paulk73 151 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Went to the pig farm.last night and put some barley out as bait. I couldn't believe the amount of rats that where about in certain parts of the farm. As I was putting the bait down, I could see the rats running about under the decking that the feed troughs sit on. Some of them seemed perfectly at home in the torch light. I put the bait down along 1 side of some pens. I then went down to the bottom row of arcs near the ditch to bait up, but noticed that a pen was open and the pigs had started to escape. I made a quick call to the farmer, and blocked the gate up so no more could escape. I went home for some tea, then came back and hour and a half later. I had the angel eye with me for the first time and was a bit apprehensive about using it. Anyway I got to it. As I approached the first bait point I could see the rats had really had their heads down on it, and 1 was still in the process. Well this fella never got the chance to raise his head again after he rolled down the banking into the mud. I had a couple more then the farmer turned up for a chat. After about half an hour of putting the world to rights I was back at the rats. 1 of the main areas that was holding a lot seems to be devoid of rats now. As the bait wasn't touched and I saw no sign of them through the nv. I finished with 11 all together. Not bad numbers really, because I really keep on top of this farm. But I did have six weeks that I couldn't shoot it because my gun was in the shop. It's surprising how much difference 6 weeks can make on a pig farm in terms of rat numbers if left untouched. I saw lots of juveniles under the deckings, but they where reluctant to venture out into the open. I also shot a couple of doe rats that where in milk. So it just goes to show that they have been breeding right through in this mild wet weather. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bmohd1twkrf8yj4/20160108_203159.jpg?dl=0 Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Picture above is the shot of the night. 44 yards. Quote Link to post
villaman 9,983 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Cant beat a bit of rat shooting ,by the way did you get a vid with the angel eye ? Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Yeah I did mate. I'm just trying to work out how to transfer them to the laptop.I'm a bit of a numpty when it comes to technology. Soon as I work it out I will post the video. It's also surprising how much I talk to myself lol. 1 Quote Link to post
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