Rats in a Hay Stack

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Have not seen rats like this in a confined space. Saw hundreds on a riverbank and railroad Yard.
When I had a Horse Farm we had a separate Tac Room and Feed Room along with a hay loft. In the Feed room we kept the grain in 55 gallon steel barrels. Well we ran out of steel drums and had several Plastic/rubber 40-gallon cans. Never had a problem with rats for years. There was a Goat Dairy Farm across the road and they got infested. Well, the next thing we had rats. One day I opened the lid from a Plastic Can and a dozen RATS jumped up at me. Scared the heck out of me and the chase went on. Those rats were hopping through our yard like Kangaroos with me chasing them trying to flatten them out with a manure shovel yelling and screaming. If only it was recorded. Only got two out of twelve. They ran hopped so fast. I looked at the plastic/rubber can and there was a hole the size of a softball chewed in the bottom. The next few days i was shooting them with the Savage 39 and Remm 1100.
This video is how fast they multiply. You should see the rats in SE Asia or India.

Watch Rats Burst From Hay Bale In Skin Crawling Video: ‘There's So Many’

 

[JungleShooter]

Here's the full story, in all its gruesome details:

Watch rats burst from hay bale in skin-crawling video: "There's so many"

A man can be heard saying in the video, "I don't know what to do! There's endless rats. Oh my God!"

www.newsweek.com

An semi automatic airgun would have been a good tool there..... EDgun Leshiy 2 maybe (pic below).

Matthias

 

[just_jon]

Looks like they could use some terriers.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Here's the full story, in all its gruesome details:

Watch rats burst from hay bale in skin-crawling video: "There's so many"

A man can be heard saying in the video, "I don't know what to do! There's endless rats. Oh my God!"

www.newsweek.com

An semi automatic airgun would have been a good tool there..... EDgun Leshiy 2 maybe (pic below).

Matthias


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I am more interested in that Air Rifle than the Rats!!!!
What is the info on it???

Thanks
Len & Jill

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Looks like they could use some terriers.

Kinda of how SAMSON treats Coyotes!!!

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

I am more interested in that Air Rifle than the Rats!!!!
What is the info on it???

Thanks
Len & Jill

Till you see the prices. WOW Air guns have come a long way but dang.

 

[Old Rooster]

.30 Western Airguns Rattler 580 Full/Semi-Auto PCP Air Rifle

Up to 17 Shots on Full Power, 180 ft/lbs Authoritative Knock-Down Power for Animals 131 to 200+ lbs.(Axis Deer and Hog Sized Animals (about 250 lbs)).

topairgun.com

Here you go Len,Not your daisy bb gun.

 

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Check out the mink man on YouTube, link falconry but with weasels. It's crazy how many they can get at some of these feed lots.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

.30 Western Airguns Rattler 580 Full/Semi-Auto PCP Air Rifle

Up to 17 Shots on Full Power, 180 ft/lbs Authoritative Knock-Down Power for Animals 131 to 200+ lbs.(Axis Deer and Hog Sized Animals (about 250 lbs)).

topairgun.com

Here you go Len,Not your daisy bb gun.

WOW
Loooks more like my dad's BB gun.
Thanks
Len & Jill
Going to stick to building our own rifles.

 

[Hawkeye Pierce]

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

Check out the mink man on YouTube, link falconry but with weasels. It's crazy how many they can get at some of these feed lots.

Not sure if the same guy. But there was a fellow that used weasels to get muskrats also with different breeds of dogs

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

AMAZING!
We raised Ferrets on our first Horse Farm. They were rat killers!!!!

 

[CaptDru]

Back in the early 2000's I had 3 Russell terriers (short legged) that were awesome ratters. We had a 32' travel trailer that got infested with field mice. Turned those 3 loose and all hell broke loose. They must have killed at least 50 mice. I sure miss my terriers. I also trained them to track deer. They were pretty good at tracking. It was just hard to keep track of them in the south Texas brush, so I had to put bells on their collar to keep track of them.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Back in the early 2000's I had 3 Russell terriers (short legged) that were awesome ratters. We had a 32' travel trailer that got infested with field mice. Turned those 3 loose and all hell broke loose. They must have killed at least 50 mice. I sure miss my terriers. I also trained them to track deer. They were pretty good at tracking. It was just hard to keep track of them in the south Texas brush, so I had to put bells on their collar to keep track of them.
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AWESOME PUPS!!!!