Ratting With My R10 Mk2...

[PJWmids 35]

Hadn't been round the chicken coups for a while, lost two chicks last night to rats, so was a bit pissed off tonight, took the r10 and my nv setup and had half hour. Soon as it went dark, spotted two took one with a headshot, his mate disappeared, but soon enough he came looking for his mate, big mistake, took him with a headshot. Waited about 15 mins, hadn't seen anything else, then spotted the glint of another rats eyes in my nv, took the shot but he started doing some body popping so had to take a second shot to silence him. After inspection the first shot went through his neck. Hopefully the rest of my chicks will be a little safer now they've had some retribution.

 

Thanks

[moxy 617]

[David.evans 5,323]

Good shooting mate

That's a few of the little bustards gone

Atb

Dave

[j j m 6,589]

Well done mate

[big napper 3,630]

yep nice one mate, good shooting

[RemyBolt 420]

Nice rats there.

 

At the farm where I shoot, the farmer doesn't want me to touch them incase I get a disease and try to sue him. Wish I could get line up pics like that.

 

I'm trying to talk them into getting me a litter grabber stick thing so that I can get those style of pics.

Edited September 29, 2014 by RemyBolt

[PJWmids 35]

Cheers guys, That's what I use remybolt, I've got a litter picker to pick them up with. I'm going to have another go at them the end of the week to see if there are anymore left about.

[RemyBolt 420]

Cheers guys, That's what I use remybolt, I've got a litter picker to pick them up with. I'm going to have another go at them the end of the week to see if there are anymore left about.

Do you ever use bait to get them to stay in place for long?

[PJWmids 35]

Well they feed from grain left on the floor from feeding the chickens, so I know where there going to be heading. They don't really stay still, so it's a case of quick target location and shoot. They have been chewing on the coup doors trying to get inside. And I recently put some young chickens into the flock, they killed two, I found one chick head first in a rat hole, obviously to big for the hole, but the bloody things still tried to drag it down. I hate rats with a passion, they will eat anything, including each other!

[RemyBolt 420]

. I hate rats with a passion, they will eat anything, including each other!

I just said this on another rat shooting write-up, but it applies here too. Whenever I see a rat I've shot being dragged away to be eaten by another rat, I think about secondary poisoning and smile.

[Rimfireboy! 1,463]

Good shooting, well done.