[Rhodes22-list] Squirrel Question for Robert

[ben]

Brad,

I think you need a good, young, male cat.

One fall, I gathered some of the hundreds of pecans that fall in my back 
yard and left them outside in a basket.  Didn't take the squirrels long 
to figure out that I had done their gathering for them, and then it 
didn't take the cat long to figure out that I had built him a trap.  
Every day for three days in a row, I came home to a dismembered squirrel 
in my house, brought through the cat door for my viewing pleasure.

It was gross, but I was proud too.

Ben


Brad Haslett wrote:
> Robert,
>
> Diplomacy failed, negotiation ended in deadlock, and war has been declared.
> My "re-education camp" for squirrels that steal tomatoes ended early because
> the el cheapo soft-air pistol broke and never was accurate.  After $1500 of
> tree work and $300 annually for the last five years for trapping expertise,
> civil order broke down. I bought a $129 - .177 pellet gun from WalMart on
> sale for $89.  It has a really nice scope for the money and after about 30
> rounds, I can get a 5 shot pattern within a 3 inches at about 30 yards. The
> biggest compromise is the trigger action - I try and squeeze gently but can
> never predict with accuracy when it will trip. This morning I was 1 for 1 on
> the corner of the house they use for ingress/egress.  It wasn't a completely
> clean kill as he scampered off after hitting the dirt from the second story
> but I think it's fatal.  He/she ran into the neighbors bushes and I didn't
> go investigate whilst holding the weapon in my hand (air guns are illegal in
> my Nazi community).
>
> Here's the question.  What is the probable lifestyle of the "victim"?  Is it
> likely that he has a domestic partner and I'm only half done?  What is the
> other "half" likely to do?  The final straw for me was when I went to get
> some clothes out of the closet and they were actively trying to invade my
> home or create a new path for escape.  Will concentrating on the obvious
> culprits be enough or should the war be expanded to the entire yard?
>
> Brad
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