The Scare Tactic

Scare them with tin cans?

Peering through the brush in front of us, the question startled me. I wasn’t alone, but the sudden breath with words next to me made me hop. I nearly landed in the brush.
“Was that necessary?”
“Yes, because we need a plan. Sooo… What’s the plan?”
“Do you really think that I would be sitting here, on my knees, peering into the dark, if I had a plan?”
“I don’t know. I don't know why you invited me along. You invited me along, and here I am. You must know what you want to do.”
“I don’t have a plan; that is why I asked you along. I need a plan, and I was hoping you could help.”
“Okay, here is the plan. The best way we can deal with this is to startle them out of their wits. That way they do not ever come back.”
“How do you propose to do that?”
I look around for something and see some empty tin cans. It had no labels, and I could see the ridges on the sides.
“Here, let’s speak into these tins with ominous voices and run some branches over the ridges at the same time. Maybe that will give them enough of a start to set them off running and never come back.”
“Are you sure this will work?”
“No, but it is worth a try. We can come back tomorrow and see if it worked.”