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Squirrels - How do they know?

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October 10, 2018, 01:50 PM
PHPaul
Squirrels - How do they know?
I have a red squirrel raiding my chicken feeders and just generally making a mess.

If I go down to the coop ready for his fuzzy butt, (Single Six and .22 birdshot) he's nowhere to be seen.

If I come through the door with just the egg basket in my hands, he's sitting up on the roost, giving me that itty-bitty squirrel finger...



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October 10, 2018, 01:56 PM
Krazeehorse
Must be a rodent scholar.


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October 10, 2018, 01:58 PM
GaryBF
They can smell the Hoppe's #9 a mile away.
October 10, 2018, 02:08 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by Krazeehorse:
Must be a rodent scholar.


Hah! Good one!



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October 10, 2018, 02:09 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by GaryBF:
They can smell the Hoppe's #9 a mile away.


Hmmmmmm. I shall have to try approaching from down wind.



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October 10, 2018, 02:28 PM
YooperSigs
Smarter than you may think. I once waged war on a family of Groundhogs that were destroying the foundations of barns and sheds on my in-laws horse farm. After I plinked a couple, the others caught on quick. If I was walking the property without a rifle, they ignored me. If I had a rifle, they would disappear.


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October 10, 2018, 02:32 PM
Otto Pilot
HaveAHeart trap baited with peanut butter on a chunk of bagel.

We have been dealing with our squirrel population that way with considerable effect. What you do with the squirrel after in the trap, that's your choice.


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October 10, 2018, 07:16 PM
NK402
They may be smart but they do have a learning disability. I used to shoot them off the birdfeeder from my upstairs bedroom. I would purposely leave the corpse hoping it would deter others. Nope, they just step right over it and head for the feeder and certain doom.
October 10, 2018, 07:27 PM
ChuckWall
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October 10, 2018, 08:26 PM
Otto Pilot
They are rats with good PR.

They have already killed a number of large branches off our trees by girdling them. They have to chew to wear down their teeth. And lord help you if they get in your attic.

There are no predators for them in suburbia...except us.

A few squirrels are great. Dozens...not so much.

My neighbor is working on the rabbits. Wink


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October 10, 2018, 08:37 PM
coloradohunter44
quote:
Originally posted by Otto Pilot:
HaveAHeart trap baited with peanut butter on a chunk of bagel.

We have been dealing with our squirrel population that way with considerable effect. What you do with the squirrel after in the trap, that's your choice.


A good trap for sure. We have relocated many out of our yard this way. They drive Miss Candy, our Llewellin setter crazy.


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October 10, 2018, 09:03 PM
Krazeehorse
Check out some of the squirrel "maze" videos on YouTube. They are persistent and calculating beasts.


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October 11, 2018, 08:00 AM
OKCGene
quote:
Originally posted by NK402:
I would purposely leave the corpse hoping it would deter others. Nope, they just step right over it and head for the feeder and certain doom.


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October 11, 2018, 09:47 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by Otto Pilot:
They are rats with good PR.


Exactly. I refer to them as "rats in fur coats".



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October 11, 2018, 10:34 AM
Leemur
They know nuts and your sir are a pecan tree. Razz
October 11, 2018, 11:11 AM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by Leemur:
They know nuts and your sir are a pecan tree. Razz


I resemble that remark!



Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
October 11, 2018, 11:31 AM
joel9507
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
If I come through the door with just the egg basket in my hands, he's sitting up on the roost, giving me that itty-bitty squirrel finger...

Put the gun in the egg basket, maybe?
October 11, 2018, 05:45 PM
Voshterkoff
quote:
Originally posted by Otto Pilot:
And lord help you if they get in your attic.


I can confirm this is the quickest way to make someone kill every squirrel in the neighborhood.
October 11, 2018, 08:19 PM
SPWAMike0317
You underestimate the power of SQUIRREL.

https://www.usatoday.com/story...eaks-out/1603615002/


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October 11, 2018, 08:41 PM
Oldrider
The secret to squirrel control is a good recipe


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