I'm just curious

[MossRoad]

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.

Well, it appears most of these guys are bad shots because we frequently see well ventilated snake pictures here. A hoe with a well places strike usually severs the head in one shot. I vote hoe.

I trap a lot of moles... over 250 in the last 5 years on my one acre. I started with the choker loop trap. It worked great, put made the moles suffer. I would frequently find them alive in the traps or even dragging the traps around the yard. I tried the plunger spike type traps as well. Couldn't tell if it killed the mole or not, because the mole would dig out from under it and go off somewhere in the tunnels. I finally resorted to the Out O Sight traps by Victor and they seem to kill very fast. Out of over 200 kills with that type of trap I have only had a few that were still alive. And those I would place on a stone and smash their heads with one blow of a shovel. Quick and out of their misery fast. No need to make them suffer.

 

[MossRoad]

... 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..

soundguy

I've seen plenty of gun holsters buy no shovel or hoe holsters.

 

[Soundguy]

Yep!

soundguy

 

[weldingisfun]

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..

soundguy


As you can see from my pics, BFR's are not in short supply.

 

[aczlan]

on those who are losing chickens to hawks and varmints, my parents were having problems with hawks, foxes and the occasional skunk making off with chickens, however a year or so back they bought a handful of guinea hens, they are LOUD but they seem to do a pretty good job of scaring such critter off, they are also better than a dog for letting you know when something is amiss. since getting them they have lost 2-3 chickens, vs the 1-2 per month they were losing before.

Aaron Z

 

[jinman]

As you can see from my pics, BFR's are not in short supply.

MFRs and LFRs are everywhere too. Are you sure you don't live in Stony?

 

[Soundguy]

My neighbors are giving me fits over the roosters. so no g-fowl at my place.

soundguy

on those who are losing chickens to hawks and varmints, my parents were having problems with hawks, foxes and the occasional skunk making off with chickens, however a year or so back they bought a handful of guinea hens, they are LOUD but they seem to do a pretty good job of scaring such critter off, they are also better than a dog for letting you know when something is amiss. since getting them they have lost 2-3 chickens, vs the 1-2 per month they were losing before.

Aaron Z

 

[redneckford]

My neighbors are giving me fits over the roosters. so no g-fowl at my place.

soundguy

get some guineas maybe you will get some new neighbors?? they will love your roosters after that!!!!

 

[Soundguy]

After the lawsuit threats.. i doubt they are moving.. and would just threaten again if i got more loud birds..

soundguy

 

[AlanB]

on those who are losing chickens to hawks and varmints, my parents were having problems with hawks, foxes and the occasional skunk making off with chickens, however a year or so back they bought a handful of guinea hens, they are LOUD but they seem to do a pretty good job of scaring such critter off, they are also better than a dog for letting you know when something is amiss. since getting them they have lost 2-3 chickens, vs the 1-2 per month they were losing before.

Aaron Z

Well, I said chickens, actually 7 of them were Guineas. 1 Guinea survived, we are debating if he was the baddest or the scaredest of them all.