I've heard that squirrels are very territorial. Invaders (I.e. dropped off) squirrels are driven away.
Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Apr 18, 2014 10:53 AM, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Correction: You didn't kill any squirrels, you don't know if they died. > My parents live on the rural/urban divide near a power line access road > where people like to drop off the rodents they trap. My parents backyard > birdfeeders can support birds plus up to 3 squirrels, after 3 squirrels > they destroy the feeders and starve the birds. We've learned this over the > years after many "squirrel proof" feeders were ruined. > So now when the 4th squirrel shows up it gets dispatched and the local > scavengers eat well. Those well fed suburban squirrels are pudgy little > rascals. > > As a lad this was both excellent target practice (I can dispatch a > squirrel very humanely) and a good lesson in wildlife ecology and the > circle of life. > > Lately I've been thinking I ought to buy a better air rifle. I've got a > cheap 10 pump and while I think it would dispatch a squirrel (.177 pellet > at ~900fps) its on the line for a good humane kill and I hate having to > pump 10 times. A good break barrel would go more like 1100fps and would be > a much more sure thing. > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:49:38 -0400 > From: dsereta...@yahoo.com > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol > Message-ID: <8dd786d5-67af-476a-b573-aab1a68e2...@yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Yes. Squirrels are a nuisance but I have no interest in killing them to > fix any problems they may cause. Several years ago, I had a squirrel > infestation in an rental property. I had some pros over who all suggested > using rat traps. I didn't want any part of that. I used havahart traps, > drove them ten miles away, released them and then closed off the ingress > points. Problem finally went away and no squirrels died. Call me a pussy. I > don't care. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
