All 5 chickens dead or missing

[roosterhavoc]

7mm is my preferred Yeti round. They haven’t been causing too many issues. Mainly just after eggs so far. I wounded one last year on a 1.2 mile long range shot. Blood trailed him for 32 miles but finally had to call the search.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I’ve settled on rigging my yard with bouncing Betty’s now. The big traps just aren’t worth the hassle.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

7mm is my preferred Yeti round. They haven’t been causing too many issues. Mainly just after eggs so far. I wounded one last year on a 1.2 mile long range shot. Blood trailed him for 32 miles but finally had to call the search.

Indeed, That’s a long way for an over priced ice chest to go after being hit with such a large caliber

 

[OhZark Biddies]

I’ve settled on rigging my yard with bouncing Betty’s now. The big traps just aren’t worth the hassle.

I bet that makes mowing the grass a bit more engaging too!

 

[roosterhavoc]

Indeed, That’s a long way for an over priced ice chest to go after being hit with such a large caliber

I wasn’t shooting to kill. He was only after eggs. He was bringing his own collection basket with him. I was aiming for the hand but only got a finger, hence the sparse blood trail. On the positive side he did drop the basket so I got my eggs back.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I bet that makes mowing the grass a bit more engaging too!

That’s only partially funny. I have ran over 6 tie cords and 2 raccoon traps so far. Could be what’s wrong with my mower. Luckily for the raccoons none were caught at the time

 

[roosterhavoc]

I’m sure they think it lends credibility to their post... to me it always “smells” as if they regurgitating something they just googled though, so the results are probably the opposite of the aim

The first version was better.
I’ve been getting that smell on a lot of threads lately.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

...I’ve been getting that smell on a lot of threads lately.

Yeah, I was just reading a "use urine to scare away..." conversation and there were about 4 things in 3 sentences that demonstrated a lack of understanding and almost certainly a lack of actual experience with doing what was being suggested... not to mention a tangential remark that could be interpreted as dangerous...

I guess if people would just ask themselves, "Is this something I've actually done, and know that works? Or is this something I've only read about?" ....that might help them know when to post and when not to post... but hey that's not what the internet is for is it?

 

[roosterhavoc]

Yeah, I was just reading a "use urine to scare away..." conversation and there were about 4 things in 3 sentences that demonstrated a lack of understanding and almost certainly a lack of actual experience with doing what was being suggested... not to mention a tangential remark that could be interpreted as dangerous...

I guess if people would just ask themselves, "Is this something I've actually done, and know that works? Or is this something I've only read about?" ....that might help them know when to post and when not to post... but hey that's not what the internet is for is it?

Your last paragraph should be a sticky on top of each forum.

 

[cmom]

My suggestion is to put up a game camera because what ever was after your birds is likely to come back. I lost 3 birds not long ago and this is my suspect. It has went into the traps but not far enough to trip them. I put out the live traps so if I have an incidental catch, I can release.

The bobcat killed several birds one night. It made the mistake of coming back for more.