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 PVC pipe missing
#8935917
10/15/23 03:08 PM
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I really have no idea which forum to post this in, but I need a little help.
At my range I usually bury 14" long 2" PVC pipes to hold my target stands made of 2"x2" wood.
A week ago I carried 4 pcs. down to the range for a target at 150 yards and one at 200 yards. Since I forgot to bring my post-hole digger I just left them where they needed to go. I went back a few days later and they were gone! I live out in the middle of nowhere! I can't imagine "someone" coming by my range. After all, nothing has bothered the box holding my spotting scope, targets, or rifle rest.
There are deer, bear, coyotes, opossums, raccoons, foxes, and about every type vermin.
What would want four 12" pieces of PVC? AND why?
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Re: PVC pipe missing
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#8935924
10/15/23 03:23 PM
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Hudbone
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Re: PVC pipe missing
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#8935930
10/15/23 03:28 PM
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Double Naught Spy
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Why?
Because they needed them.
Because they wanted them.
Because they wanted to mess with you.
However, chances are it was a natural event of some sort, or like you said, your other stuff would be gone.
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Re: PVC pipe missing
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#8935934
10/15/23 03:34 PM
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Ol Thumper
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2 words, “Crack Pipes” some large animal needed new ones and they used your range as a Home Depot.
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10/15/23 04:08 PM
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Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels
Hebrews 13:2
(R-TX)
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Re: PVC pipe missing
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#8935994
10/15/23 05:29 PM
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ntxtrapper
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I have a lot of feral hogs on my ranch. They are like dogs. They pickup almost anything they can and carry it around. They move rocks, dead tree limbs and their favorite, golf balls. I watched one last night throwing a golf ball and chasing after it.
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Re: PVC pipe missing
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#8936018
10/15/23 06:17 PM
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Plenty of squirrels but no hogs. I could see if it was a case of a squirrel just gnawing on the ends. but dragging it off? My best guess is a young bear.
At least I cut four more pieces and got them in the ground. I'll see if anything pull them back up???
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Re: PVC pipe missing
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#8936023
10/15/23 06:19 PM
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George S
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The wind may have blown them away.
Oderint dum metuant - Lucius Accius
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#8936029
10/15/23 06:33 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Lay some more out and put a camera on them!
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10/15/23 07:53 PM
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ntxtrapper
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Plenty of squirrels but no hogs. I could see if it was a case of a squirrel just gnawing on the ends. but dragging it off? My best guess is a young bear.
At least I cut four more pieces and got them in the ground. I'll see if anything pull them back up??? Yep. Bears are just big raccoons.
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10/16/23 12:50 PM
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I snuck in and moved them just to mess with you...they're 50 yards north of where you left them!
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Re: PVC pipe missing
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#8936642
10/16/23 04:52 PM
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2 words, “Crack Pipes” some large animal needed new ones and they used your range as a Home Depot. 
The end won’t be for everyone…
WWG1WGA
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Re: PVC pipe missing
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#8938056
10/18/23 02:22 PM
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JimBridger
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Plenty of squirrels but no hogs. I could see if it was a case of a squirrel just gnawing on the ends. but dragging it off? My best guess is a young bear.
At least I cut four more pieces and got them in the ground. I'll see if anything pull them back up??? Yep. Bears are just big raccoons. That’s a fact! When I lived in North Central Pennsylvania, bears would hall off anything left outside that was made from plastic or rubber.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
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