formariz 11,987 #1 Posted April 17, 2020 My next door neighbor has now accused me of discrimination against the neighborhood animals since I seem only to build houses and feeders for the birds. He is now demanding a few of these to start making things right. 1 1 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #2 Posted April 17, 2020 Rotten little thieving gray devils.... Let the neighbors spend their life savings making the squirrels fat. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,478 #3 Posted April 17, 2020 Where's his little umbrella ? 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,492 #4 Posted April 17, 2020 And cooler, grill, fire pit, lounge chairs... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #5 Posted April 17, 2020 Yup, that is not complete, or was it just the Camping version of? 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,783 #6 Posted April 18, 2020 Tell yer neighbors. .. 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,690 #7 Posted April 18, 2020 Two years ago those thieving Gray devils completely cleaned off both of my Pecan Trees. They are no longer welcome here. There are way too many in my neighbor hood. I trapped and relocated over twenty of them, and I don't think I made a dent in their population. I at least got two 5 gallon buckets of Pecans, but I probable should have got 6. Sorry for my rant! Did I mention my wife makes great Pecan pies and wonderful Dew Berry pies. 3 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #8 Posted April 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said: trapped and relocated We're uhhhhh.... Not that uhh... Friendly.... 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,690 #9 Posted April 18, 2020 @ebinmaine I have to tell a story and you'll get my drift on "Relocation" Some years ago a beaver family built a brush dam just below the outlet structure at one of the companies steam plant cooling lakes. The brush dam was remove several times, with lots of company Enviromental supervision, but the beavers kept building it right back. Finally a State Wildlife expert was contacted and they sent a State Contracted Trapper out. The Trapper efficiently relocated those beavers and they were never seen again. The company Enviromental expert kept emailing me asking where he relocated them too? Each email I answered in a vague way. When the Enviromental expert didn't get the message I finally replied " He relocate them to 30/30 Winchester Lane". 1 2 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,505 #10 Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Sorry, I'm with @oliver2-44 & @ebinmaine. Those D@*% "tree rats" can find their own food, I'm not feeding them! I had those SOB's take residency in my attic once, they were not easy to evict. I would close a hole up with steel at 7:00am, they would have a new hole chewed along side the patch by 4:00pm. Edited April 18, 2020 by Achto 3 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shynon 7,459 #11 Posted April 18, 2020 Maybe you could not discriminate and send them back to him 2 2 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #12 Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) I've had as high as 30 in about a 20x20 square. They get a gallon of sunflower seeds a day... When I beat on the bucket they come from all directions. They know the sound of the dinner bell. Same with the deer. They get a gallon of corn. Had up to 14 at one time.. Edited April 18, 2020 by roadapples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razorback 1,035 #13 Posted April 18, 2020 Tree rats....... I zero my pellet rifle on them regularly. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,783 #14 Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Hear tell they can be tasty tho... bet our fore fathers would agree. Agree with Dan and Razor tho..... the pines got in my boat and did some serious. They die and get fed to the foxes...waste not want not...I like foxes... Edited April 18, 2020 by WHX24 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razorback 1,035 #15 Posted April 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, WHX24 said: Hear tell they can be tasty tho... bet our fore fathers would agree. Agree with Dan and Razor tho..... the pines got in my boat and did some serious. They die and get fed to the foxes...waste not want not...I like foxes... Several years ago, I had a yard with a couple of pecan trees in it. That's when I earned my Marksman badge with the squirrels. At that time, I had a coworker (the one responsible for getting me interested in hunting, firearms, reloading, etc...). He and I were talking at work one day. When he heard that I was thinning the herd, he asked what I was doing with the squirrels. I said I was throwing them in the trash, of course!! After that, he would drop everything and come by the house when he knew there was fresh squirrel to be had. (I thank GOD that I have never been hungry enough to find out if squirrel was good to eat. If that ever happens, though, squirrel will be the first thing I look for.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldcpecdr 255 #16 Posted April 18, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmekVV6HgSA&feature=youtu.be No animals were harmed in the making of this video Mike B 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330 #17 Posted April 18, 2020 Keep Aldon away!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aldon 4,826 #18 Posted April 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, stevebo said: Keep Aldon away!!! Wrong species @stevebo It’s whistle pigs that are on my seek and destroy list. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #19 Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) I couldn’t get rid of them if my life depended on it. I have a property full of Hickory, Walnut, and Beech trees. Edited April 18, 2020 by formariz 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #20 Posted April 18, 2020 5 hours ago, formariz said: Beech Our forest is roughly 70% beech. But we have fun trying.... BBT Trina has my old 60s or 70s fiberglass 25 lb recurve bow from Cub scouts. It's been successful some as well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #21 Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Ye Gods! Black Belt. Engine lifter, and now Maines answer to William Tell. Definitely a lady not to upset. Edited April 18, 2020 by Stormin 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,427 #22 Posted April 18, 2020 Don't get me wrong. I love animals. I'm not a hunter, but I won't deny anyone that hunts the right to do so. When I was a kid, I shot a squirrel in the hind leg with a BB gun. Poor thing ran around all day on three legs and I felt terrible. However, as I've grown older, I have developed an unmitigated hate for squirrels. Several years ago they got into my engine compartment and did $2500.00 worth of damage with those constantly growing front teeth of theirs. Having said that, the only thing that I would add to this little guys picnic is a glass of antifreeze to wash it all down. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
