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Offline osage outlaw

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A battle in the bow shop
« on: November 25, 2014, 10:15:37 pm »
Yesterday I was getting ready to leave my small bow shop and head inside for the evening when I heard a scratching sound from the corner.  I went to investigate and saw a small mouse.  I grabbed the nearest weapon, a FG fishing arrow and went after it.  The rodent proved to fast for the fishing arrow and took cover under a cabinet.  I have had a baited trap set under my workbench since last winter.  I looked at it and saw it was picked clean. I had checked it a few days prior and it was still set and baited so I knew he hadn't been in there to long.  I reset the trap with a chunk of peanut butter cookie super glued to the trigger.  Late last night I checked it and I had caught him.  I reset the trap just to make sure he was the only one.  This morning as I was leaving for work I checked it and found I had caught another one.  Surely that was the last one.  Tonight I came home and went to get rid of the pest and reset the trap.  As I walk in the door I see another mouse sitting on my work bench staring at me with an evil glint in his beady little eyes.  For a moment we were both frozen, waiting on the other to make the first move.  I quickly grabbed a cane shaft and  started swinging.  He made a desperate dive off the bench and went running behind it.  I baited the trap and reset it again.  But that's not good enough.  I grabbed my official Red Ryder carbine action 200-range-shot model air rifle and carefully loaded it with ammo.  I'm giving him time to settle down before I resume the hunt. 
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Offline Scottski

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2014, 10:24:44 pm »
Aim small miss small.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2014, 10:25:49 pm »
Great story Clint........"cabin fever" so early???  :)  Got'a here the ending........sitting on pins and needles just waiting.
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Offline Knoll

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2014, 10:37:55 pm »
Have same infestation problem each year when 1st cold snaps occur.  And same trap solution.  Good huntin' to ya!!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2014, 10:40:46 pm »
The game is on..... Go get 'em you big bully. ;D
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Offline bubby

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2014, 10:48:15 pm »
The game is afoot, and blood will be spilled >:D
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Offline stickbender

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2014, 11:10:37 pm »

     Ahhh, fox bait!  Good luck!

                                    Wayne
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2014, 11:36:58 pm »
I figured enough time had passed to allow him to break cover and find the trap so I headed back out to the shop.  I eased the door open and saw the cookie was gone and the trap was still set.  He stole the bait before the TB could set up and hold it tight to the trigger.  I went back inside and got the superglue to try it again.  After I reset the trap I decided to try and wait him out.  The Red Ryder was cocked and ready for action.  After a few minutes I heard a slight noise from the stave pile under the work bench.  I crouched down and watched closely.  Movement caught my eye from the right side of the pile.  There he was, carefully emerging and perched on top of a 20 year old osage stave.  I took careful aim and dropped the hammer.  As the Red Ryder roared the mouse buckled at the impact and tumbled to the ground.  A perfectly placed neck shot brought him to a quick and humane end. 



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Offline Adam

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2014, 11:56:50 pm »
Nice shot! Are you saving the sinew or tanning the hide? ;)
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Offline mwosborn

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2014, 12:18:33 am »
Nice story - looks like a booner!  Better get him caped out.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2014, 12:29:09 am »
You'll shoot your eye out!   8)
Nice shot placement, Clint. You didn't mess up much meat or hide.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2014, 12:32:58 am »
Waste not want not Pat  ;)
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Offline steve b.

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2014, 12:46:29 am »
Let him hang a few days before butchering.  Great story.  I'm in the middle of the same endeavor.  I recently bought a new  house and the very first night I parked my truck under the barn overhang I had a mouse make a nest in the V of the engine using the battery's insulation.
The backup generator is useless because a mouse chewed up the wiring.
I went up in the attic of my shop and there were mouse droppings everywhere.
So that was it, I went to war.  I put out a bucket with water with a trapdoor on top.  I caught a total of 15 mice so far!
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Offline Parnell

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2014, 04:01:47 am »
Back in '88 my mom set a "Have a Heart" trap for a mouse in the basement.  Instead of having its neck broken in an instant it died of dehydration while it couldn't turn around.  Nice shootin' Tex!
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Offline chamookman

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Re: A battle in the bow shop
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2014, 04:44:45 am »
I can see it now - the Outlaw will be sporting a new Fur Hat at the Classic this year  >:D O:) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:Bob
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