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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Hunting Gate => Topic started by: ranchibi on May 30, 2018, 03:48:57 AM
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Well, off and on for the past couple of days something had been raiding the bait station. Tonight 2 hours after putting more PB out part of it was missing. So, I put more out and checked every few minutes since I hadn’t put the ding donged out and about 1/2 an hour later I saw movement and the rattus was leaning head first into the PB back legs gripping the top of the station. I grabbed the Compatto which was next to me on the rest, flipped opened the UTG’s scope covers turned the IR on, loaded a pellet, flicked the safety off and put the crosshairs on its noggin and let the 15.89 JSB go...thuck, it had found its mark and the rattus slumped down and off the station and onto the grass. Good size female about 13”. Put her in a zip lock and cleaned the Compatto and put EVERYTHING away including the tripod. Heading to post this I took one more look out..movement! Another rat was snooping around, so, I got everything out as quick as humanly possible slid open the sliding glass door and waited peering through the scope...gone...less than 10 minutes later I could see his head peeking around the station the cross hairs already on its mark and ppfffttt..thuck..he just collapsed. Two’fer! Had not had a two’fer in a over a year! Woo hoo! He was a young male about 11”.
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Nice shooting Randall!
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Great shooting! A twofer! That deserves a happy dance. 8)
Still no rats here.
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Nice shooting Randall!
Dave, thank you very much! :)
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Great shooting! A twofer! That deserves a happy dance. 8)
Still no rats here.
Steve, thank you so much! About time....right!? :)
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Oh sweet! Two in one night is a special treat. Great shooting, Randall!
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Congrats, two in one night that sounds like fun.
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Oh sweet! Two in one night is a special treat. Great shooting, Randall!
Jason, thank you! It was it was! LOL
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Congrats, two in one night that sounds like fun.
Paulus, I had a blast!...the second one sure caught me by surprise :)
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Congrats, two in one night that sounds like fun.
Paulus, I had a blast!...the second one sure caught me by surprise :)
If you are hunting A Smart Elusive Quarry, they will some time do that. Very Good Shooting Randall !
Best Wishes - Tom
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NIce shooting Randall!
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Congrats, two in one night that sounds like fun.
Paulus, I had a blast!...the second one sure caught me by surprise :)
If you are hunting A Smart Elusive Quarry, they will some time do that. Very Good Shooting Randall !
Best Wishes - Tom
Tom, thank you so much! As much as I hate to admit it...those rattus rattus are super elusive and smart like you said! On some (not all) I need to have the sliding glass door already open so they hear NOTHING, otherwise..poof they’re gone!
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NIce shooting Randall!
Randy, thank you kind sir! :)
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Great sniping, Randall!
You're one of the rattus heavy hitters now.
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Nice shooting on the two-fer!
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Yeah Buddy, nice shooting, 2 in one night is excellent, get some more....... ;D
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Congrats, two in one night that sounds like fun.
Paulus, I had a blast!...the second one sure caught me by surprise :)
If you are hunting A Smart Elusive Quarry, they will some time do that. Very Good Shooting Randall !
Best Wishes - Tom
Tom, thank you so much! As much as I hate to admit it...those rattus rattus are super elusive and smart like you said! On some (not all) I need to have the sliding glass door already open so they hear NOTHING, otherwise..poof they’re gone!
Ha I have had the same trouble, before a nights shooting I have taken to raising the window enough to get my fingers under to lift it. That way it is ready to open nice and noiseless. If I have to unlock it then try and lift it I make way to much noise and they are gone.
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Great shooting Randall! Keep ppfftt'ing and thwacking them! ;D
Harry
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Great sniping, Randall!
You're one of the rattus heavy hitters now.
Dinh, thank you very much! Oh...it’ll take time before I get near the rattus status of Kevin or Steve or Stefan (hope he’s ok).
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Nice shooting on the two-fer!
Jimmy, thank you so much!
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Yeah Buddy, nice shooting, 2 in one night is excellent, get some more....... ;D
Kevin, thank you bud! Yeah...that’s a rarity nowadays...and, I like you, will try my best to get more :)
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Congrats, two in one night that sounds like fun.
Paulus, I had a blast!...the second one sure caught me by surprise :)
If you are hunting A Smart Elusive Quarry, they will some time do that. Very Good Shooting Randall !
Best Wishes - Tom
Tom, thank you so much! As much as I hate to admit it...those rattus rattus are super elusive and smart like you said! On some (not all) I need to have the sliding glass door already open so they hear NOTHING, otherwise..poof they’re gone!
Ha I have had the same trouble, before a nights shooting I have taken to raising the window enough to get my fingers under to lift it. That way it is ready to open nice and noiseless. If I have to unlock it then try and lift it I make way to much noise and they are gone.
Paulus, true true! They are very wary critters :)..a battle too easily won is too easily forgotten!
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Great shooting Randall! Keep ppfftt'ing and thwacking them! ;D
Harry
Harry, thank so very much! I am and will try my best! :)
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Stefan (hope he’s ok).
+1
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Nice shooting on those fat ones Randall, two large ones in one night are hard to come by.. 8)
Hoping Stefan is fine too,
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Octavio, thank you very much! I was pretty lucky :). Like you and Dinh said, I too hope Stefan is well.