Topband: Coax rodent protection

[Garry Shapiro]

Too high a population density here for casual plinking--might hurt 
someone. Besides, I am a lousy shot.

On 11/12/2013 8:03 PM, Charlie Cunningham wrote:
> A .22 with 'scope mounted on it works pretty well on squirrels. The scope
> helps a lot if you're old like me, and have gotten to be too farsighted to
> get a decent sight-picture with iron sights.
>
> Lots of folks don't appreciate how destructive those little "tree rats" can
> be!
>
> Charlie, K4OTV
>
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> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Garry
> Shapiro
> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 10:02 PM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Coax rodent protection
>
> My squirrels were gnawing the top rail of my redwood deck and where they
> urinated it bleached the wood. I chose a more final solution--an
> efficient killer trap from Forest Supply, ordered on the internet. 1 jar
> of cheap peanut butter will provide bait for probably 100 squirrels.
> Those (#($((%) squirrels  --eastern Grays, which are an invasive species
> here in CA--are very aggressive and push out the native squirrels,
>
> After 20 years of no problems, they chewed up my rotator loops on my
> treetop array, which eventually caused me to replace everything, at
> enormous cost. I have no empathy or sympathy for them.
>
> The deer mostly break my Beverages.
>
> Garry, NI6T
>
> On 11/12/2013 6:13 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
>> My primary vermin are deer and the YL had issues with squirrels
>> digging up her plants on the deck. She helps out at a Nursery and
>> they sell fox & Coyote urine. A little vial of the stuff lasts a long
>> time and one tube of the Fox version & the squirrels vacated the
>> deck. Made her happy so I bought the Coyote & put a couple vials
>> around the HI-Z triangle & another around my remote coax switch
>> box/radial plate & antenna jumpers. So far no issues and I haven't
>> seen any of those !@#$ deer in the back yard since I started doing
>> this.
>>
>> They sell Fox, Coyote, Wolf & Mountain Lion.
>>
>> http://www.legupenterprises.com/
>>
>> Gary
>> KA1J
>>
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