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+1 for Peanut Butter

CaptG said:
Have-a-hart live trap baited with peanut butter. No need to worry about hiding the wire on the bottom of the trap. I have relocated lots of the little buggers this way. Grays and fox squirrels get relocated, reds, that another story.
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I once had the exact same problem with a chipmunk. It only took about 20 minutes to lure him out with peanut butter.
 
Spray coyote urine up there.. That makes them panic and leave but you still need to close point of entry. Or..get tray of water and add fly dust to it. Won't just kill them, you will find the bodies right next to the water so u don't have to worry about them dying where you can't find them. Get fly dust at any farm store..farmers use it on horses and cattle like a de-licer. And as grampa used to do...hang dead bodies outside for other squirrels to see. They aren't dumb...they get the message. He used to put the coons along the fences and that worked good at keeping them out too.
 
Chipmonks are not squirels

Geppetto said:
CaptG said:
Have-a-hart live trap baited with peanut butter. No need to worry about hiding the wire on the bottom of the trap. I have relocated lots of the little buggers this way. Grays and fox squirrels get relocated, reds, that another story.
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I once had the exact same problem with a chipmunk. It only took about 20 minutes to lure him out with peanut butter.
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Chipmonks are fairly easy to catch. We had squirrels in the attic once and they stayed for about a year, maybe two. Worst part was they were not too quiet running around early in the morning and after we went to bed at night. They eventually left and we resided the house and shut off their entrances and they never returned to the house.

However shooting them didn't do it (I am more than a fair hand with a shootin' iron - at least I was - haven't done any shooting in 20 years or so), they all had relatives who would come to the funeral and then stay.
 
Why did you use moth balls? WOuldnt putting pr blanks that were in the curing stage do just as well? I understand that stuff is pretty potent. Is this THread going to go the way of Caddy SHack?
When I had a rental that had rats invade it, (there was an 84year old woman living in it) after they trapped the rats, they sprayed around the now closed entrances with pepper spray to keep them from trying to get back in.
 
mredburn said:
Why did you use moth balls? WOuldnt putting pr blanks that were in the curing stage do just as well? I understand that stuff is pretty potent. Is this THread going to go the way of Caddy SHack?
When I had a rental that had rats invade it, (there was an 84year old woman living in it) after they trapped the rats, they sprayed around the now closed entrances with pepper spray to keep them from trying to get back in.
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If there is a squirrel in the princesses castle, it must already be immune to PR or it would have been dead by now :)
 
Chased a mouse around the house last night. LOML was freaking out. All my 3 cats wanted to was play with. The dogs looked at it and walked away. I dispatched it with the end of a broom stick. Had to make LOML stop feeding Squirrels, one of my dogs is allergic to Peanuts and would find the dropped ones and eat them and then a large vet bill.
 
Tom, you are lucky to only have one mouse. My bride's cats just love to bring in live love offerings to her and drop them at her feet. So far, (knocking on wood) they have not brought in any of Mr. No Shoulders, but that is expected at any time. The LOML simply can not kill them outright, so I get the priviladge of live capture and carry away to release. How's that for pitiful?
Charles
 
Our black lab Charlie is like the monster from Bugs Bunny when it comes to mice.

I will love him, and pet him, and squeeze him, and hug him, and call him George...... My last George don't move no more.


He will stalk mice and play with them until they are rather wet and flat. I'm not sure of the COD, could be heart failure, drowning in the drool, or the squishing in the mouth to keep them from running off.
 
PR_Princess said:
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Still don't have him yet......:mad::mad::mad:
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And I thought you said there would never be a picture of you on the IAP!!!:beat-up:
 
In the neighborhood where I live we have a bigger problem with RATS. Lot of Asian immigrants who raise chickens and other fowl. The food bedding, and other things attract Rats and we get them more ofter than mice. They also like to raise Pigeons (rats with wings) The city allows it so we are stuck with the problem. For Rats we use traps . Pigeons, my neighbors and I use pellet rifles and shoot them on site. We used to beable get doctored grain to feed them but that has been outlawed by PETA or whoever. When we compain the city says get a fake Owl to put on the roof, that scares them for about 2 days, then the Pigeon try to mate with it, Makes it easier to get them though.
 
