Flying Squirrels!

Weirs guy · 01-15-2007, 09:27 PM

ah, the wonderful grey squirrel. I remember the day one of them chewed through the wiring at a relatives house......

catman2 · 01-15-2007, 11:38 PM

Say what you want as to how bad the squirrels are but I had an uncle that owes his life to a bunch of flying squirrels. He was walking through the woods one winter day and slipped and fell into a deep brook. His leg became entangled in an underwater branch abd he was stuck. Soon, a whole bunch of flying squirrels came flying down and pulled him out. They all covered him up with their fur....he said there must have been a hundred of 'em! Soon he was dry and they led him back to the trail and found his way out of the woods and went home. From that day on he never said a bad thing about squirrels.
Maybe if you're just nice to the furry little critters they will go away but when you're mean they get angry and eat your house.

jlrm73 · 01-16-2007, 06:43 AM

Good stories guys! Thanks Acres per Second...that's amazing!
Catman2, that's a story for TV, I think!

Eki · 01-20-2007, 07:33 PM

OMG, ROTFLMAO

be careful, they shoot back

MJM · 03-02-2007, 10:00 AM

Yesterday in Wolfeboro we happened to notice an odd-looking critter. The six of us were stumped for a minute or two, then we realized....it was a flying squirrel! Cute little guy, and very cool to watch him fly from tree to tree. Never saw one before.

kayakn · 03-02-2007, 07:00 PM

Our cat has caught two flying squirrels in the last few months. Could not help but to take a really good look at them. Look to be very strong and fast. Huge eyes. Tail shaped funny. Must use like a rudder when flying. Fur texture is different, short very thick and kinked. Someone suggested we have them stuffed. But, too late for that now. Would not want it in my home but, very cute.

EKi...cute picture...

secondcurve · 03-02-2007, 07:37 PM

You should put a bell on your cat.

Coolbreeze · 03-03-2007, 11:13 AM

Grey squirrells are a big problem. I get nervous when I see them running under my truck, I think they are chewing my wires! Several years ago on mothers day we experienced a fire in a nearby town that consumed 13 high end townhomes. The cause was determined to be a squirrell chewing wires on a end unit with cedar shake shingles. Add hot embers and a wind of 20 mph and it turned out to be a busy day.

SIKSUKR · 03-05-2007, 10:45 AM

I've actually found RED squirrels to be the destructive ones at my house.I've had a few chew their way into my house leaving some nasty damage.I've never seen grey ones come near the house or shed.

KonaChick · 03-06-2007, 07:32 PM

We had some red squirrels get in the house a few winters back...little suckers were running through the heating ducts and would stop to stick their noses up through the registers. I was so mad!!!

Grant · 03-06-2007, 08:07 PM

Did you know that you can transform regular old gray squirrels into flying squirrels?

jlrm73 · 03-09-2007, 05:22 PM

That is hilarious!

LIforrelaxin · 03-09-2007, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grant

Did you know that you can transform regular old gray squirrels into flying squirrels?

Grant I must hand it to you... and absolutely marvelous find.... now to start the marketing campaign for it...

SteveA · 03-09-2007, 07:32 PM

This is hard for me... I rarely, if not never, type in here about anything other people find amusing.

This one is the one that I have to comment on. It is obvious from the video that the basket was "baited". This animal was lured in. This is a disgusting example of animal abuse.

Watch the end of the video as the poor thing slams into the tree and falls to the ground. You like this? This animal probably died.. and some of you think it's funny?

What bothers me is the respect I used to have for some of the posters, is gone..

I really hope lot's of other folks will find this as repulsive as I do.

SteveA

SteveA · 03-09-2007, 07:54 PM

On YouTube... there is a comment section... glad to see this and many more like it about this video in there.

Copied and pasted from youtube.com

"What a bunch of jerks. That is not funny. Jeffrey Dahlmer thought it was amusing to torture animals. If you spent more time maintaining your home, the squirrels wouldn't have acces"s. "

I may have spelled it better.. but I couldn't have said it better.

secondcurve · 03-09-2007, 08:22 PM

Steve:

I believe Grant was viewing the video more as a cartoon than a real life event. However, it is real, and if you look closely, as you suggest, the squirrel was likely killed. So I understand your position. Most on this site probably wouldn't want to see innocent animals killed needlessly. Hunting, in season, when animals are harvested and eaten is quite different than killing for fun like what occurred on the video.

Grant · 03-09-2007, 09:02 PM

When I posted this, I knew that the flames were inevitable. After all, we're talking about flinging an innocent squirrel through the air at high speeds. And, yes, I actually did recognize the plight of the squirrels and the inherent cruelty of the act. But you know what? When I saw it, I laughed. Maybe it was the music. Maybe the fact that I deal with a lot of squirrel issues here at home. I do not condone animal abuse. If you read my posts here, you'll know that I am more a conservationist than anything else.

I do, however, have a sense of humor. SteveA -- I posted the video. I did not make it.

