Squirrels
pauldavid
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Does anybody have any idea if the block type of rat bait would be any good for getting rid of squirrels.
Over the last couple of years we have had a few appear in the trees surrounding our house, there are that many of them now that the council are considering giving the trees there own postcode for the squirrel community.
The buggars are now trying to gain entry to our house so in warm weather you can't even have a door or window open too far for fear of the house being full of them.
Local council is offering it's usual helpful service, "our pest control team os very busy at the moment, someone will come down and assess the problem but probably not till July."
In that case they most probably won't actually do anything till this time next year.
Ho hum
Over the last couple of years we have had a few appear in the trees surrounding our house, there are that many of them now that the council are considering giving the trees there own postcode for the squirrel community.
The buggars are now trying to gain entry to our house so in warm weather you can't even have a door or window open too far for fear of the house being full of them.
Local council is offering it's usual helpful service, "our pest control team os very busy at the moment, someone will come down and assess the problem but probably not till July."
In that case they most probably won't actually do anything till this time next year.
Ho hum
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Take one .22, aim, hit, times 6 = one pie.
Tasty.
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I have to agree with DD. The squirrels will eventually kill the trees as they strip the bark which introduces infection to the tree (as well as being a pain and coming into your house)
Get yourself a .22 air rifle with a decent telescopic sight, and shoot the little bu66ers. If there's a lot of them, it'll take a concerted effort, but you'll get there. Keep an eye open for the Dreys as well. When you see squirrels building them, fire a few pellets into them. This will scare the adults away and kill any young that are in there.
You can get traps, but they're not particularly nice. The squirrels do their best to smash their way out and can end up injured and traumatised before you have to dispatch them (usually by shooting them anyway).
You have to be quick and quiet though as they soon get wise and leg it when they see you.
If that doesn't work, anti tank mines will help.Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
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They won't let me have my rifle back, apparently threatening to shoot them is not the way to make kids behave in this politically correct world we live in.
Which is why I now look to the more humane way that is poisoning, for the squirrels only you understand.
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I guess it depends where you live. If there's a risk of hitting other people, or hitting their property, it's a bit of an issue. Otherwise, tell them to s0d off and shoot them (the squirrels, not the kids !). If nothing else, the council will get their finger out and come round.pauldavid wrote:They won't let me have my rifle back, apparently threatening to shoot them is not the way to make kids behave in this politically correct world we live in.
Which is why I now look to the more humane way that is poisoning, for the squirrels only you understand.
To start with at leastScience adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
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MattC59 wrote:I have to agree with DD. The squirrels will eventually kill the trees as they strip the bark which introduces infection to the tree (as well as being a pain and coming into your house)
Get yourself a .22 air rifle with a decent telescopic sight, and shoot the little bu66ers. If there's a lot of them, it'll take a concerted effort, but you'll get there. Keep an eye open for the Dreys as well. When you see squirrels building them, fire a few pellets into them. This will scare the adults away and kill any young that are in there.
You can get traps, but they're not particularly nice. The squirrels do their best to smash their way out and can end up injured and traumatised before you have to dispatch them (usually by shooting them anyway).
You have to be quick and quiet though as they soon get wise and leg it when they see you.
If that doesn't work, anti tank mines will help.
Don't shoot into Dreys, all kills must be straight head shots.0 -
MattC59 wrote:If that doesn't work, anti tank mines will help.
