They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the
area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the
holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going
to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is
really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper
solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real
T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that
much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way
to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

On Nov 16, 11:52*am, aemeijers wrote:
They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the
area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the
holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going
to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is
really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper
solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real
T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that
much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way
to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

How about a dowel perch with a faux hawk or owl on it until
conditions are right for the big overhaul? Placed nearby, the hole
would look real natural and would assure your neighbors that you are
person of compassion. If the holes are relatively round, a conduit
knockout plug could be hammered in and would look sort of intentional,
maybe even painted to match. Whatever, good luck.

Joe

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:52:43 GMT, aemeijers wrote:

They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the
area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the
holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going
to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is
really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper
solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real
T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that
much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way
to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

Here's what I did to repair similar damage on my cedar siding.

Got a hole saw slightly bigger than the hole. Used it to drill a hole
in some scrap wood. Removed the pilot drill from the hole saw. Used
the scrap piece to guide the pilot-less hold saw to cut out the
damaged piece of siding.

Got the next size up hole saw and used the same trick to cut a plug
out of new stock that matches, more or less, the siding. This plug is
now used to fill the siding hole by gluing it in place. Will probably
need to be tapered to fit with a file or sandpaper, depending on how
much bigger the second hole saw was. Then paint or stain to match.

BTW, I've found that stapling up a few streamers of the bright orange
crime scene type caution tape so they flutter in the breeze keeps the
woodpeckers away. I read somewhere that folks with shingle siding
used to paint a couple of shingles orange to keep them away. Rather
than paint, I tried the orange streamer, and whether it's the color or
the fluttering, or both, it has worked well for me. Not so
attractive, maybe, but hey, I live in the woods; who's gonna complain!

HTH,

Paul F.

aemeijers wrote:
They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the
area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the
holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going
to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is
really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper
solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real
T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that
much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way
to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Hire a Peckerwood to git rid of it.

TDD

aemeijers writes:

They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace.

Hmm, some of the regulars here must be asleep or tired of
this question. (But I think you're a regular here too.
Aren't you paying attention?)

Well, that said, most of the time a wood pecker attacks a house
because there's something alive in the wood. Usually carpenter
bees. (The big round fuzzy ones.)

Get rid of them first.

Last time this came up, we had the badminton racket suggestion.
Never tried it myself, but love the imagery.

In my case, the fascia board was too far gone and I ended up
getting vinyl siding and aluminum cladding. No more wood peckers.

"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just drumming
on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the area.) As
a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the holes ( a
lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going to have to
come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is really OSB,
and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper solution is to
reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real T1-11, but with
the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that much money in the
place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way to patch the holes,
assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking around at the Borg, I
don't think I can exactly match the current pattern, to just replace that
panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That is
what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun to
them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....

"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the
area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the
holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going
to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is
really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper
solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real
T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that
much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way
to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun to
them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....


Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of them if
they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway. Better to remove
the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird decoy.

Olddog

"retired54" wrote in message
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"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the
area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the
holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going
to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is
really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper
solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real
T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that
much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way
to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun to
them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....


Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of them
if they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway. Better to
remove the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird decoy.

Olddog


Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat and
wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't bear to harm a
precious little critter" bunch...

"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"retired54" wrote in message
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"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of
the area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches
over the holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring,
I am going to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux
T1-11 that is really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know
the proper solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at
least real T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to
drop that much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a
non-hillbilly way to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by
then? Just looking around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly
match the current pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun to
them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....


Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of them
if they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway. Better to
remove the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird decoy.

Olddog


Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat and
wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't bear to harm a
precious little critter" bunch...

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

Olddog

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"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of
the area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches
over the holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring,
I am going to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux
T1-11 that is really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know
the proper solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or
at least real T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am
reluctant to drop that much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas
for a non-hillbilly way to patch the holes, assuming the bird has
moved on by then? Just looking around at the Borg, I don't think I can
exactly match the current pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act.
That is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun to
them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....


Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of them
if they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway. Better to
remove the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird decoy.

Olddog


Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat and
wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't bear to harm a
precious little critter" bunch...

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

Olddog


Good one! But he's still a pussy ;-)

"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack
that encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month
or two ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves
the other day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they
were just drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the
Alpha of the area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood
patches over the holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but
come spring, I am going to have to come up with a better solution.
Siding is faux T1-11 that is really OSB, and it is getting to be a
tad mushy. I know the proper solution is to reskin entire house with
Hardie panels, or at least real T1-11, but with the economy the way
it is, I am reluctant to drop that much money in the place. Anybody
have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way to patch the holes, assuming
the bird has moved on by then? Just looking around at the Borg, I
don't think I can exactly match the current pattern, to just replace
that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act.
That is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun
to them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....


Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of
them if they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway.
Better to remove the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird decoy.

Olddog


Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat and
wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't bear to harm
a precious little critter" bunch...

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

Olddog


Good one! But he's still a pussy ;-)

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants
and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully
to all life that is in need of help."
Albert Schweitzer

Olddog

Sharp Dressed Man wrote:
"retired54" wrote in message
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"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in message
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month or two
ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves the other
day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they were just
drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the Alpha of the
area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood patches over the
holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but come spring, I am going
to have to come up with a better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is
really OSB, and it is getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper
solution is to reskin entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real
T1-11, but with the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that
much money in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way
to patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act. That
is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....
Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun to
them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....

Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of them
if they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway. Better to
remove the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird decoy.

Olddog


Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat and
wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't bear to harm a
precious little critter" bunch...


I met a really sweet girl who was a member of PETA,
she had just undergone a series of Rabies shots because
she tried to save a little critter from a dog and the
critter bit her. I often wonder if the lesson in the
natural order of things had any impact on her. *snicker*

TDD

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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack
that encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month
or two ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves
the other day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they
were just drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were
the Alpha of the area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing
plywood patches over the holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the
ground), but come spring, I am going to have to come up with a
better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is really OSB, and it is
getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper solution is to reskin
entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real T1-11, but with
the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that much money in
the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way to patch
the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just looking
around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the current
pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act.
That is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun
to them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....


Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of
them if they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway.
Better to remove the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird decoy.

Olddog


Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat and
wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't bear to harm
a precious little critter" bunch...

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

Olddog


Good one! But he's still a pussy ;-)

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of
plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself
helpfully to all life that is in need of help."
Albert Schweitzer

Olddog


Must be tough trying to get nourishment from plastic hamburgers...and kinda'
damp and painful wearing plastic jockey shorts...

retired54 wrote:

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

KFW - Kentucky Fried Woodpecker is good.
make sure to ask for Original Recipe.

Woodpecker ala King is ok.

Woodpecker la Orange is my favorite.

"Dick Adams" wrote in message
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retired54 wrote:

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

KFW - Kentucky Fried Woodpecker is good.
make sure to ask for Original Recipe.

Woodpecker ala King is ok.

Woodpecker la Orange is my favorite.

I did a Google on woodpecker recipes and didn't find any. Probably not
enough meat to bother with.

Olddog

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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack
that encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a
month or two ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding
leaves the other day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought
they were just drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they
were the Alpha of the area.) As a temporary fix, I have been
screwing plywood patches over the holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off
the ground), but come spring, I am going to have to come up with a
better solution. Siding is faux T1-11 that is really OSB, and it is
getting to be a tad mushy. I know the proper solution is to reskin
entire house with Hardie panels, or at least real T1-11, but with
the economy the way it is, I am reluctant to drop that much money
in the place. Anybody have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way to
patch the holes, assuming the bird has moved on by then? Just
looking around at the Borg, I don't think I can exactly match the
current pattern, to just replace that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act.
That is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun
to them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....


Nothing wrong with caring about nature. Even if he shot a couple of
them if they are indigenous to the area they will be back anyway.
Better to remove the attraction. I say get a faux predator bird
decoy.

Olddog


Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat and
wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't bear to
harm a precious little critter" bunch...

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

Olddog


Good one! But he's still a pussy ;-)

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of
plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself
helpfully to all life that is in need of help."
Albert Schweitzer

Olddog


Must be tough trying to get nourishment from plastic hamburgers...and
kinda' damp and painful wearing plastic jockey shorts...

I have trouble with some of Dr. Schweitzer's writings too, but his basic
principles are admirable. Here is a copy of his famous Nobel Lecture. He
delivered this lecture (in French) in the Auditorium of Oslo University
almost a year after having received The Nobel Peace Prize.

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/p...lecture-e.html

He was a renown vegetarian and cotton is harvested at the end of the cotton
plants life cycle. So I doubt he had ethical problems with underwear. LOL

Olddog

"Dan Espen" wrote in message
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most of the time a wood pecker attacks a house
because there's something alive in the wood. Usually carpenter
bees. (The big round fuzzy ones.)

Not necessarily so. Several species of woodpecker also
drum for mates, i.e. are seeking to display via noise, not
to eat. They may experiment with various likely surfaces
until they find the noisiest -- a TV antenna tower where I
live. Their brains cannot be large but they would not drum
on it every summer for 15 years unless they got something
out of it.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

retired54 wrote:
Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat
and wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't
bear to harm a precious little critter" bunch...

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

Olddog


Good one! But he's still a pussy ;-)

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of
plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes
himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help."
Albert Schweitzer


Schweitzer was a pussy.

"HeyBub" wrote in message
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retired54 wrote:
Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat
and wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't
bear to harm a precious little critter" bunch...

