Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They might get fairly feisty, too! Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 > On Feb 28, 2018, at 9:01 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > I own three firearms, all inherited. A Ruger .22 rifle, a .22 pistol, and > a 12 gauge shotgun. I haven?t fired any of them in the years I?ve owned > them, though I hunted squirrels with the shotgun as a kid. > > I think the Ferel hogs might be a hunting task beyond my skills or > inclination, and I?d expect the meat to be pretty gamey. > > >> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 7:22 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >> >> Sonny, I always thought all of you are armed to the teeth, sharpshooters >> from birth, and no feral hog could dream safely of a bit of corn >> devastation without the whizz of a fusillade? >> :-) >> >> Douglas >> >> >>> On 28/02/2018 19:35, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: >>> Yes, feral hogs are a huge problem here, they can devastate a corn crop >> in a hurry. They also damage levees and fences. One thing being tried >> here is sound cannons, somewhat effective but also a pollutant to quiet >> spring and summer evenings. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sonny Carter >>> http://www.SonC.com/look >>> >>> >>>> On Feb 28, 2018, at 10:57 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> Good Luck! >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>>> On 2/28/2018 10:07 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: >>>>> Interesting that you bring up pigs. They are in fact moving north from >>>>> central GA and southeast from AL. They are projected to affect >> Atlanta in >>>>> the very near future. Maybe more successful species than rats. >>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 28, 2018 9:35 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Nice! >>>>>> >>>>>> You could be worse off; pigs also love acorns! :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2/28/2018 6:43 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Good morning, >>>>>>> My wife and I were walking back from lunch and I saw todays image. >>>>>>> Perhaps >>>>>>> it needs a little context. We live in an interesting neighborhood; >> on one >>>>>>> side is a fairly developed urban mid rise cityscape and on the other >> side >>>>>>> are large to very large estates measured in hectares. On the estate >> side >>>>>>> there are frequent problems with deer, coyotes(for my asian and >> european >>>>>>> friends a canine that weighs around 15-20kg and travels in packs as >> well >>>>>>> as >>>>>>> being as smart as a poodle perhaps smarter). As well, we have been >>>>>>> feeding >>>>>>> birds for twenty years and have had all the issues with squirrels >> that >>>>>>> anyone with bird seed will attest to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyway, seeing the bounty below I wondered where all the squirrels >> were as >>>>>>> I could certainly export entire families of squirrels and a few deer >> the >>>>>>> few city blocks to: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesda >>>>>>> y+Weeds/green+and+brown.jpg.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> All the best. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information