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Post by contender on Sept 3, 2019 9:26:26 GMT -5
If you have squirrels getting in the house,, you NEED to find their entry point & seal it after you get them out. I do this for a living. I seal all POTENTIAL entry points,, and then add a one way door device, (an excluder) over the primary hole. It allows the tree rats to exit & not re-enter,, if you do the proper repairs. I give the critters 4-7 days & then remove the excluder & seal that entry point.
PM me for more details.
As for trapping. peanut butter smeared on the trip trigger/pan doesn't work. They do not have to "work" the trigger to lick it off. Sunflower seeds, 1-1/2" square of nylon stocking, and a tie wrap from a bread bag will cure that. Place a few seeds in the center of the square of nylon. Fold it up into a little tiny "bag". Use the bread tie to wrap it closed, and then use the tails of the bread tie to attach it to the trigger of the trap.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Sept 3, 2019 9:57:28 GMT -5
100 year old farm house adds to the challenge... add to that, a big stone fireplace, a couple bad spots on porch foundations, & pink foam insulation under vinyl siding... found a pyramid of chewed up foam, on a patio one day, looked like they were habitrailing under the vinyl siding, until they found something soft enough, or a void big enough to work their way into the wall... above the suspended ceiling, the walls & old ceiling the plaster & lathe has been breached for heat ducts & plumbing, so whatever wall they found their way into, they found a way into the space above the suspended ceiling They are shoot on sight outside... & MRS doesn't seem to think the 12 ga is the best method inside the house... I did break down & wired a few blocks of rat poison above the suspended... but in 2 days, they didn't touch that
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Post by bigbrowndog on Sept 3, 2019 10:32:05 GMT -5
Contender, another twist tie trick, take a regular plastic straw, the Ca. banned kind, run the twist tie thru it then fill the inside with peanut butter and take the wire ends and attach it to trap pan. This get them to “work” at it.
Forgot to add, cut straw into .75-1.0” piece. Trapr
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Post by bula on Sept 3, 2019 12:09:58 GMT -5
I like that idea !
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Post by squigz on Sept 3, 2019 13:15:30 GMT -5
I've been using roasted peanuts and adjusting the pan so it has a "finger" that can come up and hold the peanuts down and in place. They can't get them out as easily and it makes them set off the trap every time.
I like the other ideas tho! Going to have to try that straw one myself.
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Post by squawberryman on Sept 11, 2019 13:39:06 GMT -5
Serious duct tape
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Post by magnumwheelman on Sept 11, 2019 15:19:07 GMT -5
was that seem in the middle of the roll???
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Post by squawberryman on Sept 11, 2019 18:40:54 GMT -5
Yessir. Gaff tape from the audio/video world. Be careful what you put it on
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Post by squawberryman on Sept 15, 2019 17:41:59 GMT -5
My Kimber/Nelson. The can belongs to my next door neighbor. Nice neighbor.
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Post by paul105 on Sept 17, 2019 19:34:04 GMT -5
Trail cam photo from several days ago. This morning I was in the trees behind the big rock in the picture. Son was below me calling. I spotted movement above and to my left. Considered going to full draw, but thought the elk would continue down the tree line on the left and give me a good shot just slightly below my position. Should have drawn as he broke out of the timber 10 yards from my position and I couldn't move without spooking him. We starred at each other for about 30 seconds before he swapped ends and exited. Not the same bull in the picture -- smaller brow tineed rag horn. Son spent the first week of archery season (last week) hunting the area where three bow hunters were attacked by grizzlies (article below). He came home Sunday. www.kpax.com/news/montana-news/3-hunters-survive-gravelly-mountains-grizzly-attacksLast year they saw 8 individual grizzlies within 100 yds while calling/hunting elk in the same area. This yr they didn't see any -- apparently some cattle had died from eating poisonous plants in a close by drainage and 20 +- grizzlies were enjoying the smorgasborg. The bear(s) involved in the attack above apparently didn't get the word. Had a great morning in the mountains! Paul
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Post by awp101 on Sept 29, 2019 17:24:25 GMT -5
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Post by cas on Sept 29, 2019 19:02:36 GMT -5
I played with a childhood friend this afternoon. We stopped shooting chucks with it when dad bought a .222 I remember shooting my first chuck with the triple deuce when I was 10, so.... I'm 50 now. It's been a while since I shot it. lol Had to soak the trigger group with Kroil, it was gummed up solid. First shot wouldn't extract, probably dust bunnies driving the pressure up. Took some doing to get the bolt open, after that first shot she was fine. I couldn't clean it... the only cleaning rod I have that would fit is a .17 and for short Contender barrels. So I just poured some kroil down the barrel. Now that I think about it, this gun has never been cleaned. At least not in the 45 or so years we've had it. Dad got it from a customer of his when I was a kid. Don't know if it was a sale or in lieu of payment.
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Post by rangersedge on Sept 29, 2019 21:00:27 GMT -5
Spent some time one day shooting an MP5 in .40. Impressed with ease of doing controlled pairs and bursts; but otherwise not nearly as impressed as anticipated.
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Post by cas on Sept 29, 2019 21:05:27 GMT -5
I have a grand total of ONE magazine through an MP5. It was on the clock in a multi gun match, so I didn't get a chance to "savor the moment." I fired a magazine full from an Uzi only seconds later on the same stage. I will say one thing, the MP5 was like driving a Cadillac compared to the rattle trap box of parts the Uzi was.
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Post by rangersedge on Sept 30, 2019 8:19:25 GMT -5
Shot an Uzi too. MP definitely seemed "more refined".
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