Gonna Build a Little Pond

[Amarok]

I'm ramping up the tree rat eradication efforts. My neighbors have been dealing with attic infestations and I ain't having that shit. It would be so easy and rewarding to shoot them but it just isn't an option in town.

I got one in the Rube Goldberg-y ramp-to-the-rolling-log-to-the watery-death device, but then they figured it out and were getting the bait without getting got.
I re-jigged the device this morning. The new design should be more effective.

I picked up a couple rat traps of an improved design I hadn't seen before. I built a box for one this morning and have already got one squirrel. I have another box-set out as well, but so far they haven't gone to the marshmallow bait. Peanut butter is still king.

The box I built for the 110# conibear was too big and not baited properly. I built a new box this morning after doing some learnin' and figurin'. I don't really have a good place for it right now, with the other three already deployed on my little lot. Still fun to design and build though.

 

[Doublej]

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[Amarok]

Look at this product I found on google.com https://share.google/cbXDuq2MPq4L74Awg

I already have three of those. I just can't use 'em in town.

 

[Doublej]

I already have three of those. I just can't use 'em in town.

This will do it....

 

[Amarok]

^ I never could throw for shit.

I had one of those crosman classic air pistols that needs to be pumped 100x. Accurate but obnoxious to use. The seal died on that a while back.
I picked up a fairly cheap CO2 bb pistol but bb's suck for accuracy and power and the seal died on that just recently.

I've long considered spending some $ on a decent quality pellet pistol for squirrels and magpies but never got around to it. I'd prefer to stay as low-key as possible.
If I can get rid of the tree rats with traps, I'll probably just live with the magpies for now.