A method for dealing with hogs, rodents, and coyotes in a mine.

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Don't move to Calif. You'll have to register that little varmint rifle as an "assault weapon", Can not sell it or hand it down to a family member as of Jan 1st.
Hopefully the NRA will sue the state and overturn Gov Moonbeam Brown's new law.
 

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Don't move to Calif. You'll have to register that little varmint rifle as an "assault weapon", Can not sell it or hand it down to a family member as of Jan 1st.
Hopefully the NRA will sue the state and overturn Gov Moonbeam Brown's new law.

THAT'S insane!!
 

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Rattlesnakes in your mine? Gold AND breakfast in one place? I'm headed your way. Don't see many rattlesnakes here anymore. Maybe I should stop eating them for awhile.

You'll have rodent problems no matter what you do. Underground they are your friends. If you see more than two running in the same direction, FOLLOW THEM. They'll give you a heads up if something bad is about to happen.
 

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Rattlesnakes in your mine? Gold AND breakfast in one place? I'm headed your way. Don't see many rattlesnakes here anymore. Maybe I should stop eating them for awhile.

You'll have rodent problems no matter what you do. Underground they are your friends. If you see more than two running in the same direction, FOLLOW THEM. They'll give you a heads up if something bad is about to happen.

Oh, I like the little critters in a mine. If they're in there, usually good air.

My mining partner always catches any rattlers we come across. Gives them away or sells them to universities for biomed research.

You know, with that shoulder pad I was wearing, that .50 didn't kick at all. I ran 20 rounds through her and not even slightly bruised, tender, or sore. It felt like a hard push, at the level of a 12 gauge 2 3/4" bird shot, but without the slap of a shotgun.
 

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Oh, I like the little critters in a mine. If they're in there, usually good air.

My mining partner always catches any rattlers we come across. Gives them away or sells them to universities for biomed research.

You know, with that shoulder pad I was wearing, that .50 didn't kick at all. I ran 20 rounds through her and not even slightly bruised, tender, or sore. It felt like a hard push, at the level of a 12 gauge 2 3/4" bird shot, but without the slap of a shotgun.

...And I'm in agony after snow plowing 6" of white stuff!

Neck injuries suck!
 

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Rattlesnakes won't be killed, but they gotta go...
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Rest of the critters can stay so log as they aren't causing trouble, but as long as you
have mice you're gonna have snakes...they two go together like me and a Big Mac.

The new .50 cal's are some incredible weapons, but I'll take my old M40 any
day.
 

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Don't move to Calif. You'll have to register that little varmint rifle as an "assault weapon", Can not sell it or hand it down to a family member as of Jan 1st.
Hopefully the NRA will sue the state and overturn Gov Moonbeam Brown's new law.

do what?!
 

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do what?!

Confiscation by attrition. I never step foot willingly in that state.

Rattlesnakes won't be killed, but they gotta go...
kicked-out.jpg~original


Rest of the critters can stay so log as they aren't causing trouble, but as long as you
have mice you're gonna have snakes...they two go together like me and a Big Mac.

The new .50 cal's are some incredible weapons, but I'll take my old M40 any
day.

My first rifle was a Remington Model 700 BDL, .270. I know the M40 family well.
 

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My advice to # 1, do not go into mines. As far as snakes, they taste good and free. I do not go into mines and caves because of snakes, bats who have diseases, wild pigs who can kill me, and other wild animals.
 

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Mice here could have hantavirus, no joke.

Little more penetration for the rock face



That's a homebuilt, he has more build videos.
 

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Mice here could have hantavirus, no joke.

Little more penetration for the rock face



That's a homebuilt, he has more build videos.



I'd be a little more worried about the bubonic plague. The rodents here still carry it. But considering how thectodents here get into everything, all of us who live here have probably already been exposed and are immune to it.
 

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Lead dust hazard.
5 gal. Bucket trap cheaper than a single bmg round.
Looks fun though!
 

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Living in the SW I get concerned about mice. We have cases of the plague and haunta virus (sp) every year.
If I find turds I get my spray bottle of 10% chlorine bleach before cleaning up.
Another problem for some are bats. The guano can have histoplasmosis.(sp) It's like getting serious pneumonia. Most people around chickens will test positive for the anti-bodies because of long exposures but I remember some experienced cavers from England, exploring a cave in Mexico, caught it and it was very serious.
I got exposed a lot before I realized the danger and the easy protection. A simple face mask.
Is this practicing medicine w/o a license??

Fortunately most exposure problems stops a short time after the light stops for a lot of the little buggers so a breathing mask won't need to be worn all that long.
I haven't run into bats in mines yet but I see no reason they would have a problem calling a mine home sweet home.

Even lone exposures won't necessarily prevent the diseases mice carry. Like a lot of diseases, some catch it and some don't. Most problems where I live are in the NW near the Rez. Often if caught late the victim won't make it.
A little chlorine prevention couldn't hurt.
 

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Living in the SW I get concerned about mice. We have cases of the plague and haunta virus (sp) every year.
If I find turds I get my spray bottle of 10% chlorine bleach before cleaning up.
Another problem for some are bats. The guano can have histoplasmosis.(sp) It's like getting serious pneumonia. Most people around chickens will test positive for the anti-bodies because of long exposures but I remember some experienced cavers from England, exploring a cave in Mexico, caught it and it was very serious.
I got exposed a lot before I realized the danger and the easy protection. A simple face mask.
Is this practicing medicine w/o a license??

Fortunately most exposure problems stops a short time after the light stops for a lot of the little buggers so a breathing mask won't need to be worn all that long.
I haven't run into bats in mines yet but I see no reason they would have a problem calling a mine home sweet home.

Even lone exposures won't necessarily prevent the diseases mice carry. Like a lot of diseases, some catch it and some don't. Most problems where I live are in the NW near the Rez. Often if caught late the victim won't make it.
A little chlorine prevention couldn't hurt.

Just about any mine here around Phoenix that has a drift off the shaft or an adit that stays cool during the summer has bats. I expect them now.

 

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MM that was neat!!! BUT did you see the flex in the barrel after the round went out......... Does this come with a shoulder strap for lugging around while squirrel hunting? :headbang:
 

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MM that was neat!!! BUT did you see the flex in the barrel after the round went out......... Does this come with a shoulder strap for lugging around while squirrel hunting? :headbang:

I can't view the video - can't even enable images for a couple more days(!!), but am pretty certain you're talking about firing a rifle. Yes, is difficult to imagine how one can place a shot at such distance so precisely and with repeatable results when the barrel flexes that much! Pretty fascinating, really....at least to me.
 

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Our bombers (B47) had a stinger in it's tail. A double barrel cannon that shot 20mm bullets.
Big bullets for something like that gun shown. I wouldn't shoot that thing.
Some big brass thought the bomber crews needed to know what it would be like
to drop the two drop tanks (big tanks but I can't remember how big. 1000 gal comes to mind.) to see how it might affect flight. So they did over the ocean and shot them on the way down to be sure they sunk. The crews seemed to enjoy it.

Too bad as the tanks would have made a great pontoon boat.
 

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