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

> 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
>
>
 

> 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
>
>
 
Pat wrote:
>> 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/.
 
Pat wrote:
>> 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/.
 
"Bill Sornson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Pat wrote:
>>> 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.
 
"Bill Sornson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Pat wrote:
>>> 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 wrote:
> 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 bastards 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 wrote:
> 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 bastards 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.
 

>
> I started trapping the little bastards 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
 

>
> I started trapping the little bastards 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
 
"Pat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>>
>> I started trapping the little bastards 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!