Matt get a pellet rifle, shots harder and flatter. -----Original Message----- From: Matt Prerost <mprerost@mindspring.com> To: Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com> Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:06 AM Subject: Re: [CH] (CH) I'VE BEEN ATTACKED >On Thu, 31 May 2001 06:31:03 -0400, Chuck Demas wrote: > >>This is much kinder than the .22 caliber solution I would use on >>varmits. You don't have to bury the remains either. > >If I seen the cat in the patch I would think of it because messing in >my garden isn't the only crime this critter is committing. I seen the >furball sitting on many a car. But I got a few problems. My .22 only >shoots longs and there is people building houses nearby. I have been >thinking of getting a BB gun just for this kind of stuff. And it >would have come in handy for defending my cherry tree against bird >attack a week ago. let me tell you, having your cherry striped bare >by birds, year after year will change your opinion of them. After a >few years of gardening I have grown to despise birds. There was times >last year that I was ready to take out the old 12 gauge after seeing >holes in my tomatoes. > >Matt >