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Do you have a dog that could patrol ? Not a hunting dog that you don't want to learn to chase. Like a Rat Terrier or Jack Russel. Or just sit on the porch with a 22 or pellet rifle if you have the time. You might do that already
if afraid to get mine in the ground. Keeps snowing every few days Supposed to this Monday again 
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I was reading from last page forward. Now I see you have a pellet rifle for the rabbits too !Ground squirrel season starting at my house. There are Mmany and so destructive in gardens. Beman .177, 6x24x50 Tasco I bought at a garage sale for $20 and has parallax down to <25 yds so clarity quite good. Rangefinder, cross sticks and Gamo PBA Raptor pellets at 1300 does good job. My longest LRH kill is 72 yds!!!! No wind day and first shot was rangefinder! 2nd shot was kill shot! Wife shakes head when sees me sitting with cross sticks!
Awesome ! When I was a kid and we visited realities in upstate NY. we'd go to the local dump at night and watch the black bears digging through it. Wonder if they ever ate rats ?HOLY COW!! Talk about memories! I used to go to local "dump" with cousin and couple friends. Flashlight taped to iron sight Marlin 60 weapon of choice! We all had one and 2 bricks a night was norm. Barrels so hot you couldn't touch them. Ammo of choice was Montgomery Wards (Monkey Wards!) at 2.99/brick.!!
We would stand shoulder to shoulder as safety precaution, shoot until critters disappeared, turn lights off and stand quietly. That could get unnerving when you heard them around your feet! Once you heard lots of them dragging the dead ones back into burrows, you turned lights back on and unleashed!!!
One in a while one of us would have one try to climb a leg! Talk about entertaining! Blood curling scream and flamingo dance later! I still talk to cousin about this now and bet this was 55 + years ago!
Be nice to buy bricks for $2.99 though!!
Lol ! You must of lived near me. San Bernardino Co. and San Diego Co.
What kind of range did you get with that set up?
A friend drove a garbage truck in the Adirondacks when the dumps were not covered and a magnet for bears. On one trip he pulled into the dump and a anxious black bear jumped up on the passenger side and looked like he was coming in. My buddy bailed out the drivers side.Awesome ! When I was a kid and we visited realities in upstate NY. we'd go to the local dump at night and watch the black bears digging through it. Wonder if they ever ate rats ?
Don't know about the "We didn't shoot each other". We would watch "Combat" on Sunday evening through a 12" B&W TV with (3) stations. The next Saturday we would be in the coal stripping's with all the holes like bomb craters (NE PA mountains) play WAR and shoot at each other with BB guns. Had a few that we had to take the BB out with tweezers from under the skin. Then my dad would instruct me to go into the "Cellar" lean up against the "Coal Bin" bend over and take a bunch of straps against my backside for disobeying and playing WAR with BB guns. I never had a BB gun (borrowed the neighbors) my father would not let me have one. Said it was too dangerous, but gave me a Savage Pump 22. I know my dad was right-BB & Pellet guns were just as dangerous, but even as a kid we knew that a BB sting was different than a hot piece of lead going through you. Still shot each other with BB & Pellet guns, but real guns were respected
Hey, maybe we were at same dumps! I shot at dumps in Northville, Wells, Speculator! Always had someone on "watch" to makes sure a bear didn't wander too close. They seem to get what we were doing!Awesome ! When I was a kid and we visited realities in upstate NY. we'd go to the local dump at night and watch the black bears digging through it. Wonder if they ever ate rats ?
Left us alone but if one strolled toward us we would graciously give ground. I recall seeing upwards 10 bears at once so we kept eyes peeled. The only issue was between bears getting too close to each others "buffet" table. Then some swats, hair flying and bawls.
That's where the dump was ! Have Realitives in Gloversville and at Croga lake. Think I spelled that wrong. Last time I was there I was around 16 years old. About 48 years ago !
