Believe me, I know what you mean! I live in a "city", and local ordinances prohibit shooting/hunting within the limits. Not to mention I have houses on all sides anyway.

I swear, every time I get home from the woods, the neighborhood tree rat commitee is sitting on the fence, waiting to greet me. I hear them scampering across my roof at all hours of the day, but I can't even look at one in the wild without sending him flying off somewhere!

Oh well, at least my dog is having a good time chasing them around the back yard.