Great story and great shooting too, Brent. If you didn't already hate 'em, here's what revolted me about rats...I was headed out the door taking the family to dinner about 5 pm in July, broad daylight, couldn't believe it..a rat chowing down on bird seed. I popped him a bit too far back and he drug himself about 15ft to die beside the lawnmower. I verified the kill, we went to dinner, I saw it was missing when we got back..I figured a cat or somthing got it...Oh well, still plenty of light I'll mow the front yard. I hop on and a rat runs out from under the deck! What the heck..I poked him with a stick I KNOW it was dead! I roll the mower forward and there is number 1 on the ground with my bullet hole in his back, and his brains missing. Number 2 found that more to it's liking than birdseed. Now I kill them every way there is 24/7. Check out Piedpiper.com