Spatula vs mouse.

[Warmouth]

I recommend something heavier and more substanial for dispatching mice. I did get a good squeal out of him on one direct hit, but he recovered from the hit surprisingly well, and without any loss to his motor skills.

There's never a good rubber mallet handy when you need one.

[Great White Hunter]

Why didn't you use on of LA's bedroom "toys"? On second thought, that might be the rubber mallet you were referring to.

[Warmouth]

Like I said, nothing else was within reach when I spotted the little bastard. I hadn't had my coffee yet either, so I'm sure I wasn't swinging like Mark McGuire either.

[Outdoorsfool]

You should have used the EDGE of the spatula. But, if you're going around the house unarmed, you shoulda grabbed a skillet instead.

I prefer a .22 short...it does wonder to the meece's "motorskills".

[Great White Hunter]

You swinging like Mark McGurire!?!?!?!

[BornBad]

Little Bunny Foo Foo,

Hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And boppin' 'em on the head



Down came the good fairy and she said



"Little Bunny Foo Foo,

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And boppin' 'em on the head.

I'll give you three chances,

And if you don't behave

I'll turn you into a goon!"



The next day:



Little Bunny Foo Foo,

Hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And boppin' 'em on the head



Down came the good fairy and she said



"Little Bunny Foo Foo,

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And boppin' 'em on the head.

I'll give you two more chances,

And if you don't behave

I'll turn you into a goon!"



The next day:



Little Bunny Foo Foo,

Hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And boppin' 'em on the head



Down came the good fairy and she said



"Little Bunny Foo Foo,

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And boppin' 'em on the head.

I'll give you one more chance,

And if you don't behave

I'll turn you into a goon!"



The next day:



Little Bunny Foo Foo,

Hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And boppin' 'em on the head



Down came the good fairy and she said



"Little Bunny Foo Foo,

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And boppin' 'em on the head.

I gave you three chances

And you didn't behave

Now you're a goon! POOF!!"



The moral of the story is:

HARE TODAY, GOON TOMORROW

[hunting170]

You should have just used your fist, or your foot, Nancy boy!

[LadyAngler]

Why did you use the spatula?!? I think our dam(n) cat needs to get off his lazy donkey and earn a little keep. Maybe I will starve him for a day or two.

[Great White Hunter]

I guess LA didn't read my response above.

[Warmouth]

I winged the little chit for sure. Like I said I heard him squeal. The fist would have been better, but without my coffee I wasn't thinking that fast.

Some rat shot in the 22 pistol is next. The little lady shouldn't mind cleaning up tiny blood stains. I better find my safety glasses though.

[Outdoorsfool]

dave - This ? may be more appropriate for the reloading forum, but you know how grumpy BigJohn gets when you start talking renegade loads....you talking about making a .22 scatter gun shell? That possible?

[PoisonSnake]

Funny story although it doesn't involve mice. JT and I were down in AR this past spring turkey hunting. Well, we didn't have a heck of a lot of luck, but there is one story that he hasn't told you fellows. We were sitting around the campfire one evening and this darn pygmy rattlesnake goes to crawling across our camping spot. I'm terrified of snakes, and JT goes up and catches the son of a femaledog. He isn't more than 15" long, but he is slithering all around and opening his mouth and poopoo. JT puts the snake down, and gives him one good hammer with the bottom of his fist. Snake is stonecold dead. I couldn't beleive my eyes. Not to be outdone, I bit the darn things head off and ate it.

[LadyAngler]

Cleaning up blood?!? Naw, I'm a pro at that.

Snowy~ My toy box doesn't have any kind of "tool" appropriate for mouse hunting. But whoa, your wife must take in some serious stuff... novelty caliber. Wow!!! You go girl!

[Warmouth]

Rat shot and bird shot has been available in 22lr shells for years ODF. Aint nothing new about them. CCI and Winchester make "snake loads" aka rat shot shells. It's only #12 shot or something close, tiny little pellets.

[Rafe Hollister]

LadyAngler said:
My toy box doesn't have any kind of "tool" appropriate for mouse hunting.

Mrs. Hollister's does.