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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?

Thanks,

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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?

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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped
squirrels?


I believe the Gweru, Zimbabwe Society for Ethical Treatment of Animals
has a rescue program. Give 'em a call and let us know.
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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?

Thanks,

Freckles



This is an International forum, you need to contact your /local/
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On 18 Feb 2014, "Freckles" wrote in
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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped
squirrels?


I believe the Gweru, Zimbabwe Society for Ethical Treatment of Animals
has a rescue program. Give 'em a call and let us know.

Similar program in Nigeria, but you have to give
em your bank account number. So they can put the
L42,000,000 pounds sterling in.

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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?

Thanks,

Freckles


And do what with them? Release them a block
away?

A couple decades ago, a friend of my father got
tired of the squirrel in his bird feeder, so he
(military veteran, and lives in the country) shot
it. Next day, same deal. He gave up after 300
squirrels.

Please consult with some repair guys, and find
out how they are getting in. Patch the holes.

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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?

Thanks,

Freckles


Put them on Craig's List under two different categories. Guns and
Targets, and as an ingredients for Burgoo.
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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.


I have just bought a trap for catching them alive.


Not necessary. They leave the attic during the day to look for food.
That's when you close up the holes in the attic.

Are there any organizations that I can contact that will pick
up these trapped squirrels?


Did it not occur to you that nobody here has any idea where you live?
Not even what country, let alone what city?

Why would you think that they'd need to be handed over to someone after
being caught? Do you not realize that squirrels have no problems living
outdoors?

You must be an american. Only americans are as dumb as you seem to be.
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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.




I have just bought a trap for catching them alive.




Not necessary. They leave the attic during the day to look for food.

That's when you close up the holes in the attic.



Are there any organizations that I can contact that will pick


up these trapped squirrels?




Did it not occur to you that nobody here has any idea where you live?

Not even what country, let alone what city?



Why would you think that they'd need to be handed over to someone after

being caught? Do you not realize that squirrels have no problems living

outdoors?



You must be an american. Only americans are as dumb as you seem to be.


This from the village idiot who doesn't know that squirrels do have a serious
problem living outside when it's winter, 0F, the ground is covered
with snow and they have no nest for shelter because they've been living in
an attic that is now blocked. They will likely die.
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Why would you think that they'd need to be handed over to someone
after being caught? Do you not realize that squirrels have no
problems living outdoors?


This from the village idiot who doesn't know that squirrels do have
a serious problem living outside when it's winter


What a complete dumbass you are.

If there are squirrels where the OP lives, then they are fully
acclimatized to that locality.

Squirrels have no problems living in areas that are heavily snow-covered
and remain at temps of under 15f for one or two months at a time. My
own back yard has 1+ foot of snow cover and has reached -5 f about a
dozen times this winter, and yet I count 10+ squirrels running around.

What an absolute fool you are thinking that squirrels are such delicate
creatures.

If the OP was so concerned about them after release, he'd throw down a
10 lb bag of sunflower seeds for them. He MOST CERTAINLY would be
seeing other squirrels running around his neighborhood - other than the
ones using his attic.

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I knew they are dumber than a sack of hammers in NJ - you don't have to
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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?

Thanks,

Freckles


I believe there is an organization called P.E.T.A. that can help.
That's People Eating Tasty Animals.
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 9:10:11 AM UTC-5, Home Guy wrote:
The google-groper dumbass trader4, while full-quoting and

double-line-spacing, wrote:



Why would you think that they'd need to be handed over to someone


after being caught? Do you not realize that squirrels have no


problems living outdoors?




This from the village idiot who doesn't know that squirrels do have


a serious problem living outside when it's winter




What a complete dumbass you are.



If there are squirrels where the OP lives, then they are fully

acclimatized to that locality.



Yes, that means they build a suitable nest to protect them from
the 0F temps, rain, snow, etc. In this case, they did that in the
attic. Locking them out from their nest in the above conditions,
and they likely will die.



Squirrels have no problems living in areas that are heavily snow-covered

and remain at temps of under 15f for one or two months at a time. My

own back yard has 1+ foot of snow cover and has reached -5 f about a

dozen times this winter, and yet I count 10+ squirrels running around.



