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I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially
tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. -- Walter www.rationality.net - |
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Walter R. wrote:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. How about a couple of dogs to scare them away? |
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"LouB" wrote in message ... Walter R. wrote: I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. How about a couple of dogs to scare them away? We have a couple Beagles. No wabbits in our backyard. |
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"Walter R." wrote:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Yes- I've dispatched dozens of rabbits and hundreds of squirrels with a break action pellet rifle from Walmart. [for that matter- the *right* air rifle can kill a buffalo] Something that shoots around 750-1000 fps is lethal. The Storm XT that I bought was less than $100. I tossed the scope and regularly pick squirrels out of tree-tops with head shots. Be fore-warned, it is probably considered a firearm in most jurisdictions. Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Shot in the head, they drop in place. Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. No gas- just a 5 gallon bucket of water. Relocating is probably less legal than killing them out of season. Any other drastic remedies? i've actually had some success with 'liquid fence' - http://www.liquidfence.com/dual-rabbit.html Worth a try while you're reducing the population. And no, I do not want to cook them. -snip- I eat all my rabbits, squirrels and vermin. But first I compost them and convert them to tomatoes. Jim |
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On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:22:19 -0700, Walter R. wrote:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? WTF don't you have a fence? |
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Walter R. wrote:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. Might as well build a hot-house. Rabbits can breed faster than you can kill them. |
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On Jun 24, 3:22*pm, "Walter R." wrote:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) *we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. -- Walterwww.rationality.net - Everyone on the eastern side of the US, including me, is seeing more rabbits this year than in years past. Mother Nature has given them something special in their lives - probably Al Gore & global warming. |
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Red wrote:
.... Everyone on the eastern side of the US, including me, is seeing more rabbits this year than in years past. Mother Nature has given them something special in their lives - probably Al Gore & global warming. I suspect "everyone" is perhaps an exaggeration, but... :) My supposition would be the breaking of the worst of the moderate to severe drought conditions across a great portion of the country east of the Mississippi has had more to do with it than anything--they, like all wild critters breed to the available conditions. We were across to Raleigh a month or so ago and it's greenest from Arkansas all the way east I've seen in many a year -- since a year or so after we moved, in fact, I'd say... While not such a major effect back there, out here the amount of widespread hail during and shortly after nesting season has a major impact on the yearly quail/pheasant populations and somewhat lesser effect on rabbits, etc., but certainly not inconsequential. -- |
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Walter R. wrote:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. However many T-section fence posts and rolls of chicken wire you need to enclose the garden. Rabbits can't climb fences, but they can dig, so cut a slit in the sod to hold the bottom six inches or so. The shine on the chicken wire goes away pretty fast, and you can barely see the fence. -- aem sends... |
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"Walter R." wrote in
: I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? you can buy 9mm air rifles that definitely kill them. your ordinary BB gun will not. Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? carcasses will attract other animals. Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. what's gasoline got to do with rabbit traps??? Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. somebody else might. They taste good fried or in a stew. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. it's not "desperation",it's practicality and not being wasteful. Think of it as "recycling". -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Might sound silly but I just got a 2 foot rubber snake from wal-mart and
was overwhelmed at how it worked for my squirrel problem. I have a container garden on the deck (about 14 feet up) and had squirrels eating my tomatoes as soon as they'd ripen. Shot 8 or 10 of them and figured I'd run out of ammo long before I would run out of rodents. Put this snake on the railing of the deck and watched a critter approach from the other side. He rounded the corner, saw the snake, and spastically jumped over the side (14 feet up). Just ate my first few ripe ones... 8^) Should work for rabbits also. |
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If I use traps, I have to transport the trapped rabbits several miles, by
car presumable, thus the cost of gasoline -- Walter www.rationality.net - "Jim Yanik" wrote in message ... "Walter R." wrote in : I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? you can buy 9mm air rifles that definitely kill them. your ordinary BB gun will not. Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? carcasses will attract other animals. Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. what's gasoline got to do with rabbit traps??? Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. somebody else might. They taste good fried or in a stew. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. it's not "desperation",it's practicality and not being wasteful. Think of it as "recycling". -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Sounds good. All I have to do is find a big rubber snake, like a python.
