ello well im only 13 and i shoot a lot in my backgarden i shoot rats and wood pigeons magpies exc all i do is put some bread down it might sound silly but when they no food is there they will come back daily and i shoot out of my window because my bedrooms at the back of the house rats have got good hearin and good sense of smell use the advantage of them not havin very good eyesight allways be still and quite.