Eddie, great shot and pic! Those chippers rarely hold still long enough to get a good bead and are small.
Good shooting!Them .22cal Daisy's and H&N Baracuda Hunters are pellets I'd like to test in the Cayden one of these days. Bet those Daisy's hit hard at 25 yards, Lol.
Great shot Eddie! They aren't much bigger than the rats I have, but they sure move quicker!
Great shot there Eddie !!!
A few years back I got a call to help a friend thin out some chippers. He said there were a bunch of them, and they needed to go as they were getting into everything and causing damage. When I got there I had lost count of how many were in the front lawn alone, but over 30 of them (I've forgotten how many now). Besides his bird/chicken feed they were getting into, his wife at the time was feeding them corn! Lol, there were hundreds on his property.It took a few weekends of non-stop shooting to thin the majority out, but the one's that were left were the "smart one's" as my buddy put it. They will adapt and become very scarce, so if you're over run changing tactics might become nesesary. They might even take to the trees if all their kin are shot on the ground. Best bet is to eliminate all food sources if possible and set up a baiting station. Also, they dislike Irish Spring soap, so breaking some up and putting in a sack/sock and hanging around areas you don't want them to go will deter them. Unfortunately, I use Irish Spring soap, so they learned to sense (smell?) me every time I came around and would disappear. Just a few things I learned that may be useful in culling chippers, hopefully it's of some help.
Yeah, a good outdoor cat will keep the critters at bay. Sorry yours passed. Hopefully you can get rid of those chippers soon.For a few more years (hoping) I've got this guy. He keeps most of the critters at bay, including squirrels, rabbits, possums and raccoons, but especially other cats. He helps get rid of the evidence keep the gardens clear for myself and the neihbors (only a couple are close) and usually runs towards people shooting (air or rimfire) thinking he's going to get a snack, Lol. We've had a few close calls when he was younger taking on bigger critters, but he's managed to come out ok (after a few vet visits).