That's because they have nests that are 2 ft thick that they built
from leaves in the Fall, idiot. In this case, the nest is in an attic
and you're locking them out.



What an absolute fool you are thinking that squirrels are such delicate

creatures.



If the OP was so concerned about them after release, he'd throw down a

10 lb bag of sunflower seeds for them. He MOST CERTAINLY would be

seeing other squirrels running around his neighborhood - other than the

ones using his attic.



Idiot. Food Shelter.



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Where are you? New Jersey?



I knew they are dumber than a sack of hammers in NJ - you don't have to

keep proving it.


Here from a squirrel rehabilitator, who actually deals with squirrels,
unlike you, idiot:

http://www.squirrel-attic.com/removal.html

" I consider trapping and moving ANY squirrel during the winter a potential death sentence, as they are being moved away from their shelter and from their food stores, just when they most desperately need both, and they are going to a place which most likely has residents with established territories and nest sites who will attempt to repel the intruder. In cases where the homeowner simply cannot leave the squirrel(s) there until spring, they need to get them to a rehabilitator who can keep them until it is safe to release them in the spring. "
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Why the hell can't you use a real news reader, instead of one designed
for use by children and developmentally-retarded people?

The google-groper dumbass trader4, while full-quoting and
double-line-spacing, wrote:

If there are squirrels where the OP lives, then they are fully
acclimatized to that locality.


Yes, that means they build a suitable nest to protect them from
the 0F temps, rain, snow, etc. In this case, they did that in the
attic. Locking them out from their nest in the above conditions,
and they likely will die.


You moron.

Squirrel nests are destroyed by wind, rain, ice all the time. Even in
winter.

If the OP (who we'll never hear from again) was so concerned, he could
put out sunflower seeds and peanuts for a week after the squirrels get
evicted.

Squirrels are plentiful enough, and hardy enough, to not need special
care as he and you are anticipating.

Animal shelters are stressed enough because of your failing economy.
Let them focus their dwindling resources on animals that REALLY need
care and rehabilitation.

Animals that do not hibernate (like squirrels, rabbits, birds) are MUCH
LESS reliant on shelter in the winter vs animals that hibernate.
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Here from a squirrel rehabilitator, who actually deals with
squirrels, unlike you, idiot:

" I consider trapping and moving ANY squirrel during the winter
a potential death sentence


Look you asswipe.

The OP said his squirrels were living for "about a month" in his attic.

Where were they prior to that? It was still winter a month ago.

Where-ever it was - they can go back.

And you know what?

The OP can throw some old furnature stuffing (or buy a bag of synthetic
or cotton pillow stuffing) and throw pieces around his yard. The
squirrels will gather that stuff up and build new nests with it.

Squirrels are not endangered species and are not worthy (or needy)
enough to warrant special handling after trapping / eviction from your
attic.
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:07:57 AM UTC-5, Home Guy wrote:
Why the hell can't you use a real news reader, instead of one designed

for use by children and developmentally-retarded people?



The google-groper dumbass trader4, while full-quoting and

double-line-spacing, wrote:



If there are squirrels where the OP lives, then they are fully


acclimatized to that locality.




Yes, that means they build a suitable nest to protect them from


the 0F temps, rain, snow, etc. In this case, they did that in the


attic. Locking them out from their nest in the above conditions,


and they likely will die.




You moron.



Squirrel nests are destroyed by wind, rain, ice all the time. Even in

winter.


And squirrels frequently die when that happens, idiot. Just like if
you were living in a cabin and were suddenly locked out when it's
0F.

Who should we believe, you or the squirrel rehabilitator:



http://www.squirrel-attic.com/removal.html

" I consider trapping and moving ANY squirrel during the winter a potential death sentence, as they are being moved away from their shelter and from their food stores, just when they most desperately need both, and they are going to a place which most likely has residents with established territories and nest sites who will attempt to repel the intruder. In cases where the homeowner simply cannot leave the squirrel(s) there until spring, they need to get them to a rehabilitator who can keep them until it is safe to release them in the spring. "



If the OP (who we'll never hear from again) was so concerned, he could

put out sunflower seeds and peanuts for a week after the squirrels get

evicted.



food shelter, idiot. How about we put you out in the woods
when it's 0F and snowing and give you a Big Mac. You can't be
that dumb and still breathing, but here you are.