Call me callous. Label me insensitive, and the purveyor of content that might be called questionable humor. But if you equate me with Dahmer, you and I have real issues.

SteveA · 03-09-2007, 09:03 PM

I agree...

Grant seems like a real good guy....Diver, fisherman and he seems to really respect nature. Maybe I'm just too sensitive, but I have a real problem with stuff like this.

My wife and I are very involved in rescuing animals. We feed the birds, the squirells and chipmunks. Stuff like that video is flat out disturbing.

Just saw a show about fishing with explosives... that seems wrong to me too.

I'll bet Grant wouldn't like that either!

Turns out that it’s becoming more popular every day.

SteveA · 03-09-2007, 09:09 PM

I understand you thought it was funny... and I didn't equate you to Dahlmer.

I know you didn't make the video, or condone the pratice.

But.... I think it would be a real good thing if you would clearly state whether you think loring an animal into a trap and hurling it to it's death is a "Good Thing" or a "Bad Thing" even if it's "funny"

Grant · 03-09-2007, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveA

I agree...

Grant seems like a real good guy....Diver, fisherman and he seems to really respect nature. Maybe I'm just too sensitive, but I have a real problem with stuff like this.

My wife and I are very involved in rescuing animals. We feed the birds, the squirells and chipmunks. Stuff like that video is flat out disturbing.

Just saw a show about fishing with explosives... that seems wrong to me too.

I'll bet Grant wouldn't like that either!

Turns out that it’s becoming more popular every day.

If I had a dime for every time my kids and wife were rescuing injured, abandoned, orphaned animals (rabbits, squirrels, mourning doves, ducklings, chipmunks) here in our "southern" home, I could almost buy Farm Island, and turn it into a sanctuary.

I guess I need to be a little more "PC," like the rest of the nation, when I post.

Pineedles · 03-09-2007, 09:08 PM

I am not going to be an apologist for Grant's Video. It was the funniest thing I have seen this winter.

Is the recent cold wave affecting some of you? Lighten up. Spring is on the way

Squirrels are of the marsupial family or rodent subsection, I don't remember which. Which ever, plenty of people would like to rid them from their homes and the planet. I'm not sure what purpose they play in the grand scheme of predator vs. prey but I'm sure they are in the mix some where. One item though can't be igored... we're in the mix too. There are hungry wolves and there are starving wolves. The wolf that sneaks up on the cute litttle bunny and eats it, is not cruel. And there are funny wolves like Grant!

SteveA · 03-09-2007, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pineedles

The wolf that sneaks up on the cute litttle bunny and eats it, is not cruel. And there are funny wolves like Grant!

I have no problem with what nature does... cute little bunnies included. I have a real problem withs ANY intentional cruelty to ANY animal... bunnies or wolves. That vidoe showed a planned cruelty to an animal... periopd.. end of discussion.

If you thought it was the funniest thing you saw all winter.. you need to go to the mirror and see if you like what you see.

I'm only wrong in your opinion... and frankly.. I don't care about yours.

01-15-2007, 09:27 PM	#1
Weirs guy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	ah, the wonderful grey squirrel. I remember the day one of them chewed through the wiring at a relatives house...... __________________ Is it bikeweek yet? Now?

01-15-2007, 11:38 PM	#2
catman2 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rescue squirrels? Say what you want as to how bad the squirrels are but I had an uncle that owes his life to a bunch of flying squirrels. He was walking through the woods one winter day and slipped and fell into a deep brook. His leg became entangled in an underwater branch abd he was stuck. Soon, a whole bunch of flying squirrels came flying down and pulled him out. They all covered him up with their fur....he said there must have been a hundred of 'em! Soon he was dry and they led him back to the trail and found his way out of the woods and went home. From that day on he never said a bad thing about squirrels. Maybe if you're just nice to the furry little critters they will go away but when you're mean they get angry and eat your house.

01-16-2007, 06:43 AM	#3
jlrm73 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ha ha ha!!!!! Good stories guys! Thanks Acres per Second...that's amazing! Catman2, that's a story for TV, I think!

03-05-2007, 10:45 AM	#9
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	I've actually found RED squirrels to be the destructive ones at my house.I've had a few chew their way into my house leaving some nasty damage.I've never seen grey ones come near the house or shed. __________________ SIKSUKR

03-06-2007, 08:07 PM	#11
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,505 Thanks: 384 Thanked 232 Times in 126 Posts	Did you know that you can transform regular old gray squirrels into flying squirrels? __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

01-20-2007, 07:33 PM	#4
Eki Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OMG, ROTFLMAO be careful, they shoot back

03-02-2007, 10:00 AM	#5
MJM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 262 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	Yesterday in Wolfeboro we happened to notice an odd-looking critter. The six of us were stumped for a minute or two, then we realized....it was a flying squirrel! Cute little guy, and very cool to watch him fly from tree to tree. Never saw one before.

