Squirrel-proofing

[nelz]

Hey Bill, gotta love the "kills" graphics! 

But I don't see a squirrel, did it survive?

[nelz]

The fool cat ladies I'm surrounded by must like the putrid stench because they feed them and keep 'em coming around. And  lord forbid you should harm a precious kitty, you'll end up in jail.

Had to share this one    probably belongs in the memes thread, but it's not fishing related so?

[JasonGotaProblem]

Cage is finally complete. I had built a temporary structure to protect the plants when I left town, but the permanent structure is now in place. I built my temporary structure out of panels sized for the permanent structure, so nothing was wasted.

[JasonGotaProblem]

It's war. Squirrels haven't come close to penetrating the cage. But they've taken out their frustrations on all the rest of my plants. Digging holes in my potted plants left and right. Like all of them.

But I've got 2 tomato plants and a sweet pepper in there too. And my son has been loving the blackberries.

[Keta]

This squirrel is no longer a problem.

[nelz]

This squirrel is no longer a problem.

Holy cow, what happened to it?

[Keta]

A 17gr 17HMR bullet hit it.

[Brewcrafter]

I am anti-poison inasmuch as it tends to not be quick, and also is not only a primary but also a secondary/tertiary killer (squirrel/rodent stumbles around and expires, then a next level predator/scavenger consumes them - then also dies, etc, etc.  I like the hawks and owls around my house.  Heck even the coyotes aren't that bad).  I have had good luck with traps like what Bill has built, and also have had good luck with "Havahart" live box traps.  They get relocated a few blocks away into the Riverbottom (and also get "decorated" with a liberal application of Tempura paint from SWMBO's classroom - if I start to see purple ground squirrels reappearing that means they didn't ge tthe hint the first time...) - john

[Cor]

   I have nocturnal Porcupines, potentially they are a bigger nuisance, they are very strong, agile and determined and can be dangerous.   They have never managed to get in to my vegetables, and only dig up the rest of my garden every other night.    Despite my best efforts at keeping them out I know they will one day get in, particularly if I plant a lot of root veggies.

[JasonGotaProblem]

I looked them up. They get fairly large. I think what makes squirrels so effective is how small and agile they are. I assume these guys have a way of dealing with fences?

[alantani]

my squirrels love black oil sunflower seeds.  i leave a container near the ground, where the squirrels can get to the seeds, and the cats can get to the squirrels. 

[JasonGotaProblem]

my squirrels love black oil sunflower seeds.  i leave a container near the ground, where the squirrels can get to the seeds, and the cats can get to the squirrels. 

You inspire me with your efficiency. No cats here though.

[oc1]

You may not believe this, but some people don't like cats because they kill the wildlife.  They take out several billion birds per year in the U.S. alone. We have feral chickens instead of wildlife so there are plenty of chicks to keep the cats occupied.  Maybe the cats are overfed because they do more chicken watching than chicken stalking.

[JasonGotaProblem]

That didn't take long. Gotta trim it down.

In other news my blackberries are flowering again. Didn't see that coming.

[oc1]

It's a twofer.  A functional trellis is hard to find.