Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can picture Tina now: "Uh-uh. I know what you're thinking. Did I fire five or did I fire six? Well, in all the excitement I lost count myself. But the question you should ask yourself is, do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, Mr. Raccoon?" > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 7:17 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Egg Eater > > > On Jun 19, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > > > You'll probably never get rid of them. However, if you see a > > raccoon or a > > skunk in the daytime, that can be a sign of rabies so shoot it for > > sure. > > (Be especially careful with skunks, since they have the ability to > > shoot > > back....) > > and don't let any one or dog in contact, especially with their saliva... > > > Steve > > > > > > Ken > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley > >> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 5:37 PM > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Egg Eater > >> > >> At 06:10 PM 6/19/2009, you wrote: > >>> She grabbed the > >>> single shot .22 from behind the front door, went out there and got > >>> it > >> with > >>> the first shot. > >>> > >>> I was in awe. > >> > >> We are having problems with critters out here. When the keets were a > >> month old we moved them to a large chicken-wire pen in the > >> henhouse. The first night, a raccoon reached through the > >> chicken-wire and grabbed two of them. He managed to pull their heads > >> through the wire and beheaded them. We've put screen wire all over > >> the cage now and there are lots of raccoon prints around the cage in > >> the morning but, so far, he hasn't managed to get to the 3 remaining > >> keets. > >> > >> Anybody know how to get rid of raccoons? Tom was going to sleep out > >> there in the truck and shoot the raccoon, but he would sleep through > >> a freight train going by so I know that won't work. > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> > >> Tina Manley > >> www.tinamanley.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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