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

Olddog


Good one! But he's still a pussy ;-)

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of
plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes
himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help."
Albert Schweitzer


Schweitzer was a pussy.

and you're calling a dead man a pussy.

LOL

Olddog

On Nov 16, 4:12*pm, Dan Espen
wrote:
aemeijers writes:
They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack that
encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace.

Hmm, some of the regulars here must be asleep or tired of
this question. *(But I think you're a regular here too.
Aren't you paying attention?)

Well, that said, most of the time a wood pecker attacks a house
because there's something alive in the wood. *Usually carpenter
bees. *(The big round fuzzy ones.)

Get rid of them first.

Last time this came up, we had the badminton racket suggestion.
Never tried it myself, but love the imagery.

In my case, the fascia board was too far gone and I ended up
getting vinyl siding and aluminum cladding. *No more wood peckers.

I had problems with woodpeckers on my house siding which is cedar
shingle.. I filled the holes with caulking compound textured to match
the shingles, and then a couple of coats of matching paint. I did NOT
have ants or anything that I could find, and that was 20 years ago in
this same house. They also liked to drum on the metal chimney cap. I
solved that by spraying the cap with automotive undercoating which
deadened the sound a little, but was also rough on their beaks I
imagine.

Bob Hofmann

retired54 wrote:
"Dick Adams" wrote:
retired54 wrote:

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

KFW - Kentucky Fried Woodpecker is good.
make sure to ask for Original Recipe.

Woodpecker ala King is ok.

Woodpecker la Orange is my favorite.

I did a Google on woodpecker recipes and didn't find any.
Probably not enough meat to bother with.

You expected to find Woodpecker recipes on Google?

Woodpeckers run in families. You need to trap, not
shoot, at least four of them for a meal. Clean them
and store them in your freezer until you have enough.

If you're lookinking for an immediate source of food
and you live near deer, all you need is a large lantern
and a crossbow (Crossbows don't make noise).

Dick

"Dick Adams" wrote in message
...
retired54 wrote:
"Dick Adams" wrote:
retired54 wrote:

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

KFW - Kentucky Fried Woodpecker is good.
make sure to ask for Original Recipe.

Woodpecker ala King is ok.

Woodpecker la Orange is my favorite.

I did a Google on woodpecker recipes and didn't find any.
Probably not enough meat to bother with.

You expected to find Woodpecker recipes on Google?

Woodpeckers run in families. You need to trap, not
shoot, at least four of them for a meal. Clean them
and store them in your freezer until you have enough.

If you're lookinking for an immediate source of food
and you live near deer, all you need is a large lantern
and a crossbow (Crossbows don't make noise).

Dick

I thought maybe you were joking.

I do my hunting at Costco. :-)

Olddog

"Sharp Dressed Man" wrote in
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"aemeijers" wrote in message
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They have been boring large holes in my wooden faux chimney stack
that encloses the flue pipe for my prefab fireplace. Started a month
or two ago, but I didn't notice till I was out there herding leaves
the other day. (Yes, I heard them from inside, but I thought they
were just drumming on the sheet tin cap, trying to show they were the
Alpha of the area.) As a temporary fix, I have been screwing plywood
patches over the holes ( a lotta fun 12 feet off the ground), but
come spring, I am going to have to come up with a better solution.
Siding is faux T1-11 that is really OSB, and it is getting to be a
tad mushy. I know the proper solution is to reskin entire house with
Hardie panels, or at least real T1-11, but with the economy the way
it is, I am reluctant to drop that much money in the place. Anybody
have any ideas for a non-hillbilly way to patch the holes, assuming
the bird has moved on by then? Just looking around at the Borg, I
don't think I can exactly match the current pattern, to just replace
that panel.

No, I'm not gonna shoot him, even if I could catch him in the act.
That is what woodpeckers do, etc.

--
aem sends.....

Well if you're such a pussy that you don't want to take a pellet gun
to them, get used to the drumming and the holes in your house....



"Sharp Dressed Man"

Man? Why not get some huge-ass shotgun and take out a whole ****in' flock
of 'em at once instead of a mere few ounces. Not only can you boast being
a man but a real gangbanger.

"retired54" wrote in news:lQ5Uk.31164$_Y1.28758
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"HeyBub" wrote in message
m...
retired54 wrote:
Hunters care about nature far more and do more to preserve habitat
and wildlands than the tree hugging "Ooh, ooh, I just couldn't
bear to harm a precious little critter" bunch...

Are you going to eat the Woodpecker?

Olddog


Good one! But he's still a pussy ;-)

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of
plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes
himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help."
Albert Schweitzer


Schweitzer was a pussy.

and you're calling a dead man a pussy.

LOL

Olddog



At lead he won't "pop" him one for calling him a pussy.