-- Walter www.rationality.net - "BRUCE" wrote in message ... Might sound silly but I just got a 2 foot rubber snake from wal-mart and was overwhelmed at how it worked for my squirrel problem. I have a container garden on the deck (about 14 feet up) and had squirrels eating my tomatoes as soon as they'd ripen. Shot 8 or 10 of them and figured I'd run out of ammo long before I would run out of rodents. Put this snake on the railing of the deck and watched a critter approach from the other side. He rounded the corner, saw the snake, and spastically jumped over the side (14 feet up). Just ate my first few ripe ones... 8^) Should work for rabbits also. |
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In article , AZ Nomad wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:22:19 -0700, Walter R. wrote: I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? WTF don't you have a fence? WTF do you think a fence will stop a burrowing animal for more than, oh, maybe a minute and a half? |
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In article , "Walter R." wrote:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. [...] And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. If you're anywhere near Indianapolis, I will be happy to take all the fresh rabbit carcasses you can give me. I think rabbit is very tasty. We used to live in a rural area about 15 miles outside Indianapolis, and I hunted our property regularly. Haven't had a taste of wild rabbit since we moved to the city ten years ago, and I miss it. |
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On Jun 24, 10:01*pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , "Walter R." wrote: I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. [...] And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) *we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. If you're anywhere near Indianapolis, I will be happy to take all the fresh rabbit carcasses you can give me. I think rabbit is very tasty. We used to live in a rural area about 15 miles outside Indianapolis, and I hunted our property regularly. Haven't had a taste of wild rabbit since we moved to the city ten years ago, and I miss it. My father in law put chicken wire around the bottom of his fence to keep them out. When this didnt work he cut openings in the chicken wire with traps behind the openings. I ate rabbit stew at his house more than a few times. Jimmie |
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"Walter R." wrote in message ... I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. -- Walter www.rationality.net We have a lot this year. We put wire around the garden and planted areas, and we just stand back and watch them. The grandkids get a kick out of them, too. We go to the local grocers and get boxes of lettuce and stuff for them to munch. Controlling rabbits is just like trying to control dust. Steve |
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"Walter R." wrote in message ... I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. -- Walter www.rationality.net fencing |
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"Walter R." wrote: If I use traps, I have to transport the trapped rabbits several miles, by car presumable, thus the cost of gasoline It's a good thing our forefathers didn't rely on the automobile. My great grandpa used to herd up the rabbits once a year, and drive them 100 miles across the Plains on horseback. |
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On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:57:27 GMT, Doug Miller wrote:
In article , AZ Nomad wrote: On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:22:19 -0700, Walter R. wrote: I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? WTF don't you have a fence? WTF do you think a fence will stop a burrowing animal for more than, oh, maybe a minute and a half? If the fence isn't installed by a blithering idiot, it'll be sunk far enough to keep out a rabbit. |
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"Walter R." wrote in message ... I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Get a cat. |
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"Walter R." wrote in
: I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. Fisher Cat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal) Hunting and diet Fishers are solitary hunters. Their primary prey include hares, rabbits, squirrels, mice, shrews, porcupines and sometimes domesticated animals. When I was in Vermont, one moved into our wooded development one year. All rabbits and squirrels disappeard. Fisher moved on to another area and reappeared when population started to pick up again. Cleaned up some other part and came back I guess. Nope, no idea how to get one into your area but it WOULD solve your problem 100% guaranteed. Maybe your local Game person can help. And maybe they will tell you if you touch one in any way your fine will be 10x your medical bills when that wad of teeth and claws tears into you. |
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In article ,
Red Green wrote: "Walter R." wrote in : I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. Fisher Cat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal) Hunting and diet Fishers are solitary hunters. Their primary prey include hares, rabbits, squirrels, mice, shrews, porcupines and sometimes domesticated animals. When I was in Vermont, one moved into our wooded development one year. All rabbits and squirrels disappeard. Fisher moved on to another area and reappeared when population started to pick up again. Cleaned up some other part and came back I guess. Nope, no idea how to get one into your area but it WOULD solve your problem 100% guaranteed. Maybe your local Game person can help. And maybe they will tell you if you touch one in any way your fine will be 10x your medical bills when that wad of teeth and claws tears into you. You don't have to resort to importing wild animals. A whippet will run off the rabbits pretty quickly. |
