Want to rid the garden of pests (tree rats, pigeons etc). Don't want to kill or maim anything though, just do enough to startle them.
I was thinking about a black widow for accuracy but is it likely to seriously hurt anything?
Only if you use 3/4" ball bearings...........apparently 8)
You stand in the tree, I'll practice against you - lets find out.
yes depending on what you use as ammunition.
No, if course not, how would projecting a solid pellet at very high speeds into a living creature possibly harm it? How about something noisier, like a shotgun? Or maybe some sort of tactical nuclear weapon?
is it likely to seriously hurt anything?
Yes.
Either embrace teh fluffeh or embrace your inner Nuge and kill it and grill it!
(Squirrel and pigeon are both mighty tasty)
Have you, even for one split second in your selfish and homicidal drive to want to kill things, considered the implications of a stray BB or stone flying off beyond the boundaries of your garden by accident?
This is a child's face:
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Do I need to spell it out to you? Do I? Hmm??
@valleydaddy - so is there a specific ammo I can use? Something like rubber bullets for catapults?
You will kill things with a catapult in the unlikely event you actually hit anything. Have you considered a water pistol?
Elfin - if it went past the tree they all live in, it would end up in a private field full of sheep.
I'd suggest getting a guard fox, but according to most people they only come out at night.
A decent Super Soaker/BFO Water pistol/Gun thing will do the job nicely and won't put any windows through or P off the neighbours if it goes a bit stray.
A spring lamb recklessly shot by a catapult, just imagine............
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@valleydaddy - so is there a specific ammo I can use? Something like rubber bullets for catapults?
Ace, because rubber bullets never hurt anyone, right. Apart from the odd blinding incident. Go and google images for 'rubber bullets'.
duntstick, I can work with that;
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Blowpipe with rubber tipped darts?
I'm imagining.
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EDIT: Must Google faster, even if mine does look tastier. 😉
leos dried peas are the best 😀
Cat?
And what if there are children in the field, petting the lambs? Hmm? Have you considered that?
No you haven't, because you're too intent on killing things to satisfy some sort of primal lust, than to consider the danger to children's faces. So selfish. 🙁
If you must, then get a pigeon and rip it's head off with yer teeth then hold the body aloft and let the blood drip over your naked body.
Might be an idea not to let yer neighbours see you doing this. Can be awkward later down the local Gestapo office...
even if mine does look [s]tastier[/s] poncier and comes with a [i]"jus"[/i]
FTFY
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How COULD you 🙄
Not sure what you think you'll achieve by startling them anyway, they'll come back if there's food to be had.
Get an air rifle and do the job properly, and eat the proceeds. Better than going to a supermarket for some cling film wrapped protein.
Badlywired you seem intent on assuming I want to hurt things but I don't ( see the op). And there would be zero chance of blinding anyone but myself given the garden backs on to a private field.
A water pistol MAY work but the pigeons especially sit high in the tree and I an not sure it would have the range.
That's a fluff overload right there, RichPenny!
Aye, could stick in throat 😉
I wouldn't know about poncey, Captain. 😉
pea shooter and dried peas, brilliant fun
Look - field! Sheep! No children!
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Badlywired you seem intent on assuming I want to hurt things but I don't ( see the op). And there would be zero chance of blinding anyone but myself given the garden backs on to a private field.
No, I'm just a little incredulous that you have to ask on a forum whether something designed as a hunting weapon is likely to hurt anything... what were you thinking?
And then you come up with rubber bullets as an example of harmless ammunition...
I'm surprised that you haven't asked whether using a high-powered water pistol is likely to make anything wet... 😉 Mind you, you'd probably opt for a water cannon instead...
Flame thrower? Is it likely to damage foliage?
Fire some lit bangers into the tree?
Burn the ****ing tree down
What was I thinking? See the original post and work it out FFS! If there is no option available to use a catapult without hurting them then I won't get one. Which was, err, the point of the question in the original post I made. Originally.
Vegetables as projectiles, less harmful to the environment
What was I thinking? See the original post and work it out FFS! If there is no option available to use a catapult without hurting them then I won't get one. Which was, err, the point of the question in the original post I made. Originally.