03-02-2007, 07:00 PM	#6
kayakn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Laconia Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Our cat has caught two flying squirrels in the last few months. Could not help but to take a really good look at them. Look to be very strong and fast. Huge eyes. Tail shaped funny. Must use like a rudder when flying. Fur texture is different, short very thick and kinked. Someone suggested we have them stuffed. But, too late for that now. Would not want it in my home but, very cute. EKi...cute picture...

03-02-2007, 07:37 PM	#7
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,128 Thanks: 1,344 Thanked 564 Times in 291 Posts	You should put a bell on your cat.

03-03-2007, 11:13 AM	#8
Coolbreeze Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 332 Thanks: 0 Thanked 51 Times in 26 Posts	Grey squirrells are a big problem. I get nervous when I see them running under my truck, I think they are chewing my wires! Several years ago on mothers day we experienced a fire in a nearby town that consumed 13 high end townhomes. The cause was determined to be a squirrell chewing wires on a end unit with cedar shake shingles. Add hot embers and a wind of 20 mph and it turned out to be a busy day.

03-06-2007, 07:32 PM	#10
KonaChick Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 518 Thanks: 19 Thanked 62 Times in 15 Posts	We had some red squirrels get in the house a few winters back...little suckers were running through the heating ducts and would stop to stick their noses up through the registers. I was so mad!!!

03-09-2007, 05:22 PM	#12
jlrm73 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rofl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is hilarious!

03-09-2007, 07:32 PM	#14
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Wow.... This is hard for me... I rarely, if not never, type in here about anything other people find amusing. This one is the one that I have to comment on. It is obvious from the video that the basket was "baited". This animal was lured in. This is a disgusting example of animal abuse. Watch the end of the video as the poor thing slams into the tree and falls to the ground. You like this? This animal probably died.. and some of you think it's funny? What bothers me is the respect I used to have for some of the posters, is gone.. I really hope lot's of other folks will find this as repulsive as I do. SteveA __________________ "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

03-09-2007, 07:54 PM	#15
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Check this out.. On YouTube... there is a comment section... glad to see this and many more like it about this video in there. Copied and pasted from youtube.com "What a bunch of jerks. That is not funny. Jeffrey Dahlmer thought it was amusing to torture animals. If you spent more time maintaining your home, the squirrels wouldn't have acces"s. " I may have spelled it better.. but I couldn't have said it better. __________________ "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

03-09-2007, 08:22 PM	#16
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,128 Thanks: 1,344 Thanked 564 Times in 291 Posts	Steve: I believe Grant was viewing the video more as a cartoon than a real life event. However, it is real, and if you look closely, as you suggest, the squirrel was likely killed. So I understand your position. Most on this site probably wouldn't want to see innocent animals killed needlessly. Hunting, in season, when animals are harvested and eaten is quite different than killing for fun like what occurred on the video.

03-09-2007, 09:02 PM	#17
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,505 Thanks: 384 Thanked 232 Times in 126 Posts	Take a Deeeeep Breath When I posted this, I knew that the flames were inevitable. After all, we're talking about flinging an innocent squirrel through the air at high speeds. And, yes, I actually did recognize the plight of the squirrels and the inherent cruelty of the act. But you know what? When I saw it, I laughed. Maybe it was the music. Maybe the fact that I deal with a lot of squirrel issues here at home. I do not condone animal abuse. If you read my posts here, you'll know that I am more a conservationist than anything else. I do, however, have a sense of humor. SteveA -- I posted the video. I did not make it. Call me callous. Label me insensitive, and the purveyor of content that might be called questionable humor. But if you equate me with Dahmer, you and I have real issues. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

03-09-2007, 09:03 PM	#18
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Thanks SC I agree... Grant seems like a real good guy....Diver, fisherman and he seems to really respect nature. Maybe I'm just too sensitive, but I have a real problem with stuff like this. My wife and I are very involved in rescuing animals. We feed the birds, the squirells and chipmunks. Stuff like that video is flat out disturbing. Just saw a show about fishing with explosives... that seems wrong to me too. I'll bet Grant wouldn't like that either! Turns out that it’s becoming more popular every day. __________________ "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

03-09-2007, 09:09 PM	#19
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Grant I understand you thought it was funny... and I didn't equate you to Dahlmer. I know you didn't make the video, or condone the pratice. But.... I think it would be a real good thing if you would clearly state whether you think loring an animal into a trap and hurling it to it's death is a "Good Thing" or a "Bad Thing" even if it's "funny" __________________ "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

03-09-2007, 09:08 PM	#21
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 671 Times in 369 Posts	Steve A. You are Wrong I am not going to be an apologist for Grant's Video. It was the funniest thing I have seen this winter. Is the recent cold wave affecting some of you? Lighten up. Spring is on the way Squirrels are of the marsupial family or rodent subsection, I don't remember which. Which ever, plenty of people would like to rid them from their homes and the planet. I'm not sure what purpose they play in the grand scheme of predator vs. prey but I'm sure they are in the mix some where. One item though can't be igored... we're in the mix too. There are hungry wolves and there are starving wolves. The wolf that sneaks up on the cute litttle bunny and eats it, is not cruel. And there are funny wolves like Grant!