These must be that rare breed of Squirrels then, the Lesser known American variety? Big fat bast4rds are they? Must be to set of an Anti Tank Mine. :shock:
Go buy a catapult if you can't be trusted with an air rifle, or a super-soaker filled with lighter fluid and tape a Zippo on the end and go get yourself some BBQ Squirrel. :twisted:0 -
Put one of these down and then once they are stuck fire away like a Professional Russian
I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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Looks a good solution, you can then make sure that you get the head shot (and buy a cheaper air pistol !)Richie63 wrote:Put one of these down and then once they are stuck fire away like a Professional Russian
Just make sure you spell it right when you google. I googled 'Maxicatch', they're lawn mowers, and whilst I'm sure that they're effective, they may be a messy solution to the problem !!Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
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Yes; the `politically correct world` we live in does cause a bit of a stumbling block regarding Air rifles. I have a bird feeder with half a dozen different feeders hanging off it, the bl..dy Squirrels still manage to climb the 3/4" wide metal pole and cause havoc whenever possible, they used to work the feeders off the hangers and get them to fall on the ground so that they could then go back down and collect all the contents strewn over the ground. I have since taken to making them really secure . When my wife is at work, and my little boy at School I stand by the back door of the house and pop them with my Air Arms pre charged air rifle.........it`s the only way to manage them......And, nobody is any the wiser as to the hopefully diminishing stock of squirrels!!0
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You have to hand it to the little bugg3rs though, they are amazing.
Daylight Robbery 2
Daylight robbery being where that famous "lager" commercial came from and was a fascinating insight to how agile and clever the little furry bugg3rs actually are. The sequel was no less interesting & Jessica Holm was a tasty dish with a sexy voice. :oops:
BE warned though (no, not the return of SpeedKing!), start knocking the Squirrels off and they may turn nasty...0 -
try one of these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ7LQAP3gysScience adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
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does the bi-carb soda / seagull trick work with squirrels? Bi-carb laced nuts could be a much cheaper option here!
Killing them off is not a problem as long as you're only thining their numbers and not just killing every single one of them.
End of the day they are just another innocent animal so the aim is control not extermination.0 -
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set a trap
go to work
come home
drop trap containing live squirrel into deep bucket of water
have cup of tea and biscuit
go outside a remove trap from water, dropping drowned squirrel in bin
re bait
come out in the morning beofre breakfast
drown squirrel
eat breaksfast
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^^ If you drown them in red wine I guess that counts as marinading?
It's a healthy start to pie...
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BarryBonds wrote:set a trap
go to work
come home
drop trap containing live squirrel into deep bucket of water
have cup of tea and biscuit
go outside a remove trap from water, dropping drowned squirrel in bin
re bait
come out in the morning beofre breakfast
drown squirrel
eat breaksfast
empty trap reset etc repeat
Expensive though.
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My dog Lionel will help you out.
The only draw back being, you won't have much of your house left after my lumbering baffoon of a dog, has had a tear up.0 -
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get disc brakes.
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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How do you tempt them to run head long into your wheel though?0
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nut scented hydraulic fluid?0
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That'll teach the greedy f*cker for going after the wheel nuts."There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."0
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Squirrels are just Rats with good PR.
I mean the Grey foreign pox ridden little sods, Kill the lot of 'em .0 -
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Fill your Wheelie Bin up with about 1foot of water and float a saucer with some nuts on it, Hopefully the greedy sods will take the bait and drown themselves.
We do something similar in work to kill rats, but cover the top with cloth and place some food on it, We bait it for a few days before we open the lid and place the cloth over the opening, Not sure it would work for squirrels but it would be fun to find out....A punctured bicycle
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I think squirrels can swim. Mr Ands gets really wound up by the squirrel eating from the hanging bird feeder. It goes head first down the feeder and if you run outside and startle it, it drops to the ground. With this in mind, he placed a dustbin directly below the feeder. After a few weeks it had about a foot of rainwater in it. One day, as the squirrel was on the feeder Mr A legged it outside and the squirrel dropped down in fright, right into the bin. I think he thought he'd caught it until abut 5 seconds later, when out jumped this squirrel about 5 foot in the air. It was like a missile. It was one of the funniest things I have seen (not just the sight of a 'flying' squirrel but Mr A being outwitted againLazarus wrote:Fill your Wheelie Bin up with about 1foot of water and float a saucer with some nuts on it, Hopefully the greedy sods will take the bait and drown themselves.
We do something similar in work to kill rats, but cover the top with cloth and place some food on it, We bait it for a few days before we open the lid and place the cloth over the opening, Not sure it would work for squirrels but it would be fun to find out....
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Phone President Obama. He'll sort you out:
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I thought it was yours and was wondering what took you so long to post it; so I did it for you!
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