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Hiya Chris ... I gotta go take a pic for ya' buddy. Picked up a couple souvenirs for the truck at DW ... more Mouse's extortion.

 

I thought MQQSE was king of multi quotes.

 

He learned from the best.

 

Off to moms and check trap. Don't feel like doing much up there today. I'm wore out from yesterday.
2 coons so far. One was hauled off. One I fed to buzzards. I feel there's more.

 

From an attic that was covered in coon shit and piss....

To a clean attic now...

 

Wife just offered to check trap and call me if there's something in it.
Buzzards gotta eat too.

 

Damn! Son, you have been busy!

Indeed they do.

 

Hired a guy for cleaning.
I'm repiping water.
Electrician needs to repair damaged wires.
Waiting on 3rd ac estimate.
Fixed all 3 roof leaks.
Some questionable venting or non venting .

 

They are some mess making critters for sure. Buddy back home in VA fought a battle in his attic with them last Summer.

 

@Casper66

 

I've about gotten over being mad at myself.
Looking after place was my responsibility.
I never saw hole in backside of chimney. I always checked doors and windows.
Live and learn.
I did talk her into the benefits of spray foamed attic especially with a clean attic now it can stay clean.
I have outside wall piping to do before foam and electrician needs to do repairs close to soffit first then foam.

 

Who's the ugly dude taking pic?

 

I know right? I saw that, thought about trying a different angle, then decided "Screw 'em!"

 

Shit ... happen it does.
Spray foam sounds like a good plan.

Reminds me ... I gotta pick up some mice traps ... wife saw one scurry across floor in garage night before I deployed her to PHX.

 

Nice retirement gift! I shot those slugs out of a 870 also, rifled barrel. I knew you were tough SOB but damn... I know they use slugs for bear protection and moose in Alaska but decided I didn't need mag slugs to drop a little ole whitetail LOL. And killed dozens of them with 16 ga. slugs. If I was going hunting deer with a slug gun today would drop down to a 20 ga.

Same here, saw one in the garage Friday running across the top of the brick wall. Every time I think I got them all here comes another one. When they cut the fields in the fall it is the worse think they all have my address. Have used the 5 gal. bucket with water and tin can & peanut butter on a wire trap before. Work great but their clawing on the sides of the bucket as they drown drives me crazy. Getting soft in my old age I guess.

 

I was drinking a lot of Gatorade before my kidney stone (had to be cut up by laser). Haven't touched it since! I don't know if that's what caused it. The Dr. told me to stay hydrated if I don't want to go through that again

 

We use the shotgun in restricted areas (no rifle zones) to fill cow tags when we draw one.

Yep, I've had success with those "sticky pad" traps. Throw a couple in the corners and under the work bench ... usually gets them. Never tried the bucket trap ... I think the clawing would bother me too. I got no issues taking critters for sport to eat ... but torture ain't sport or entertainment. If that makes me soft, so be it.

 

your brave. Smallest I used to shot moose 45-70, we used slugs to knock branches out of trees.

 

Good to see you're still around Rob
Fighting a battle with coons myself this year. Relocated two babies to a rescue. Not sure what they're doing with them after they're grown. Just don't bring them back here!

 

It's been pretty effective out to 60 or 70 yards ... wouldn't try it any farther than that. Always knocks them down, usually followed by a mercy head/kill shot up close.