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hopefullbry · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 106 Location: South Wales

As in title i'm short of places to go rat shooting with nv at night.

Anywhere 60-70 miles raduis of Newport Gwent.

I just LOVE shooting those rats, Insured in many ways and have plenty of experierance.

The rats are starting to come in now from the fields etc. Pg farms etc are great for rats.

So any one with rats in numbers (have them thinned out the NON-TOXIC way heheheehehe)

Bry
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hopefullbry · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 106 Location: South Wales

NO one got rats to be shot then

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Gareth · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject:

bodger · Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:39 am Post subject:

Its tricky Bry. Although the forum is down as having over a thousand members, obviously a lot of those aren't very active and the rest are spread out all over the country if not the world.

If we lived in your area and we had rats, i'd be onto you like a shot.

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chicken feed · Joined: 16 Oct 2009 Posts: 76 Location: cambs

shame your not closer oh well will stick to bait and traps. spade over the head it was for yesterdays visitors i was to slow fetching th gun

hopefullbry · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 106 Location: South Wales

Cheers people , its very hard to find a rat infestation place around here
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Pilsbury · Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 1343 Location: Essex

hopefullbry · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 106 Location: South Wales

I agree Pilsbury, but there are LOTS and i mean LOTS out there but not in places to go shoot them sat there nice and quietly.

Just came back from a place chooks house next to a reen, the reen is overgrown thick with brambles. The rats are living in the reen bank and traveling back and forth to chooks.

Now i was going to place fens about (covered of course ) but they have 2 retrievers that are rat mad and will not leave the traps alone.

I am going back tonight with the NV and moderated air rifle for a recky mission. The customer is going to leave piles of bait out after he locks away the chooks is certain places for me.

Failing that its get the brush cutters out cut back the brambles on the banks, clear it ready for a rat day with the dogs and smoker

get my Sporting lucas pup introduced at the same time.

Or once banks are cleared its NV & rifle time

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hopefullbry · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 106 Location: South Wales

Not long got home from place where rats on reen bank. 7 less rats to worry about

With the help of NV & rapid 7

Bry
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bodger · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:13 am Post subject:

Nice one Bry.

Pugh and I were out as well last night. We got two rabbits and a fox that turned out to be a piece of reflective armband. I just work the lamp, so it wasn't my fault.

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chicken feed · Joined: 16 Oct 2009 Posts: 76 Location: cambs

should have gone to specsavers!!!!!!

TokaS · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:20 am Post subject:

Sounds like rat heaven!!!! if only i was closer i would give you a hand...up this was there are only a couple of farmers who have livestock, otherwise it is all arable/veg. some small amounts of rats but so far nothing spectacular...some farmers dont want it know if they have got a problem either which doesnt help.

early reports from forums and docs like countrywise are suggesting a massive explosion in rat numbers....will see when they show...although Norfolk is a bit far as well..

enjoy!!!

ATB

Ewan

bodger · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:55 am Post subject:

We used to be able to go to the local dump at night, get used to the smell, sit on the top of the car and listen to the rustle.

It was alive with them. Shortly after the dump closed the local farms were swamped with rats.
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Rare one · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 833

Pugh says same difference as the lighthouse then Bodger

bodger · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject:

Tell Pugh that he's completely lost me on that one and that he'll have to explain.

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