SQUIRREL!!!

Squirrel hunting in Indiana, sometimes you only come home with one our two
Dress them out..and freeze them..go out next weekend and get some more

doxiemom11 wrote:
Our co-hosts had a squirrel get up under their van this summer and it chewed wires on the transmission causing the transmission to have problems. You do not want a squirrel around. How is it getting in to hide the nuts in your upholstery? Sounds like you have some areas that need to be closed up with expanding foam or something.

He's not inside yet but he won't get all winter to try.

dewey02 wrote:

coolmom42 wrote:
If you are in city limits of most towns, you don't want to be discharging a fire-arm of any type.

Simplest & most humane option is to live-trap him and relocate him far far away.

. Squirrels are just rats with bushy tails. I have no problem with terminating them. Relocating them simply makes them someone else's problem.

I have no problem with terminating them, either, if they are 1) a meal or 2) impossible to relocate.

One squirrel is not worth dressing for a meal, and almost everyone lives close enough to a state or city park to find a good relocation spot.

I'm more interested in live and let live, no point in killing an animal just because you can.

pbitschura wrote:

newman fulltimer wrote:

pbitschura wrote:

newman fulltimer wrote:
a pellet gun and good shot to the head fixes them every time

Too much risk of collateral damage.

notice i said a good shot

You. did. But a pellet gun ain't that accurate.

It is with a scope:B

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pbitschura wrote:

newman fulltimer wrote:

pbitschura wrote:

newman fulltimer wrote:
a pellet gun and good shot to the head fixes them every time

Too much risk of collateral damage.

notice i said a good shot

You. did. But a pellet gun ain't that accurate.

You got the wrong pellet gun. Mine will hold 1/2 inch at 50 yards. Beyond 50 yards, I wouldn't use a pellet gun. But it wasn't cheap. My pellet gun/scope combo was about $700. And the best investment I ever made.

I bought a house that had squirrels in the attic for YEARS. I spent 2 years trapping/relocating, denying access, putting odorants, etc with no result. Finally, I spent the money to buy an ACCURATE pellet gun. In the last 3 years, I have killed over 200 squirrels in my yard. It has now been 3 years since I had a squirrel in the attic.

BTW, I have a Beeman R9 in .22 caliber. It is a good, accurate gun.

discovered the squirrels (or at least one) had made a nest on top of propane tank and chewed propane hoses until they leaked.. don't think they have gotten into TT, but really am not sure why they are using TT as home, since they have lots of other places to go. Subdivision was pecan orchard and still has many old pecan trees.. TT is in fairly open area in side yard, so you would think the destructive critters would hang around somewhere else. One of my jobs this weekend is to look around the bottom good to see if I find any openings they might have been going in through. I have not seen any evidence of them being inside, but I really haven't looked into cabinets closely.

I have been thinking about putting out RAT traps, but not sure if the bait will just encourage squirrels to come to the trap. Too many around to think I can get rid of them all. i will be like the person who said he had caught 30, except that might be in a very short time.

MISSING, Please help !!!

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Walmart sells a great pellet gun with a silencer.

Woodtroll wrote:
One of the wooden Victor rat traps, like the typical mouse trap only much bigger, works fine on red squirrels. Bait with peanut butter. May seem harsh, but you do NOT want him around for long once he has decided to take over your camper!

There ya go. I don't mind the gray ones, but those cute little red buggers are destructive, tenacious and not easily discouraged. After one chewed up the wires on our brand new truck, DW saw the light. Any red squirrels on the property are instantly sent to a better place with the Victor Rat Trap and a peanut.

I don't care for the poison route as neighbor's pets could get a hold of one.

No no no. First you make a reoux.