Rats!
- Thread starter BigWaveDave
- Start date
- Jun 8, 2006
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- Whites, Minelab, Tesoro, and custom machines
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- Metal Detecting
No doubt that he has saved many lives and limbs. The use of mines is a "scab" on the human race!! Been there!!
Ohiogoldfever
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And here I’m trying to rid my barn of them. Anyone want a pile of rats? Yet to be trained.
DizzyDigger
Gold Member
- Dec 9, 2012
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- Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
Wish you were closer..I'd be happy to come over with a scoped
air rifle and plenty of ammo.
Just clear an area, drop some bait and then nail 'em when they
come to it.
There are also some rat terrier owners that actually use the dogs
for hunting down and killing rats.
Have you got any barn cats?
Ohiogoldfever
Hero Member
I do have some cats that’s why I can’t just poison the *******s. Some big rats, 1/3 the size of a cat... lol they keep the mice at bay, not so much with the rats.
Honest Samuel
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- Sep 23, 2015
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- Minelab
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- All Treasure Hunting
Feed the dirty rats daily dose of mash potatoes that make them die.
DizzyDigger
Gold Member
- Dec 9, 2012
- 5,856
- 11,610
- Detector(s) used
- Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
Please, don't.
The problem with poison's is that they are generally water activated. Rat
eats the poison taters, gets thirsty and goes for water..dies by the creek,
or pond. Then somebodies cat, or dog, or an eagle, etc. comes along
and eats the rat..and suffers an agonizing, miserable death as a result.
Shoot 'em, trap 'em, snare 'em..kill 'em with a shovel, or a dog, but
please don't use poison.
I used to make a "gang trap", which starts with an 24' long x 18' wide x12" high
sized box. Grab some velcro tape and 8 rat Victor snap style rat taps. Space
the traps out evenly (1 in each corner and 4 in the middle) and then velcro
them in place.
Cut a 2" entrance hole in the middle of each end, bait and set the traps,
and then close the top.
Move it around in the barn to a new spot every day, and that sucker will catch
you rats every night so long as there are rats to catch. You can try different baits,
as well, so they don't identify any one in particular as being associated with the
traps.
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