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Title: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: TroyHammer on August 31, 2020, 10:53:16 AM
Thought is was cool.

https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/japanese-grandmothers-create-'monkey-busters'-group-to-fight-primates-with-airguns
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: wolverine on August 31, 2020, 11:23:28 AM
it won't load for me.  :-[
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Post by: CraigH on August 31, 2020, 11:34:51 AM
The page opened for me - in a separate tab per my configuration.
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Post by: USAFANG6799 on August 31, 2020, 11:45:19 AM
Opened ok for me.

I enjoyed reading some of the other articles.
Interesting culture.
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Post by: ranchibi on August 31, 2020, 11:52:09 AM
How cool! Thanks for sharing 👍
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: avator on August 31, 2020, 11:56:07 AM
As I understand the article... they are not actually shooting them, they are firing warning shots.
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Post by: Madd Hatter on August 31, 2020, 12:00:56 PM
I can't believe some of the comments people were posting. Must be city dewelers.
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: USAFANG6799 on August 31, 2020, 01:15:39 PM
Wondering why they don't use paintball guns instead?
These grandmothers would be even more popular if they wore a ghillie suit  ;D
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: anti-squirrel on August 31, 2020, 01:43:35 PM
I love all the non-Japanese comments.  I would happily volunteer those idiots people attend to appeasing a troop of a higher-order primate, Perhaps Chimps?   Since Chimpanzees are like any "harmless" territorial primate.  After a few groin-emasculations and nose/finger/ear removals, the sapiens will yield to the more robust yet less-intelligent primate.  IE: giving in to the bully.
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: Mole2017 on August 31, 2020, 02:17:18 PM
None of the articles are being specific about the weapons beyond "airguns" but I found one that said it was airsoft. That would make sense, as it is a lot easier than owning a pellet gun in Japan. That said, I was hoping for something more like what Matt Dubber would do...No repeat offenders!

Still, it is funny to think of these ladies making tracks to scare monkeys in town. I wish them many more years of being able to move like that!
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Post by: kbstingwing on August 31, 2020, 02:27:33 PM
Reminds me of my Mom, she would do things like that to protect her Garden with my old Red Rider BB gun, she couldn't hit the side of a barn with it but it did scare off the critters.
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Post by: mrbulk on August 31, 2020, 02:38:35 PM
After a few groin-emasculations and nose/finger/ear removals, the sapiens will yield to the more robust yet less-intelligent primate.  IE: giving in to the bully.

Peter, I watched "Rise of The Warrior Apes", it was brutal at some points.
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) on August 31, 2020, 02:40:21 PM
Love the name of the town, a relatively less-populous prefecture called Fukui.  I wonder if it was named by the monkeys?   ;D :o :-[
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: Shaq on August 31, 2020, 02:47:22 PM
I can't believe some of the comments people were posting. Must be city dewelers.
I had to go back and read some after reading your comment lol.  One stood out to me -

“ This seems like a reckless escalation in what could potentially develop into an all out Simian-Sapien territorial conflict.

With the sapiens pursuing armament we will likely see the Simians resort to improvised weaponry in the form of long range IEDs (Improvised explosive doodoos) This could prove devastating for the local civilian population.

Perhaps a 2nd tract strategy of appeasement and non-lethal deterrence in the form of bananas and grumpy cats might prevent the precarious situation from developing into an intractable turf war.”
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Post by: wolverine on August 31, 2020, 02:54:12 PM
while visiting south america last year, we encountered howler monkeys in the jungle.  we were told not to observe them too long or they'd throw fresh feces at us.  i took a few quick pics and pushed on.  they won.  ;D
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: Fate on August 31, 2020, 03:00:27 PM
while visiting south america last year, we encountered howler monkeys in the jungle.  we were told not to observe them too long or they'd throw fresh feces at us.  i took a few quick pics and pushed on.  they won.  ;D

Monkeys are not to be trifled with, they're smart, know humans, and protect their own.

When observing the Gibraltar monkey's compound back when, you learned not to get too close for too long... their "primitive weapons" made sure you paid if you did.
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: mrbulk on August 31, 2020, 03:02:00 PM
I can't believe some of the comments people were posting. Must be city dewelers.
I had to go back and read some after reading your comment lol.  One stood out to me -

“ This seems like a reckless escalation in what could potentially develop into an all out Simian-Sapien territorial conflict.

With the sapiens pursuing armament we will likely see the Simians resort to improvised weaponry in the form of long range IEDs (Improvised explosive doodoos) This could prove devastating for the local civilian population.

Perhaps a 2nd tract strategy of appeasement and non-lethal deterrence in the form of bananas and grumpy cats might prevent the precarious situation from developing into an intractable turf war.”

Hmmm, I wonder if the uptight school-marmish wording was due to the translation... :D
Title: Re: Japanese grandmothers use airguns to protect their crops.
Post by: moorepower on September 01, 2020, 12:59:49 PM
I know airsoft is popular in Japan, possibly that is what they are using? Airsoft bb's I have heard sting. The comments were.... interesting.