Show me yours and I'll show you mine,... BAIT STATION ! (Pic heavy)

[nervoustrigger]

Wow. Ron, when I noticed you hadn't posted back to thread in a while this afternoon, I figured your resolve must have finally begun to wane.  But the truth was, you were off crafting another masterful response. 

I almost blew my coffee out of my nose when I advanced the scroll wheel and saw:

AHhhh Yes ! , Here it is right here,.....

I am honored to be welcomed into I.F.A.R.T.

It has been mighty quiet in the night over the last couple of weeks but there's always tonight!  A pellet is in the B51 standing by the door, all it needs is to be cocked.  Now come on ding-donger, give me your song! 

[Gertrude]

I tried to join this brotherhood of F.A.R.T, but after you smelled, errr heard my testimonial of my shooting a skunk, you’ll said I had to form my own brotherhood and it shall be called S.T.I.N.K.Y.I. F.A.R.T.

Glenn,
We also do not discriminate based on Stank-stank-Stankie-ness either.
 Besides, if we didn't welcome you to the membership,.... we're all be afraid you'd drop one of them Striped Pole-cats into our clubhouse and take us ALL out !
 I hereby move that Brother Glenn be recognized by the membership.
 Are there any Nea's ?

Well glad your having ''fun''...  No activity here... not with rats anyhow... But momma just came and got me saying there was a Grinner behind the wood pile...

I grabbed the RWS 34 and the light. Sure enough a good sized almost all white bugger!!  One shot thru the left EB and a second for good measure top O da noodle...  Pics in AM..

CW

Good work Brother Brian !
 Looking forward to the Ghostly Grinner pics !

actually, I Have killed a couple of furry varmints that eat the chickens and other birds in our farm. they are similar to your mongoose, but the end of it's tail is hairless.
We use no bait stations, or dingers, but the trees branches moves when they are in them, so if this is enough, I will really like to apply for membership to IFART, or IFARRRT, I like the name and purpose of the organization.

Basically a big furry rat looking animal.
That's good enough.
I'd say you can be a member.

Post 'em up,.... Gotta see 'em


Tonight's cuisine  is being served under the ambiance of an Emerald Glow.
 A fine slice of Valentino's best. Bacon and Bell pepper Pizza, and a big greasy chunk of fat from tonight's Flank Steak.
 To maximize scent attraction, the fat grease was smeared all over the station and the white backing paper...



My little pumper is staged and at the ready... sitting at 23 yds.
 It's got 20 pumps in it, a CPHP is chambered, and the bolt is ready to be cocked.



And here I sit enjoying a big hunk of birthday cake, waiting to hear that sweet ding-dong-music... and thinking about downloading an old Pat Benetar song.

 "Hit me with your Best Shot,.... Why Don't 'Cha hit-me-with-your Besst Shhoooott..."
  "Hit me with your BesShot,....... FIRE AWAAAAYYY ! "

[cactusrat]

Ron, when a plain, brown wrapped box shows up at the clubhouse. DON’T OPEN IT! 

Just put the nice lady next door address on it and throw it over the fence or send it to our government. 

It is a life long fulfillment to be accepted into the I.F.A.R.T. brotherhood. Thank you. 

I pledge, as a member of the brotherhood, to put a pellet into everything that needs (and some stuff that doesn’t, {my poor chrony}) a pellet in it, as long as I have air, pellets, bait, ding dong batteries, lights, and a gun and I don’t just reach over and turn the ding donger off and go back to sleep. 

I will see you brothers at the next meeting or down at the homeless shelter when the “ones who must be obeyed” kicks you out for waking her up in the middle of the night one too many times. 

[cwlongshot]

gracious. Now who is gonna help clean the coffee off my iPhone?!!!  LOL. You guys have too much fun here!!!

Got up this AM and the Grinner was just where at left him last night, just a li stiffer.



GREAT thread keep it going!!!

CW

[DD789]

I went to get wine grapes yesterday with my friend/wine maker. and look what happens to this gate diluted to RATS, RASCALS and RABBITS  LOL  When we got back to his place he had his own set of pests BLUE BIRDS and ROBINS feasting on his wine grapes.    out comes the guns you bird admirers don't worry we just shot by them to scare them away. within 5mins. they left. 

