[FlamingCobra]

What are you going to do about the invasion of the American Gray Squirrel?

[Jeff Vader]

Eat it.

[FlamingCobra]

Eat it.

Just shoot it, Fox!

[headdie]

Eat it.

Just shoot it, Fox!

apparently the grey makes for better eating than the red, hopefully we can wipe them out before the animal nut cases get wind of it

[FlamingCobra]

For example, it is estimated that there are three times as many deer in North America today then there were when Colombus got here. There are so many deer that they are no longer just a nuisance. They are a ****ing abomination!

[Grizzly]

It is not any worse then the invasion of the Muskrat several decades ago, which is a real pest for hydrology in Holland.

[Angelus]

[NGTM-1R]

It does not.

Taste like chicken, that is.

[FlamingCobra]

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^ That is actually pretty awesome. I like that.  Good job sir. You are to be commended. 

[Jeff Vader]

[mjn.mixael]

What happens if you shoot a squirrel with a 12 gauge?

[StarSlayer]

[Mongoose]

Eat it.

"Where's Eddie?  He usually eats these goddamn things."

[MP-Ryan]

What happens if you shoot a squirrel with a 12 gauge?

Vapour, that's what.

[Nuke]

For example, it is estimated that there are three times as many deer in North America today then there were when Colombus got here. There are so many deer that they are no longer just a nuisance. They are a ****ing abomination!

thats because we killed off all the people that hunted them, and replaced them with rednecks. despite superior firepower, the rednecks still fail to kill them in the numbers done in the times of old by the former masters of this fine country of ours. so we need to get more people into hunting so we can show them deer what for. give the hippies guns and hunting licenses and let them make war with the deer.

also fail quote, i broke your post, lol.

[MP-Ryan]

For example, it is estimated that there are three times as many deer in North America today then there were when Colombus got here. There are so many deer that they are no longer just a nuisance. They are a ****ing abomination!

thats because we killed off all the people that hunted them, and replaced them with rednecks. despite superior firepower, the rednecks still fail to kill them in the numbers done in the times of old by the former masters of this fine country of ours. so we need to get more people into hunting so we can show them deer what for. give the hippies guns and hunting licenses and let them make war with the deer.

Uh nuke, it has a lot more to do with the depletion of natural predator populations in general than human-regulated population control... that, and our agricultural conversion of a lot of natural prairie and woodland to agricultural feed has given deer a lot of access to larger and better food supplies, AND they've adapted well to living within human population centers to avoid natural predation and have a ready supply of food.

Considering that the First Nations population of North America was relatively small and sparse to begin with, I'd be seriously surprised if human hunting pressure on deer stocks is not the same or greater now than at the time of the European migration.

[Nuke]

For example, it is estimated that there are three times as many deer in North America today then there were when Colombus got here. There are so many deer that they are no longer just a nuisance. They are a ****ing abomination!

thats because we killed off all the people that hunted them, and replaced them with rednecks. despite superior firepower, the rednecks still fail to kill them in the numbers done in the times of old by the former masters of this fine country of ours. so we need to get more people into hunting so we can show them deer what for. give the hippies guns and hunting licenses and let them make war with the deer.

Uh nuke, it has a lot more to do with the depletion of natural predator populations in general than human-regulated population control... that, and our agricultural conversion of a lot of natural prairie and woodland to agricultural feed has given deer a lot of access to larger and better food supplies, AND they've adapted well to living within human population centers to avoid natural predation and have a ready supply of food.

Considering that the First Nations population of North America was relatively small and sparse to begin with, I'd be seriously surprised if human hunting pressure on deer stocks is not the same or greater now than at the time of the European migration.

i just want to draw more hippies into the woods so i can shoot them and say i thought they were deer.

and i can attest to them staying near people to avoid hunters. the number of bucks that hang out in city limits is rather large, while in the sticks there arent that many too choose from and certainly none with racks that are as large as the ones that hang out around by the airport or by the post office.

[StarSlayer]

For example, it is estimated that there are three times as many deer in North America today then there were when Colombus got here. There are so many deer that they are no longer just a nuisance. They are a ****ing abomination!

thats because we killed off all the people that hunted them, and replaced them with rednecks. despite superior firepower, the rednecks still fail to kill them in the numbers done in the times of old by the former masters of this fine country of ours. so we need to get more people into hunting so we can show them deer what for. give the hippies guns and hunting licenses and let them make war with the deer.

Uh nuke, it has a lot more to do with the depletion of natural predator populations in general than human-regulated population control... that, and our agricultural conversion of a lot of natural prairie and woodland to agricultural feed has given deer a lot of access to larger and better food supplies, AND they've adapted well to living within human population centers to avoid natural predation and have a ready supply of food.

Considering that the First Nations population of North America was relatively small and sparse to begin with, I'd be seriously surprised if human hunting pressure on deer stocks is not the same or greater now than at the time of the European migration.

IIRC they reintroduced wolves to Yellowstone a while back and they completely re-calibrated the whole ecosystem for the better in a few short years.  Nature's a finely balanced intricate machine and we've done plenty to destabilize it

[Flipside]

Actually, talking of animals in the UK, I've been noticing growing concern about domestic cats killing birds pointlessly, which is hilarious because (a) It's humans complaining, the biggest joy-killer on the planet and (b) the whole reason we domesticated them was because cats habitually do exactly this, and it kept mice and birds away from crops and store-sheds.

As for the grey squirrel, to be honest, I don't think that there are any Red squirrels left on Mainland UK anyway, so it's pretty much a moot point, it's just nature doing what it always does.

[IceFire]

But apparently I hear that the Black Squirrel (a variation on the Grey) is fairly rare? I remember reading a BBC article about the mysterious and rare Black squirrel. At that moment there were 6 outside in the field by my window. We've got plenty of Grey and Black around here with a mix of Red Squirrel too. Apparently our Red Squirrel is not the same as the European Red Squirrel.... significantly more tenacious.

It's guaranteed that I see at least a dozen to two dozen of these creatures on a daily basis... so I read up on them a few times