Comments on: Pest of the Month: Gray Squirrels

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 15:01:06 +0000

When I lived in West Virginia my dishwasher Duane Dwayne use to sit in his backyard and shoot squirrels and his mom would make squirrel pot pie from them. They would saute the squirrel brains in butter and eat them atop Ritz Crackers. Of course they were country squirrels.

By: ron

ron — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:25:28 +0000

Just shoot them and thats it,they get run over by cars all the time,and no one says peep..i find it funny that people will spend all kinds of money and calling in wild life removal people for the job,what the goverment has done once again is turn a small problem into a major problem at the expence of the tax payer,a 50 dollar pellet gun will take care of any squirel from 40 to 50 feet away.and if you know what your doing safely even in city’s….

By: Mr Paul

Mr Paul — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:21:55 +0000

so someone told me to take treble fish hooks and tie them strategically on the wire holding the bird feeder–when the squirrel comes down to climb on the feed the sharp hooks poke them and keeps them from coming further….and feasting on the birds food….has anyone tried this? does it work without hurting/hanging the squirrel?

By: Nise5280

Nise5280 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:24:16 +0000

Yep. I grew up feeding squirrels in my back yard & watching them get smashed from eating these (fermented) little red berries on one of my Mom’s shrubs. Adorable….until this year when 3 made my attic their home sweet home. We tried am talk radio, squirrel repellent (home-made), squirrel stink-bombs (cat urine in cloth knots) – but their favorite ‘toy’ was the electric rodent-be-gone sensor my husband bought & tried. They ate it. Seriously, they ate it. (HAHAHA) We finally found one of those ‘squirrel-goes-inside-for-the-peanut-&-the-door-slams-shut’ traps, and got all three re-located to some parkland far, far from my house. They aren’t nearly as cute when they are eating your electrical wiring & phone lines. (just sayin’….)

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:35:04 +0000

That’s a great idea fonda. Got any pics? Would love to see those.

By: fonda

fonda — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:29:10 +0000

I put sunflower seed/corn kernal mix in a squirrel feeder away from my bird feeder. Bird feeder is 2 – 4x4x6 posts each wrapped with 5′ heat duct metal I bought @ recycle shop for $3. Each post topped with used tin popcorn cans secured with eyescrews and a wire line across. Each end near poles has wire running through 3 – 2liter soda bottles. They spin critters off before they can reach feeders çentered on wire. Squirrels would climb up posts and jump to feeders before I wrapped posts with the tin metal!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:23:21 +0000

Yeah “Heavy”. I wouldnt be back either if I were that squirrel. Pretty smart Monica. I tried that years ago with my son. It never worked. He would eat all his food AND everything else in the house!! hahahaha. Thats great Barbara. Ive seen people use pie tins, upside down cups, pots and large saucers. I have actually run into folks who have used hubcaps on their poles, under the feeder. And to Dennis…. Ive even seen them hang from twelve inch pieces of twine upside down to get to a feeder. Then they let themselves fall. The next thing you know, they are climbing back up again!
One thing is for sure…… they are determined little critters.

By: heavy hedonist

heavy hedonist — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:12:20 +0000

Somehow, a gray squirrel made it into the vent above my stove fan a few years ago. My cat discovered it, and wouldn’t leave the kitchen for watching. Luckily, with my BIL’s help, we were able to remove enough hardware to give him an out, and coaxed him to try with food. He made it back outside unharmed; we never saw that particular squirrel in our yard again!

By: Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:47:05 +0000

I love grey squirrels and enjoy watching them, as well as the birds. I feed both in the same “sanctuary” of our yard. I discovered a long time ago that squirrels are voracious eaters and clever “opponents”. I decided then not to try to deny them access to the feeders, but rather to place food for them within easy access. Like most creatures, they will take the easy way out. So birds, squirrels and humans live in peaceful co-existence in our little corner of the world.