[Gertrude]

Ron, when a plain, brown wrapped box shows up at the clubhouse. DON’T OPEN IT! 

Just put the nice lady next door address on it and throw it over the fence or send it to our government. 

Boy ohh BOY !,.... don't I WISH !
 She has a swimming pool and trust me, the thought has crossed my mind more than once, to see if a dead rat floats.
 Especially the two that I got in the snap traps, due to them not having any traceable pellet holes in them.

gracious. Now who is gonna help clean the coffee off my iPhone?!!!  LOL. You guys have too much fun here!!!

Got up this AM and the Grinner was just where at left him last night, just a li stiffer.



GREAT thread keep it going!!!

CW

Any stiff grinner is a good grinner !
Around here, when ever I find a hiding spot filled with empty snail shells, I know a grinner has been staying there.
If we let a vehicle sit for a week or more, they will crawl up on top of the engine a set up house. They pee and poop all over the top of the engine. Stinks something awful if you forget to check and rinse it off before heading off on a camping trip, road trip, etc.
 Nasty nasty critters with a seriously bad attitude. They rank very high on my preferred "Lead Stoppers" list.
 I usually only get 1 or 2 per year, .. but am happy when I get them.


Last nights score : Zero for Ron

I set up some new green lights that will probably take a few days for the little vermin to acclimate.
 I went to Home Depot and picked up a few different types of colored lights.
 going to try doing a experiment to see if color or type of light, (LED, Florescent, Incandescent) makes a difference.



Last night, I tried using one clamp light attached to a branch in the Orange tree. It had a 25w green incandescent "party" bulb, and is about 6 feet from the deck of the bait station. (this MAY prove to be too close, but I'm going to let it stay there for a few nights, to see if they will acclimate. I may need to use some sort of "diffuser" to soften the direct harshness of the light on the deck.

This is a pic taken with my little point'n'shoot, ( cameraflash turned off), of the deck illuminated with that light, only 6' away.
 Looking at the deck it doesn't seem too harsh,... but when you turn towards/facing the lightbulb, it might be a bit much, and spook the Little Lead Stoppers



 I also have another clamp light with the same bulb, back where I am shooting from.
 (23yds back from the deck)
I'll get some pics of the lights positions later today, and post them up.
 
It may turn out that I would be better off, using both the lights back at the shooting position.
What do you guys think ? any suggestions ?

I see that some of you will even use colored Flood Lights.
What wattage are they ?,... and how far are they from your bait station ?

 
 
 

 

[cwlongshot]

That blk bulb if the one I use. I don't bother them but ain't none to brute either. Useless unless the critters are within a couple feet of bulb.

CW

[ronbeaux]

Ok, so I got back from Nawlins for a meeting dieing to kill something. Well what do you know. My top secret rat bait station security system still works. The digers caught him coming in to the bait, but not on the bait, so I could put dawn my beer and get sighted in.

Splat!! Dead rat.



 

[Gertrude]

Woo Hoo !
 That's one more Lead Stopper that did his job perfectly ! Good for him,... err,... I mean you !

I'm sitting here with my ding dongers on, and I've now got a little better scope all mounted and sighted.
 It an older Simmons 3-9X40  that I pulled from my D48, but it should be a little better than the cheapy beeman combo 4X32 scope that I have been using off of my RS2 Ram.

[Gtownjake]

Here is my set up for tonight.



A little 1835 Texas bourbon, some Virginia flake in the pipe next to the chiminea on a cool night...
(no kids in the house and the wife has been out of town for the last 10 days.....do I need to go on at how awesome this is?)
I don't have a shooting bench just yet so I am making do with my dog's food bin.
Looking for an inexpensive bench to buy or build.

and this was the view to the bait station......it's the small linear wood pile under the trees about 16-18 yards away.



I'm using a clamp on light with one of the decorative green lights from Home Depot.
Seems to work ok.

No luck tonight though.....I need to find a good bait that will actually keep them in the open a little longer.

