[TommyDale]

You are correct. “Varmints” are the critters that live in my woods. They are best seen as road kill, or at some local eateries they may be referred to as the “Special of the Day”.

[calcowgirl]

Hmmm... below is the Wikipedia addition for “varmint.”
I guess it works too. Liberals doing great damage by trying to destroy conservatism.
(but that “subhuman” part of the vermin description did hit home, lol)

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Varmint” is an American English colloquialism. The term describes farm pests which raid farms as opposed to infest farms: mainly predators such as foxes and coyotes, sometimes even wolves; but also (to a lesser degree) herbivores and burrowing animals which directly damage crops and land. Although this is not a prevalent term in Standard Written English, it is a common descriptor for certain kinds of weapons and pest control situations (e.g., “varmint guns”, “varmint hunting”, “pesky varmint”).