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Chime in. What do you use? We have a huge oak tree in our yard (Squirrel Hilton) and the squirrels love chewing on the various plastic items in my backyard.
I guess I'd like a spray of some kind.
What have you found that works or doesn't work.
Thanks!
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Ruger 10/22
Lowes and WalMart also carries a spray repellent that will probably work. I can't remember the name of this product but it is in a white plastic spray container with a lot of pictures of pest and varmints on the cover.
This stuff smells terrible...... Will make you gag when you smell it....... It might work if you can stand the smell........ I like the Ruger.
Last edited by Von Bickley; 06-24-2014 at 9:15 PM.
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Anything made with HOT pepper is...um...sometimes...effective.
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I have a few squirrels around, beings I live IN town, i can't shoot them. However, I don't need to spray anything, I just have to buy Dog Food. I then just let the Fleabag earn her keep by chsing the "Rat with fancy clothes" off the property. She stops at the fence, Fuzzy-Butt keeps on going...
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Habanero peppers ground up and soaked with water works. Or just screw a rat trap baited with peanut butter to the tree.
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SWMBO enjoys the little things. They have free feed sunflower seeds and in-shell peanuts. They don't chew anything else.
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I'm with Von. Battered; pan fried.
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Squirrel REPELLENT?!? You're kidding, right? The best I can hope for is to scare them enough from digging out the potted plants.
Last edited by Chuck Darney; 06-25-2014 at 10:16 AM.
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Most animals don't like turpentine. You might try a garden pump sprayer and spray turpentine all up an into the Hilton, and around the base, maybe they'll move...
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.410 or .22 seems to keep them away.
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I once watched a lady use a paintball gun to run off some geese that were invading her deck and pooping all over place. On a regular basis. Those moving targets make for some good target practice.
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since Cal. state are different try to teach a falcon to hunt the squirrels [falcon hawk ]
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Seriously!Originally Posted by Chris Padilla
And you want to get rid of squirrels. Really
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1. A 5 gallon bucket half filled with water, and a layer of sunflower seeds floating on top. Gets squirrels and chipmunks.
2. A 1,000fps pellet gun.
3. A 22cal rifle.
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I actually live-trap them, then relocate to another neighborhood (LOL)...
Urban neighborhood for us, so "high-velocity projectiles" not an option(as much as I wish I could....). We have a bird feeder and I do not mind squirrels here or there but they get accustomed to free food and then I have a dozen. So, I just trap them, then take them to some other area. No joke: "Honey, Starbucks run. I got a couple of squirrels". I think my record is six in one day.
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