okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

i've been doing nothing but patching
up holes they keep making by chewing
their way through wood to get into the
attic.

i've patched up pieces using steel
chicken wire, and wood wrapped in the
stuff - but still the *******s find
weaker exposed wood to bite thru (and
gain access to the attic).

i've gone from live traps, to poisoning
them with rat poison, and placing large
spring loaded rat traps around the gutters,
but still they keep coming !

my next strategy is using razor concertina
wire around the gutters/wood work.

Any suggestions on lethal kill methods that
can be deployed un-manned ? and/or ways to
keep those squirrels at bay ?

what would a "professional" exterminator do ?

"C-u-L8r" wrote in message
...


okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

i've been doing nothing but patching
up holes they keep making by chewing
their way through wood to get into the
attic.

i've patched up pieces using steel
chicken wire, and wood wrapped in the
stuff - but still the *******s find
weaker exposed wood to bite thru (and
gain access to the attic).

i've gone from live traps, to poisoning
them with rat poison, and placing large
spring loaded rat traps around the gutters,
but still they keep coming !

my next strategy is using razor concertina
wire around the gutters/wood work.

Any suggestions on lethal kill methods that
can be deployed un-manned ? and/or ways to
keep those squirrels at bay ?

what would a "professional" exterminator do ?





This site should help.....
http://doityourself.com/wildlife/squirrels.htm

I lived in the redwood forest on the Central Coast of California for 16
years in a 1947 redwood log home and had hundreds of squirrels. Never a
problem.... But there was the Racoon that would get under the house and
snored loud enough to wake us!.....Good Luck with your varmints....Ross

Mothballs in the attic, get a few boxes put them in socks with strings
attatched in case you want to pull them out later.

Leave them one hole to get out and do something to the hole so they
cant get back in, like line area with sheet metal so there is nothing to
grab onto, or PVC pipe for a slide out.

I had one squirrel like that he ate 4 different holes in, id seal up a
new one he would start again, finally I trapped him in a have a heart
trap. Remember its their home now you are suposed to leave, they were
there first.

I also got a fewpacks of gopher bombs, Giant Destroyer, I put them in a
coffee can and the coffee can in a metal bucket with a bit of water in.
They burn hot like flares , put it in the basement, lit, went outside
and saw coughing squirells come running out. But this will kill you,
you have to leave for many hours 4-8 then carefully air out the house
without killing your self. Have fun, get a pellet gun if all fails

"m Ransley" wrote in message
...
Mothballs in the attic, get a few boxes put them in socks with strings
attatched in case you want to pull them out later.

Leave them one hole to get out and do something to the hole so they
cant get back in, like line area with sheet metal so there is nothing to
grab onto, or PVC pipe for a slide out.

I had one squirrel like that he ate 4 different holes in, id seal up a
new one he would start again, finally I trapped him in a have a heart
trap. Remember its their home now you are suposed to leave, they were
there first.

I also got a fewpacks of gopher bombs, Giant Destroyer, I put them in a
coffee can and the coffee can in a metal bucket with a bit of water in.
They burn hot like flares , put it in the basement, lit, went outside
and saw coughing squirells come running out. But this will kill you,
you have to leave for many hours 4-8 then carefully air out the house
without killing your self. Have fun, get a pellet gun if all fails

Not to be critical but you should post this to the OP...
Have a great weekend "M"....Ross

C-u-L8r wrote:
okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

i've been doing nothing but patching
up holes they keep making by chewing
their way through wood to get into the
attic.

i've patched up pieces using steel
chicken wire, and wood wrapped in the
stuff - but still the *******s find
weaker exposed wood to bite thru (and
gain access to the attic).

i've gone from live traps, to poisoning
them with rat poison, and placing large
spring loaded rat traps around the gutters,
but still they keep coming !

my next strategy is using razor concertina
wire around the gutters/wood work.

Any suggestions on lethal kill methods that
can be deployed un-manned ? and/or ways to
keep those squirrels at bay ?

what would a "professional" exterminator do ?

In MA you *must* be a licensed exterminator to use poison or even to
transport a wild animal.

But GF read an article that recommended using a metal Slinky on the pole
to the bird feeder. I tried it and it works fairly well. I believe
it is the sound they don't like.

