Best way to kill squirrels? Am thinking some kind of poison would be best but I would prefer for them not to die in my yard. Maybe there's something that won't kill them immediately. Can't shoot them since it's a residential neighborhood. Don't care to trap it & release them, fuck being humane. These fucking squirrels are a nuisance.
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How does that work?
Rat poison?
Try giving them a go on the plate if you manage to get one with the slingshot. I've heard they taste like stringy chicken.
Are you fucking kidding me? I shot 2 in the head while they were mating. I think it's only red squirrels that are endangered. I call them tree rats for a reason.
It is red squirrels that are endangered and protected in the UK. I am far enough North so I do see the odd red - I dont think anyone on here is further North than I so every squirrel you see should be a grey. People often confuse greys for reds, but unless it looks red/ red brown, its a grey. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, messing with reds will see you prosecuted. Greys however, are fully treated as vermin. You can spring trap them, poison them but you wuold have to take steps to ensure non target speices were not poisoned or you can shoot them.
Use a +10ft/lb air rifle with flat head / round head pellets. Their is more kinetic energy transder with those than with pointy pellets, which could just zip through the quarry like a needle.
Anyone who only goes for headshots is a moron. Sure, head shot it and it will die, but you are much more likely to miss than with a chest shot that will kill it equally as well. Missing is not such a problem for the quarry animal, its what is behind it that matters!
They do make good eating - I find that any finger food you would make for chicken goes well for squirrel. Dont mess around trying to get the meat from the bones tho as you will end up disapointed - cook on the bone and eat from it.
Edit: I dont fuck around with a silencer either - my air rifle is an underleaver - by the time I had reloaded, any others would have fucked off. If I was using a PCP I might consider using one as you can squeeze one shot off after another.
So, maybe you could run over your squirrels?
So, maybe you could run over your squirrels?
I know but they are eating all the bark off my trees. The trees are now dying & if they can't be saved it's going to cost me A LOT of money to have the trees removed. There's 2 really big trees they are now feasting on after they ate all the bark off the others.
Is there a specific poison I can set out that the squirrels will eat? (brand name & store it can be purchased at, preferred). Would the squirrels be dumb enough to eat poison out of a dish? I can't exactly climb up in the trees & bait it. It would look weird & attract attention from the neighbors. This is a suburban neighborhood.
I can't sit around with an air rifle. It's probably illegal to shoot the squirrels even with that. I don't want my neighbors reporting me. I just need these fucking squirrels to die.
Theoben Rapid 7 FTW
Decent air rifles, but even second hand they go for £500 - I would only be spending that money if I was after a FAC air rifle. Heard a couple of people say the mag for the rapid 7 can be flimsy as shit and they are not cheap to replace. However, the point still remains, you are more likely to miss a head shot than a body shot.
An arborist came out & told me there's a fungus on the trees & it attracts squirrels. So, today I bought a fungus treatment at a local garden shop.
Because the tree you have bushes out so low, its like a squirrel main road - it is so easy for them to climb as they have so many climbing branches. I would then remove anything from the garden that could hold the fungus, give the place a couple of months and buy in a new tree from good stock. Even if you kill the fungus in your tree, its still pretty much fucked as it is weak and susceptible.
That tree in particular is pretty much fucked. We'll probably remove it in the spring if it doesn't sprout leaves. My husband is going to help me apply the fungicide this weekend (we need to buy a ladder so we can get the tops of the trees. The tree is actually called an aus tree which are shit trees prone to problems. The previous owners of the house planted them.
I've been working on fixing the landscaping. Like the stupid walkway is going to be taken out. I'm moving the rocks away from the tree bases. I'll be putting edging a few feet away from each tree & putting mulch in. The grass in the backyard is a little sparse but I'll seed it again this fall. The grass in the front yard looks fantastic. Work in progress.
Oh yeah, the fungus on the trees is called fireblight, an arborist came out to look at the trees & told me that. We're going to treat all of the trees & hope to save most of them.
I've actually seen them eat the bark off the trees.
Thanks for the info. Questions. Why the trap? To control where it dies? I'm thinking about just putting the poison mixed in with peanut butter on a plate & will see if the squirrels eat it.