Squirrels are plentiful enough, and hardy enough, to not need special

care as he and you are anticipating.



I didn't say they needed "special care". I did say that you can't
lock an animal out from it's nest in winter when it's 0F and
expect it to survive.





Animal shelters are stressed enough because of your failing economy.

Let them focus their dwindling resources on animals that REALLY need

care and rehabilitation.


So now you're going to tell the squirrel rehabilitators and
animal organizations what to do?






Animals that do not hibernate (like squirrels, rabbits, birds) are MUCH

LESS reliant on shelter in the winter vs animals that hibernate.


The squirrel rehabilitator who actually deals with squirrels says
you're wrong.


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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 10:12:53 AM UTC-5, Home Guy wrote:
" wrote:



Here from a squirrel rehabilitator, who actually deals with


squirrels, unlike you, idiot:




" I consider trapping and moving ANY squirrel during the winter


a potential death sentence




Look you asswipe.



Don't get so upset because the squirrel rehabilitator agrees
with me. It's certainly not the first time you didn't know
what you're talking about. You should be used to it.




The OP said his squirrels were living for "about a month" in his attic.



Where were they prior to that? It was still winter a month ago.


He probably doesn't know how long they'be been there for sure.
Means nothing.







Where-ever it was - they can go back.



Why don't you go back to whatever crap hole you emerged from?
You contribute nothing in the way of home repair knowledge, just
OT BS like a true troll. Oh, btw, genius, wherever is the word and
it's not hyphenated.




And you know what?



The OP can throw some old furnature stuffing (or buy a bag of synthetic

or cotton pillow stuffing) and throw pieces around his yard. The

squirrels will gather that stuff up and build new nests with it.



Squirrels are not endangered species and are not worthy (or needy)

enough to warrant special handling after trapping / eviction from your

attic.


You're not worthy enough to be here either, but here you are,
so there's that.
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Home Guy "Home"@Guy .com writes:

The google-groper dumbass trader4, while full-quoting and
double-line-spacing, wrote:

Why would you think that they'd need to be handed over to someone
after being caught? Do you not realize that squirrels have no
problems living outdoors?


This from the village idiot who doesn't know that squirrels do have
a serious problem living outside when it's winter


What a complete dumbass you are.

If there are squirrels where the OP lives, then they are fully
acclimatized to that locality.

Squirrels have no problems living in areas that are heavily snow-covered
and remain at temps of under 15f for one or two months at a time. My
own back yard has 1+ foot of snow cover and has reached -5 f about a
dozen times this winter, and yet I count 10+ squirrels running around.

What an absolute fool you are thinking that squirrels are such delicate
creatures.


Gee Homeguy what a bitter fool you have turned into.
No longer able to carry on a civil discussion.
I think you need to learn to use your kill file.

So speaking of NJ and squirrels.
We have flat topped fences around the back yard and year round
the squirrels love to run back and forth using the top of the
fence.

So in last weeks heavy snow, I look at the fence and it has
about 6 inches of snow piled up there. So then a squirrel goes
by running along the side of the fence about 6 inches from the top.
Made me laugh out loud.

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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 6:48:30 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 2/18/2014 1:16 AM, Freckles wrote:

For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.




I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any


organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?




Thanks,




Freckles




And do what with them? Release them a block

away?



A couple decades ago, a friend of my father got

tired of the squirrel in his bird feeder, so he

(military veteran, and lives in the country) shot

it. Next day, same deal. He gave up after 300

squirrels.


We tried trapping them and taking them for a ride across the river. After 70+ squirrel relocations one summer I kept count), I'd had enough so I shot the next one I saw. Didn't see a squirrel for months after that. I guess news travels quickly in the squirrel community.


Please consult with some repair guys, and find

out how they are getting in. Patch the holes.



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You probably got the last one!!
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On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:46:22 -0500, Stormin Mormon
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On 2/18/2014 3:01 AM, Nil wrote:
On 18 Feb 2014, "Freckles" wrote in
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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped
squirrels?


