[FlamingCobra]

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.

[Scourge of Ages]

If you absolutely, positively, must kill every fuzzy mammal in a radius, you must use poison. Don't let your dog eat the corpses!

[FlamingCobra]

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.

[headdie]

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, goshawks / sparrowhawks, or 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.

[Nuke]

automated blowgun turret

[Hellstryker]

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.

[jr2]

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).

[redsniper]

Traps

[Nuke]

get a dozen you can have a bbq.

[z64555]

automated blowgun turret

Double marketing as a intruder deterrent! 

[Nuke]

this should be of interest:

http://hackaday.com/2012/03/20/birdwatching-meets-a-computer-controlled-water-cannon-awesomeness-ensues/

[Goober5000]

Why shoot them when you can launch them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ya6z-NlDo

[Janos]

Why.

[Nuke]

win!

me personally, i cant justify throwing away all that free meat.

[deathfun]

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

[Colonol Dekker]

Machette and patience.

[BengalTiger]

This should save some time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaBpeTRL1QA&feature=related

[FlamingCobra]

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.

[S-99]

This may also make your day...
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.

[Nuke]

those damn line biters always make the power go out. ive lost epic starcraft games because of ****ing squirrels.