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Found out where all my bird seed was going

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Originally posted by: meltdown75
I used to have pellet guns and BB guns growing up on the farm. Not here though. It's a subdivision. ehhehe

The wife went out and whipped a stick at it while I was nursing my wasp sting with an icepack... she almost nailed the little critter too. He hasn't been around since, and wouldn't you know it, there was a cardinal on the ground under the feeder five minutes ago. They all sit back and watch when he's feasting I suppose.
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I live in the suburbs and I have a pellet gun for shooting pigeons off my roof. What's the big deal?
 
There are a lot of squirrel-proof feeders that aren't $120. Go to your local general store or some place like Home Depot/Lowes or look in the yellow pages for a birdwatching shop and I guarantee that they'll have some squirrel-proof feeders.

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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: meltdown75
I used to have pellet guns and BB guns growing up on the farm. Not here though. It's a subdivision. ehhehe

The wife went out and whipped a stick at it while I was nursing my wasp sting with an icepack... she almost nailed the little critter too. He hasn't been around since, and wouldn't you know it, there was a cardinal on the ground under the feeder five minutes ago. They all sit back and watch when he's feasting I suppose.
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I live in the suburbs and I have a pellet gun for shooting pigeons off my roof. What's the big deal?
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I really don't want to be the guy in the neighbourhood hanging out the window sniping squirrels and other critters. In fact if there weren't any people around like that, it would be fine with me. There's kids around and stuff... I don't think people would appreciate it. But let's not get into that. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: meltdown75
I used to have pellet guns and BB guns growing up on the farm. Not here though. It's a subdivision. ehhehe

The wife went out and whipped a stick at it while I was nursing my wasp sting with an icepack... she almost nailed the little critter too. He hasn't been around since, and wouldn't you know it, there was a cardinal on the ground under the feeder five minutes ago. They all sit back and watch when he's feasting I suppose.
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I live in the suburbs and I have a pellet gun for shooting pigeons off my roof. What's the big deal?
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I really don't want to be the guy in the neighbourhood hanging out the window sniping squirrels and other critters. In fact if there weren't any people around like that, it would be fine with me. There's kids around and stuff... I don't think people would appreciate it. But let's not get into that. 🙂
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my dad used to do it with a .22

it was unloaded one day and he was too lazy to load it, or aim, and just used a 12 gauge...he got the squirrel, and the tree branch it was sitting on.
 
Originally posted by: meltdown75
FRICK! i went out there, scared him off and he's back on in 5 minutes. opened up the window to clap and yell "SCREW OFF" and I get stung by a wasp! WTF!?? RIGHT ON THE RING FINGER!! OUCH!! :|
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That'll teach you. 😉
 
Yeah I bought a "squirrel-proof" feeder. Watching a squirrel on it right now.

Thinking about buying a pellet gun 🙂

One day I coated the feeder with soap, and it was hillarious to watch the suirrel slip off the feeder. Too bad it dried up after one day and the squirrel was back on.
 
Originally posted by: mAdMaLuDaWg
1. Trap Squirrel in the cage
2. Give it sleeping pills
3. Open the cage near a swimming pool
4. Watch it drown and pull it out
5. Take pics and post on ATOT
6. Have PETA activists call the cops on you
7. ???
8. Profit
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Hahaha... when I told my sister that someone drowned a skunk she got so pissed. I was like "It was a freaking wild skunk and it wasn't intentional, there was no harm meant." Did PETA really call the cops on that guy?
 
since we scared that little critter off, i've seen a male and female cardinal together, a bluejay, and various other birds getting their munch on. i love my feeders. yep, must be getting old now... 😛
 
Put some electricity (9V battery or something, high amp preferred) on the 'perch' where the squirrel sits. Kills them instantly and (almost) painlessly.
 
Originally posted by: Vegitto
Put some electricity (9V battery or something, high amp preferred) on the 'perch' where the squirrel sits. Kills them instantly and (almost) painlessly.
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and that wont kill the birds?
 
Squirrels were drilling holes in my flight pens this spring.
They'd get on top, drill a hole in the net, climb down a pole, grab a kernel of corn, run back up the pole, move over 3 feet and drill another hole. This went on all day long.
All of a sudden, there were no squirrels left. I have no idea what happened to them but the neighborhood rumor is that they jumped in front of a couple ounces of screaming lead.
Poor squirrels. 🙁
 
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