[Gertrude]

Hahaha,... Jake,
That looks purt dang near purrrfekt to me !
 I just looked and see that you are about 100 south of where I was born. Straight up 35 at Hillsboro 

good luck on hold'n 'em at the line tonight.
We take no prisioners ! Drop 'em where they stand !     

[BenjiHunter]

Jake, that setup is great.
The critters will move in and not move out.

I'll go with the beer again tonight.
Beer and Sunflower seeds.
I know, it's a shame to waste beer on rats.
It's not much, not more than I usually spill on myself.

[Gertrude]

For tonight's main Entree,

We will be serving some Spaghetti with Marinara Meat sauce,... lightly seasoned with Basil and Garlic.
 Sorry rats,.. but the kids gobbled up all the Toasted Garlic Baguette's
 Would you care for a little red wine, to go with your (un)healthy serving of HIGH SPEED LEAD ?

Tonight's music selection shall be the soothing sounds of the vastly popular "T H W A C K ! "

Please come in, sit down, and enjoy your meal.
 The band is preparing to play your song.

[BenjiHunter]

Duct tape on the sensors red diod?
LOL, I have done the same thing.

[BenjiHunter]

23:35
Mac1 1322
JSB 18.1 grain
15 yards.

Beer worked like a charm.
This little fella ended up in front of my gun.
I guess beer can make you do unthinkable things.
No chance for me to place a shot in the head.
They sit still for a second, so I just put the cross hairs where I though it would end up.
Trigger pull and whack. The rat was no more.
Another victory for the I.F.A.R.T boys.

[Gertrude]

Duct tape on the sensors red diod?
LOL, I have done the same thing.

Yep, you know it. 

Frustration factor level 3 Devcon tonight.
 I got 3 dash 'n' grabs as my ding dong did it's sing song.

 First time, I was warming the porcelain throne, when that sweet song began to play. are you kidding me ?...REALLY ? ? ?

 Second time, the dong song started, I went to jump from the couch, and my bum ankle locked up, and sent a lightening bolt of pain coursing up my spine and basically paralyzed me on the spot.

Then nothing for about 45 minutes. So I figured I'd try to improve on the dining experience and ambiance for the little Bait Suckers. I set up some sticks over the "basketti" dinner to provide some "comfort shelter", and I figured I'd go ahead and try some Decoys while I was at it...

 



15 minutes later, the donger starts talking to me again, and I succeed in getting off the couch without breaking my ankle, I grab the carbine and head out the door, grab my seat and get my eye on the glass... only to watch the little terrorist dart back and forth just a bit too much to place a shot. He goes about 18" each way a few times then he stops for 3 to 4 seconds!
 I promptly centered up the cross hairs, squeezed,... and Guess What ? ! ! ?

 I had Forgot to COCK THE DANG BOLT ! ! !

by the time I realized it,  and racked it,... the Rascal Rodent Retreated.

I hang my head in shame.
 Heck,...
 Even my chickens are disappointed in me




Double Dog Dang It !

[BenjiHunter]

I have stopped using the ding donger.
I sit for an hour outside until I see a rat.

[Gertrude]

23:35
Mac1 1322
JSB 18.1 grain
15 yards.

Beer worked like a charm.
This little fella ended up in front of my gun.
I guess beer can make you do unthinkable things.
No chance for me to place a shot in the head.
They sit still for a second, so I just put the cross hairs where I though it would end up.
Trigger pull and whack. The rat was no more.
Another victory for the I.F.A.R.T boys.

YAaaaaYY TEAM ! Woo-Woo-Woo-WOOOOOO !
 Hold That Line !
TAKE NO PRISONERS !
 DROP 'EM !

[Gertrude]

I'm upset
I'm need cake.

[nervoustrigger]

Hey, hey, Stefan.  Nice work putting down that rodent!

I'm still waiting for my next opportunity.  The ding donger has sent me outside 8 times the last 2 nights, and each time nothing is there.  Waited 5 minutes some times, 30 minutes other times and still nothing.  Then probably 3 of those times, within 5 minutes of going back into the house it would go off again.  Back out to look and still nothing. 

Then just a few minutes ago I went out and finally caught a glimpse of a very cagey red fox.  3 times he went near the food but then decided it wasn't worth the risk.  He doesn't know that he gets a pass.