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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: bounder on November 11, 2002, 06:14:59 AM
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Further to the squirrel story:
It's interesting to note that this was a Grey Squirrel. The Grey Squirrel is an American species and is well known (in spite of reports to the contrary) to have a very aggressive and belligerent nature.
So no surprise there then :)
It has pushed the timorous and beautiful indigenous Red Squirrel to edge of exctinction in England, all the while leaving a trail of destruction through British birdlife (unlike Reds, they are notorious egg eaters).
I see it as my personal responsibility to snuff out these unwelcome American invaders, and as a child I was able to collect £1 a tail from my local landowners for services rendered. Alas , nowadays I have to resort to feeding them poison bait in the park, just like I do to the pigeons round our way.
American Grey Squirrels can be killed, or at least horribly maimed by several methods, my favourite being the 'dog impersonation' method (Dip Tail in Petrol, Ignite. Squirrel goes: "WHOOOF")
Anyone else got any favourite vermin elimination techniques for Grey Squirrels?
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The best way to kill a squirrel is to get either a shotgun or a small caliber rifle (.22 is my favorite) and go hunting. Squirrel's make great dinners when they are combined with vegetables and dumplings. My grandmother used to make squirrel dumplings when I was living at home and could go hunting and eliminate the massive number we had living in the pecan trees around our house.
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My neighborhood is full of both grey squirrels and birds. Maybe English bird eggs taste better than US bird eggs.
Anyone else got any favourite vermin elimination techniques for Grey Squirrels?
Use whatever method you used as a child.
ra
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Bounder wrote:
Anyone else got any favourite vermin elimination techniques for Grey Squirrels?
Yes we sent ours to England!:p
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i got this video off morpheus- a guy sets up his auto-launcher(for skeet shooting) on his back porch with a trail of nuts going onto the arm of the launcher. the squirl follows the trail and the guy fires him off when he picks up the last one. funny as all hell
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My only question is: Why on Earth would you want to beat off a squirrel?
:eek:
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Originally posted by Mighty1
Bounder wrote:
Yes we sent ours to England!:p
LOL!!!
Funny-I have a 210' wooded lot,with a ravine behind it.Lots of trees,squirrels and birds.I can see many nests in the spring,and I haven't seen one plundered yet by a squirrel.
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Originally posted by ra
My neighborhood is full of both grey squirrels and birds. Maybe English bird eggs taste better than US bird eggs.
Use whatever method you used as a child.
ra
ra- Given a choice, Squirrels will eat the same thing as rats, human food garbage.
FWIW i used to use a theoben sirocco .22, Singlepoint SP280 binocular fusion gunsight, old stock of SABO pellets.
Those SABO pellets were amazing, flattest trajectory i've ever seen (when they worked).
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FWIW i used to use a theoben sirocco .22...
Would there be any reason not to use this method for squirrel control now?
Squirrels will eat the same thing as rats, human food garbage.
Yet another grey squirrel behavior I've never witnessed. WTF are you doing to our grey squirrels over there? Over here they just pillage bird feeders and collect acorns. Sounds like you have racoons.
ra
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Get in close and see the fear in their eyes.
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What you chose to do with grey squirrells in England is entirely your buisness. Just don't come over to the states and try that... you'll get arrested.
As far as who invaded what... seems the Brits are having a problem distinguishing between "sent over" and "brought back". Much unlike us in the states... we didn't "bring back" dandylions, blackberries nor broom. Thanks for the horses though... they're pretty cool.
And this squirrell paranoia is getting a bit outlandish. But don't worry... there is help out there (http://www.scarysquirrel.org/).
AKDejaVu
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Originally posted by sling322
My only question is: Why on Earth would you want to beat off a squirrel?
:eek:
LOL! You obviously haven't seen enough of the internet. There's all sorts of strange stuff out there. :D
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Originally posted by bounder
ra- Given a choice, Squirrels will eat the same thing as rats, human food garbage.
Never in all my life have I seen a squirrel eat the same stuff as rats. I have seen them take human food when it was left out but I have never seen them go through garbage looking for food. If they have no other food choices then they might but never as a first choice.
Also the only time I have seen people get chewed up by squirrels was when they were being a handsomehunk and trying to feed one by hand. I have caught baby squirrels and turned them into pets but only once the mother was dead and these were babies were never given a chance to develop wild tendencies. Once they leave the nest and get out they may get familiar with humans but are never totally domesticated.
I still contend that either a shotgun or .22 caliber rifle or pellet gun is the easiest way to eliminate the overpopulation issue. Provide every young boy with a guide and a gun and soon grey squirrels in England will be an afterthought of years gone by.
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Grey's are highly intelligent, and fill the same biological niche here in the states as monkeys do in South America.
I have seen long intricate obstical courses set up with a bird food treat at the end. These courses would include many different learned behaviors including latches, rope swings etc. Untrained squirrels would work out the puzzle in the matter of a few days.
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squirrels wont even touch our trash.. lol
maybe 'cuz the bears scare them off :)
they're not above stealing out of the greenhouse though!
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Check this out (http://www.squirrels.org/video.html)
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I believe that bounder is talking about.... a .22 cal pellet rifle. We really need to send little tommy over there with his junior grade 10/22 ruger.
