Getting rid of a Packrat

[Bill]

My shower this morning was interrupted by my wife screaming in the living room. There was a packrat on a window ledge outside. After throwing on a pair of jeans and grabbing my .22 revolver, I chased it round the deck few times trying to get a clear shot. No luck.

The whole thing was caught by the Blink home security cameras- here’s the great white hunter!

Out outdoor cats watched me in amusement. Any suggestions on how to trap it?

[WTX]

Stop feeding the cats

[Drycreek3189]

Stop feeding the cats

Spot on ! This lazy sucker of mine watches squirrels in the yard 30 feet away from him !

[Texas Grown]

Do you have to have a tag or license for those Montana Trophy Packrats? I'm looking for a place to book a hunt.

[Bill]

No more food for the cats- get to work!
Set up a Have a Heart trap where it’s been.

[Texas Grown]

As for taxi services, I'm thinking about doing a euro to show off those teeth. So, caping won't be nessesary.

And if you get him in the live trap, I might be willing to do a canned hunt.

[Bill]

I’ve chased it around the house on the deck 3x now. Smacked it once with a walking stick so it’s moving slower

I’d shoot it if it wasn’t so close to the house.

Set up a trap where it has always run under the deck.

[SJP51]

What the heck is a "Pack Rat"?? Just like some kind of big mouse or rat? Have to Google up a picture.

I like glue traps. They catch anything, even fat lazy cats!! Even caught a baby copper head once. If you know where it comes in/out of of, a glue trap will do the job. Bait traps work if they'll take the bait, but a glue trap is my favorite.

[ThisLadyHunts]

I love a good Man vs beast story, especially if it includes using a trap. Using a trap requires more intellect and intuition than simply shooting the beast. It’s a game of wits to get those beasts to take the bait. Some of them are too smart for the trap.

In for the ongoing drama with popcorn in hand.

[eradicator]

Use a shiny new rollex for bait

[Bill]

I decided the best course of action with a hysterical wife was to go fly fishing- and buy a couple of giant City Rat and Snake glue traps.

To be continued.

[ThisLadyHunts]

I decided the best course of action with a hysterical wife was to go fly fishing- and buy a couple of giant City Rat and Snake glue traps.

To be continued.

BAAH ha ha! You crack me up!

[Greenheadless]

Stop feeding the cats

Beat me to it

[Greenheadless]

I decided the best course of action with a hysterical wife was to go fly fishing- and buy a couple of giant City Rat and Snake glue traps.

To be continued.

Don’t mess up and step on one of those.

Learn from my mistakes

[SJP51]

Don’t mess up and step on one of those.

Learn from my mistakes

No doubt. My old dog managed to get to one (I thought I had it out the way enough) and it took us an hour with lots of olive oil to get that glue to let go!