Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 OK Pards, we've done threads on DOGS and CATS; How about we do SQUIRRELS? Here's a start:
Michigan Slim Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 56 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: You know that's a chipmunk, right? LOL
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said: You know that's a chipmunk, right? LOL Waiting for you to finish filling the bird feeder.
Blackwater 53393 Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 The only difference between a rat and a squirrel is that furry tail!! I hate rats!!!
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 TARGET , got a NEW 392 Benjiman to pop the nasty little critters does a fine job on coons and groundhogs to boot CB
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 One thing is they are amazing high wire walkers!! No fear at all, they just scurry across them wires as easy as can be!
Alpo Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 34 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: The only difference between a rat and a squirrel is that furry tail!! I hate rats!!! Bushy-tailed tree rat. People that just get all "wow" about squirrels in their yard, and they think of them as pets, and they put food out for them --- those people are insane.
Pat Riot Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, Alpo said: Bushy-tailed tree rat. People that just get all "wow" about squirrels in their yard, and they think of them as pets, and they put food out for them --- those people are insane. I used to feed the squirrels to keep the little bastages out of the bird feeders. It was more bribery that anything else. Crafty little buggers. And they taste good.
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 41 minutes ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said: TARGET , got a NEW 392 Benjiman to pop the nasty little critters does a fine job on coons and groundhogs to boot CB I'm old school. A Crosman 180 does the job around here just fine.
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Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 12, 2023 Posted April 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: The only difference between a rat and a squirrel is that furry tail!! I hate rats!!! Tree squirrels are tastier. Reminds me of one Sunday dinner at the old Kappa Phi Delta house. We had a number of hunters in the frat, and decided to have a "game" meal one particular weekend. Bonnie the Cook was also game, and with contributions from the guys whipped up a wunnerful spread that included deer steak, quial, duck, goose, pheasant... and one squirrel. Squirrel contributed by yours truly. And I was really looking forward to that li'l fried tree climber ~ I hadn't had fried squirrel since I was a kid in Texas. Well... along came Mikhail - the fella who was such a slob we made him sleep in the tool shed in the back yard. Mike had never had squirrel, but it evidently looked appealing, so he dumped the entire serving dish of parts onto his plate and dug in. I was sad. Then, Half-Breed Pete looked up in time to see Mikhail strip the last bone, and with a grin and a shake of his head, said "Well I'll be damned - you really DID get him to eat that rat!" In the interest of decorum, I shall refrain from describing Mikhail's reaction.
Sedalia Dave Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 33 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Tree squirrels are tastier. Reminds me of one Sunday dinner at the old Kappa Phi Delta house. We had a number of hunters in the frat, and decided to have a "game" meal one particular weekend. Bonnie the Cook was also game, and with contributions from the guys whipped up a wunnerful spread that included deer steak, quial, duck, goose, pheasant... and one squirrel. Squirrel contributed by yours truly. And I was really looking forward to that li'l fried tree climber ~ I hadn't had fried squirrel since I was a kid in Texas. Well... along came Mikhail - the fella who was such a slob we made him sleep in the tool shed in the back yard. Mike had never had squirrel, but it evidently looked appealing, so he dumped the entire serving dish of parts onto his plate and dug in. I was sad. Then, Half-Breed Pete looked up in time to see Mikhail strip the last bone, and with a grin and a shake of his head, said "Well I'll be damned - you really DID get him to eat that rat!" In the interest of decorum, I shall refrain from describing Mikhail's reaction.
watab kid Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 so i have gray , black and red squirrels , on my property , the population routinely gets well over 29 - then the [air of great horned owls move in for a week - problem solved , growing up in iowa i had the fat fox squirrels , they were tasty
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 After i got my new neighbors, the squirrel problem just went away. A nice family of hawks set up housekeeping nearby and the tree rat problem came to a screeching halt.
Equanimous Phil Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 On a hike, little guy came for my nuts but didn't have any. So, next day we were prepared Those squirrels are a real tourist attraction on that trail!
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted April 14, 2023 Author Posted April 14, 2023 In our former neighbourhood. we had a woman who thought they were "So Cute", fed them regularly and encouraged a LARGE population around her home, much to the neighbours with gardens etc. annoyance. One day, she noticed an odor and a stain in the ceiling of her home. When the attic was checked, it was found to be heavily infested with squirrels, living and some dead. All the feces and urine soaked insulation in the attic had to be removed, rafters and beams had to be cut out and replaced as was the gyproc ceiling, due to concerns about Hanta Virus. A very expensive renovation job. But she fed the squirrels and I'm sure they appreciated it.
MizPete Posted April 14, 2023 Posted April 14, 2023 On 4/12/2023 at 5:30 PM, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said: Crosman 180 does the job around here just fine. My Dad used a slingshot w/ball bearings. We always got ALL of our pecans.
One Gun Jimmy Posted April 15, 2023 Posted April 15, 2023 I rescued this little guy who got separated from mom with no food in winter. Built him a heated box outside on my back porch, fed him walnuts from my tree and a bit of milk with minimal contact...one day I went to feed and he was grabbing nuts from the porch that had fell. He started running around and then stopped coming back every night. So I took his box down...hope he made it , I see a squirrels everyday , a bunch come grab walnuts from the porch and all around, hopefully he still visits.
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