fishinglibin Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 Damned Sqirrels, they are chewing on the wood on my deck.Railings first, and steps. I dont know which tastes better. They have become a major pain. The fact that the neighbor has a bird feeder, and the one across the way feeds them peanuts, does not help the matter. I have used a cayenne and pepper mix, but after a rain or snow it washes away.I know you can trap and move them, but looking for options. I hear if you trap them you have to release them a fair ways away or they sometimes come back. How is that, Stalked by a squrrel. Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 I had squirrels in my soffits. I trapped them one by one with snickers. Just get a trap from canadian tire and put a snickers in it. Take em 10km down river and across. Done. Or shoot em. Quote
fishinglibin Posted April 17, 2011 Author Posted April 17, 2011 I had squirrels in my soffits. I trapped them one by one with snickers. Just get a trap from canadian tire and put a snickers in it. Take em 10km down river and across. Done. Or shoot em. Being in the city limits, the neighbors may not like the shooting. Quote
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 2 words, Air Gun. no bang and no squirls. Quote
monger Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 They love peanut butter. Grey squirrels don't belong here....take them to Taco so he can add them to his Brook trout dinner. Quote
trailhead Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 Trap and take them down by Elbow Falls. The lynx, martens and cougars love em. Quote
Taco Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 Give them to Monger, he likes the bigger imports Quote
TerryH Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 Recipe for Campfire Roasted Squirrel 4-6 fresh squirrels 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt (optional) 1/4 teaspoon creole seasoning (optional) Directions: Prep Time: 1 hr Total Time: 1 3/4 hrs 1) If fresh squirrel is used skin, and leave whole, splitting the breast bone lengthwise to open up the rib cage. 2) Brush the oil over the squirrel then sprinkle the seasionings liberally all over. 3) Pull the hot coals to one side away from the main part of the fire. 4) Either stake the squirrel on a cleaned tree limb over the coals or use a metal grate over the coals. 5) Rotate periodiaclly and don't over cook as the meat is real lean and will dryout fast. Quote
monger Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 Sounds good Terry. There is a few around my house that I'm sure would like a campfire Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 2 words, Air Gun. no bang and no squirls. My airgun is louder than my .22 but it's almost as powerful as my .22 too. Quote
troutsteaks Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Not a word of a lie, Andrew (drbulltrout) dines on these in the summer for a quick snack. Like dryfly said, cook them. I've been proven wrong about the taste of them last summer. Quote
ruffsranger Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Recipe for Campfire Roasted Squirrel 4-6 fresh squirrels 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt (optional) 1/4 teaspoon creole seasoning (optional) Directions: Prep Time: 1 hr Total Time: 1 3/4 hrs 1) If fresh squirrel is used skin, and leave whole, splitting the breast bone lengthwise to open up the rib cage. 2) Brush the oil over the squirrel then sprinkle the seasionings liberally all over. 3) Pull the hot coals to one side away from the main part of the fire. 4) Either stake the squirrel on a cleaned tree limb over the coals or use a metal grate over the coals. 5) Rotate periodiaclly and don't over cook as the meat is real lean and will dryout fast. They are quite lean so I do mine in tinfoil with some onion. Pretty good camp food if you haven't been able to club a foolhen & the griz have already got to the cooler you left on the picnic table. Quote
kphebert Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 My airgun is louder than my .22 but it's almost as powerful as my .22 too. my airgun is not that loud but shoots 1200ft per second.the squirrels are just to nice looking to shoot,then again its not my deck. Quote
ruffsranger Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 my airgun is not that loud but shoots 1200ft per second.the squirrels are just to nice looking to shoot,then again its not my deck. Why the hell can't someone come up with a silencer for a 12 gauge? Quote
Jeffro Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Not a word of a lie, Andrew (drbulltrout) dines on these in the summer for a quick snack. Like dryfly said, cook them. I've been proven wrong about the taste of them last summer. unless Andy is working a trapline or the quarry is ground squirrels (not the tree loving ones) it is illegal to kill chipmunks and squirrels as they are considered fur bearing animals. But knowin' Andy he wouldn't poach, especially after you see what he does to illegal baitfisher's he finds on his journeys. When I lived in Calgary we had zoo escapees make a home in our attic. buggers chewed through chicken wire twice to get back to their new found home. A leg trap did the trick on both of them and fortunately for me that meant more tying materials. Quote
DonAndersen Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Guys, I'd suspect that Grey and Black Squirrels are not regulated @ all. I checked the Alberta Trapping Regs. and found the only squirrel mentioned is Alberta's native Red Squirrel. See: http://www.albertaregulations.ca/trappingr...htm#fur-seasons Like most invasive species, Greys and Blacks are pushing out the natives. Don Quote
ham Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 I can speak from experience here...if your going to trap it, make sure you take them further then 4 km, bastards are like cats they find a way back into the soffits to where they were building a nest. Quote
fishinglibin Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 Oh Great Stalking, homing sqirrels, and they taste good. I'll stick with steak and chicken Quote
monger Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 I worked at a research station in the Yukon one summer. One of the studies involved mapping home ranges of red squirrels. We took one squirrel on a trip across a good sized creek and about 10km further. He returned to his piece of forest heaven a few days later. They are very protective of their home ranges. Quote
Weedy1 Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 I've had a squirrel following me around since 1992. I send it to Mexico every few years but it keeps coming back. Might have to take it's nuts away and see what happens... Quote
Taco Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 I wonder how loud one of them grey squirrels could scream if you launched them from a propane powered potato cannon???? I already know how far away a gopher will land from a oxyacetylene powered irrigation pipe.... Might be a pain in the ass to get them into those little parachutes. Quote
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