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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: FlamingCobra on March 22, 2012, 05:04:49 pm
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What's the best method of killing squirrels if you don't have time to sit on your porch with a 22 and your Jack Russel doesn't seem interested in pursuing them?
I would prefer some kind of automated killing machine.
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If you absolutely, positively, must kill every fuzzy mammal in a radius, you must use poison. Don't let your dog eat the corpses!
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Impossible.
My dog will relentlessly pursue any dead squirrel.
Oh, and deer are out of control too. Not as many people are interested in hunting as they used to be, and the reason for that is obvious. But we've also driven out all of the deer's natural predators, so consequently they pretty much have free reign over the country. The only "active" predator of the white-tailed deer is the automobile.
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If you have a reasonable population of the things see if you can get a wildlife charity or the local government look into introducing "true" hawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accipitrinae), goshawks / sparrowhawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accipiter), or Owls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owls) as appropriate.
1. they will hunt your local rodents.
2. you will get to watch these majestic creatures in action from time to time.
3. The populations of some Raptors are a little shaky so a few extra in the wild would help them.
Though possibly a long shot, if you pull it off it would be a win win in my eyes.
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automated blowgun turret
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You sound like you live pretty close to me.
I guess the answer is simple. Drive more and hit more deer. Not sure I can help with the squirrel problem though.
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Perhaps you can try some ultra-sonic emitters for the squirrels?
For cars / trucks / motorcycles, try the deer whistles that you can get cheap from Wal-Mart. In my experience they help (but they don't make you bulletproof.. just cause the dumb deer can hear you doesn't mean he's going to move, or move in the right direction.. but at least now he *might*.. also beware that the whistles may get clogged with bugs, so spray them out when you notice your car getting all splattered with bug guts in front).
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Traps
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get a dozen you can have a bbq.
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automated blowgun turret
Double marketing as a intruder deterrent! :yes:
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this should be of interest:
http://hackaday.com/2012/03/20/birdwatching-meets-a-computer-controlled-water-cannon-awesomeness-ensues/
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Why shoot them when you can launch them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ya6z-NlDo
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Why.
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win!
me personally, i cant justify throwing away all that free meat.
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Traps
I know a way to trap and kill squirrels
Take a log and lean it up against the tree. Take wire and form loops which when pulled, will tighten. Wrap many of these around the log
Wait for the squirrel to climb up said log. Now you ask yourself, why would a squirrel do that?
They're lazy and stupid.
Laugh later when you see a squirrel hanging itself off the log later on in the day
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Machette and patience.
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This should save some time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaBpeTRL1QA&feature=related
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Why shoot them when you can launch them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ya6z-NlDo
Thank you. this made my day. it made me smile. I've been feeling depressed.
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This may also make your day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUA7tWIzRPw&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUA7tWIzRPw&feature=related)
Top two comments on that video are priceless. Idk, well, you can try hunting the suckers with a paintball gun. You can stun them with one of those so you can relocate them.
Honestly, just kill them. They make great dog treats, make stew out of them, other wild animals will eat the corpses. Don't do what my friend did which was launching them out of a potato gun at a stack of wood (he had a real big over population of them). Up here i just have a zero tolerance for them. They will steal insulation from your house. And they will keep doing it because they're ballzy little ****ers. Killing them is the only thing that deters them. We like insulation up here during winter. My other friend was using a pump up pellet/bb gun and a blow gun. The blow gunned squirrels have a very hard time running away when they get skewered by the projectile.
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those damn line biters always make the power go out. ive lost epic starcraft games because of ****ing squirrels.
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I need to find out what's with their fascination in line biting. Because it's hillarious to see a dead squirrel holding on to the power line with it's mouth.
Their's also this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XBurkUkdFE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XBurkUkdFE) Big sucker. All the squirrels we have up here are hyperactive small mother****ers. The ones up here are not lazy, they're aggressive, territorial, and daring constantly testing the luck of their human coexistence. Roof squirrel at my friend's place kept all the other squirrels out of the roof and away from the house. He kicked the ass of the alpha cat. Junior never went back up to house squirrel again. House squirrel was also not stealing insulation which was really odd. So, we fed him french fries and stuff when we could. He died one day at the end of summer stealing insulation from the roof of the shop via pellet gun.
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It's the fries! It corrupts minds into hoarding all pink and foamy substances!
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****ing Americans.
I am one.
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Traps
I know a way to trap and kill squirrels
Take a log and lean it up against the tree. Take wire and form loops which when pulled, will tighten. Wrap many of these around the log
Wait for the squirrel to climb up said log. Now you ask yourself, why would a squirrel do that?
They're lazy and stupid.
Laugh later when you see a squirrel hanging itself off the log later on in the day
jesus ****ing christ
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Try using really fine guitar cord for this.
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Wire coat hangers are also effective
I also know how to catch fish and birds if you're interested
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They will steal insulation from your house. And they will keep doing it because they're ballzy little ****ers. Killing them is the only thing that deters them. We like insulation up here during winter. My other friend was using a pump up pellet/bb gun and a blow gun. The blow gunned squirrels have a very hard time running away when they get skewered by the projectile.
Soffit, siding, and properly installed vents address that problem without involving wholesale slaughter of animals.
Just saying.
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but killing squirrels is fun!
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Watching them get caught in wire, scream, wail, struggle and flap around while they suffocate is more fun
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Which is pretty much why real hunters use .50 BMG to hunt squirrels- they don't feel much before falling apart.
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Which is pretty much why real hunters use .50 BMG to hunt squirrels- they don't feel much before falling apart.
This may be the most insane thing on here.
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Which is pretty much why real hunters use .50 BMG to hunt squirrels- they don't feel much before falling apart.
Man, that's bullcrap. You only need .22/250 for that.
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How about hollowpoints?
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Which is pretty much why real hunters use .50 BMG to hunt squirrels- they don't feel much before falling apart.
Man, that's bullcrap. You only need .22/250 for that.
that will kill it but we want gibs to fly.
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How about hollowpoints?
.50 BMG hollowpoints?
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Watching them get caught in wire, scream, wail, struggle and flap around while they suffocate is more fun
*coughtakingpleasureinthetortureandpainofanothercreatureisastrongindicatorofpsychopathycough*
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torture murdering a squirrel is easy. just pretend its a human.
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How about hollowpoints?
.50 BMG hollowpoints?
Frag it, just go with the Raufoss. :)
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I suppose if you want to corral them. Just lure them down your chimney. No fire going of course.
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Which is pretty much why real hunters use .50 BMG to hunt squirrels- they don't feel much before falling apart.
Man, that's bullcrap. You only need .22/250 for that.
that will kill it but we want gibs to fly.
They will.
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Which is pretty much why real hunters use .50 BMG to hunt squirrels- they don't feel much before falling apart.
Man, that's bullcrap. You only need .22/250 for that.
20-gauge birdshot. Or 12-gauge if you want overkill, but .50-cal?? You wouldn't even have to hit it... just land the round within a foot and the shockwave will probably kill it.