I had squirrels in my attic two years in a row. They woke me up at
midnight. I went into the dark attic with a flashlight and a 38 pistol
loaded with shot cartridges. The squirrel would go to where the flashlight
pointed and somehow suffered terminal lead poisoning at the same place.
Art.
"C-u-L8r" wrote in message
...


okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

i've been doing nothing but patching
up holes they keep making by chewing
their way through wood to get into the
attic.

i've patched up pieces using steel
chicken wire, and wood wrapped in the
stuff - but still the *******s find
weaker exposed wood to bite thru (and
gain access to the attic).

i've gone from live traps, to poisoning
them with rat poison, and placing large
spring loaded rat traps around the gutters,
but still they keep coming !

my next strategy is using razor concertina
wire around the gutters/wood work.

Any suggestions on lethal kill methods that
can be deployed un-manned ? and/or ways to
keep those squirrels at bay ?

what would a "professional" exterminator do ?

Arthur Davis, now look for rain comming in those 38 shotshell holes,
they are there.

Poisoning/shooting/trapping are sometimes pointless, as squirrels multiply
faster than you can shoot/trap. Poisoning has additional prob - squirrels
and other rodents will die in wall stud areas, making the house unlivable.
You need a "systemic" change in how you approach prob. Are there
overhanging trees? If there are, you are cooked. If not, see how they get to
the eaves, and defeat them there, on their way there.. Are they using wires
to get to house, climbing walls? There may be some noxious paint or liquid
that you could paint on the eaves. Razor wire will not faze them. One of the
22 high vel. spring air guns will get a few, perhaps legally, but their
numbers may win out. Are your fascia boards under the gutters solid? The
little monsters tend to start chewing thru at edges and joints, so perhaps
little galv. nail-on plates at those points would help. Whenever you find a
new hole, use one of those 4x5 inch galv. sheetmetal squares the roofers use
to patch holes - avail at hardware store. Avoid chicken wire, as babies can
get thru, and it is easy to defeat and gnaw around them.. Trapping a hungry
cat in the attic is a possibility.
Your best question is what would a professional do. That would be ideal
best source of info - hopefully one is tuned in.
Good Luck.

Yea but I gotem out..

"C-u-L8r" wrote in message
...


okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

There are plans in the following book for building a one-way attic squirrel
door, once the last regular hole is patched up - then you can block that
opening, once you know all have left the attic.
Link, Russell. Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest.

I have recipe for squirrel soup that's quite tasty. Anyhow, use
peanut butter on cracker in a Hav-A-hart trap. We have hickory trees.
I was catching one squirrel per day for a solid two weeks, then 2-3 a
week after that. It greatly decreased the overpopulation. Check your
local laws about what you can do with the captured squirrels.
Half-inch hardware cloth is effective at patching the openings.


On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:54:54 -0500, "C-u-L8r" wrote:



okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

i've been doing nothing but patching
up holes they keep making by chewing
their way through wood to get into the
attic.

i've patched up pieces using steel
chicken wire, and wood wrapped in the
stuff - but still the *******s find
weaker exposed wood to bite thru (and
gain access to the attic).

i've gone from live traps, to poisoning
them with rat poison, and placing large
spring loaded rat traps around the gutters,
but still they keep coming !

my next strategy is using razor concertina
wire around the gutters/wood work.

Any suggestions on lethal kill methods that
can be deployed un-manned ? and/or ways to
keep those squirrels at bay ?

what would a "professional" exterminator do ?

C-u-L8r wrote:
okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

i've been doing nothing but patching
up holes they keep making by chewing
their way through wood to get into the
attic.

i've patched up pieces using steel
chicken wire, and wood wrapped in the
stuff - but still the *******s find
weaker exposed wood to bite thru (and
gain access to the attic).

i've gone from live traps, to poisoning
them with rat poison, and placing large
spring loaded rat traps around the gutters,
but still they keep coming !

my next strategy is using razor concertina
wire around the gutters/wood work.

Any suggestions on lethal kill methods that
can be deployed un-manned ? and/or ways to
keep those squirrels at bay ?

what would a "professional" exterminator do ?

There's good news and bad news.

Squirrels are game animals. There are "seasons" in which they can be killed,
etc. You'll have to have a hunting license, and so forth.

The good news is the damage they do is not incidental "rodent" damage as far
as insurance is concerned. Since they're game animals, and you can't kill
them (off season), well, there you are.

In article ,
says...
There's good news and bad news.