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Smitty Two wrote in
: In article , Red Green wrote: "Walter R." wrote in : I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. Fisher Cat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal) Hunting and diet Fishers are solitary hunters. Their primary prey include hares, rabbits, squirrels, mice, shrews, porcupines and sometimes domesticated animals. When I was in Vermont, one moved into our wooded development one year. All rabbits and squirrels disappeard. Fisher moved on to another area and reappeared when population started to pick up again. Cleaned up some other part and came back I guess. Nope, no idea how to get one into your area but it WOULD solve your problem 100% guaranteed. Maybe your local Game person can help. And maybe they will tell you if you touch one in any way your fine will be 10x your medical bills when that wad of teeth and claws tears into you. You don't have to resort to importing wild animals. A whippet will run off the rabbits pretty quickly. Well he did say drastic remedies. ...and no dog **** all over the yard. |
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On Jun 24, 5:57*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Might as well build a hot-house. Rabbits can breed faster than you can kill them. I don't know about breeding alone, but combined with walking from "over there" to "over here", you're pretty much looking at a lost battle. ----- - gpsman |
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Walter R. wrote:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. A 22 caliber rifle firing rat shot won't make much noise and it can kill a rabbit. It makes a little poof sound. |
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On Jun 24, 7:00*pm, Jim Yanik wrote:
you can buy 9mm air rifles that definitely kill them. your ordinary BB gun will not. 9mm?? That's a standard firearm round. What kind of air supply does one need to shoot that thru an air rifle? Red |
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"Sea Dog" wrote in message ... Walter R. wrote: I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. A 22 caliber rifle firing rat shot won't make much noise and it can kill a rabbit. It makes a little poof sound. CB subsonic caps are better. 718 fps muzzle velocity. Steve |
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"Red" wrote in message ... On Jun 24, 7:00 pm, Jim Yanik wrote: you can buy 9mm air rifles that definitely kill them. your ordinary BB gun will not. 9mm?? That's a standard firearm round. What kind of air supply does one need to shoot that thru an air rifle? Red Yeah, I'd like to see one of those. Does it require an air hose with a heavy duty compressor? Steve |
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Jim Yanik wrote:
WTF do you think a fence will stop a burrowing animal for more than, oh, maybe a minute and a half? you -bury- the bottom foot of the fencing. Won't work - at least according to the Secretary of Homeland Security. She is on record as saying "Build a 15-foot fence and I'll show you a rabbit that can dig a 16-foot hole." Or something like that - she goes on to discuss mayonnaise if I recall correctly. |
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On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:41:43 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote: "Red" wrote in message ... On Jun 24, 7:00 pm, Jim Yanik wrote: you can buy 9mm air rifles that definitely kill them. your ordinary BB gun will not. BB's- not likely. But hollow point, .17caliber pellets at 750fps are sufficient up to 150feet or so. 9mm?? That's a standard firearm round. What kind of air supply does one need to shoot that thru an air rifle? Red Yeah, I'd like to see one of those. Does it require an air hose with a heavy duty compressor? Here's one that took a hand pump- http://lewis-clark.org/content/conte...?ChannelID=300 51 caliber, 20 shot magazine, buttstock reservoir and a hand pump. The pump took 2000pumps to create 1000psi. Or the modern version- 457caliber- filled from scuba tanks. http://vodpod.com/sniper99 See the chronograph video for the foot-pounds, velocity, and a look at the 510gr bullet; http://vodpod.com/watch/45447-daqsam...v?pod=sniper99 Here's where sniper99 got his DAQ; http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/ Jim |
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SteveB wrote:
"Red" wrote in message ... On Jun 24, 7:00 pm, Jim Yanik wrote: you can buy 9mm air rifles that definitely kill them. your ordinary BB gun will not. 9mm?? That's a standard firearm round. What kind of air supply does one need to shoot that thru an air rifle? Red Yeah, I'd like to see one of those. Does it require an air hose with a heavy duty compressor? Pre-Charged Pneumatic, or PCP guns. Fill with a scuba tank, or use the hand pump if you are man enough. Stop at ~3000 psi. These large caliber air guns have been around for centuries. German sharpshooters used them in the unpleasantries in the British colonies ca. 1776. Lewis & Clark had one with them. They took deer with it, amazed some India]D]D]D] Native Americans. with it. |
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"SteveB" wrote in news:8uech6-
: "Red" wrote in message ... On Jun 24, 7:00 pm, Jim Yanik wrote: you can buy 9mm air rifles that definitely kill them. your ordinary BB gun will not. 9mm?? That's a standard firearm round. What kind of air supply does one need to shoot that thru an air rifle? Red Yeah, I'd like to see one of those. Does it require an air hose with a heavy duty compressor? Steve http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/CAREER_...9mmultra1s.htm 77gr at 900fps. ~138 ft-lbs muzzle energy. the bullet is lighter than a .380 auto(9x17 or 9mm short) bullet. moreinfo; http://air.guns.20megsfree.com/ -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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On 25 Jun 2009 22:40:35 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote:
