I say we nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Posted on 09/08/2006 7:35:41 AM PDT by Dan Evans
Howabout large animals?
You've never had a Remington .243 in your hands, have you? ;>)
You kill it, you eat it.
Then you overlooked the reason that farmers and ranchers kill them.....
They are vermin spreading disease, ruining crops and fields. Unchecked by natural predators....
To make it a "sport" to clean kill the little prarie rats is hardly mental illness.....
"License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man, free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They're like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower. And that's all she wrote."
It could be worse. They could figure out to use the small explosive charges to make explosive vests and become suicide varmints. A few run into your house, detonate themselves, level your house, and the land is all theirs - or their survivors. Islamic suicide varmints!
I say we nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Does this go for a rat in a trap or a rabid bat?
The .338 is a bit of overkill for praire dogs, isn't it? These were made for grizzlies, kodiacs, and elephants.
"There is no problem in all the world that can't be solved by the application of explosives."- Sgt. Digger in S.S. Doomtrooper. Yes, it's as bad a movie as it sounds, but worth watching for that one line.
You're a little confused. The .243 is a Winchester round. Remington's version is called either 6MM Remington or .244 Remington.
Looks fun and the lady seemed to enjoy herself. Did I see a couple fly out of the hole?
I thinking you can probably do the same thing with some duct tape, wire, a long handled propane weed burner and an electronic bbq igniter.
I've always had several ideas how to such, but then the BATF might get involved.
Yes. I have a field and yard full of pocket gophers, they dig holes but so what? So does my dog.
Actually, it would not work very well, because the mixture of propane gets way too rich very quickly. Ever had your propane grill not fire with the electronic ignition clicking away, then you open the cover and WHOOOOOOSH! It pops? That's because it got too rich, like a flooded engine.
I'm sure straight propane has been tried. I am also sure it met with very little success especially in deep burrows.
Ankle breakers.
"they dig holes but so what?"
Livestock break their legs in gopher holes. In that setting prarie dogs are no better than rats and mice in the kitchen.
"I'm sure straight propane has been tried. I am also sure it met with very little success especially in deep burrows."
In that case wouldn't it just gass the varmits to sleep?
Buffalo and prairie dogs lived together for millenium. If they're in the pasture, remove them, plow it up and plant some grass..
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