Well....It’s Official!!

[Randall53]

I have reached Old Fart status for sure. I bought me a Red Ryder Adult version bb bun.  250 FPS low velocity is what I wanted to keep the squirrels off of the bird feeders without killing them. Body shots only you see. The birds love me though!! As soon as I clear out the squirrels, they come right back and start eating. Squirrels on the ground are ok, but when they run the birds off and gorge on the feeders they get busted in the butt! 

[RED333]

40 minutes ago, Randall53 said:

I have reached Old Fart status for sure. I bought me a Red Ryder Adult version bb bun.  250 FPS low velocity is what I wanted to keep the squirrels off of the bird feeders without killing them. Body shots only you see. The birds love me though!! As soon as I clear out the squirrels, they come right back and start eating. Squirrels on the ground are ok, but when they run the birds off and gorge on the feeders they get busted in the butt! 

Good for you keeping the tree rats away!

[dralarms]

The heck with that, I’m putting them down with my ruler pellet gun. 

[Jamie Jackson]

The da#n fluffy tailed rats are digging in my raised beds and have even dug up some of my green beans.

That's pretty darn cool @Randall53 .

I might just have to dig my pump BB/Pellet gun out and get a little long-gun practice in.

 

BTW I reached Old Fart status some time ago LOL

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[mikegideon]

56 minutes ago, Jamie Jackson said:

The da#n fluffy tailed rats are digging in my raised beds and have even dug up some of my green beans.

That's pretty darn cool @Randall53 .

I might just have to dig my pump BB/Pellet gun out and get a little long-gun practice in.

 

BTW I reached Old Fart status some time ago LOL

One of my flaws... I'll eat a tree rat. If they're just being tree rats, I'm happy to have them around. If they're tearing things up, it's skillet time.

[Jamie Jackson]

3 minutes ago, mikegideon said:

One of my flaws... I'll eat a tree rat. If they're just being tree rats, I'm happy to have them around. If they're tearing things up, it's skillet time.

Squirrel gravy and biscuits ain't half bad actually.

[xsubsailor]

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[E4 No More]

3 hours ago, mikegideon said:

One of my flaws... I'll eat a tree rat. If they're just being tree rats, I'm happy to have them around. If they're tearing things up, it's skillet time.

[Raoul]

When I saw the title of the thread I thought you might be pregnant......

[Raoul]

6 hours ago, mikegideon said:

One of my flaws... I'll eat a tree rat. If they're just being tree rats, I'm happy to have them around. If they're tearing things up, it's skillet time.

I have to admit, it's been a long time since I gnawed on a tree rat.

[Randall53]

8 minutes ago, Raoul said:

When I saw the title of the thread I thought you might be pregnant......

My step daughter is! We can’t wait!

[Randall53]

6 hours ago, Jamie Jackson said:

Squirrel gravy and biscuits ain't half bad actually.

Squirrel dumplings was always my favorite.

[mikegideon]

1 hour ago, Raoul said:

I have to admit, it's been a long time since I gnawed on a tree rat.

Me too. I think they know better  

[Jeb48]

Before we moved I had a lot of tree rat problems. I used a 12g to scare them off and a few took the warning the rest were put to rest. Not sure what I was feeding but the bodies were always gone by the next day. I kept a scorecard on the whiteboard by the door. The last year before we moved I was up to 13.

[Whisper]

10 hours ago, Jeb48 said:

Before we moved I had a lot of tree rat problems. I used a 12g to scare them off and a few took the warning the rest were put to rest. Not sure what I was feeding but the bodies were always gone by the next day.

Possums roaming around at night are always happy to find a dead squirrel, or anything else dead.  I've heard that foxes do too but I've never seen that to be sure.

[peejman]

6 hours ago, Whisper said:

Possums roaming around at night are always happy to find a dead squirrel, or anything else dead.  I've heard that foxes do too but I've never seen that to be sure.

Possums, raccoons, foxes, hawks, owls, ... lots of critters are happy for an easy meal. Just remove the shot,  a few lead pellets will kill them.