Marshmallows. If you heat them first, they're like Napalm, but non-fatal. Clogs up their fur and means other animals will lick them compulsively, but will wash out with heavy rain or if you put the animal in a washing machine. Harmless to lambs and small children as well.
if you put the animal in a washing machine. Harmless to lambs and small children as well.
Are you suggesting that putting small children in a washing machine is safe?
Are you suggesting that putting small children in a washing machine is safe?
Only if its set to delicate's.
Delicate's what?
Delicate's delicates?
Pigeons and squirrels are vermin, get a proper gun and shot them if its safe to do so.
Look - field! Sheep! No children!
I see no sheeps.
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how about this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Sling-Solo-Balloon-Launcher/dp/B001025Y44/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1305494104&sr=8-8
could be fun 🙂
Are you suggesting that putting small children in a washing machine is safe?
The machine should be fine as long as you don't exceed the manufacturer's specified maximum load rating - even then there's probably some leeway.
Look at this silly tag:
Elf on high horse again=boring
Whoever posted that; do you think I'm being serious? 😆
What a wally. No sensayuma, some folk....
Sorry elfin - crap at trying to link to pictures on my phone. Pretend you can see a tree and a field.
Kuco - Member
Pigeons and squirrels are vermin, get a proper gun and shot them if its safe to do so.
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Really don't fancy killing anything despite what some people have assumed. Just don't want pigeon shit in our small garden (ie hard to avoid putting things/being under the tree and want the nice birds to use the bird feeder, not squirrels.
er,if you do kill some sheeps,can I have one please,I'm a bit peckish....
ta.
Sure - but don't expect their eyeballs to be part of the feast - I'll have taken them all out with the rubber bullets ;-o
Could you leave them a strongly worded note?
how about some harsh language ?
(directed to the animals,er not on here,obviously,'cus that would be stupid,as of course the pests probably don't read this forum,but then again.....)
Squirrel catapult you say?
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Just don't want pigeon shit in our small garden (ie hard to avoid putting things/being under the tree and want the nice birds to use the bird feeder, not squirrels.
Remove the bird feeder for a while?
[s]Squirrel catapult[/s] ****, you say?
Yes
Remove the bird feeder for a while?
Will not refill it. The pigeons don't eat from it and have been a long-time nuisance - the squirrel is a recent addition that I would probably live with if it wasn't for the pigeons too - may as well be rid of all if I am trying to be rid of some.
Pigeons and squirrels are vermin, get a proper gun and shot them if its safe to do so.
Just leave the red ones alone.
Red pigeons?
You are going to do more harm that good with a catty, even with an air rifle, you are going to have to be a top class shot to kill cleanly.
Used one of these, which work, remember I think its still a no no to relocate a live one, so you are still going to have to find a clean way to dispatch them & dont expect them to sit still when you get close 😯
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It will only take weeks for more to take over the area once cleared. I no longer trap, btw so there might be better methods about now.
How about just filling a catapult with split peas or similar? Surely they won't kill anything?
And here is that picture just for elfin...
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As you will see there are no small children, houses or paths. The closest path is on the other side of the hedgerow behind the barn.
And the reason it is such a pain is that our garden is really quite small and directly below the tree. I have cut the tree back somewhat but its canopy still covers most of the garden and with the summer quickly arriving we want our girls to be able to play on their toys without us having to clear loads of pigeon crap off them all the time.
You want one of these, sort out the vermin pretty fast:
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What about a tarp suspended under the tree? Catch all the poo that way 🙂
Hmm - it IS a solution but I fear the neighbours will think I am more mentalist than they already imagine.
Fetchez la vache?
And I don't really have much faith in ultrasonic scarers after having one to stop cats at the other side (ended up putting decking down) and another to try to dislodge a resident rat. We ended up getting in pest control for that one.
Easily sorted, cut the tree down 😀
Yeah that would be an option other than we quite like having something left in the garden. Everything else has gone though...
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Love that look. " bent over a table and looking around cheekily" 😉
Love that look. " bent over a table and looking around cheekily" 😉
Just kill them by any means available… but don’t tell anybody, especially not on here. 😉
HTH
kingkong 8)
Cardboard cut-out of this talentless pair of irritating pricks should do the trick.
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