Mickey Mouse is dead

[Fuj]

Hope he doesn't use oil dry in his shop.

Yes we do. I gave him a deep tray and dropped off a bucket of
litter. Cat knew in an instant what it was for.

 

[Webster]

as it turned out even a CB is to much over kill for a mouse

Shoot one into a magazine and see how far it penetrates. I know they are very loud.

 

[K22]

When I was a kid, I was the Jack O'Connor of rat hunting.

Dumps loaded with rats were prevalent in those days and we would take our 22 rifles on rat safaris.

But the best ever was a donut shop in a rural area. On Sunday, due to the PA Blue Laws in those days, the shop was closed and the owner invited us to work over the massive rat population in a hill at the back of the shop. He even supplied stale donuts for bait. That hill was pock marked with rat holes; it looked like Iwo Jama. My old Mossberg hand me down 22 LR took many of "saber tooth" rats.

 

[Doug Casner]

When I was a kid. My dad and his buddies would go out to the city dump at night and shoot rats with a flashlight and a 22 pistol. Then they turned it in to a landfill . So much for the rat hunting. Doug

 

[swd]

One year when I was a kid our house backed to a field and we were overrun with mice. I could sit in the back porch and shoot mice all day with my air rifle. Fun times for 10-12 yo kid!

 

[ChrisNZ]

We've got this yaller cat employed full time for varmint control. He kills and eats about one gopher per day, and also the occasional mouse. Trouble is he likes to play with the mice, and has sometimes brought one in the house and lost it. I've given him a verbal warning, but frankly I don't think it did much good. jd

If your cat's only bought one mouse into the house, you're very lucky. Our Maine Coon is a shocker- regularly brings rats, mice and rabbits inside and devours them overnight. I found two half eaten half-size rabbits in the lounge the other day. Wondered why he was sitting in an unusual spot by the deck window and sure enough when we pulled back the curtain, here was a biggest fattest mouse I've ever seen clinging for dear life up the flyscreen.

 

[hoz53]

If your cat's only bought one mouse into the house, you're very lucky. Our Maine Coon is a shocker- regularly brings rats, mice and rabbits inside and devours them overnight. I found two half eaten half-size rabbits in the lounge the other day. Wondered why he was sitting in an unusual spot by the deck window and sure enough when we pulled back the curtain, here was a biggest fattest mouse I've ever seen clinging for dear life up the flyscreen.

thats a Big cat.

 

[DGP4]

My cats routinely leave half a rat or big lizard by the back door. I think it is a primordial benefit sharing that is programmed into their feline brains. I live 2 blocks away from a canal in south Florida, so we have all sorts of vermin and snakes, but my cats do a great job of keeping the population in check.

 

[perazziguy]

you have a cat ? you will be pissed if you leave the lid off the vibratory tumbler

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No amount of polishing will shine that up!!!

 

[perazziguy]

Our 1/2 beagle 1/2 husky mix has killed, in no certain order, skunk, squirrels, raccoons, opossums and a cat. He likes to take his "prize" in to his dog house until the hair starts to sluff off...

 

[450BM]

When I was a kid, I was the Jack O'Connor of rat hunting.

Dumps loaded with rats were prevalent in those days and we would take our 22 rifles on rat safaris.

But the best ever was a donut shop in a rural area. On Sunday, due to the PA Blue Laws in those days, the shop was closed and the owner invited us to work over the massive rat population in a hill at the back of the shop. He even supplied stale donuts for bait. That hill was pock marked with rat holes; it looked like Iwo Jama. My old Mossberg hand me down 22 LR took many of "saber tooth" rats.

Where in PA was this? I’m from Wellsboro. We had a dump less than 2 miles from us where I watched a guy shooting rats once with a Rem Nylon 66. That was the coolest thing I ever saw in my young life!!! I was probably 6 or 7, loved guns but Dad only ever bought 50 22rf at a time and I wasn’t able or allowed to go rat hunting with it. The dumps were closed up before I was old enough.

 

[DShortt]

lotta cats seem to like to bring their kills up to the porch- i think they wanna show us how good a hunters they are. but Sounds like time to get %mouse traps out in ur case jd

Ya'll are feedin' em too much. Hungry cat will eat those mice in about 2 minutes.

Don't much care for cats. But care even less for mice.

 

[Knotwild]

I live in a rural county. 80 year old neighbor lady had a stray cat roaming around and called animal control to catch it. Animal control said "we have 300 here now, you are on your own."

I look at cats differently than most people do.

 

[DShortt]

I live in a rural county. 80 year old neighbor lady had a stray cat roaming around and called animal control to catch it. Animal control said "we have 300 here now, you are on your own."

I look at cats differently than most people do.

My biggest beef with cats is I can't 'read' them.
I can just watch a cow for a minute and I know what it's going to do pretty much.

And then there's a cat.

Approaches you, rubs on your leg, you stroke it's head/back a few times....
and it bites you HARD.

If they were bigger, they'd hunt you down in your own house, kill you, and play with your inanimate corpse until it was bored. And go lie in the sun like nothing happened.

Nope. Don't care for cats.

 

[Webster]

My biggest beef with cats is I can't 'read' them.
I can just watch a cow for a minute and I know what it's going to do pretty much.

And then there's a cat.

Approaches you, rubs on your leg, you stroke it's head/back a few times....
and it bites you HARD.

If they were bigger, they'd hunt you down in your own house, kill you, and play with your inanimate corpse until it was bored. And go lie in the sun like nothing happened.

Nope. Don't care for cats.

Dogs like people. Cats tolerate people.

 

[TIMO]

Had a buddy ask if I had any H4831SC. Tigger helped me find it.View attachment 1621118

My orange cat assists with everything in the reloading process, she is sometimes too helpful. Have to take a break to give her some pets.
Tim

 

[misser]

it would seem some here don't know what a 22 CB long is

 

[K22]

Where in PA was this? I’m from Wellsboro. We had a dump less than 2 miles from us where I watched a guy shooting rats once with a Rem Nylon 66. That was the coolest thing I ever saw in my young life!!! I was probably 6 or 7, loved guns but Dad only ever bought 50 22rf at a time and I wasn’t able or allowed to go rat hunting with it. The dumps were closed up before I was old enough.

Western PA, Washington County; circa 1963 to 1966.

There were several we would hit. The Donut Shop was the best but that was a Sunday only proposition. We had two other dumps that were also outstanding.

One was at the edge of a large, wooded area where there was a Turkey Farm. All manner of disgusting stuff was dumped there along with trash from the farm. It was a target rich environment. My friend's uncle owned the farm, so we had exclusive rat safari access.

Another was a large public dump. The problem there was competition with other rat hunters. But the plus side was it was huge. Lots of rats and lots of places to set up. Most competitor were not as proficient as us, they hadn't mastered the art of understanding rat behavior, any movement by the hunter was fatal to a shot opportunity.

Too bad they don't have a "Rat Hunter Hall of Fame," because my best friend I could have qualified. 

This is probably more than you wanted to know.

 

[misser]

I live in a rural county. 80 year old neighbor lady had a stray cat roaming around and called animal control to catch it. Animal control said "we have 300 here now, you are on your own."

I look at cats differently than most people do.

Is its name target?

 

[pintopete]

Here’s my partner in the mousing game. She would find and corner them, and I’d finish the hunt with one of my shoes! Unfortunately she is retired now at 16. I’m not a cat guy, and I really like this one.