This morning I went out to feed the Quack Pack and gather eggs but some critter had done beat me to the eggs. I searched the yard as best as I could for any track but found none. The main thing is all my hens (and drakes and ganders) are unscathed. I've never known cats to be egg thieves but that's my first instinct as none of the birds were so much as missing a feather.
I didn't have my red LED lights on but will set up another sting today and be certain all are on before leaving for work. I've no desire to kill any critter that I have no intention of eating so here's my step by step plan of defense:
1 Deter w/ red "faux eye shine" lights.
2 Put a radio outside to keep noise going.
3 Next night off pop a few bottle rockets into the trees closest to the bird enclosure.
4 Set up a sniper position w/ my pellet rifle to burn some ass.
5 LAST RESORT: Shoot to kill.
I don't want to kill or even hurt anyone's pet but A#1 some beastie is taking food off of my table and B#2 may possibly injure, maim or even kill one or more of my babes.
I set up today the plywood I fetched home last week and took a few trial shots w/ the 10 pump pellet rifle from approximately 50 feet. To put a good "pot knot" on the ply took all 10 pumps. If it's a cat I'll start w/ 6 or 8. Anything else gets 10 or possibly some hot lead from a .22 rifle. Not to brag but w/ my .22 rifle I don't miss very often from less than 50 yards. I've gone on successful squirrel hunts using only my Ruger revolver w/ a 9.5" barrel!
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