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I'm just curious
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Soundguy - "Your post is skewed to reflect negatively on gun use.. dispite that issue.. I'll post my opinion."
Lighten up my friend, no negativity intended, just honest curiosity. I'm a NRA Endowment Member and a proud "gun clinger".
Kossetx - Better let your little dachshund know that they say the the "third time is the charm".
Getting lots of interesting comments.
Lighten up my friend, no negativity intended, just honest curiosity. I'm a NRA Endowment Member and a proud "gun clinger".
Kossetx - Better let your little dachshund know that they say the the "third time is the charm".
Getting lots of interesting comments.
AlanB
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I guess I use what is at hand. I don't normally carry a gun, but when the wife starts screaming from the vegetable garden I am bringing one.
My problem with snakes has more to do with identifying them. I am in the camp that would rather not kill a non poisonous snake, but snake identification is not exactly my passion, and would normally rather err on the side of caution.
We lost a fair # of chick's this year to at least one black snake. (15 or so) I am fairly certain it was a black or chicken snake as we lost one chick a night, and on about day 12 we got left a nice 4' long snake skin as a souvineer in the the chicken coop. Guess that meant he got too big for his britches
I think my dogs got excited though and wiped out my chicken population though, although we cannot quite be certain. Could be fox, possum, coyote, coon or hawk, but the bodies have started showing back up, usually in my dogs mouths with them playing catch which kind of makes me think they are the culprits.
My problem with snakes has more to do with identifying them. I am in the camp that would rather not kill a non poisonous snake, but snake identification is not exactly my passion, and would normally rather err on the side of caution.
We lost a fair # of chick's this year to at least one black snake. (15 or so) I am fairly certain it was a black or chicken snake as we lost one chick a night, and on about day 12 we got left a nice 4' long snake skin as a souvineer in the the chicken coop. Guess that meant he got too big for his britches
I think my dogs got excited though and wiped out my chicken population though, although we cannot quite be certain. Could be fox, possum, coyote, coon or hawk, but the bodies have started showing back up, usually in my dogs mouths with them playing catch which kind of makes me think they are the culprits.
Egon
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Here in the Far Northeast we are fortunate to have no poisonous snakes among the five [I think] types of snakes found. Those we do have do not seem to harm us.
Reputedly we have some other snakes that climb walls but these are seen by only a few people who are bothered by them and get quite agitated in their presence!
Those we do have do not seem to harm us. Reputedly we have some other snakes that climb walls but these are seen by only a few people who are bothered by them and get quite agitated in their presence!
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actionaj
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I like to set on the swing near my pond and shoot water snakes. Started out using a .22 but switched to my Gamo air rifle. Makes it a little more challenging since its slower to reload and you don't have to pick up any shell casings when your done. Sometimes when I am out cutting brush I will carry a double action .22 or my .45LC Ruger just for fun.
CDsdad
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I used to would let a black snake slide. No more. We saw one in my field and my 3 year old wanted to catch it and use it as a whip, "like Indiana Jones" he said. So now I kill them all. We have to watch him, too. He's not afraid of much.
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Soundguy - "Your post is skewed to reflect negatively on gun use.. dispite that issue.. I'll post my opinion."
Lighten up my friend, no negativity intended, just honest curiosity. I'm a NRA Endowment Member and a proud "gun clinger".
Considdering a gun is a tool just like a shovel or a hoe.. I just wondered why the last sentence seemed to sound so negative on choosing one tool over another.
I'm a NRA life member.
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Soundguy - "Your post is skewed to reflect negatively on gun use.. dispite that issue.. I'll post my opinion."
Lighten up my friend, no negativity intended, just honest curiosity. I'm a NRA Endowment Member and a proud "gun clinger".
Considdering a gun is a tool just like a shovel or a hoe.. I just wondered why the last sentence seemed to sound so negative on choosing one tool over another.
I'm a NRA life member.
soundguy
Guess I'm just getting lazy in my old age. I don't have to clean a BFR or a shovel after using it. Guess I'm cheap too, BFR's and elbow grease don't cost anything. The end result, regardless of which tool is used, is that Ol' Mr. Noshoulders is gone, forever. Or, at least until his 14 brothers, 6 cousins and 5 buddies show up.
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To me, it's a matter of doing the humane thing. There is no reason for any being to suffer in it's own death, snakes included. One well placed shot minimizes suffering. How many of you really kill the thing one strike with a stick or a rock? I am not a PETA member, as a matter of fact am a former trapper. My sets were either drowning sets or I used conibears which snapped the neck. If I do trap again, I probably won't even use drowning sets anymore. I guess I'm getting softer as I get older. If fur prices bounce back which it looks like they are, I will resume trapping. There is no reason to bludgeon anything to death. I'm just curious, why does someone feel the need to beat something to death when there are easier more efficient methods? Just my humble opinion.
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As I mentioned earlier.. no BFR's in my horse pasture.. and I'm much more likely to be carrying a firearm vs having a shovel within easy reach at any given moment.. unless I'm specifically working a task that needs a shovel..
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Guess I'm just getting lazy in my old age. I don't have to clean a BFR or a shovel after using it. Guess I'm cheap too, BFR's and elbow grease don't cost anything. The end result, regardless of which tool is used, is that Ol' Mr. Noshoulders is gone, forever. Or, at least until his 14 brothers, 6 cousins and 5 buddies show up.