Just redid my water system ... as I have water ran to coop and greenhouse I installed a toilet float bucket and automatic cups so far is working out sweet , no more stretching the garden hose out to fill nipple bucket every day !
I was REAL close to buying a Hornet in a Ruger 77/22 , have always wanted one ever since they came out with them but about a week before I was going to make the purchase I won that 917v at a DU ( or Turkey Federation can't remember which ) banquet ! Thought about trading it off but it really...
Yes dispatched with .22 pistol... I carry a Mini 14 Ruger Ranch rifle .223 in my ranger while working on property and also have a Marlin 917V in .17 HMR rifle at the house for any "varmints " that my need attention in the front yard or around the chicken coop/run ... caught a fox tipping...
All the coyotes and cats pictured and mentioned were trapped using snares or as they are referred to in Missouri "cable restraints " . Legal snares in Missouri must
Be made of stranded steel cable, not greater than 5 feet long (not including extension, with a diameter of not less than 5/64...
My philosophy for just about everything is FAMILY FIRST ...take care of your own including your pets and livestock ! Anything ( and I mean ANYTHING ) that disrupts the harmony of my family or farm is dealt with seriously and swiftly ! I have zero time or tolerance for trouble makers whether they...
I get a lot of predator pics like that ( should save some ) The lesson to be learned here is it doesn't matter of you have Lions and Elephants come through ... as long as your coop and run are Lion and Elephant proof !
Ya Ok might have wrote that different but I think you know what I meant .... Rabbit by the back legs , possums by the tail either way upside down to manage a pipe behind the head !
Electric wire have a way of changing what could be very persistent problems into ZERO problem ... Nothing I know will hang around after being zapped once ! They are relatively inexpensive , fairly easy to install and VERY effective and a great piece of mind ! Your chickens will thank...
I don't waste .22 bullets on possums ... they are dumb and slow . I usually just snatch them up by their nasty tails and introduce them to a hammer or pipe ( same as dispatching a rabbit )
They are not to hard to make but as stated as inexpensive as they are I buy mine pre made to conform with Missouri Dept of Conservation regs ... They have to have certain poundage breakaways and deer stops . Deer stops will not allow the cable to close more then 2 1/2 inches this is to keep...
I'd consider talking to a local trapper .... they will know the local laws and can come out and assess your situation . Around here recreational trappers are always looking for places to trap and will go to great lengths to assure they do not trap any pets
In my world they are always an issue but this year seems to have been an explosion in the population ... Not many people trap anymore , there is little or no money in it . I do what I do as a management tool to help properties . I trapped as a kid to make some pocket money but that is pretty...