have a secondary poisoning.  Vets hate getting cats and dogs with Warfarin poisoning because now they gotta tell the family that they poisoned their own pet. 

That being said, you were looking for a reason to buying one of those new Gamo air rifles with the built in silence., right?  With their PBA ammo you can get some serious velocity from those .177's these days!!!  After all, this IS personal.  They dissed you on YOUR porch right in front of your family.  You got no cred in your 'hood until you serve it back to 'em!

I am entertaining visions of Bill Murray's character in Caddyshack about now.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: I've declared War
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2012, 05:05:01 pm »
Rat traps baited with peanut butter will thin them out in a hurry. Personally I would rather put up with them a little longer and shoot them all. They make great target practice, aim small miss small. When you learn to shoot those little buggers with your bow you will be ready for deer season. I wish I had some around my house.  :'(
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Offline gstoneberg

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« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2012, 06:25:26 pm »
Chipmunks are actually quick enough to spot your arrow in flight and dodge it at the last minute.  It is maddening.  Hard enough to make a good enough shot, but then they dodge the arrow.  Air guns work much better than bows.

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Offline lowell

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« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2012, 06:34:37 pm »
Our Jack Russell has been at war with them for a while....he had one trapped in a downspout the other day.   He was determined!!! >:D
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Offline JW_Halverson

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« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2012, 07:18:55 pm »
Quote from: lowell on June 24, 2012, 06:34:37 pm
Our Jack Russell has been at war with them for a while....he had one trapped in a downspout the other day.   He was determined!!! >:D

Keeping a Jack Russell is like popping popcorn with the lid off the pan.
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