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Armistead · 07-11-13, 02:13 PM

I love living by the river, surrounded by 1000's of acres. Bear and I don't walk by the river as much in the summer, ticks, numerous snakes, etc, but I love walking it during late fall through spring. I do take Bear canoeing, he seems to enjoy it.

I've seen about every critter known, deer to bears and we even chased a bigfoot.

I've tried about everything to keep squirrels out of my feeders and deer out of my garden, but can't do it.

Jimbuna · 07-11-13, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I think they can be combated with some success. Short of a .22 rifle that is.

Then this is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL

I'd have thought the best way would be to have a dog.

Red October1984 · 07-11-13, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

I love living by the river, surrounded by 1000's of acres. Bear and I don't walk by the river as much in the summer, ticks, numerous snakes, etc, but I love walking it during late fall through spring. I do take Bear canoeing, he seems to enjoy it.

I've seen about every critter known, deer to bears and we even chased a bigfoot.

I've tried about everything to keep squirrels out of my feeders and deer out of my garden, but can't do it.

You live next to a river?

Got Beaver problems?

Those are more annoying than squirrels.

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

LOL

I'd have thought the best way would be to have a dog.

No...not the best way.

Everybody has dogs around here and the local cats do more killing than the dogs.

AVGWarhawk · 07-11-13, 03:17 PM

Our poodle will chase them off. But, the attraction of a fat feeder of seed has the squirrel returning in a few minutes. I need that hawk to start making a daily snack of squirrel.

Armistead · 07-11-13, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

LOL

I'd have thought the best way would be to have a dog.

Bear will chase them for hours. The squirrels are pretty smart, they tire Bear out, he comes inside and they go for the feeders.

August · 07-11-13, 06:34 PM

We've been lucky when it comes to feeders. The piece of tin sheeting we nailed around the post seems to have so far frustrated the squirrels unceasing efforts to get to the seed.

07-11-13, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I think they can be combated with some success. Short of a .22 rifle that is.

Then this is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I may have to build one of those!

Pick up a cheap Air Soft Rifle. It won't kill the nutters and you'll have a blast BBQ'ing and puttin' the hurtin' on em!

And the YouTube hits you could get with funny squirrel vids?

Red October1984 · 07-11-13, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

Now I may have to build one of those!

Pick up a cheap Air Soft Rifle. It won't kill the nutters and you'll have a blast BBQ'ing and puttin' the hurtin' on em!

And the YouTube hits you could get with funny squirrel vids?

But you already have the .22 SMG

That's more than enough and plenty fun...

WernherVonTrapp · 07-13-13, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I think they can be combated with some success. Short of a .22 rifle that is.

Then this is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is the funniest thing I've seen in ages! What, an imaginative way to control pesky squirrels.

Then again, you might just want to pick up one of these:

I had the same problem with squirrels, destroying every bird feeder, squirrel-proof poles, feeder-domes, etc..
Then I picked up one of these babies and watched those squirrels go nuts because they couldn't destroy it (all metal cage and hanger) and they couldn't fit their heads into the openings to get at the seed. They eventually, all stopped trying. Mine had a 2mm wire cable as a hanger.

Jimbuna · 07-14-13, 05:48 AM

An armour plated feeder

Red October1984 · 07-14-13, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

An armour plated feeder

I've seen stuff like that around here....There are still ways that squirrels can break them.

I had a wooden house bird feeder that was semi-squirrel proof and they cut the darn thing down out of the tree and broke it open.

Jimbuna · 07-14-13, 09:21 AM

Just like an educated squirrel would.

Red October1984 · 07-14-13, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Just like an educated squirrel would.

And there are two ways to deal with the educated squirrels...

Go unorthodox or shoot 'em.

Jimbuna · 07-14-13, 09:41 AM

Not in the UK you wouldn't.

Red October1984 · 07-14-13, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not in the UK you wouldn't.

Shooting them isn't an option everywhere...I know...

What about the unorthodox part?

Put mousetraps along tree branches...near the feeders...

07-11-13, 02:13 PM	#31
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I love living by the river, surrounded by 1000's of acres. Bear and I don't walk by the river as much in the summer, ticks, numerous snakes, etc, but I love walking it during late fall through spring. I do take Bear canoeing, he seems to enjoy it. I've seen about every critter known, deer to bears and we even chased a bigfoot. I've tried about everything to keep squirrels out of my feeders and deer out of my garden, but can't do it. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

07-11-13, 03:17 PM	#34
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Our poodle will chase them off. But, the attraction of a fat feeder of seed has the squirrel returning in a few minutes. I need that hawk to start making a daily snack of squirrel. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We've been lucky when it comes to feeders. The piece of tin sheeting we nailed around the post seems to have so far frustrated the squirrels unceasing efforts to get to the seed. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

07-14-13, 05:48 AM	#40
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	An armour plated feeder __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-14-13, 09:21 AM	#42
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Just like an educated squirrel would. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-14-13, 09:41 AM	#44
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Not in the UK you wouldn't. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!