Good shot? Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 One this morning off the feeder with .22lr. Total now 913. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Lousy weather today, so only1 trapped plus a large hedgehog which was safely released. Total 914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Just been called out- a late one trapped with loan trap. Adult male. Total 915 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Only one again- the female to last nights male. Had 2 more requests for traps today so have now run out of traps- I have lent 14 out leaving only 5 left for myself. Total 916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 six today on a new piece of ground and more to come me thinks.... 922 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 2019 totals to date. Thanks to Steve for the opportunities. Maybe learning more about them as time goes on. Jan... 6 down. 928 Feb... 5 down 933 Mar... 7 down 940 April... 36 down 976 May... 17 down 993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 (edited) MUST try harder Me included. I said I wanted to average 5 a week and I am running short sitting at 4.4 at the moment. I certainly saw a serious shortage of targets in March but things are certainly warming up this last two weeks. Edited June 3, 2019 by Walker570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 10 hours ago, Walker570 said: MUST try harder Me included. I said I wanted to average 5 a week and I am running short sitting at 4.4 at the moment. I certainly saw a serious shortage of targets in March but things are certainly warming up this last two weeks. Have had 5 a day on a few occasions for some reason then the odd totally blank day. No discernible differences in reasons yet? Am logging times now but too early for any clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Another 7 this morning all in 40 minutes...7.30am to 8.10am then ran out of shells (17HMR) I had two five shot clips with me and had two misses but hit with follow ups and a second shot on one which needed a finishing shot. 929 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesh Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Month of May total is 33. 962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, chesh said: Month of May total is 33. 962 Chesh - you are putting us to shame! Well done - what are you shooting with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J90GUN Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 this morning on the lawn from the bedroom window. Hit it with the .22-250 as it was close to hand. Effective!! 963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Only one trapped today from trap I lent out yesterday. Later, I went to put out a trap at a local hotel and spotted the offending grey on the hotels bird feeder. I went to fetch the air rifle but a bridal car arrived and parked in front of the feeder! A great shame but the bride looked lovely. Total 964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 7 hours ago, Walker570 said: Another 7 this morning all in 40 minutes...7.30am to 8.10am then ran out of shells (17HMR) I had two five shot clips with me and had two misses but hit with follow ups and a second shot on one which needed a finishing shot. 929 A finishing shot with an HMR 😳 ye gods they are normally peeled open the first time you hit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, J90GUN said: 1 this morning on the lawn from the bedroom window. Hit it with the .22-250 as it was close to hand. Effective!! 963 I bet that woke the neighbours up 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pigeon Shredder. said: A finishing shot with an HMR 😳 ye gods they are normally peeled open the first time you hit them. Yep, this one was when I got there but it was still trying to climb the side of the tree. Very tough little beasties. Arranging them for the photo was done very tastefully with care I can tell you. 6 hours ago, Sciurus said: Chesh - you are putting us to shame! Well done - what are you shooting with? Chesh uses a 17HMR almost exclusively and is in eastern half of Leicestershire. Edited June 4, 2019 by Walker570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Another two this morning, one shot, one trapped. 965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J90GUN Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 22 hours ago, Fisheruk said: I bet that woke the neighbours up 😂 Haha lucky enough the neighbours are a fair bit up the road, and not know to mind much. As gardens go its pretty centre fire friendly lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Got two at the hotel where yesterday the wedding stopped me shooting one,. also trapped another at the sister hotel. Total 968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) Another two this morning, one shot, one trapped. 970 ...and another two, with a tail to tell. Had one at 60yrds head and shoulders facing me above a large tree root. Fired the shot and tree rat launched itself skywards for at least five feet, bounced around and vanished in the long grass. I went to check it all out and could not find that one but lay where it was standing was a two inch length of tree rat tail. I must have gone just a tad high and the bullet from the HMR, removed the two inch piece...no wonder it went vertical 972 Edited June 6, 2019 by Walker570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just the one this morning. 973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 One this afternoon from a looong way out with the hmr, sent the dog to collect it and was surprised that l had hit it at all, right skinny little thing it was. But they all count. 974. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Walker570 said: ...and another two, with a tail to tell. Had one at 60yrds head and shoulders facing me above a large tree root. Fired the shot and tree rat launched itself skywards for at least five feet, bounced around and vanished in the long grass. I went to check it all out and could not find that one but lay where it was standing was a two inch length of tree rat tail. I must have gone just a tad high and the bullet from the HMR, removed the two inch piece...no wonder it went vertical Last year, I gave one a new haircut with a stylish ‘centre parting’, that also made it take off vertically, like a scalded cat! Only one trapped today. 975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 ....and another this morning in one of our traps at home ...they kep coming, but I see from my diary last year we had the same influx in these weeks. 976 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 4 trapped today from 4 locations including the 3 hotels I started trapping on Tuesday. 979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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