Reducing the numbers of squirrels in my garden
 

My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?

Whimsical reply as suspected - I remember finding a website once where
the guy had rigged up a stun gun to some tinfoil conductors glued to a
board containing food...

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I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies...

http://www.biconet.com/traps/ratZapper.html

Not sure if there might be any import restrictions...

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My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?


Nuke from orbit.

"Colin Wilson" wrote in message
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I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies...

http://www.biconet.com/traps/ratZapper.html

Not sure if there might be any import restrictions...

No, I bought one. But I was charged a hefty import tax before it could be
cleared.

It works very well, I recommend it for rats - but I'm not sure if squirrels
would be tempted to go inside.

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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http://www.biconet.com/traps/ratZapper.html

Not sure if there might be any import restrictions...

No, I bought one. But I was charged a hefty import tax before it could be
cleared.

It works very well, I recommend it for rats - but I'm not sure if
squirrels would be tempted to go inside.

I see that the web site recommends it for 'ground squirrels'. These are US
creatures, smaller and different in habit from ours. The Zapper might well
be effective for them, I'm still not sure about using it for ours..

Mary

On 27 Feb 2005 13:41:59 -0800, wrote:

My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?

Open a squirrel pie shop ?

"John Anderton" wrote in message
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On 27 Feb 2005 13:41:59 -0800, wrote:

My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?

Open a squirrel pie shop ?

Squirrel meat is delicious but getting the skin off hardly makes it
worthwhile.

I'm not being whimsical but after a few months of getting two chickens our
squirrels stopped coming, except for very odd occasions.

Mary

Mary,

I note your comments about ground squirrels and the culinary aspects of
squirrels.

What's the best way to grind a squirrel - or would putting them in a
food processor suffice ?

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I note your comments about ground squirrels and the culinary aspects of
squirrels.

What's the best way to grind a squirrel - or would putting them in a
food processor suffice ?

Look in a supermarket... it will be close to the ground nutmeg! ;=)


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My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?


They're not fond of cats or sparrowhawks :-)

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My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?


Whatever you do ... don't use dogs .... not after
the Hunting Act 2004!

Although squirrels don't seem to be mentioned per se
(at least F9 didn't find any occurrences) they would
seem to belong to the class of 'wild mammals' and can't
be hunted with dogs ... although eating them would
seem to be a defence to prosecution according to the
Annexes the Act. - I imagine hordes of lawyers will
grow fat trying to argue that allowing a dog to eat a
squirrel is fundamentally different to a allowing a hound
to 'tear' a fox.

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"Cuprager" wrote in message
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wrote:
My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?

Get an air rifle and scope... it works well and if you can open a window
on the inside of your house you can shoot them from the comfort there!
(Just make sure no one can walk past the window as you squeeze the
trigger!) As someone else said, they make a tasty meal too!

Do what Elvis used to do (before he made it big of course)...shoot them and
eat them.

I wonder if you cover them with chocolate if they taste like Snickers?

"Cuprager" wrote in message
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wrote:
My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?

Get an air rifle and scope... it works well and if you can open a window
on the inside of your house you can shoot them from the comfort there!
(Just make sure no one can walk past the window as you squeeze the
trigger!) As someone else said, they make a tasty meal too!

Do what Elvis used to do (before he made it big of course)...shoot them and
eat them.

I wonder if you cover them with chocolate if they taste like Snickers?

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My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.


You need to keep them out of your loft otherwise you may find any glass fibe
insulation re-arranged.

I left some chestnuts in our detached garage. Some days later I was asked why I
had put them in SWMBO's gum boots.

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Cuprager wrote:

Get an air rifle and scope... it works well and if you can open a window
on the inside of your house you can shoot them from the comfort there!
(Just make sure no one can walk past the window as you squeeze the
trigger!) As someone else said, they make a tasty meal too!

Exactly what one of my prof's did at work, £450 pre-charged air-rifle
with a £150 scope, kept missing the buggers, chatting about it at work
he asked what was going wrong, the rifle was spot on target when ever he
shot a paper target. What he was forgetting was shooting from an
upstairs window, for safety into the ground if he missed, the pellets
trajectory is rather different from level shooting, same for up into a
tree from the ground....He checked the sights from window and now using
kentucky windage/elevation gets them 9/10! BTW head shots are best for
meat and clean kills, muscular little buggers gray tree rats.

Rob Morley wrote:
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" says...
My garden is rapidly getting over-run with grey squirrels. They also
try increasingly ingenious ways to get into my loft, but I seem to be
keeping them out of there for the moment.

I can see this thread attracting some whimsical replies, but is there
anything practical that can be done to keep the local squirrel
population under control ?


They're not fond of cats or sparrowhawks :-)

we've got a fast cat and a visiting grey squirrel. looking out of the window
one morning I saw squiggy scritting over the lawn and our cat also spotted
it, gave chase and batted it a right hook , rolling it over a couple of times.

squiggy got away, unharmed.

judging by the number of cats out the back (15 - 20 I know of) squirrels must
be quite deft at avoiding the attentions of lazy, well fed city moggies.


RT