Squirrels are game animals. There are "seasons" in which they can be killed,
etc. You'll have to have a hunting license, and so forth.

The good news is the damage they do is not incidental "rodent" damage as far
as insurance is concerned. Since they're game animals, and you can't kill
them (off season), well, there you are.

I have a nifty little lethal trap for squirrels so I checked with the
state about using it commercially. The different states may vary but in
Texas, as mentioned with them being a regulated animal they can only be
killed by what is considered legal means. Hunting. For problem
squirrels damaging a house the homeowner is supposed to contact their
town mayor's office or a Justice of the Peace, who in turns contacts the
game/wildlife people who will come out and evaluate the circumstance and
then give permission for lethal means if warranted. Saying that, every
game warden to animal control officer I have talked to has stated they
aren't worried about people killing problem squirrels, unless they get a
complaint (from a neighbor) in which they will have to investigate and
more than likely will end of fining the homeowner.

--
Lar

to email....get rid of the BUGS

"JerryMouse" wrote in message
...
C-u-L8r wrote:
okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

seriously, the only way I've found to solve this problem is to kill them
with a gun. I've used a 12 gauge (overkill, but an easy shot) a .22 and a
pellet gun. I recommend the pellet gun because it's much safer and quieter.

I'm not a troll, I've had serious problems, I've tried all sorts of traps
and other methods, and have learned that I just need to shoot all the
squirrels in my property. Just like mice or rats, just kill them as
humanely and safely as possible. jmho.

Cam

In article , says...

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

Try to cut back limbs close to the house.


i've gone from live traps, to poisoning
them with rat poison, and placing large
spring loaded rat traps around the gutters,
but still they keep coming !

Live trapping and a garbage can full of water is the one way you
know that you are reducing the population. The problem is the squirrels
that grew up in your soffet/attic area thinks that is where they are
supposed to live rather than the trees.

Any suggestions on lethal kill methods that
can be deployed un-manned ? and/or ways to
keep those squirrels at bay ?

what would a "professional" exterminator do ?


A pro will probably charge you $125 on up to set the trap then $50-$75
for each animal. If they provide repair service they will have an
additional charge for the patch work. Stay away from moth balls, more
times than not it is additional problems for the home owner.

--
Lar

to email....get rid of the BUGS

There is no "season" to get rid of them here except in winter they want
in, where it is warm. They are determind as they have babies in their
house not yours. They are rodents and must chew, so electric wires are a
target, then you can have electric fires-no more house.
Traps-relocation, poison and fuming, with moth balls and Gopher Bombs
all work. I got to know one squirrel so well he screetched when he saw
me, he knew I was after him.

Now they live outside and I feed them , at least 4 of them. Break the
chain and you will be OK

"C-u-L8r" wrote in message
...

okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !
*****************************************

I had a squirrel problem and used the recommendations of this site:
http://www.unexco.com/SQ1.html This site also has a message board which is
VERY useful.

I would get the Havahart 1040 trap---that model is best.

Bonnie in NJ

Bonnie Jean wrote:

"C-u-L8r" wrote in message
...

okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !
*****************************************

I had a squirrel problem and used the recommendations of this site:
http://www.unexco.com/SQ1.html This site also has a message board which is
VERY useful.

I would get the Havahart 1040 trap---that model is best.

Would?

A Havahart baited with peanut butter will yield a squirrel every day.
They will knock themselves bloody trying to escape. And if they are
left to sit in the sun until you get home, they will die from
dehydration. This is cruel.

It's illegal he in the PRM (Peoples' Republic of MA) to transport the
ones you catch. I worried about how far away I had to take them so
they wouldn't come back. So, I spray painted them: yellow was to the
woods a few houses away, pink was to the nearby forrest, and green was
several miles away. A neighbor invited me for dinner and asked, "What
makes squirrels turn yellow?" Before I could explain, she said a
know-it-all at work told her it was pine pollen stuck to pine pitch.
I told her to ask him what makes them turn pink and green.

The answer is none of them came back to my place. So, as long as
someone has a bird feeder near the release point, you will be safe.

"William W. Plummer" wrote in message
...

A Havahart baited with peanut butter will yield a squirrel every day.
They will knock themselves bloody trying to escape. And if they are
left to sit in the sun until you get home, they will die from
dehydration. This is cruel.

