What Caliber For Killer Chipmunks?

meanoldman said:
It's England-I think they are limited to sling shots over there.
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Nah, they have airguns, they'll be fine. But the RSPCA won't like it if people start shooting the little darlings -- they even get after The Queen. :eek:

Wildalaska said:
Dudes I kid you not they are out there, eating cornflakes, traumatizing pets....

"Sage was dozing when the chipmunk jumped through the fence. It was clearly going for the cat.
"The chipmunk got within six inches of Sage and was about to pounce when she lashed out then bit it.
"What happened next was alarming. It started bouncing up and down about a foot in the air.
"It was an extraordinary reaction - some sort of extreme defence mechanism. Sage finished it off. It was a case of kill or be killed.
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Traumatized?? Nah, again. That was the best day of that cat's life... :D
 
Because of my love of real football, I have to read the British papers every day...

I learn all sorts of new words...like Moggie :D The etymology is somewhat risque

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Wildalaska said:
I learn all sorts of new words...like Moggie The etymology is somewhat risque

WildthebestdayofthemoggieslifeAlaska ™
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I know it's not a thong, but... here ya go, Wild:

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Nuke 'em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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Beat me to it darnit.

IT does make it hard to get rid of these little creeps when the laws are so tight there, a few groups of people with air rifles would drop that population pretty fast... if they can hunt a fox with a pack of horses... surely some air rifles is fair game?
 
Wuz stopped at a scenic-view spot in the upper Colorado River valley. Chipmunks all over the place, begging from tourists. One family from maybe Arkansas had Grampaw, Grammaw, parents and kids putting the optic lock on the world at large. One of the kids came up to Grampaw, pointed to a chipmunk, and asked, "Grampaw, Grampaw, what's 'em?"

Grampaw cogitated for a long moment and then pronounced in all seriousness, "Em's bivvers."

Ever since then, any time I see a chipmunk...
 
Makes me wonder what the answer is when the kid points to a bivver and asks "what's that Grampaw?"
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"ems plattypusses"?

in all seriousness (ha, in this thread?) I'd go for any shotgun loaded with rock salt... for Eva's sake. British food categorically needs a ton of NaCl to be palatable.
 
People are so desperate and starving in the horrific military dictatorship that now exists inside Burma, that they are having to hunt rats for food.

Here is a photo taken by a local press photographer of some kids showing off their trophies after a successful hunt.

I wonder, what caliber would be appropriate for hunting these big buggers? Just look at that huge one on the left!!


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If you're on the ground where these things can get at you quick I would suggest nothing less than a Searcy .500 Nitro Express double. You never know if you'll need a quick second shot, especially if you run across one of the dreaded Cape Chipmunks. And of course you need a reliable friend or guide to back you up. Something along the lines of a .600 OverKill should be an adequate stopper.
 
Every so often it seems my place is over run with chipmunks...very entertaining. I don't mind them gleaning under the bird feeders, exploring the garage or even their many burrows in the flower garden (which is approaching the consistency of Swiss Cheese). As I live in the country every once in a while there appears a nuisance animal that just begs for dispatch, last summer it was Evil Chippie. Maybe not a nasty Siberian, but an evil Eastern Chipmunk non the less. Although he seemed to have a penchant for nailing ground feeding birds the decision was made one afternoon when he committed the swift coldblooded murder of a rival chipmunk under a bird feeder by the patio during a family picnic...bye bye. A few days later 10 pumps on a Crosman .177 pellet classic air pistol at about 50 ft worked just fine.
 
Its getting worse.......

Mum attacked by killer chipmunk

By ANTONELLA LAZZERI

Published: Today

A YOUNG mum told yesterday how she is too frightened to go in her garden - after she was attacked by a "killer" Siberian chipmunk.

Roxanne Whelan spotted two of the snappy critters when she popped out of her house for a ciggie.

One ran towards her and hopped on a sofa she keeps in the garden, a couple of feet away from her.

Roxanne, 20, said: "It was staring right at me and wasn't frightened of me at all. The next thing I knew it was jumping straight towards me and went on the attack.

"I thought it was going to bite me. I screamed my head off and ran for the kitchen door, then banged it shut and sat quaking inside."
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The mum, who has a five-month-old son, Kye, added: "Now I'm too scared to go in the garden and worried about the baby.

"I can't even smoke because I don't want to go out there."

The attack in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, is the latest in a string of skirmishes involving Siberian chipmunks, which have a nasty bite and can carry Lyme disease and rabies.

The Sun has told how northern France has been overrun by 100,000 chipmunks descended from just 17 that escaped from a Belgian park in 1980.

Some are thought to have sneaked into Britain via the Eurotunnel. Another 30 escaped from a Berkshire park in 2005. Roxanne went on to the internet after her confrontation to find out what the creatures were.

She said: "I realised they were Siberian chipmunks.

"I'd read about them in The Sun but never thought I would come face to face with them in my garden.

"I had to put a bin out, which I did in two seconds flat because I was convinced they would attack me again.

"And I've blocked up any way I can see of them getting in the house."

The RSPCA says anyone coming across a Siberian chipmunk should contain it in a box or shed, then call the Food and Environment Research Agency on 01904 462000.

HAVE you seen a chipmunk? Call our chipmunk hotline on 020 7782 4103.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2562305/Mum-attacked-by-killer-chipmunk.html

(You MUST check out the pic of Roxanne getting attacked :eek::eek:)
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This is serious...what if they hop a freighter, come into the East Coast and then interbreed with our local chips? Super Killer chipmunks...England is doomed but we can still fight....I'm thinkin' semi auto .505Gibbs.....

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It's.....A.....Chipmunk. Seriously. I'm a bit scared that this made the news. There is absolutely nothing in Britain more newsworthy than crazy chipmunks?
I'm thinking a .444 marlin should do the trick though. No cleanup, and fun for the whole family!
 
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