If there was, it wouldn't be a nationwide organization.

Take them out to the woods at least a couple miles away. They'll be
fine. I saw a squirrel running across my fence this morning, ignoring
the 6" of snow on the ground.

I believe the Gweru, Zimbabwe Society for Ethical Treatment of Animals
has a rescue program. Give 'em a call and let us know.

Similar program in Nigeria, but you have to give
em your bank account number. So they can put the
L42,000,000 pounds sterling in.


That reminds me. I never did hear back from that guy.


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it. Next day, same deal. He gave up after 300

squirrels.


We tried trapping them and taking them for a ride

across the river. After 70+ squirrel relocations one
summer I kept count), I'd had enough so I shot the
next one I saw. Didn't see a squirrel for months after
that. I guess news travels quickly in the squirrel
community.



You realize that the folks on other side of the river
had hired a service to deal with the spike in squirrel
population. They were doing trap and release on the
other side of the river.

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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.



I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any

organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?



Thanks,



Freckles


Any smokehouses closeby? The local China Moon? Check the retired community. Better than cat food.
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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 1:53:18 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
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wrote:



On 2/18/2014 3:01 AM, Nil wrote:


On 18 Feb 2014, "Freckles" wrote in


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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.




I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any


organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped


squirrels?




If there was, it wouldn't be a nationwide organization.



Take them out to the woods at least a couple miles away. They'll be

fine.


Scientists who have actually studied this say you're wrong:

http://totalwildlifecontrol.com/reso...study-results/


And that study with poor survival was done in *summer*, an ideal time
compared to winter when it's 10F and they have no nest for shelter.
Good grief.


I saw a squirrel running across my fence this morning, ignoring

the 6" of snow on the ground.



Yeah and it has a nice 2ft thick nest that it built months ago
for shelter. The squirrel you dump off 2 miles away in the
middle of nowhere, doesn't. The squirrel in your back yard has
some idea where it's buried nuts so it can go look for them, too.



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You realize that the folks on other side of the river
had hired a service to deal with the spike in squirrel
population. They were doing trap and release on the
other side of the river.


That's why you need to paint a scarlet letter on them.
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And that study with poor survival was done in *summer*, an ideal time
compared to winter when it's 10F and they have no nest for shelter.
Good grief.


Is that 10 deg F with, or without, wind chill? Squirrels are animate
objects unlike inanimate sections of copper pipe, so it makes a big
difference. Hehehe.


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Is that 10 deg F with, or without, wind chill? Squirrels are animate
objects unlike inanimate sections of copper pipe, so it makes a big
difference. Hehehe.


It's going to get down to 10F with wind chill.
Should I wrap my squirrel?

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Take them out to the woods at least a couple miles away. They'll
be fine. I saw a squirrel running across my fence this morning,
ignoring the 6" of snow on the ground.


They'll be fine because they'll come right back to your attic! I've
read that you have to take them 5 - 10 miles away before you can be
sure they won't return.
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It's going to get down to 10F with wind chill.
Should I wrap my squirrel?


I think a nice raccoon coat would be appropriate.

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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped squirrels?

Thanks,

Freckles


Local Humane society. If you dont have one, or cant find one. ask the
police or sheriffs. They get calls about this all the time.

The squirrel is NOT TRAPPED. It got in, and can get out. Its just
comfortable in there. But it has to go out to find food and get water.
If you can find the hole, and know it's OUTSIDE, plug the hole. (usually
easier said than done).

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It's going to get down to 10F with wind chill.
Should I wrap my squirrel?


Is this a gray, black or albino squirrel? Details matter.


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They'll be fine because they'll come right back to your attic! I've
read that you have to take them 5 - 10 miles away before you can be
sure they won't return.


A shorter distance is to take them into the kitchen. Simmer in brown
gravy with a big ole' cat-head biscuit as a side order.
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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.

I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any
organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped

squirrels?

Thanks,

Freckles


Local Humane society. If you dont have one, or cant find one. ask the
police or sheriffs. They get calls about this all the time.


