View Full Version : Why squirrel proofing doesn't work
Alonzo
10-18-2007, 05:14 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWU0bfo-bSY
A rat trap on that last leap would take care of that problem once and for all. It's the only thing that works with any certainty.
JohnnyAwake
10-18-2007, 07:12 AM
That's awesome
Squirrels are pretty smart little buggers but not smarter than a rat trap. They are worse than rats here in south Texas. I buy a half dozen rat traps a year to deal with the bastards. No matter how many you get, there are more to fill the vacancies.
PatrickHenry
10-18-2007, 06:19 PM
They're just rodents. Rats with furry tails. Good to eat.
underdawg
10-18-2007, 08:47 PM
The squirrels here climb up on my deck and pull my plants out of their pots to bury the peanuts that my neighbor gives them. I keep a supersoaker ready by the door to blast them with water when I catch them.
Buck Laser
10-18-2007, 11:22 PM
The squirrels here climb up on my deck and pull my plants out of their pots to bury the peanuts that my neighbor gives them. I keep a supersoaker ready by the door to blast them with water when I catch them.
I have an air pistol that I keep handy to discourage the squirrels who eat from my "squirrel-proof" bird feeders. The first time I used it, I aimed carefully from my doorway, about 15 feet away. When I fired, I could hear the "thunk" as the pellet hit the squirrel, which jumped up on the roof. I felt very satisfied with my marksmanship and went back to eating my lunch. A moment later, I heard a thud, and the squirrel was lying on the ground with glazed eyes and blood welling from his chest. I am now a squirrel assassin.
Since then, I've used about half as many strokes of the air pump, and the pistol is still accurate enough to hit a few squirrels and annoy many more. I don't recommend my method, but it sure as hell works. I can't bring myself to eat a squirrel, so I have to find a safe method to hide the evidence.
PatrickHenry
10-19-2007, 12:05 AM
I can't bring myself to eat a squirrel, so I have to find a safe method to hide the evidence.
Just don't like butchering them?
Or don't know how to handle such a small piece of meat?
The squirrels here climb up on my deck and pull my plants out of their pots to bury the peanuts that my neighbor gives them. I keep a supersoaker ready by the door to blast them with water when I catch them.
I have an air pistol that I keep handy to discourage the squirrels who eat from my "squirrel-proof" bird feeders. The first time I used it, I aimed carefully from my doorway, about 15 feet away. When I fired, I could hear the "thunk" as the pellet hit the squirrel, which jumped up on the roof. I felt very satisfied with my marksmanship and went back to eating my lunch. A moment later, I heard a thud, and the squirrel was lying on the ground with glazed eyes and blood welling from his chest. I am now a squirrel assassin.
Since then, I've used about half as many strokes of the air pump, and the pistol is still accurate enough to hit a few squirrels and annoy many more. I don't recommend my method, but it sure as hell works. I can't bring myself to eat a squirrel, so I have to find a safe method to hide the evidence.
Just try double bagging them with HEB grocery bags, my friend. That's what I do.
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