[TowerTalk] critters and cables

[Bill Parry]

Don't shoot too many, they get rid of a lot of stuff you don't want!

Besides, they sing so nicely!

Bill, W5VX


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>From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dick, W1KSZ
>Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 11:10 AM
>To: Bill Parry
>Cc: TowerTalk at contesting.com; 'Gregg Seidl'
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] critters and cables
>
>You need not ship any Coyotes to New England, we have plenty of them
>here in Massachusetts.
>So many that I heard they will declare a hunting season on them.
>
>73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
>
>Bill Parry wrote:
>> I'm not sure why, but I don't seem to have much of a problem with
>critters
>> chewing on coax in my yard. We don't have gophers or squirrels here in
>Deep
>> South Texas. We do have a lot of field rats but I think the coyotes and
>> hawks must keep them at bay. My neighbor gets about a dozen cats at a
>time
>> from the animal pound and keeps them around. I see the cats in the yard
>> fairly often so they may take a toll on the critters. (Unfortunately this
>> includes the quail and whitewing.)
>>
>> The coyotes sometimes get outside my bedroom window and sing a few songs
>at
>> night but it is better than replacing the coax, I suppose.
>>
>> Maybe we could ship you some. :-) They really like tasty cats.
>>
>> Bill, W5VX
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gregg Seidl
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:21 PM
>>> To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] critters and cables
>>>
>>> I have never heard why flooded cables are better,and why critters don't
>>> seem
>>> to chew on them as much.I'm fairly certain they chew on other cables
>>> because
>>> of the diet they eat.Missing something,most likely salt.Our cows love to
>>> lick the milk hoses because we pre-dip them with iodine which has salt
>in
>>> it.Funny humans get too much salt and most animals are short.The best
>way
>>> I've found to get rid of them is a 17 caliber right between the eyes and
>>> then if you can stand it leave the critter there a few days.Seems to
>make
>>> the others "go away".     Gregg  K9KL   ps when you hit woodchucks or
>that
>>> size critters with the 17 they can do acrobats  as they fly thru the
>>> air??!!
>>>
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