It's illegal he in the PRM (Peoples' Republic of MA) to transport the
ones you catch. I worried about how far away I had to take them so
they wouldn't come back. So, I spray painted them: yellow was to the
woods a few houses away, pink was to the nearby forrest, and green was
several miles away. A neighbor invited me for dinner and asked, "What
makes squirrels turn yellow?" Before I could explain, she said a
know-it-all at work told her it was pine pollen stuck to pine pitch.
I told her to ask him what makes them turn pink and green.
***************

Any decent website will tell you to take them 5-10 miles away. That's what I
did. And I only set it up when I can take them away quickly. If I'm at work,
I don't leave the trap set up. And none of mine bloodied themselves.
Bonnie

Bonnie Jean wrote:

"William W. Plummer" wrote in message
...

A Havahart baited with peanut butter will yield a squirrel every day.
They will knock themselves bloody trying to escape. And if they are
left to sit in the sun until you get home, they will die from
dehydration. This is cruel.

It's illegal he in the PRM (Peoples' Republic of MA) to transport the
ones you catch. I worried about how far away I had to take them so
they wouldn't come back. So, I spray painted them: yellow was to the
woods a few houses away, pink was to the nearby forrest, and green was
several miles away. A neighbor invited me for dinner and asked, "What
makes squirrels turn yellow?" Before I could explain, she said a
know-it-all at work told her it was pine pollen stuck to pine pitch.
I told her to ask him what makes them turn pink and green.
***************

Any decent website will tell you to take them 5-10 miles away. That's what I
did. And I only set it up when I can take them away quickly. If I'm at work,
I don't leave the trap set up. And none of mine bloodied themselves.

What do you mean by a "decent" website? If it's on the web, does that
mean it has to be true?

My results were direct, experimental data: Dropping off the squirrels
500' feet away is fine especially if a neighbor has a birdfeeder near
the drop point. Do you have any data yourself, or just an opinion from
an uncertified web site?

"Bonnie Jean" wrote in message
...

"William W. Plummer" wrote in message
...

A Havahart baited with peanut butter will yield a squirrel every day.
They will knock themselves bloody trying to escape. And if they are
left to sit in the sun until you get home, they will die from
dehydration. This is cruel.

It's illegal he in the PRM (Peoples' Republic of MA) to transport the
ones you catch. I worried about how far away I had to take them so
they wouldn't come back. So, I spray painted them: yellow was to the
woods a few houses away, pink was to the nearby forrest, and green was
several miles away. A neighbor invited me for dinner and asked, "What
makes squirrels turn yellow?" Before I could explain, she said a
know-it-all at work told her it was pine pollen stuck to pine pitch.
I told her to ask him what makes them turn pink and green.
***************

Any decent website will tell you to take them 5-10 miles away. That's what
I
did. And I only set it up when I can take them away quickly. If I'm at
work,
I don't leave the trap set up. And none of mine bloodied themselves.
Bonnie



They will get yellow in spring time from pollen. We used to get so much
pollen from 200 foot douglas firs that you would have to turn on your wipers
in the morning to see!......

Squirrels are a dynamic population. Trap and move doesn't help, they just
come back. Shooting doesn't help, either. One of my father's friends shot
300 squirrels in his back yard and didn't change anything.

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com


"Bonnie Jean" wrote in message
...

"William W. Plummer" wrote in message
...

A Havahart baited with peanut butter will yield a squirrel every day.
They will knock themselves bloody trying to escape. And if they are
left to sit in the sun until you get home, they will die from
dehydration. This is cruel.

It's illegal he in the PRM (Peoples' Republic of MA) to transport the
ones you catch. I worried about how far away I had to take them so
they wouldn't come back. So, I spray painted them: yellow was to the
woods a few houses away, pink was to the nearby forrest, and green was
several miles away. A neighbor invited me for dinner and asked, "What
makes squirrels turn yellow?" Before I could explain, she said a
know-it-all at work told her it was pine pollen stuck to pine pitch.
I told her to ask him what makes them turn pink and green.
***************

Any decent website will tell you to take them 5-10 miles away. That's what I
did. And I only set it up when I can take them away quickly. If I'm at work,
I don't leave the trap set up. And none of mine bloodied themselves.
Bonnie

Squirrels try to avoid the smell of cheap aftershave.
Aqua Velva, Old Spice, etc.
http://oldfashionedliving.com/forums...ndex.php/t-964

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
Squirrels are a dynamic population. Trap and move doesn't help, they just
come back. Shooting doesn't help, either. One of my father's friends shot
300 squirrels in his back yard and didn't change anything.

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com


"Bonnie Jean" wrote in message
...

"William W. Plummer" wrote in message
...

A Havahart baited with peanut butter will yield a squirrel every day.
They will knock themselves bloody trying to escape. And if they are
left to sit in the sun until you get home, they will die from
dehydration. This is cruel.

It's illegal he in the PRM (Peoples' Republic of MA) to transport the
ones you catch. I worried about how far away I had to take them so
they wouldn't come back. So, I spray painted them: yellow was to the
woods a few houses away, pink was to the nearby forrest, and green was
several miles away. A neighbor invited me for dinner and asked, "What
makes squirrels turn yellow?" Before I could explain, she said a
know-it-all at work told her it was pine pollen stuck to pine pitch.
I told her to ask him what makes them turn pink and green.
***************

Any decent website will tell you to take them 5-10 miles away. That's what
I
did. And I only set it up when I can take them away quickly. If I'm at
work,
I don't leave the trap set up. And none of mine bloodied themselves.
Bonnie

Stormin Mormon wrote:
Squirrels are a dynamic population. Trap and move doesn't help, they
just
come back. Shooting doesn't help, either. One of my father's friends
shot
300 squirrels in his back yard and didn't change anything.

Maybe he should have tried shooting the live ones.

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
...
Squirrels are a dynamic population. Trap and move doesn't help, they just
come back. Shooting doesn't help, either. One of my father's friends shot
300 squirrels in his back yard and didn't change anything.

I've been surrounded by heavy spruce woods with lots of squirrels. Believe
me, if you shoot every squirrel you see and hear, it will solve the problem.
I also agree with all the suggestions to make other changes such as trimming
trees, etc. etc.

"Bonnie Jean" wrote in message
...

"C-u-L8r" wrote in message
...

okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !
*****************************************

I had a squirrel problem and used the recommendations of this site:
http://www.unexco.com/SQ1.html This site also has a message board which
is
VERY useful.

I would get the Havahart 1040 trap---that model is best.

Bonnie in NJ

Personally, I use a Winchester lever action trap. Size .22 calibre. There
are no repeat offenders!

Dave D

"DaveD" wrote in message
...


Personally, I use a Winchester lever action trap. Size .22 calibre. There
are no repeat offenders!
***********************

I live in suburbia so using a gun is out of the question and besides my 357
would probably be overkill.

"Bonnie Jean" wrote in message
...

"DaveD" wrote in message
...


Personally, I use a Winchester lever action trap. Size .22 calibre. There
are no repeat offenders!
***********************

I live in suburbia so using a gun is out of the question and besides my
357
would probably be overkill.

Maybe you could get away with a pellet gun. I've never had luck with the
havaharts.

"Camilo" wrote in message
...

Maybe you could get away with a pellet gun. I've never had luck with the
havaharts.
*************
I trapped two last weekend with a Havahart. I took 'em 7 miles away with a
river between me and them.

Bonnie

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:54:54 -0500, "C-u-L8r" wrote:



okay, I am about ready to get out the
Franchi SPAS-12 and start blasting away
at the ^$#@ pests !

does anyone have any proven methods
that work in keeping squirrels away
from the gutters & woodwork that they
happen to be mounted on ?

Yea, you need to cut/trim all trees or branches that are within jumping
distance to your roof. This is not a secret and is rather a common sense
item.

Once they're in your house, you have a whole different problem to deal with
and you need to get them out because they will live there for a long time
breeding and infesting your attic.

what would a "professional" exterminator do ?

Put wire mesh along the entire botton of the roof line (under the
shingles and gutters -- you can't see it from the ground). Put wire
mesh around attic vent fan openings, as squirrels who want to can peel
the weak mesh really there. Put wire mesh at all other possible
ingress points (all a squirrel needs is enough space to fit a tooth
under wood in order to get started chewing). Put escape hatches in for
30 days to get the squirrels who have hoarded food inside and therefore
don't need to leave for a while (the escape hatches are one-way,
obviously).

The problem you have now is the squirrel or squirrels have marked their
entrances. Every squirrel in the neighborhood now knows your house is
fair game. They will keep coming until they realize they can't get in.

Trust me, hire a professional.