Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I own three firearms, all inherited. A Ruger .22 rifle, a .22 pistol, and a 12 gauge shotgun. I haven?t fired any of them in the years I?ve owned them, though I hunted squirrels with the shotgun as a kid. I think the Ferel hogs might be a hunting task beyond my skills or inclination, and I?d expect the meat to be pretty gamey. On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 7:22 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Sonny, I always thought all of you are armed to the teeth, sharpshooters > from birth, and no feral hog could dream safely of a bit of corn > devastation without the whizz of a fusillade? > :-) > > Douglas > > > On 28/02/2018 19:35, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > > Yes, feral hogs are a huge problem here, they can devastate a corn crop > in a hurry. They also damage levees and fences. One thing being tried > here is sound cannons, somewhat effective but also a pollutant to quiet > spring and summer evenings. > > > > > > > > Sonny Carter > > http://www.SonC.com/look > > > > > >> On Feb 28, 2018, at 10:57 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> > >> Good Luck! > >> > >> Jim Nichols > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > >> > >>> On 2/28/2018 10:07 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > >>> Interesting that you bring up pigs. They are in fact moving north from > >>> central GA and southeast from AL. They are projected to affect > Atlanta in > >>> the very near future. Maybe more successful species than rats. > >>> > >>>> On Feb 28, 2018 9:35 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Nice! > >>>> > >>>> You could be worse off; pigs also love acorns! :-) > >>>> > >>>> Jim Nichols > >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA > >>>> > >>>>> On 2/28/2018 6:43 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Good morning, > >>>>> My wife and I were walking back from lunch and I saw todays image. > >>>>> Perhaps > >>>>> it needs a little context. We live in an interesting neighborhood; > on one > >>>>> side is a fairly developed urban mid rise cityscape and on the other > side > >>>>> are large to very large estates measured in hectares. On the estate > side > >>>>> there are frequent problems with deer, coyotes(for my asian and > european > >>>>> friends a canine that weighs around 15-20kg and travels in packs as > well > >>>>> as > >>>>> being as smart as a poodle perhaps smarter). As well, we have been > >>>>> feeding > >>>>> birds for twenty years and have had all the issues with squirrels > that > >>>>> anyone with bird seed will attest to. > >>>>> > >>>>> Anyway, seeing the bounty below I wondered where all the squirrels > were as > >>>>> I could certainly export entire families of squirrels and a few deer > the > >>>>> few city blocks to: > >>>>> > >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesda > >>>>> y+Weeds/green+and+brown.jpg.html > >>>>> > >>>>> All the best. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA