Squirrel Appreciation Day

bigdog · 01-21-2016, 12:25 PM

Squirrel Appreciation Day !

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreh...preciation.htm

Take a squirrel to lunch, or just fill up your bird feeders and let him have his own lunch !

TCC · 01-21-2016, 08:22 PM

A perennial favorite. Thanks bigdog.

http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zsquir.html

fatlazyless · 01-27-2016, 09:40 AM

Have to wonder if a bald eagle will go after a grey squirrel for something to eat?

It sure seems that in the past two years, ever since a bald eagle has made a huge, tall pine tree two lots away from me, a regular stopping spot, all the local grey squirrels have become invisible. They have either gone missing or are in hiding or something? The grey squirrels used to be very present due to the big supply of acorns here. I used to catch the squirrels with a have-a-heart trap, and then drown it, but now thanks maybe to this one local neighborhood eagle the squirrel problem has been eliminated?

About two weeks ago this one eagle stirred up a whole flock of mallards that were floating out on the lake, and the ducks all took off in a big hurry.....it was like a duck stampede with maybe 40-ducks in two packs.

MeredithMan · 01-28-2016, 02:06 PM

I used to catch the squirrels with a have-a-heart trap, and then drown it,

I guess the above action makes it a "Don't-Have-a-Heart" Trap...???

On a related note, one of my brothers, who lives on the border of OH and KY, says that the locals out there regularly eat squirrel all the time!

fatlazyless · 01-29-2016, 11:25 AM

.....that's correc-timundo.....and the squirrel sized www.havahart.com costs about 16.95 at your local hardware store, and it can last for many years. Do not think that Wal-Mart or Lowe's has the havaharts......u have to go to a real hardware store.

dpg · 02-02-2016, 11:51 AM

I appreciate them at home every time they help me focus in the pellet rifle! seriously I really don't mind them just that they keep the bird feeder occupied what seems like all day long! They don't eat and leave they hang around and hand around - ugh...

SteveA · 02-11-2016, 06:13 AM

This guy is a regular at my feeder.

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01-21-2016, 12:25 PM	#1
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,439 Thanks: 333 Thanked 117 Times in 94 Posts	Squirrel Appreciation Day Squirrel Appreciation Day ! http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreh...preciation.htm Take a squirrel to lunch, or just fill up your bird feeders and let him have his own lunch !

01-27-2016, 09:40 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,693 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 992 Times in 723 Posts	Have to wonder if a bald eagle will go after a grey squirrel for something to eat? It sure seems that in the past two years, ever since a bald eagle has made a huge, tall pine tree two lots away from me, a regular stopping spot, all the local grey squirrels have become invisible. They have either gone missing or are in hiding or something? The grey squirrels used to be very present due to the big supply of acorns here. I used to catch the squirrels with a have-a-heart trap, and then drown it, but now thanks maybe to this one local neighborhood eagle the squirrel problem has been eliminated? About two weeks ago this one eagle stirred up a whole flock of mallards that were floating out on the lake, and the ducks all took off in a big hurry.....it was like a duck stampede with maybe 40-ducks in two packs. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

01-28-2016, 02:06 PM	#4
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 924 Thanks: 252 Thanked 798 Times in 321 Posts	(Don't)-Have-a-Heart-Trap....??? I used to catch the squirrels with a have-a-heart trap, and then drown it, I guess the above action makes it a "Don't-Have-a-Heart" Trap...??? On a related note, one of my brothers, who lives on the border of OH and KY, says that the locals out there regularly eat squirrel all the time!

01-29-2016, 11:25 AM	#5
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,693 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 992 Times in 723 Posts	.....that's correc-timundo.....and the squirrel sized www.havahart.com costs about 16.95 at your local hardware store, and it can last for many years. Do not think that Wal-Mart or Lowe's has the havaharts......u have to go to a real hardware store. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

02-11-2016, 06:13 AM	#7
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	They are fun to photograph.. This guy is a regular at my feeder. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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01-21-2016, 08:22 PM	#2
TCC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 150 Thanks: 249 Thanked 71 Times in 29 Posts	A perennial favorite. Thanks bigdog. http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zsquir.html

02-02-2016, 11:51 AM	#6
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,588 Thanks: 150 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	I appreciate them at home every time they help me focus in the pellet rifle! seriously I really don't mind them just that they keep the bird feeder occupied what seems like all day long! They don't eat and leave they hang around and hand around - ugh...

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