Maybe I've met my match - Page 2

ltc444 · June 20, 2012, 05:56 PM

My gunsmith had a similar problem. He built a trap door in the side of his shop. He could open the door and shoot from his shop. The squirrels never learned.

Cornbread · June 20, 2012, 06:42 PM

Don’t shoot him . Buy him a bag of salted peanuts.. His blood pressure will kill him. . . . .

And it sounds like he is already using that tactic on you be careful !!

Hansam · June 20, 2012, 09:29 PM

Get a squirrel sized live trap such as the Hav-a-hart live traps. Bait with birdseed at the bottom of your bird feeder posts. When the squirrels get caught (and they will) put a .22 in their head and after a bit of gutting and skinning send'em to your freezer. Repeat till you have enough squirrels to have a small feast then invite the neighbors or at least till you no longer have squirrels raiding your bird feeder.

This worked well for me when I lived in the city. It would work for my father-in-law if he didn't idiotically drive a few blocks down the road to the neighborhood park and release them to return to his bird feeder instead of killing them.

FrontSight · June 22, 2012, 11:50 AM

Did'ja gehtum yet?

Beagle333 · June 22, 2012, 12:34 PM

You need bigger birds. A friend of mine brings his hawk over to hunt and when he lets it go, any squirrel in sight is a goner. If it runs into a nest, the hawk will stand on one leg and shred the nest out of the tree til he gets his man.

It's very impressive to watch. (especially since the bird comes back to him, I couldn't believe it til I saw it, I figured it was a one-time deal)

June 20, 2012, 09:29 PM	#28
Hansam Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 746	Get a squirrel sized live trap such as the Hav-a-hart live traps. Bait with birdseed at the bottom of your bird feeder posts. When the squirrels get caught (and they will) put a .22 in their head and after a bit of gutting and skinning send'em to your freezer. Repeat till you have enough squirrels to have a small feast then invite the neighbors or at least till you no longer have squirrels raiding your bird feeder. This worked well for me when I lived in the city. It would work for my father-in-law if he didn't idiotically drive a few blocks down the road to the neighborhood park and release them to return to his bird feeder instead of killing them. __________________ This is who we are, what we do.

June 22, 2012, 11:50 AM	#29
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,711	Did'ja gehtum yet? __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

June 20, 2012, 05:56 PM	#26
ltc444 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2011 Location: Vernon AZ Posts: 1,192	My gunsmith had a similar problem. He built a trap door in the side of his shop. He could open the door and shoot from his shop. The squirrels never learned.

June 20, 2012, 06:42 PM	#27
Cornbread Member Join Date: January 12, 2012 Posts: 93	Don’t shoot him . Buy him a bag of salted peanuts.. His blood pressure will kill him. . . . . And it sounds like he is already using that tactic on you be careful !!

June 22, 2012, 12:34 PM	#30
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Back in the woods a piece Posts: 740	You need bigger birds. A friend of mine brings his hawk over to hunt and when he lets it go, any squirrel in sight is a goner. If it runs into a nest, the hawk will stand on one leg and shred the nest out of the tree til he gets his man. It's very impressive to watch. (especially since the bird comes back to him, I couldn't believe it til I saw it, I figured it was a one-time deal)