tbroye said:
In the neighborhood where I live we have a bigger problem with RATS. Lot of Asian immigrants who raise chickens and other fowl. The food bedding, and other things attract Rats and we get them more ofter than mice. They also like to raise Pigeons (rats with wings) The city allows it so we are stuck with the problem. For Rats we use traps . Pigeons, my neighbors and I use pellet rifles and shoot them on site. We used to beable get doctored grain to feed them but that has been outlawed by PETA or whoever. When we compain the city says get a fake Owl to put on the roof, that scares them for about 2 days, then the Pigeon try to mate with it, Makes it easier to get them though.
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Time for a new hobby.

Falconry.

No more pigeons.
 
My esperience

with pidgeons is that they don't need anybody to raise them. I had about a dozen that took up residence in my barn once. Living in the country I had no problem getting rid if them but I have no idea from wence they came. Rats are around all farms as near as I can tell and I'm not sure there is a way to get rid of them where they don't come back. Around dusk in my barn I got a lot of target practice.
 
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ctubbs said:
#8 shot in 12 gauge, Sharp skinning knife, lightly flowered, fried in lard in cast iron skillet. Flower in drippings, some water or milk (your choice), biscuits, cold bear. No more squirrels and a good meal.

KY recipe for invading squirrels.
Charles

PS: Be sure he has his eyes closed before trying to skin. DAMHIKT Please.
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Charles ... where do you get your cold bear these days?

As for squirrels and other invading hoards of creatures what you need is a cat ... get a big one and turn her/him loose in the house. Your squirrel problem might disappear rather quickly. All that is left is a fatter cat looking for their next meal. :biggrin:
 
Hey, be nice to the squirrel, he needs a home too. I had a pet red squirrel for about 6 years when I was a kid. I found him in a combine cleaner when getting the machine ready for harvesting. He was about the size of a week old mouse and I fed him milk with an eyedropper for about 2 weeks and then slowly switched him to grain type food and ate everything except meat. He would run to his cage to eat because he knew no one would bother him there. The one thing he was good at was forecasting the weather. After cleaning his cage I used rough paper towels for him to shred and use as bedding. If he made his nest and slept inside of it the weather would be miserable for the next day or two. If he shredded the paper and slept on top of the pile the weather next day would be nice.

They can be a big nusiance if not controlled. Using a 22 with the buckshot type end gets rid of them without damaging the building or making too much noise.
 
workinforwood said:
Spray coyote urine up there.. That makes them panic and leave but you still need to close point of entry. Or..get tray of water and add fly dust to it. Won't just kill them, you will find the bodies right next to the water so u don't have to worry about them dying where you can't find them. Get fly dust at any farm store..farmers use it on horses and cattle like a de-licer. And as grampa used to do...hang dead bodies outside for other squirrels to see. They aren't dumb...they get the message. He used to put the coons along the fences and that worked good at keeping them out too.
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Now, if you can just coax a coyote into your house and get him to pee in that darn hole!!
 
A few years ago ..... well ... many years ago now ... geez .... I had cut holes in our soffits for ventalation but hadn't yet got the vent grills installed. Saw a squirrel running across the ridge and figured he was looking for a Winter home. Grabbed the air rifle, gave it a few pumps and plucked him off the ridge. My wife and daughter weren't too happy with me for a few days.:rolleyes: :smile:
 
Hmmmmmm

randyrls said:
penhead said:
Personal preference and add's to entertainment also:

http://www.tooshocking.com/videos/6323/Squirrel_Slingshot_Catapult
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That is Hysterical!!!!!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: I laughed so hard, my wife asked if I was OK?

PS I'd trade a squirrel problem for the problem we have right now! BEARS!

At least squirrels will not eat you! :eek:
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I knew that North Eastern PA around Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties were having more bears wandering about than they will ever need but I didn't realize that they were a problem as far south as Harrisburg.

When I was growing up in Wayne County, there were some bears but even a lot of deer hunters (me included) never saw one in the woods then they got to where folks in my home town were having them visit a lot more often then they wanted them to. My cousin had land that backed up to some state gamelands and they were a real bother to him. He couldn't leave anything outside that smelled remotely like food or they'd be at it.
 
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