Under Squirrel siege

Phantom · 04-08-2016, 12:32 PM

That was easy .................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ya6z-NlDo

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mcdude · 04-08-2016, 02:01 PM

Get a bunch of 1 liter or quart soda bottles. Drill a small hole in the bottom of each and sting them on a wire then attach the ends of the wire to two trees. Hang bird feeders from the wire in between the soda bottles. When the squirrels attempt to get to the feeders by climbing out on the wire they'll have to step on the soda bottles which will then spin and the squirrels fall to the ground. It works great!!

Merrymeeting · 04-08-2016, 02:23 PM

I hang mine on a pulley system strung between a second story deck and a tree. The pulley allows me to pull in the feeders to fill them, then pull them back out to between the tree and the deck. The string is too thin for them to walk on, and the middle spot is too far for them to jump from tree or deck.

They still hang around on the ground underneath for the droppings, providing great entertainment for me and our 2 dogs when I let them out.

Not sure what either of them will ever do if they manage to catch one.

SAB1 · 04-08-2016, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

I hang mine on a pulley system strung between a second story deck and a tree. The pulley allows me to pull in the feeders to fill them, then pull them back out to between the tree and the deck. The string is too thin for them to walk on, and the middle spot is too far for them to jump from tree or deck.

They still hang around on the ground underneath for the droppings, providing great entertainment for me and our 2 dogs when I let them out.

Not sure what either of them will ever do if they manage to catch one.

This is what I do except rather than string I use thin gauge wire I add the soda bottles like MCDUDE above. I have the squirrels chew the string sending feeders to the ground.

SAB1 · 04-08-2016, 03:36 PM

Correction. I use the wire from the deck to the tree and then string to the feeders/thru the pulley. I tie the string to a coat hanger that is attached to a pole. The coat hanger stops them from getting to the string to cut the feeder down.

04-08-2016, 12:32 PM	#1
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	That was easy ................. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ya6z-NlDo . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

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mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Get a bunch of 1 liter or quart soda bottles. Drill a small hole in the bottom of each and sting them on a wire then attach the ends of the wire to two trees. Hang bird feeders from the wire in between the soda bottles. When the squirrels attempt to get to the feeders by climbing out on the wire they'll have to step on the soda bottles which will then spin and the squirrels fall to the ground. It works great!! __________________

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04-08-2016, 02:23 PM	#3
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 303 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	I hang mine on a pulley system strung between a second story deck and a tree. The pulley allows me to pull in the feeders to fill them, then pull them back out to between the tree and the deck. The string is too thin for them to walk on, and the middle spot is too far for them to jump from tree or deck. They still hang around on the ground underneath for the droppings, providing great entertainment for me and our 2 dogs when I let them out. Not sure what either of them will ever do if they manage to catch one.

04-08-2016, 03:36 PM	#5
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,249 Thanks: 192 Thanked 332 Times in 241 Posts	Correction. I use the wire from the deck to the tree and then string to the feeders/thru the pulley. I tie the string to a coat hanger that is attached to a pole. The coat hanger stops them from getting to the string to cut the feeder down.