Marko proves he hasn't yet planted a vegetable garden.
Meanwhile, here where the neighbors would frown on indiscriminate small arms fire in the back yard, one of those %^&* striped rats got one of my tender little corn seedlings. (And hail beat three more flat.)
Tree rat meet "tucan", the the "twentytwo-can"...
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Either that or an air rifle...
So ... Mother Nature ... in various guises is 4-Nil. She is hard to beat.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I just looked out my window and saw Canada's only flying Lanc go by. The sound of those four Merlin engines is a sure thing to induce shivers.
Better luck with the corn, Tam.
Regards,
George
Solution: Aguila .22 Colibri (not Super Colibri, that's too loud). Even from a revolver it sounds like a firecracker, not a gun shot.
ReplyDeleteThats what they make Cans for... Striped rats was one of my reasons for my integral 22.
ReplyDeleteWe're using the airgun a few blocks down the road. It can still be loud, but the neighbors fireworks are louder.
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For chipmunks, even a Crossman 760 air rifle works, and probably keeps the constabulary from getting too worked up. Use the lead hollowpoint pellets and 8 pumps for seedling-saving goodness. They're about $39 at your local WalMart.
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