Rats

[Bazz]

Behind our house there are fields and some woodland,every year towards winter we get rats coming close to the house.The guy next door as a big log pile and the rats hide under the logs.I have a shed and the rats move under there.I set tunnel traps and catch a lot.I used to put poison down but when the rats die you never know where they are,at least with the traps you can see em dead.

[Redfrog]

We don't have rats in Alberta. Well we might have a couple but there is a diligent network in place to eradicate any that happen to make it here. I live in the Alberta/ Saskatchewan border and rats are only one of the plagues we get from Saskatchewan the rat patrol comes by regularly to inspectour out buildings for signs of rats. Between the cats and dogs, a rat has about a 10 minute life expectancy here.

When I lived in Ontario, there were lots of rats as well as a myriad of other vermin, both two legged and four. They would nest under our outbuildings , bird coops etc. Once a year on opening day of pheasant season I had several friends over for a hunt. we hunted pheasants in the morning and then after a leisurely lunch at the house, we would arm ourselves with hockey sticks and a pair of ferrets.

The rest was a redneck rat roundup. Too bad we had no video cameras.

I'm sure some psychiatrist someplace would like to study it.

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by Bazz

Behind our house there are fields and some woodland,every year towards winter we get rats coming close to the house.The guy next door as a big log pile and the rats hide under the logs.I have a shed and the rats move under there.I set tunnel traps and catch a lot.I used to put poison down but when the rats die you never know where they are,at least with the traps you can see em dead.

your right!

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

We don't have rats in Alberta. Well we might have a couple

Just like we dont have grizzlies hehehe
Sure we have the rat patrol, but if rats are in bc and sask, i hate to be a downer but we got em too

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by winger7mm

Just like we dont have grizzlies hehehe
Sure we have the rat patrol, but if rats are in bc and sask, i hate to be a downer but we got em too

You've seen lots in Lethbridge have you?

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

You've seen lots in Lethbridge have you?

Hey im not saying iv seen lots. But I have seen em around. Shot one a few years back, north west of edmonton

[Redfrog]

was it a muskrat? Any pics?

[pickrel pat]

both my grandmothers are from provost. went to the farm there regularly in the 80s and one year the dogs killed one by the old wood grainerys. twas no muskrat. only one ive ever seen in alberta. they are around, just not common. the further you get into the province, the less likely you are to see a rat.

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by pickrel pat

both my grandmothers are from provost. went to the farm there regularly in the 80s and one year the dogs killed one by the old wood grainerys. twas no muskrat. only one ive ever seen in alberta. they are around, just not common. the further you get into the province, the less likely you are to see a rat.

Thanks to the rat patrol. If there were never any rats, we wouldn't need the rat patrol. They patrol relentlessly keeping the hoards of rats from Sask and B.C. at bay.

Too bad we could use those services for a few other things.

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

was it a muskrat? Any pics?

hehehe come on, I have killed my fair share of muskrats lol they make for nice small pelts, love there underfur its really soft . No pics though, so blah blah I know no pics never happened deal. I havent really taken any pics of any outdoor adventures untill this last fall. The only previous pic I have is of my first buck when I was 12. Trust me ill have pics to back up my bs stories from here on out lmao

[Redfrog]

"I havent really taken any pics of any outdoor adventures untill this last fall. "

You need to be careful out there, a fall can be very bad. Did you get hurt? You say you have pics? That would be good if we could see them, otherwise.......well you know.

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

"I havent really taken any pics of any outdoor adventures untill this last fall. "

You need to be careful out there, a fall can be very bad. Did you get hurt? You say you have pics? That would be good if we could see them, otherwise.......well you know.

hahaha, sorry last "hunting season" I did fall, but unfortunatly all I got outta that was some bad ribs and a good bruise, camera was fine in my pocket though

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by winger7mm

hahaha, sorry last "hunting season" I did fall, but unfortunatly all I got outta that was some bad ribs and a good bruise, camera was fine in my pocket though

you need to take more care. you could fall and wind up as rat food.:sHa_shakesho ut:

or wolf bait.

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

or wolf bait.

prairie wolf

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

you need to take more care. you could fall and wind up as rat food.:sHa_shakesho ut:

or wolf bait.

yup coulda been laying in that dried up creek bed in the mountains still, coulda even have been griz er black bear bait

[KI-UTE]

Hey funny froggy, you really need to pay attention to who you are talking to and what about. The guy is over run with real rats. You really should read the guy's post first without jumping to conclusions. There are real rats out there even in Alberta, but the guy is no where's close to AB.

[Redfrog]

You're kidding right? Lancashire, England isn't in Alberta????

Who would have thunk it?

[pickrel pat]

I like to see my name up on the main category page for long periods of time, so I post on the trapping section and late at night.