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I've got a packrat living in my yard. Sometimes he is in the woodpile sometimes beind some shelves in the car port, sometimes here sometimes there. I generally know wherre he is cause my dogs & cat are hunting him and pointing at his location. Sure, they are cute but man they faking stink. Anyone have a good idea for killing the little fucker?
Get it drunk and then it could die from poisoning. All though that would be a waist of alcohal.
High-caliber rifle at close range?
Shovel and machete
simple...yet very effective
http://www.mntrappers.com/otterbybucket.jpeg
That was my first idea but I have never actually seen him. I hear him & smell him and that is it.Quote:
Originally posted by Mountainman
High-caliber rifle at close range?
I also thought about a little antifreeze in a spot that the cat could not get too but then I would have a rotting packrat somewhere possible unaccessible.
Stage an intervention, and then reason with him. Explain that lack of bathing and non-stop collecting are signs of Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder. Then send him to see a psychiatrist and hope that he finds the strength to heal himself.
I had one of those little shits living in an old gopher hole. Bought one of those big gigantic mouse traps.....the little fucker stole it!
Buy it a Diggit.
It's not that the little buggers don't bath, their urine just stinks, kinda like a mouse's. Now, your normal rat doesn't smell bad at all, which is why they make such great pets.Quote:
Originally posted by iceman
Explain that lack of bathing and non-stop collecting are signs of Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder.
Bucket w/ peanut butter smeared on the bottom. Something big enough they can't jump out of. Of course, you'll also catch squirrels, mice, and other rodents but it's effective. You'll have to make sure your dogs don't knock it over. I've also had success w/ a garbage can filled halfway w/ water, then hang a string smeared w/ PB across it. They'll climb out on it, then usually fall in and drown. The collateral damage will be heavy if you have a lot of mice in the area.
These tactics have proved effective against wood rats, not sure about Canadian packrats. Should be about the same creature though.
I dont think he is trying to catch fish, but cool suggestion anyway;)Quote:
I found the correct way to kill a packrat. Stop reading now if you are squeemish.
I saw the smelly little fucker out of corner of my eye scurrying through the trusses in my carport. He quickly went around the corner to where my wood pile is. So I ran for the .22 pump. I had just been out splitting wood so my halogen floodlamp was set up. I took the floodlamp and shone it into the woodpile and there he was. I could see his tail & nose sticking out from behind a piece of wood about 6 feet off the ground. Shooting him was out of the question as the bullet would have gone through him and into the wall of my house. So I took my splitting maul and pounded the piece of fire wood he was hiding behind and was rewarded with a squeek. He tried to move but he was pinned to the wall. His tail was still moving and I could see his beady little eye stareing out at me. I happened to have a 3' piece of 1/2" pipe leaning against the wall in the carport that was once part of a sprinkler. I poked the pipe between the firewood and jabbed a couple times. There was a sickening crunch as I crushed his skull against the stucco wall of the house. I pulled down a few pieces of firewood and removed his body and tossed it in the burn barrel to deal with later.
good god!
Any kill involving a blunt instrument is a good kill.
potd?Quote:
Originally posted by teledave
Any kill involving a blunt instrument is a good kill.
Hopefully killing the packrat will make up for the six chicks.
LOL!!Quote:
Originally posted by Alex P. Keaton
Hopefully killing the packrat will make up for the six chicks.
two drops!!
that's frozenwater, dood.
Ah, you're right. What else has beaver killed?
was it ravens?
Yeah, that was it. So I'm not totally off-base, then.
It was.Quote:
Originally posted by xboat
was it ravens?
You killed RAVENS? OMG!!! I thought you were a nature lover and here I find out you're killing all kinds of animals not for food but just 'cuz. You know...they're just trying to live their lives as nature intended.Quote:
Originally posted by Beaver
It was.
This from a man that calls himself "Beaver."
The ravens were just finishing off a breakfast of 3 chicks, 8 ducklings and 2 turkey poults. I really didn't feel bad for them.
If you had ever had a cute fuzzy little packrat living in your carport you would want it dead too. They create big mess and stink worse than a skunk. Not as strong as a skunk but more foul.
See, I knew the chicks were in there somewhere.Quote:
Originally posted by Beaver
The ravens were just finishing off a breakfast of 3 chicks, 8 ducklings and 2 turkey poults.
I feel better and less jongish now.
self-JONG!
do not come to MT if you don't wanna see animals being shot for other things than food.:DQuote:
Originally posted by KQ
You killed RAVENS? OMG!!! I thought you were a nature lover and here I find out you're killing all kinds of animals not for food but just 'cuz. You know...they're just trying to live their lives as nature intended.
This from a man that calls himself "Beaver."
I had a passel of rats dining at my bird feeding station, which is situated on the edge of a ravine. Totally pissed me off 'cuz I knew it meant I'd have to quite feeding the birds......but....lo and behold one day I'm sitting on my couch reading when I see a flash go by the window.....I rush out to see two hawks taking care of my rat problem.Quote:
Originally posted by Beaver
The ravens were just finishing off a breakfast of 3 chicks, 8 ducklings and 2 turkey poults. I really didn't feel bad for them.
If you had ever had a cute fuzzy little packrat living in your carport you would want it dead too. They create big mess and stink worse than a skunk. Not as strong as a skunk but more foul.
Isn't it nice when nature takes care of itself? :)
It is nice but sometimes it doesn't happen. Laste winter I had a packrat in the wood pile & eventually my dogs got it. The problem was that it was eventually and not soon enough. He nibbled the wiring on my lawn mower, Filled the engine compartment of the lawn mower with sticks & dog food and generally made a mess for me to deal with. In the spring I was finding little hidden messes all over the place. So when the opportunity arose for me to take care of nature I took it.
Generally, I love animals. They taste great. ;)
We can all stop using plethora now.Quote:
Originally posted by KQ
I had a passel of rats dining at my bird feeding station