30-6 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 On two occasions recently i've shot 2 rats each time having seen 4 each time, so there are more there. If you can picture this, a large dog kennel seperated into two compartments with an old sheepdog in one side. There are two railway sleepers at the front about 3 inches apart which is a rat run, on both occasions i've been there, shot first rat fell on open ground and more came out, and on both occasions shot second rat which fell into run and no more rats show. When i've watched you tube videos rats crawl over dead rats. Do you think it would be better to pick up the rat if it falls into the run ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 No, wait and watch, If you go in they will hear and smell you and it will be game over for an hour or so. One night when lamping I came across a massive volume of rats in the pile of muck. I must have shot at least 20 with my 22LR, they just kept coming. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I would move dead ones if possible. I have seen rats climb over the ones I've shot, but I remove what I can get at, later, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I always remove with a litter picker upper before leaving, and I usually leave them there during shooting, but in this location if they fall on open ground I see activity, but if one falls into that 3 inch run between the sleepers all activity stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I always remove with a litter picker upper before leaving, and I usually leave them there during shooting, but in this location if they fall on open ground I see activity, but if one falls into that 3 inch run between the sleepers all activity stops. Does the dead rat block their route by being in the gap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 They could climb over them but seem reluctant to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 They could climb over them but seem reluctant to do so. I shoot rats at a local farm and have piled four ontop each other before. Seems odd that they wont come out over the dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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