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Getting rid of squirrels in your yard/porch...any ideas?
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:48 pm
I have a buddy, lets call him Sampson, he just renovated a house and built an awesome screened in porch in his back yard with a TV, couches, etc.
In 3 months the squirrels have eaten at least 5 holes in the screen and whenever you go out onto the porch, there are at least 2 running around above your head.
Sampson bought a .22 rifle and killed 3 so far, but this has not slowed them down at all. He is scared to keep shooting because he is in the city limits and doesn't want his neighbors to call the cops.
Are there poisons, traps, etc. that any of y'all have used that have helped eliminate squirrels?
In 3 months the squirrels have eaten at least 5 holes in the screen and whenever you go out onto the porch, there are at least 2 running around above your head.
Sampson bought a .22 rifle and killed 3 so far, but this has not slowed them down at all. He is scared to keep shooting because he is in the city limits and doesn't want his neighbors to call the cops.
Are there poisons, traps, etc. that any of y'all have used that have helped eliminate squirrels?
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Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:49 pm to TheCaterpillar
Get a cat
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:49 pm to TheCaterpillar
pellet gun
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:50 pm to TheCaterpillar
Coyote urine. No joke.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:51 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:get a pellet gun, not as loud.
He is scared to keep shooting because he is in the city limits and doesn't want his neighbors to call the cops.
rat poison was also created for these pests.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:51 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
20 guage
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:51 pm to TheCaterpillar
Burn the place down and start over
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:52 pm to TheCaterpillar
Go to local hardware/feed store and buy larger rat traps. Screw to wood in area where squirrels are being little bastards. Bait traps with peanut butter...... drink beer and profit 
Learned from an old coonass that would set them down Bayou Teche then paddle down and check them...
Learned from an old coonass that would set them down Bayou Teche then paddle down and check them...
This post was edited on 1/16/15 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:53 pm to CurDog
CB caps (if you can find them).
Have-a-heart trap, corn, and pellet gun/ CB caps
Cat
Have-a-heart trap, corn, and pellet gun/ CB caps
Cat
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:53 pm to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:54 pm to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:54 pm to TheCaterpillar
Shoot em
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:55 pm to TheCaterpillar
Fox urine
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:55 pm to TheCaterpillar
Catch them in a cage trap. Let the squirrels out on a well traveled road so they can be ran over. That way the OT will have something to eat.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 1:56 pm to TheCaterpillar
Same issue when we moved in the new place. Put up 2 feeders. Keep 1 full of sunflower seeds the other ears of corn on a spike. The little bastards stay on those feeders and away from the house. Plus its kind of entertaining watching them scrap with each other on the feeders.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 2:20 pm to Tiger inTampa
Feeding the squirrels increased their appearances in the yard. It's entertaining for a short period of time, but where there are squirrels, there are rats and rats started showing up. Had to take down all the squirrel and bird feeders. Can't deal with rats. The squirrels are still around because of all the oak trees and acorns. Can't do anything about that. The neighbors cats increased and that's helped keep the squirrels out of the back yard, but the cats get on the roof and chase them. Sounds like a riot up there, plus the cats might be doing damage to my own screening on my new patio.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 2:22 pm to Gris Gris
Posted on 1/16/15 at 2:31 pm to Gris Gris
quote:
Feeding the squirrels increased their appearances in the yard.
Going on 3 years now haven't noticed any more or any less. Definitely have not seen any rats or evidence of rats. Then again they maybe different in my neck of the woods. Just know the tip the old man gave me has worked well.
This post was edited on 1/16/15 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 1/16/15 at 2:32 pm to TexasTiger01
I tried rat traps, and the squirrels were too fast for them. They would jump away faster than the bar on the trap could slam down. Ended up using those green cubes of rat poison. That did the trick.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 2:32 pm to TheCaterpillar
Poison
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