-snip- http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/CAREER_...9mmultra1s.htm 77gr at 900fps. ~138 ft-lbs muzzle energy. the bullet is lighter than a .380 auto(9x17 or 9mm short) bullet. Sounds more like a deer rifle to me. The noise alone would eliminate from contention for the OP. A .177cal springer that shoots over 700fps will take care of rabbits in a garden. [jackrabbits in the desert might be fun with the above gun, though] And then the op is looking at $100, rather than $600. Jim |
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on 6/24/2009 4:22 PM (ET) Walter R. wrote the following:
I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. Do you live next door to this woman? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/...odd_bunny_lady -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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On Jun 24, 9:18*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
In article , *Red Green wrote: "Walter R." wrote in : I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will even eat my Red Apple iceplant. Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be powerful enough to kill them? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden? Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of gasoline. Any other drastic remedies? And no, I do not want to cook them. During the depression my wife and I collected road-kill rabbits and cooked them for supper. During the war (WW II Germany) *we bred them by the hundreds in our backyard and turned them into sausage. Fortunately we no longer have a need for such desperate measures. Fisher Cat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal) * * * * * *Hunting and diet * * * * * *Fishers are solitary hunters. Their primary prey include hares, * * * * * *rabbits, squirrels, mice, shrews, porcupines and sometimes * * * *domesticated animals. When I was in Vermont, one moved into our wooded development one year. All rabbits and squirrels disappeard. Fisher moved on to another area and reappeared when population started to pick up again. Cleaned up some other part and came back I guess. Nope, no idea how to get one into your area but it WOULD solve your problem 100% guaranteed. Maybe your local Game person can help. And maybe they will tell you if you touch one in any way your fine will be 10x your medical bills when that wad of teeth and claws tears into you. You don't have to resort to importing wild animals. A whippet will run off the rabbits pretty quickly. Read all the replies and suggest a combination of: 1. "birth control" food placed stragetically. Stops them from reproducing. 2. Electronic fence; ultra-sonic repellant signals. HTH |
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"HeyBub" wrote in message m... Jim Yanik wrote: WTF do you think a fence will stop a burrowing animal for more than, oh, maybe a minute and a half? you -bury- the bottom foot of the fencing. Won't work - at least according to the Secretary of Homeland Security. She is on record as saying "Build a 15-foot fence and I'll show you a rabbit that can dig a 16-foot hole." Or something like that - she goes on to discuss mayonnaise if I recall correctly. I'm trying to grow tomatoes in pots. The pots are tall enough so that a rabbit can't reach the plants standing on it's hind legs. The pots are tightly surrounded by chicken wire that is closed at the top. There are no openings bigger than the chicken wire openings. It is electrified by an electric fence gizmo. Something is still eating my new plants. I didn't even suspect the squirrels. Now I'm suspecting mice. I was trying to grow some grass for my dog to roll around in. The rabbits kept eating the new sprouts all the way to the ground. I shot one from about 50' in the rear thigh with a BB gun pumped only three times. It died. I was just trying to scare it away. I suspect a pellet gun would be more than adequate. Last year the rabbits ate my tomato plants. Instead of eating the leaves or tomatoes they chew off the main stalk at ground level, thus destroying their food supply. I think the tomato plants are smarter than the rabbits. |
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"SteveB" wrote in message ... "Red" wrote in message ... On Jun 24, 7:00 pm, Jim Yanik wrote: you can buy 9mm air rifles that definitely kill them. your ordinary BB gun will not. 9mm?? That's a standard firearm round. What kind of air supply does one need to shoot that thru an air rifle? Red Yeah, I'd like to see one of those. Does it require an air hose with a heavy duty compressor? Steve They seem to be popular in countries such as Australia where everyone can't just go buy a regular gun. |
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"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message ... On 25 Jun 2009 22:40:35 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote: -snip- http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/CAREER_...9mmultra1s.htm 77gr at 900fps. ~138 ft-lbs muzzle energy. the bullet is lighter than a .380 auto(9x17 or 9mm short) bullet. Sounds more like a deer rifle to me. The noise alone would eliminate from contention for the OP. A .177cal springer that shoots over 700fps will take care of rabbits in a garden. [jackrabbits in the desert might be fun with the above gun, though] And then the op is looking at $100, rather than $600. Jim I have a $20 Chinese .177 break-barrel air rifle that's accurate enough to shoot rabbits. The sights fell apart but other than that it's OK. I just put a cheap scope on it. They *said* it's 1000 fps but personally I think it's probably closer to 700. |
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