More On Squirrels (OT for some)

a few years ago we were having this problem with our phones...there was
this staticky noise on the line like bacon spattering. IT turns out that
the squirrels in the yard had chewed through the covering on the
cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them? they also make a
mess of my neighbors garbage, but he leaves it out the day before pickup
day...his fault!

Bill Sornson said:

http://www.maniacworld.com:80/squirrel-obstacle-course.html

a few years ago we were having this problem with our phones...there was
this staticky noise on the line like bacon spattering. IT turns out that
the squirrels in the yard had chewed through the covering on the
cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them? they also make a
mess of my neighbors garbage, but he leaves it out the day before pickup
day...his fault!

Bill Sornson said:

http://www.maniacworld.com:80/squirrel-obstacle-course.html

Bill Sornson wrote:
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Damn tree rats.

Bill Sornson wrote:
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Damn tree rats.

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

:: on the cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them?

Bingo!

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

:: on the cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them?

Bingo!

Roger Zoul said:

Bill Sornson said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.maniacworld.com:80/squirrel-obstacle-course.html

Damn tree rats.

Species bigot! Call the SCLU!

Roger Zoul said:

Bill Sornson said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.maniacworld.com:80/squirrel-obstacle-course.html

Damn tree rats.

Species bigot! Call the SCLU!

Quoted message said:

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

:: on the cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them?

Bingo!

We use poison pellets. We mix it with peanut butter and smear it on the
inner angles of the tree branches.

Pat in TX

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Quoted message said:

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

:: on the cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them?

Bingo!

We use poison pellets. We mix it with peanut butter and smear it on the
inner angles of the tree branches.

Pat in TX

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Pat said:

Quoted message said:

Marlene Blanshay said:

> on the cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them?

Bingo!

We use poison pellets. We mix it with peanut butter and smear it on
the inner angles of the tree branches.

Murderer.

Or, murderer/s/.

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

Marlene Blanshay said:

> on the cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them?

Bingo!

We use poison pellets. We mix it with peanut butter and smear it on
the inner angles of the tree branches.

Murderer.

Or, murderer/s/.

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Pat said:

Quoted message said:

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

>> on the cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them?

Bingo!

We use poison pellets. We mix it with peanut butter and smear it on
the inner angles of the tree branches.

Murderer.

Or, murderer/s/.

I have two traps. I bait them with nuts and just put them on my gutters.
Wait.
If I get to the trap in time, I will drive about 10 miles and let them go.
However, tree rats freak out in a cage and die of a heart attack (so I hear)
very quickly. So, they get a nice last meal but they get to go free if they
don't freak or if they get lucky (meaning I get to them before the HA).

Now, my neighbor has a pellet gun.

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Quoted message said:

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

Marlene Blanshay wrote:

>> on the cables...well, what are you going to do? shoot them?

Bingo!

We use poison pellets. We mix it with peanut butter and smear it on
the inner angles of the tree branches.

Murderer.

Or, murderer/s/.

I have two traps. I bait them with nuts and just put them on my gutters.
Wait.
If I get to the trap in time, I will drive about 10 miles and let them go.
However, tree rats freak out in a cage and die of a heart attack (so I hear)
very quickly. So, they get a nice last meal but they get to go free if they
don't freak or if they get lucky (meaning I get to them before the HA).

Now, my neighbor has a pellet gun.

Roger Zoul said:

If I get to the trap in time, I will drive about 10 miles and let them go.
However, tree rats freak out in a cage and die of a heart attack (so I hear)
very quickly. So, they get a nice last meal but they get to go free if they
don't freak or if they get lucky (meaning I get to them before the HA).

I started trapping the little [censored] this year because in previous
years they've eaten most of my garden fruits and vegetables. As clever
as they can be they're pretty easy to catch. Never had one die before I
released him, although one looked like he'd broken his nose trying to
ram his way out... he was in there for about a day and a half... I
didn't feel too sorry for him.

The funny thing is I release them in the parking lot of the open space
about 3 miles away and instead of running up a tree they invariably run
across the 4-lane street instead, narrowly skirting death by vehicle tire.

Roger Zoul said:

If I get to the trap in time, I will drive about 10 miles and let them go.
However, tree rats freak out in a cage and die of a heart attack (so I hear)
very quickly. So, they get a nice last meal but they get to go free if they
don't freak or if they get lucky (meaning I get to them before the HA).

I started trapping the little [censored] this year because in previous
years they've eaten most of my garden fruits and vegetables. As clever
as they can be they're pretty easy to catch. Never had one die before I
released him, although one looked like he'd broken his nose trying to
ram his way out... he was in there for about a day and a half... I
didn't feel too sorry for him.

The funny thing is I release them in the parking lot of the open space
about 3 miles away and instead of running up a tree they invariably run
across the 4-lane street instead, narrowly skirting death by vehicle tire.

Quoted message said:

I started trapping the little [censored] this year because in previous years
they've eaten most of my garden fruits and vegetables. As clever as they
can be they're pretty easy to catch. Never had one die before I released
him, although one looked like he'd broken his nose trying to ram his way
out... he was in there for about a day and a half... I didn't feel too
sorry for him.

The kits are easy enough to trap if you get 'em in the early spring. I have
to poison the older ones. I take the kits over to a nearby golf course and
turn them loose. Turf managers hate squirrels because they "plant" trees on
the greens....

Pat in TX

Quoted message said:

I started trapping the little [censored] this year because in previous years
they've eaten most of my garden fruits and vegetables. As clever as they
can be they're pretty easy to catch. Never had one die before I released
him, although one looked like he'd broken his nose trying to ram his way
out... he was in there for about a day and a half... I didn't feel too
sorry for him.

The kits are easy enough to trap if you get 'em in the early spring. I have
to poison the older ones. I take the kits over to a nearby golf course and
turn them loose. Turf managers hate squirrels because they "plant" trees on
the greens....

Pat in TX

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I started trapping the little [censored] this year because in previous
years they've eaten most of my garden fruits and vegetables. As clever
as they can be they're pretty easy to catch. Never had one die before I
released him, although one looked like he'd broken his nose trying to ram
his way out... he was in there for about a day and a half... I didn't
feel too sorry for him.

The kits are easy enough to trap if you get 'em in the early spring. I
have to poison the older ones. I take the kits over to a nearby golf
course and turn them loose. Turf managers hate squirrels because they
"plant" trees on the greens....

Pat in TX

You'd better watch it then, Pat. The turf managers might set a trap for you!