Author Topic: Who's eating my targets? (Read 482 times)

McDave · « **on:** October 23, 2015, 06:52:00 PM »

Went out in the backyard to shoot a few shots, and noticed that big gaping holes have been eaten in my targets! I shoot every day or so, and the last time I shot, they weren't there. I've been shooting in this backyard for 20 years, and never had my targets eaten before. I've always had squirrels living in my backyard, but they haven't bothered anything before, also occasional visiting raccoons, skunks, possum, moles, chickens, etc. Maybe something new turned up. Anyway, here they are. Any ideas as to what could be eating them?

centaur · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2015, 07:04:00 PM »

A friend of mine has a cabin in the mountains, and a rat, or some rats, ate the nose off of his elk mount in the cabin.

Some D Con solved that problem for him.

Michael Arnette · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2015, 07:05:00 PM »

Haha my German short hair took a big bite out of mine this week. I'm thinking of getting some nasty tasting spray of some type to keep her and the other critters off of it

kennym · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2015, 07:38:00 PM »

A wood pecker drilled mine and made a nesthole in it.

achigan · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2015, 07:44:00 PM »

Set up a trail cam!

Jerrynocam · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2015, 07:45:00 PM »

I've had woodpeckers attack mine several times and build nests

« **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2015, 07:52:00 PM »

Looks like some kind of boring insect in the pic!

Bisch

Walt Francis · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2015, 08:25:00 PM »

My guess is the Woodpecker.

DennyK · « **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2015, 08:26:00 PM »

indianalongbowshooter · « **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2015, 08:29:00 PM »

looks like a woodpecker.

greg fields · « **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2015, 08:36:00 PM »

squirrels are my culprit..

greg fields · « **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2015, 08:38:00 PM »

squirrels are my culprit..

Dmaxshawn · « **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2015, 08:50:00 PM »

Spray it with ammonia and it will stop the chewing. Well it worked for my australian shepard

Duncan · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2015, 09:21:00 PM »

Agree that looks like woodpeckers. Squirrels chew on mine.

McDave · « **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2015, 09:31:00 PM »

Woodpeckers are one thing I didn't think of, and we do have woodpeckers around here.

Eric Krewson · « **Reply #15 on:** October 24, 2015, 09:44:00 AM »

Looks like squirrels to me, I had the same damage on one of mine caused by squirrels.

Woodpeckers won't peck on anything unless there is a bug or bug larva to go after.

Doc Nock · « **Reply #16 on:** October 24, 2015, 02:55:00 PM »

Can't trust memory at my age, but hornets or wasps were found to be decimating some 3d targets and I thought it was reported here---possibly some years back...again, memory ain't what it was...and my memory ain't t hat good anymore either! :rolleyes:

Pat B · « **Reply #17 on:** October 24, 2015, 03:04:00 PM »

I've had chipmunks burrow into a few of my 3D targets then the Carolina wrens move in in the spring but they don't chew like yours is.

Panzer · « **Reply #18 on:** October 24, 2015, 04:59:00 PM »

Woodpecker

Paul/KS · « **Reply #19 on:** October 24, 2015, 05:59:00 PM »

I've watched the woodpeckers getting ants and other bugs out of my targets.


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