Mice are out of control this year.

[Major]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

I assume they're supposed to float? I got the shelled variety.

Yes, the sunflower seeds with shells float. This is a very effective way to control mice, chipmunks and red squirrels. Doesn't work so well with larger grey squirrels. The chipmunks this year are unbelievable!

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by Major

Yes, the sunflower seeds with shells float. This is a very effective way to control mice, chipmunks and red squirrels. Doesn't work so well with larger grey squirrels. The chipmunks this year are unbelievable!

My neighbor sits in his lounge chair and feeds them peanuts. They come right up on his lap. As soon as they see him come out of his house they come running up to him.

[garysanfran]

I bought the wrong seeds...I got the shelled seeds and they sink!

[JEEPONLY]

I have broad-winged hawks that survey my yard regularly (last four years), not too many chipmunks- squirrels seems unafraid- they lazily graze around the yard picking for what ever is there!

[ursa minor]

The bumper crop of pine cones last year is having its effect in a corresponding bumper crop of chipmunks, squirrels and mice. It goes in cycles, they're everywhere and then either the food disappears or something goes through the population (distemper?) and we don't see many at all. I'll admit to feeding a few chipmunks peanuts.

[chasedawg]

My neighbor uncovered his boat and opened his Yamaha engine cover and inside the cover the engine was stuffed packed full of acorns. Took an hour to clean them out with a shop vac.

[garysanfran]

Exterminators are really busy.. Most told me they couldn't even give me a quote until late July, with the work being done in August.

Last night I stood out in the rain at 3:30 am with a flashlight and a .22 with bird shot. Man! those things move fast. It ran on a power line as fast as it would on any flat surface and disappeared under a beam in my roof. After ten minutes more standing in the rain, it stuck his head out and that was a fatal mistake for him. He fell out of the building. I didn't post the photo so as to not frighten the children...

Unfortunately, he had roommates.

[Sinclair]

Originally Posted by ursa minor

The bumper crop of pine cones last year is having its effect in a corresponding bumper crop of chipmunks, squirrels and mice. It goes in cycles, they're everywhere and then either the food disappears or something goes through the population (distemper?) and we don't see many at all. I'll admit to feeding a few chipmunks peanuts.

I heard a good theory today. Apparently the turkey population is high this year, causing foxes to turn their attention away from small rodents.

We've seen a ton of chipmunks this year.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Biggd

My neighbor sits in his lounge chair and feeds them peanuts. They come right up on his lap. As soon as they see him come out of his house they come running up to him.

Using sunflower seeds, they are easily trained to come to your whistle. When near one, whistle, and toss some seeds to them. They're usually "whistle-trained" with just one or two meet-ups. If departing your property, whistle for them, and they'll whip around and race back!

My dogs, on the other hand, would faithfully acknowledge my whistle by turning their heads towards me.

'Course, not everyone sees eye-to-eye with Chipmunks.

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[jhark44405]

I found a mouse right next to my computer.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by ApS

Using sunflower seeds, they are easily trained to come to your whistle. When near one, whistle, and toss some seeds to them. They're usually "whistle-trained" with just one or two meet-ups. If departing your property, whistle for them, and they'll whip around and race back!

My dogs, on the other hand, would faithfully acknowledge my whistle by turning their heads towards me.

'Course, not everyone sees eye-to-eye with Chipmunks.

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The chipmunk whisperer.
Brings back the days of Matzoh Hepplewhite.😢

[tis]

Originally Posted by Rusty

The chipmunk whisperer.
Brings back the days of Matzoh Hepplewhite.😢

Yes, we remember those days fondly don't we? (I think)

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Rusty

The chipmunk whisperer.
Brings back the days of Matzoh Hepplewhite.😢

"Worthy Adversary".

The news outta DC yesterday would've had him apoplectic!

He was a "SJW", before the term came to popularity—we shared a fondness for appliances of the 40's and 50's: in addition, both still kept a 7" reel-to-reel tape recorder that also recorded 8-track cartridges.

A resident of Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro, he left us many (mostly) helpful posts here as member old coot: