Got a varmint today in and odd way

Yep got another varmint today. On my way home saw a opossum so I stopped and grabbed my cane. This is not just the run of the mill walking stick but one my son sent me from Africa when he was stationed over there. I is an African war club. So any way and beat the heck out of that opossum and then drove on to the house. Grabbed the 22 rifle and walked back to make 100% sure it was dead. Hate them things and coons also so kill them when I can

Neighbor lady will drive her car into the ditch after a raccoon, not to hot to ride with her.

Years ago when I was a kid, I was out disking a field with a Massey Harris 44 and 12ft Kewanee disk. The tractor had duels. Anyway my father saw me going like normal then suddenly zigzagging all over the place. He immediately came over to see what was up, I expected a terrible talking to about misuse of equipment. I answered him I just ran over a woodchuck. All he said was "Did ya get him" To which I said yep and he went back to what he was doing.

My dog caught a muskrat once next morning it was froze took it to the fur buyer got 5 bucks for it didnt tell him might have a few holes
neighbor kid caught a coon in garage took a electric fence post to it the metal kind with anchor well he finnally got it beat on enough then he went to town and got stiches in on the way home he met the coon going down the road

that's od a week or so ago I found one under my lp tank, and it was -15 and the wind was blowing. now where did that thing come from? well the next day the dog had it out on the yard using it for a chew toy. it was so frozen that you could pound nails with it. Bob from the frozen north.

bummer could kill 'em with just his pen and a phone, LOL! He's not an african war club type warrior!

Funny thing about this war club I use as a cane is I take it in places like court houses where they check for weapons and they let me walk by with it in hand when in fact it is a good close quarters deadly weapon

As I approached their place shortly after dawn,I could see my aunt and uncle closly examining a new travel trailer. Neither acted very happy when meeting me in the yard so I figured they was suffering buyer's remorse. Turns out they had picked the new trailer up and parked it near the house just the day before. House dogs woke them up during the night barking as if somthing was outside. He could barly see the armadillo rooting in the outer reach of the porch light. After watching long enough to be certain it was an armadillo,uncle shot it. Want to guess what was sitting in the dark a few yards beound the dillo? #4 shot can do quite a bit of damage after ricocheting.

I kill them too, these varmints carry rabies.

I can relate to that. Last summer I was walking with heavy livestock cane in hand checking out the neighbors corn. Saw three little baby coons. They actually came toward me so I had to defend myself.

I don't have a problem with people killing varmints.
None at all.
But what I don't understand is why people would kill varmints while letting their cats run around loose outside.

I used to have a labradore named Lou. Lou was a natural at taking care of varmints. He didn't run them off, he took care of them. Great dog, but he got old and has been buried under an oak on the top of a hill looking down at the house. I remember one time I looked out the back door at something while laying out in the grass and figured Lou got one of my tennis shoes. I walked out the door to go bring it back in, but out the doggie door he shot, tail wagging, led the way. Got there, a possum. Well, what used to be a possum. Lou was pretty proud. One night, pretty dark, I was out walking Lou down the road, no lead because he was obidient. We got by a house where I knew the folks that lived there, and the husband was sitting out just inside his open garage with some of his pals. Lou looked, then shot across the road and I thot he was headed to go see them. They knew and liked him, so I let him go. When he got up to the house, he didn't go into the garage. He crashed into the corner of the garage where it met the front door, and he tore into something. Those guys were up out of their chairs and ran back away from the door, yelling "What the h.ll is that" as they scrammed. I'm yellin "Lou, Lou, Lou" running up to where he was shredding something. They saw and heard me, so they came back out. Another possum.

Lou loved kids and people in general. He loved other dogs. He kept down on varmints. He didn't chase them away. He took care of them. He was a natural. He was a great dog and I miss him. Thats him on the left, a chiuaua we inhereted, and McKenzi on the right that went out one year as Christmas cards.

Mark

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A few weeks ago my wife was out playing with the boys in the snow and I Quick emptied the garbage can and threw the bag outside, then got my snow suit on and joined in. On my way back to the house later with my oldest boy there was a possum eating the garbage. He walked away so I put my but in the house and grabbed the first thing that made a good club.

Happened to be a hoe that never got put away for winter. I used it to hook him out from under the steps and then bashed it's head in. Used the hoe to carry it across the road then to the ditch as well.

Donovan from Wisconsin

A few weeks ago my wife was out playing with the boys in the snow and I Quick emptied the garbage can and threw the bag outside, then got my snow suit on and joined in. On my way back to the house later with my oldest boy there was a possum eating the garbage. He walked away so I put my but in the house and grabbed the first thing that made a good club.

Happened to be a hoe that never got put away for winter. I used it to hook him out from under the steps and then bashed it's head in. Used the hoe to carry it across the road then to the ditch as well.

Donovan from Wisconsin

I"ve gotten better at picking these varmints off with a .22 when they come up on the deck to steal food we put out for the barn cats. I usually get them with one shot. Only bad thing is .22 ammo is so scarce. I"d use my .45, but the collateral damage if you miss...

Cause the cats don't have quills to get stuck in the dog's nose, and don't smell real bad. And the dog doesn't keep me up all night barking at them.

I hope no one filmed you. Anymore some goodie two shoes would see that and you will be fighting an animal cruelty charge for sure.

It's a topsie turby world.

(quoted from post at 20:04:06 02/14/14) Funny thing about this war club I use as a cane is I take it in places like court houses where they check for weapons and they let me walk by with it in hand when in fact it is a good close quarters deadly weapon

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heck on Amazon for Bariatric Canes, they are for people weighing up to 750 pounds, and are made from steel tubing, not aluminum. I even use mine as a pry bar for moving equipment around. I bought it because I got tired of replacing the aluminum ones after running over them.

(quoted from post at 22:09:27 02/14/14) I don't have a problem with people killing varmints.
None at all.
But what I don't understand is why people would kill varmints while letting their cats run around loose outside.

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Too bad pet owners and the pet owners in general who are environmentalists , bunny huggers and anti gun/anti hunting. They have no idea how much wild life thier little fluffy kills .

Gotta keep the cat population in check, too, though.