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Hi all, just had a phone call off a friend of mine, who has rats coming in to her offices ! Shes had some guys out who put poison down which was killing the rats however they were then dieing in the wall cavities and roof space creating a bad smell which the staff arnt happy with as you could imagine. Shes asked me if i know of a solution, apparently there is a poison out there that once the rats are dead it then mummifies them eliminating all the smell. has anyone heard of this kit if so what's it called and any ideas who stocks it ??? many thanks

Slightly different scenario but similar i guess, the farmer of some ground that i shoot on phoned me last week to say a guy who used to shoot there many years ago has been in touch and would i mind him doing a bit ?? I explained to the farmer that it was his land and his decision, got the guys phone number and made contact explaining that i had no issue with him shooting and that he wouldn't offend me as long as we both knew when each other was on the ground. As a result he invited me round for a brew, chewed the fat about shooting for a bit and invited me out onto some of his permission.

Just taken a phone call from a family friend in southern Ireland, to say the chicken coop has been raided and are trying to narrow down what exactly it is that's responsible. None of the chickens have been taken however all are headless. theres a 15 foot high wall that surrounds the perimeter, & a high fence around the coop, so trying to rule out fox !! theres no water course near by so possibly not mink !! However Pine marten have been seen, can anyone shed any light on what sign a Pine Marten would leave if it got in a coop ??? Regards.

I'm after getting some footage of my trips out, and was wondering if there is a scope cam out there that anyone knows of ? If so who makes them ? Or if they have their own set up maybe brackets or some thing to adapt a digital cam corder !! I'm not overly keen on b*****d'ising my scope but any ideas would be sound. Regards

I changed from a O/U to a Beretta Urika 2 and haven't looked back.As Night hunter said if your on the clay ground you'll need an auto safe to show clear,and they're generally frowned upon on some formal shoot days. But if your mainly out rough shooting / Wildfowling or sat in a hide they're the dogs. Airborne.

Hi Richie I've got a Weihrauch HW 60 J With a Sak Mod, A bit dearer than what you've been quoted above, however i wouldn't change it for the world, nice feel to it and does the job i need it to do. Having said that if you want something that will stand up to a bit of abuse in your work environment you wont go wrong with a CZ. ATB

Warwickshire - Cleared for Fox 17 HMR.

Ask the farmer mate he should know whats cleared on the ground. When you put your forms in your FEO will check anyway if the land is cleared & for what calibre,if its not cleared he will walk round it with you and check it for suitability. For example a piece of new permission ive just been cleared on,a friend of mine also shoots, using a .243, i took for granted it would go through sharpish as i had a smaller calibre, The land was only cleared for .22, he was on an open ticket. Hope this helps.

As above mate Rats are Neophobic which means that they dislike or are wary of anythig new,wether that be new food or something new in theirs runs. Rats are also omnivore's which means they are very versatile in the many of choices of food that they have, so if they dont like something new theyll find something else to eat. The chances are that if you leave your traps there for a while to weather, youll start getting some results. Airborne

Cheers John, havn't quite weighed up placing the snares out on beats yet, so i placed them at the entrance to the burrows, on a fairly steep embankment, so no chance of anything but Rabbit getting caught in them, also theres a lot of fox activety in the area, which i trap and lamp also.

Pretty much as the title say's. Only been snaring for a few months, did the research on dimensions, tensioning etc,bought the kit and made the snares, however every morning that i check them they've been knocked so i reset them and so on. Turn up this morning to find Rabbit fur around the spot that i set the snare but no Rabbit, only to find the snare wire chewed thro,and remains close by. Sods law the first one that i get a fox has nailed it !! Is this common ?? if so what can i do to prevent it from happening again ?? Very frustrating... thanks in advance for any replys.

Dan i dont mind any one making a profit £120/£140 daily rate £60/£70 per cull/doe then they want to charge for the meat thats taking the piss wright your reply lets see your figures i bet it still doesnt warrent the price some want and before you say £20 hour the min wage is £5. and theres a lot of people which have to work for that we are all not so luck to have well payed jobs Wboulter Not being funny but where i live i earn £150.00 a day as a tradesman, i earn that because its the going rate, These guys do what they do and charge what they charge for a reason. I pers

Just been and picked up my new 17 HMR. Ended up with a Weirauch HW60J / With a Hawke frontier 6-24x50, Really pleased with how it looks and feels, will be zeroing it tomorrow weather permiting. The rounds that i got are Remington Premier Magnum Rimfire (17 Gr) !! Does anybody have any experience with these that can tell me what they are like, or tips on range for zeroing as everyone that i speak to tells you something different ? Cheers

Going to need to get another gun safe shortly,and thinking of getting a fabricator friend of mine to make me one,instead of buying one from a shop. Does anyone know what spec they need to be ? as in minimum Thickness / Gauge of steel etc ? any other details that need to be taken in to acount ? Regards

The birds will generaly land into wind mate. If you can, try and have the wind on your back, and set your deeks out in a horseshoe pattern going away from you, with the front of your horseshoe starting where your killing zone is, this way you will channel the birds straight in to you.youll be able to tell if they are comming in because they will set there wings, this will be obvious when you see it. Hope you have a good bag.