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Re: [TowerTalk] critters and cables

To: Bill Parry <BPARRY@RGV.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] critters and cables
From: "Dick, W1KSZ" <w1ksz@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:09:51 -0400
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You need not ship any Coyotes to New England, we have plenty of them
here in Massachusetts.
So many that I heard they will declare a hunting season on them.

73, Dick, W1KSZ


Bill Parry wrote:
> I'm not sure why, but I don't seem to have much of a problem with critters
> chewing on coax in my yard. We don't have gophers or squirrels here in Deep
> South Texas. We do have a lot of field rats but I think the coyotes and
> hawks must keep them at bay. My neighbor gets about a dozen cats at a time
> from the animal pound and keeps them around. I see the cats in the yard
> fairly often so they may take a toll on the critters. (Unfortunately this
> includes the quail and whitewing.)
> 
> The coyotes sometimes get outside my bedroom window and sing a few songs at
> night but it is better than replacing the coax, I suppose.
> 
> Maybe we could ship you some. :-) They really like tasty cats.
> 
> Bill, W5VX    
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gregg Seidl
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:21 PM
>> To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] critters and cables
>>
>> I have never heard why flooded cables are better,and why critters don't
>> seem
>> to chew on them as much.I'm fairly certain they chew on other cables
>> because
>> of the diet they eat.Missing something,most likely salt.Our cows love to
>> lick the milk hoses because we pre-dip them with iodine which has salt in
>> it.Funny humans get too much salt and most animals are short.The best way
>> I've found to get rid of them is a 17 caliber right between the eyes and
>> then if you can stand it leave the critter there a few days.Seems to make
>> the others "go away".     Gregg  K9KL   ps when you hit woodchucks or that
>> size critters with the 17 they can do acrobats  as they fly thru the
>> air??!!
>>
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73, Dick, W1KSZ
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