Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Originally Posted by time out

I don’t like pigeons because they multiply so rapidly and shit on everything - but doves are even worse - they never stop cooing
What we need is one of these guys my B in law in Richmond had a shed full of doves and pigeons until this falcon turned up - he got one every day until he cleaned them out - even smart enough to wait inside their shed until they returned - then moved all round the district
Wish I could hire one to clean up the doves round here - stupid neighbour started with two - they are all over the subdivision now - only good thing is they shit all over her roof

Those birds are very impressive. There's a video on youtube somewhere of a woman who does Falconry? for the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament every year.. It's pretty amazing every morning before the crowds start arriving she lets her Falcon loose and it scares away / kills any pigeons that are about...

Originally Posted by seano

2015 Rabbit Talley ....
Sean's Cat "Possum" = 2
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Sean = 0

I had a cat called "Snowy" who loved rabbits. After biting the head off he used to bring them to me for skinning. Quite odd really. maybe Possum wants you to prepare them for him...

Missed again

Aiming for the eyes and shot below the ears

Was checking the water supply in the paddock at 2.30pm today and noticed a pair of ears poking out of a shallow hollow in the hill 2 feet away from me, lots of long grass, but no enough to hide completely.
With no rifle in hand next best thing was a size 8 foot aimed onto its head, lights out scratch one bunny. Not the most humane way, but effective and it didn't feel a thing, no different than being run over by a car

Originally Posted by Dundee

Missed again

Aiming for the eyes and shot below the ears
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You mite need a paper check Dundee.
KH

Checked on a magpie its good.

Did you get the magpie in the eye Dundee? or are you still checking
Todays hall of shame
Two for one with the backpacker.
KH

It was 80metres away didn't go and check. Just left it in the paddock with its dead mates

Originally Posted by Kiwi-Hunter

Did you get the magpie in the eye Dundee? or are you still checking
Todays hall of shame
Two for one with the backpacker.
KH

Well done KH - looks like you got a few there
The pussy cat is good value - wonder if he has some mates
Checked a few traps at the farm - just a hedgepig but the new box might work better now it is smelly
Since the neighbour shot 20 possums out the back - haven't seen any in my traps

Hi timeout

Was thinking of the north today! as we were very hot here, hay's cut.
I had three Hedge hog's as well.
That cat is one of many, very hard to get so far.
But they all make mistakes in the end, it's a time thing
It wont take long to replace the 20 possums that went missing from that block, the others will know there is new ground to look at
With this fine weather I should still get movement coming in, they were mostly males today.
KH

Saw two fkn cats at 2200 tonight by the chooks and Seans rabbit hutch. Sean will set a trap tomorrow. Put a $5 bounty on the tabby bastard it was huge!

Dundee,I 'll throw in another 5.00 if he gets both of them
KH

Todays take so far the rabbits were shot left-handed from the truck, which is not my best side.
I was going for the eye Dundee
KH

Dundee, how did Sean go with the trapping?
Hard to get then with the cage.
In the vid it rubs it's face on the cage and go's right passed.
I do have a plan when I get my traps back to this area
KH

Good work KH - hope you can nail the cat

I have bought another four Timms to target the cats - might try sachets of whiskas chicken in gravy - just tear it open on the shaft - if that doesn’t work I might have to try some blocks of fallow meat

Only one today - the buggar got the bait off two traps but I got him on the third trap up the ridge


Sick of walking round empty traps - so a real smorgasbord for them tonight - flour/icing sugar/nutmeg blaze - Goodnature paste on the bite block and peanut butter on the tree - be ok as long as my wife doesn’t notice stuff disappearing from the kitchen