Squirrel Control
Charlie
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Comments (7)lilacs of may: In addition to scottfsmith's suggestion to search this site for "squirrel," I discovered a great site for squirrel control. I followed the methods described thereon and now have my squirrel problem under control. I'm in So. California. I still have to keep my traps set 24/7/365, but I get bothered with only about one a month in the "off seasons" and maybe four a month in the "on seasons." The "on seasons" are about three weeks in the spring and three weeks in the fall. This is not a problem compared to the seven or so every week when I started. The guy who runs the site is a very knowledgeable pro and provides free invaluable help online to folks in the east who have rogue squirrels literally invading their homes! Squirrel Control Pages: (read everything including the pop-ups) http://unexco.com/SQ1.html Squirrel Control Forum Message Board: http://unexco.com/squirrel/squirrel.mv Tony Here is a link that might be useful: Squirrel Control Pages...See MoreSquirrel Control - Bait Update
Comments (9)Harvestman, et al, I just eclipsed 95 takes since May, between Reds, Grays and Chipmunks. Plus one woodchuck came to snack. They keep coming back for the Black Oil Sunflower Seeds. My neighbor came back from a 5 month leave of fishing on Lake Ontario and said to me this morning: "There are no squirrels left to shoot, you got them all." -Eric ----------------------------------------------------...See Moresquirrel strategies
Comments (70)Buffalo, Assuming you've bought the 24" Tomahawk trap, you've got a good trap, that works very well me. I'm surprised you are seeing squirrels and haven't caught any yet. Let's cover a few other basics to make sure we aren't leaving anything out. Make sure the trap is next to a squirrel run, or a tall tree (preferably one you see squirrels in sometimes). You'll want to clear all tall weeds/flowers/plants away from the trap. Squirrels don't like to enter a trap with weeds around it. I throw down an old rug or a piece of carpet and put the trap on top. It keeps the weeds down and the squirrels don't seem to mind entering the trap when it's on a rug. Once you catch a squirrel, rug will also hold the squirrel scent, which I think helps to entice the next squirrel to enter the trap. If you are having a hard time getting squirrels in your trap, try a more higher visibility bait. Squirrels have keen eyesight and can spot highly visible bait. I've not had that good of luck baiting with peanut butter. Squirrels just never seemed to eat it for me. Acorns, pecans, or an ear of corn have all worked well though. If you have a hedge tree around, throw some hedge apples around the trap. Squirrels love those and they are highly visible. Once they get next to the trap, they will go after the tastier nuts/acorns in the trap. I do catch some birds in my traps. In the spring, Bluejays will eat acorns (but not pecans). Lots of birds will eat corn still on the cob. But birds are easy to release and I've rarely caught a bird with whole unshelled pecans as bait. They are too big for birds to swallow....See MoreEffective chipmunk/ground squirrel control - CONTINUED
Comments (8)RAT ZAPPER CONTINUES TO WORK Like many on this thread I too felt guilty about eliminating chipmunks ... but have become increasingly frustrated and desperate when the population exploded and over ran our property and garden areas. Destructive, brazen and invasive is ALL an understatement when I see what these cute little critters have become. Granted the "pool of death" (the bucket) does work, but I found, at least for me, a cleaner, more convenient way to eliminate the munks ... the RatZapper ... no bucket to maintain/seed to replenish. I bought my first "zapper" back in May and eliminated 21 munks in approximately 10 days. Since then I bought 2 more and now there are almost 50 critters that no longer make their home in the area around my foundation, sidewalks and retaining walls. I place a little pile of sunflower seed at the back of the chamber and flip the switch. And location seems to be important. Under shrubs and near visible, active holes seems to be most effective. While I feel I need to eliminate them I want to do it as humanely as possible, and since it is illegal to relocate them in the state of CT, the Hav-A-Heart trap presents the dilemma of having to "off them" yourself and watch them die. An animal control professional I spoke to (off the record) indicated that "electrocution" is the fastest, most humane and cleanest way to do what has to be done. Interestingly, an Ohio State University critter/pest management site I visited indicated that 10 chipmunks or more per acre is considered an infestation population. I have caught almost five times that number in two areas, so I assume I am dealing with nature being way out of balance, at least as far as the chipmunk population. If you're getting more and more desperate, try the Zapper, it has worked for me....See Morerayrose SC 8
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