rat smoker

[No1ShottySid 0]

Me and a few mates off here went out ratting the other day with our new smoker, an old chainsaw engine run rich on oil, the only problem i it didnt seem to bolt the rats , we know there are rats in there, what advice can you give?

[No1ShottySid 0]

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[the_stig 6,614]

did it make enough smoke ? sure thr was rats at home ?

[No1ShottySid 0]

yep it was smokey but it was a really long earth, and yes deffinatly rats home as we seen loads on the lamp running up and down the hedge row the earth is in.

[the_stig 6,614]

i`d have smoked it a few times or opened up the earth half way and smoke it from thr

[Sterry 0]

Just wondering how you would get the smoke down the hole, is it just a section on hose pipe?? i've tried smoke pellets but bit toxic for my liking, the chainsaw would be damn easier nd bit more pleasant...for me mind ...not the rats

[just jack 998]

did you put the pipe down all of the holes,,,,,,,,did smoke come out of any of the other holes,,,,it may look like they are connected but not always,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,rats at times would rather stay put when they know dogs are about

[goldfinch2007 2,336]

Me and a few mates off here went out ratting the other day with our new smoker, an old chainsaw engine run rich on oil, the only problem i it didnt seem to bolt the rats , we know there are rats in there, what advice can you give?

sometimes it helps to push the spade in and rock it just to get them moving,let your dogs mark 1st .

[Guest night time my time]

can help to keep your dogs back off the holes,give the ratsa chance to bolt,

[huntwithhounds 3]

i never run my mixture to rich as to much smoke will kill the rats underground by affixiation.

[baldockbanks courser 598]

if you use petrol they will bolt. just put it in a squezzie drink bottle put it in all the holes and wait. most rats will bolt. if they dont throw a match down one of the holes and pop! the air will link all the holes and they explode! rats will come out singed but still put up a good fight. my old bitch had singed wiskers at the end but she was still game at the end of the day.

[just jack 998]

if you use petrol they will bolt. just put it in a squezzie drink bottle put it in all the holes and wait. most rats will bolt. if they dont throw a match down one of the holes and pop! the air will link all the holes and they explode! rats will come out singed but still put up a good fight. my old bitch had singed wiskers at the end but she was still game at the end of the day.

tats a first,,,,,not heard/seen that 1

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

if its soil just let the dogs mark and then dig them out, seen some real arsehole using a smoker in soil.they kill more rats underground then bolt.

im not a fan of smokers, ok for concrete floors or somewere the dogs cant dig or a ferret cant be used.

[just jack 998]

yeh good point, but seen plenty bolt from soil, but i cant see the point in digging it all up so the rat runs to the end so to speak, but in all fairness, we always end up digging the feckers, as the dogs somehow know there still there, then they pop out, good coment,

[JDFrain 1]

Not to sure why but noticed this year the rats seem to be staying down longer than, when using the smoker. i have found that i am having to wait a lot longer and use a lot more smoke than normal even using my standard mix of petrol and two stroke.

 

my old uncle he keeps saying to me they wont be long now he can here them coughing hahaahaah...

 

john