Trapping squirrels without a license is illegal in a number of
jurisdictions. Better "Freckles" calls and asks the authorities before he
contacts the humane society and they "rat" him out. (Couldn't resist)

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/...-trapping.html

When someone suggested that relocating squirrels might be illegal, I
immediately called the wildlife commission office and was put in touch with
Greg Batts, district wildlife biologist.
Yes, indeedy, he informed me, I was subject to a double whammy! Not only do
I need a permit to trap squirrels; it's also illegal to relocate them to a
public park or to any private property without permission of the landowner.

With a permit, however, it's OK to trap, shoot, drown or dispose of the
animals as one sees fit. But compassionately relocate them, as I was doing?
That's a no-no.

http://forum.canadianwoodworking.com...les-in-Ontario

In Ontario, it is illegal to trap and relocate animals from the site where
they were captured according to the Ministry of Natural Resources' Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Act.

a.. Improper use of a live trap, which results in animal suffering, could
lead to animal cruelty charges through the Ontario SPCA Act.

I ran into the same issue.

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On 2/18/2014 2:51 PM, Oren wrote:
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You realize that the folks on other side of the river
had hired a service to deal with the spike in squirrel
population. They were doing trap and release on the
other side of the river.


That's why you need to paint a scarlet letter on them.

You mean the letter squirrels that the EPA
declared to be protected, with a fine for
killing? Because they are so rare. Nothing
says intelligence like government.

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It's going to get down to 10F with wind chill.
Should I wrap my squirrel?


Is this a gray, black or albino squirrel? Details matter.


I guess black squirrel need warmer temps.

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On 2/18/2014 9:54 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:14:07 -0500, Stormin Mormon
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It's going to get down to 10F with wind chill.
Should I wrap my squirrel?


Is this a gray, black or albino squirrel? Details matter.


I guess black squirrel need warmer temps.


We had a black squirrel in the yard while living in central PA. The
first one I'd ever seen.


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On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 1:53:18 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:46:22 -0500, Stormin Mormon

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On 2/18/2014 3:01 AM, Nil wrote:


On 18 Feb 2014, "Freckles" wrote in


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For the last month I have had squirrels living in my attic.




I have just bought a trap for catching them alive. Are there any


organizations that I can contact that will pick up these trapped


squirrels?




If there was, it wouldn't be a nationwide organization.



Take them out to the woods at least a couple miles away. They'll be

fine.


Scientists who have actually studied this say you're wrong:

http://totalwildlifecontrol.com/reso...study-results/


And that study with poor survival was done in *summer*, an ideal time
compared to winter when it's 10F and they have no nest for shelter.
Good grief.


I saw a squirrel running across my fence this morning, ignoring

the 6" of snow on the ground.



Yeah and it has a nice 2ft thick nest that it built months ago
for shelter. The squirrel you dump off 2 miles away in the
middle of nowhere, doesn't. The squirrel in your back yard has
some idea where it's buried nuts so it can go look for them, too.


Nothing but tree rats. Dump them off in some natural area as far away as
possible.

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On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:33:55 -0500, Stormin Mormon
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On 2/18/2014 9:54 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:14:07 -0500, Stormin Mormon
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It's going to get down to 10F with wind chill.
Should I wrap my squirrel?

Is this a gray, black or albino squirrel? Details matter.


I guess black squirrel need warmer temps.


We had a black squirrel in the yard while living in central PA. The
first one I'd ever seen.


You aren't being prejadigital against tree rats are you?

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We tried trapping them and taking them for a ride across the river. After 70+ squirrel relocations one summer I kept count), I'd had enough so I shot the next one I saw. Didn't see a squirrel for months after that. I guess news travels quickly in the squirrel community


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Nothing but tree rats. Dump them off in
some natural area as far away as
possible.


Preferably with the two pound wild life
ID tag, and dump them about a mile from
shore?

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I guess black squirrel need warmer temps.


We had a black squirrel in the yard while living in central PA. The
first one I'd ever seen.


You aren't being prejadigital against tree rats are you?


Prejadigital? Giving some of them the
finger? I don't see many black squirrel
in NYS, now that I think of it.

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