At war with the squirrels

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maltmom said:
I started watching some of the other videos of the twirling feeders. I couldn’t stop laughing. One poor squirrel most have gotten really dizzy.
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We launch em, we twirl em, we shock em…I’m starting to wonder if the more humane thing wouldn’t be t just shoot em.
 
I don’t. Where I live squirrels are labeled as a nusiance animals and we are permited to do what we have to, to remove them. Lucky for me I have barn cats therefore no squirrels.
 
When I was a kid, there was a baby squirrel that followed me home. I assumed at the time that its mother must have died or abandoned the baby squirrel. I wasn’t allowed to have pets at home, but I convinced mom to allow putting the baby squirrel in a cardboard box with some food out in the shed. I named him “Rocky”. It was cold that night, and the next morning I found the squirrel stone cold dead. I was horrified. I knew nothing about laying proper insulation on the ground. Years later, when I bought my first home, a squirrel found its way into my attic and into the walls. It was winter time, and I couldn’t bring myself to dislodge it until after the winter. Boy, was that a mistake. Fortunately, there was a tree next to the squirrel’s entrance. One day I was just leaving for work when I noticed a hawk up in the tree next to the entrance, and saw the squirrel’s head at the entrance. Later when I came home, the squirrel was gone never to return. Now when it comes to squirrels, I still like them. But if my dogs catch & kill a squirrel, well… my conscience must be stone cold dead.
 
Kathrin said:
Now this I think is REALLY a cruel method. 😦
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No, just a REALLY good idea. Trust me Kathrin, the ride given to that skwerl did him no harm, they are pound for pound the toughest animal on earth. He probably came back for a second ride.👍
 
The one where he gets hit by this thing and blown away? but sure must be a shock :eek:
 
wynnejj said:
…Now when it comes to squirrels, I still like them. But if my…
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I have to admit I like them too…right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy. 😃
The one where he gets hit by this thing and blown away? but sure must be a shock
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Yea Kat, that’s a clay pigeon thrower. He went for an unexpected ride but I’ll bet after he landed and shook the cobwebs from his head he laughed as hard as the guys on the deck 👍
 
In our garden every once and again there is a squirrer that for a while makes it its home, or comes for the huge hazelnut bushes… but I hear usually after a while they are seen again flat on the street 😦 I hope the current one will survive. I haven’t even seen him myself.
 
Kathrin said:
In our garden every once and again there is a squirrer that for a while makes it its home, or comes for the huge hazelnut bushes… but I hear usually after a while they are seen again flat on the street 😦 I hope the current one will survive. I haven’t even seen him myself.
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Sorry Kathrin, the road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision. :eek:
 
shipwrkd said:
Sorry Kathrin, the road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision. :eek:
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Well, you have your eastern squirrels and your western squirrels. Eastern gray squirrels go into automatic evasive mode, and think constant change is good and most practical. Western squirrels are much more conservative and resist all change. I met a western squirrel at Yosemite Natl Park, and he was stock still in the middle of the road. After stopping and waiting awhile and being more accustomed to eastern squirrels, I decided that if I proceeded slowly in my car, the squirrel would go into his broken run pattern. At a crawl, you know that squirrel did not budge to the point of death. Now I know that these behaviors are all instinctive and I believe there is little thought that goes into the behaviors when in a life threatening situation. I guess the verdict is out as to the natural selection of squirrels over time as to which is the better tactic. I think eastern squirrels have a 50-50 chance of running right into a collision course with destiny, and western squirrels meet their maker only if they happen to be in line with the tires.
 
wynnejj said:
Well, you have your eastern squirrels and your western squirrels. Eastern gray squirrels go into automatic evasive mode, and think constant change is good and most practical. Western squirrels are much more conservative and resist all change. I met a western squirrel at Yosemite Natl Park, and he was stock still in the middle of the road. After stopping and waiting awhile and being more accustomed to eastern squirrels, I decided that if I proceeded slowly in my car, the squirrel would go into his broken run pattern. At a crawl, you know that squirrel did not budge to the point of death. Now I know that these behaviors are all instinctive and I believe there is little thought that goes into the behaviors when in a life threatening situation. I guess the verdict is out as to the natural selection of squirrels over time as to which is the better tactic. I think eastern squirrels have a 50-50 chance of running right into a collision course with destiny, and western squirrels meet their maker only if they happen to be in line with the tires.
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Ah yes, but that’s what that round thing directly forward of the driver is for…to bring the tires in line with the squirrel. Some vehicles even have ornaments mounted center of the hood which can be used to “aim” said vehicle at said Rodent :bigyikes:
 
shipwrkd said:
Ah yes, but that’s what that round thing directly forward of the driver is for…to bring the tires in line with the squirrel. Some vehicles even have ornaments mounted center of the hood which can be used to “aim” said vehicle at said Rodent :bigyikes:
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The road to heaven is paved with good inventions?
 
Oh me, Obama and crew may be heading my way. My wife saw the thread and was amazed it was still going. She said “your crazy”! That means if the proposed gun legislation banning those who are mentally unstable from weapon ownership passes, Obama will be knocking at my door demanding I surrender my Crossman squirrel slayer. I may have to call the cease fire off and cause as much carnage as I can before the authorities arrive. Glad I bought Walmarts stock of pellets before a limit was enacted, after all, what good is the second amendment if you don’t have enough ammo to support your -]desire/-] need to protect home and property.

They’ll get my Crossman when they pry it from my cold dead hands…and she calls me unstable. 😛
 
The squirrels are gearing up for spring. They know it’s coming early. I’ve seen them gathering in groups in my backyard.
 
shipwrkd said:
You know what happens when they “gather”. :whistle:
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:rotfl:

Well …you know that it is St. Valentine’s Day next week. 😃

They are swinging through the trees here at my house in groups.

Only thing… I found a half of a big 1/2 eaten fish in my driveway yesterday that was probably dropped by an eagle. (I live by the river.) **

Or **horror of horrors the eagle might have been ganged up on by the tree rats! :eek:

**I have a title for a new Horror movie…“THEY”.
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Plot: An unsuspecting couple arrives at a deserted neighborhood property. Hey have been hired to live at and keep up the property at no cost to them. Thankful and overjoyed, they move in and celebrate.

On the second day the wife sees a big, fat, fuzzy squirrel on the front step. She calls her husband and they comment on how delightful it is being able to live with and be so close to nature. Those in the big city are really missing out!

They put out a feeding station full of nuts from the organic food store…

You get the idea! Anyone want to continue the plot?? 😛
 
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