I have a 1917 smith in .45 that has been to england twice and sent back after the wars were over (can't trust subjects with firearms after the crises you know) It has two sets of british proof marks..... hope they don't beg to have it again in light of the squirrel menace.... I'm keeping it this time. let em stay indoors and shiver or... sharpen up some hoe handles.
lazs
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Originally posted by sling322
My only question is: Why on Earth would you want to beat off a squirrel?
:eek:
Now I have that thought going through my head every time I see this thread pop up in the message board topics listings.
"...beating off American Invaders..." kind of has a whole new meaning, now.
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yep it was a sweet little pellet rifle.
air rifles are the weapon of choice for snuffing greys. you can bag one tail without the others even realising it, jus like wabbits
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Now I'm beginning to see what all the guns are really used for in the US.:rolleyes:
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i used to feed grey squirrels in the park at lunchtime , they never attacked me , they were very friendly,
but then , i am not a englishman.
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LMAO :D
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"The Grey Squirrel is an American species and is well known (in spite of reports to the contrary) to have a very aggressive and belligerent nature."
Yes. And easily trained. Injoy the squirrels
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my dog hates the squirles in our yard. when she was a pup I would give rib-eye bones left over from steaks. one day I hear the dog barking up a storm, and squirles chattering (laughing) away. I go out back and the squirles have stolen the bones and hung them on branches in the tree, then laughed at the dog as it pissed her off.
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A thread about beating off?
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Best way to kill them is a 10/22 with a scope.
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22-250 with a 24x scope works nicely, also adds a nice "poof" to the end results:eek:
Morph
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The mind boggles trying to work out what BBS search was used to drag this old chestnut of a thread up.
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LOL Brits can't tell the difference between a squirrel and a raccoon.
*hint* If it is gnashing it's teeth and foaming at the mouth... just reach out and pet that stripped squirrel. It's a sign of affection.
:D
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Originally posted by bounder
American Grey Squirrels can be killed, or at least horribly maimed by several methods, my favourite being the 'dog impersonation' method (Dip Tail in Petrol, Ignite. Squirrel goes: "WHOOOF")
Be careful with that technique, I've heard about someone who set his cat on fire and it ran under his porch and burned his house down.
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Originally posted by midnight Target
Grey's are highly intelligent, and fill the same biological niche here in the states as monkeys do in South America.
I have seen long intricate obstical courses set up with a bird food treat at the end. These courses would include many different learned behaviors including latches, rope swings etc. Untrained squirrels would work out the puzzle in the matter of a few days.
I once saw two squirrels plot to cause an accident on a roadway....they ran out in front of a car causing the car to swerve and ultimately crash...then they high fived each other.
Sickening.
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I hunted them when I was younger.. I dont hunt anymore... Now only pity and shame revolve around the things I have killed...They are really smart lil animals.. Like most animals, they feel fear, pain, attachment, and happiness... Squirrels are really fun to watch play in the early spring.. If you watch them closely, its easy to see they are a reasoning creature only trying to make it's way through the world... But hey, I guess no one knows what it must feel like to die as a squirrel from a bb gun untill you return reincarnated as one.... Sometimes a small measure of empathy can go a long way...
k
AoM
karma, with you everywhere you go...
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Originally posted by kappa
.. But hey, I guess no one knows what it must feel like to die as a squirrel from a bb gun untill you return reincarnated as one....
The vicious Grey Squirrels are no doubt the reincarnated ones....:cool:
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Originally posted by Sox62
The vicious Grey Squirrels are no doubt the reincarnated ones....:cool:
:lol :rofl :lol
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Beating off? Only if you are a cheapskate. Most Canadian women will give you an upgrade to full service for a few real American dollars.
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(http://www.petdiscounters.com/dog/toys/rope/kh_hurl_a_squirrel.jpg)
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Or try this:
A friend of my dad has created his own caliber, the .550 Mag. He makes them from blown-out .460 Weatherby cases. They'll shoot a 800 grn bullet at around 2300 fps (consider a .308 shoots a 160 at around 2800). This will fix your squirrel problem in a hurry.
(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p3c100c8a700b1a78ef26c6cf46f14fea/fae31ed3.jpg)
550 mag, 460 weatherby, 458 lott, 30-06
(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p29dfbcc8fcd38a4a79a5d191facaf8ea/fae31ddf.jpg)
458 lott 500gr, 550mag 700gr, 550mag 800gr, 600ok 900gr
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Originally posted by Rude
I once saw two squirrels plot to cause an accident on a roadway....they ran out in front of a car causing the car to swerve and ultimately crash...then they high fived each other.
Sickening.
LMAO! :lol
That has the makings of a great TV commercial!
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I thought this thread was going to be about another Brit coming out of the closet!
LOL even our squirels kick Brit ass! :)
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Beating off The American Invaders
LOL ok beat off this American LOL.
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flying squirel.mpg (http://www.strike9.com/file.ashx?path=%2fcapt_Apathy%2ffullsize%2fFunny+Videos+-+Squirrel+Gets+Launched.mpeg)
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The best way to kill a squirrel is to get either a shotgun or a small caliber rifle (.22 is my favorite) and go hunting. Squirrel's make great dinners when they are combined with vegetables and dumplings. My grandmother used to make squirrel dumplings when I was living at home and could go hunting and eliminate the massive number we had living in the pecan trees around our house.
Ah, if you really want to get rid of em, use a deer hunting rifle, such as a .243, they work wonders against the vermins. Except clean-up is a little messy...