I hate Squirrels

[M1A]

I hope you don't mean all squirrels.

 

[zonker5]

I like to sit out on the back porch early in the morning with a fresh cup of coffee, my slingshot and a bucket of acorns. Lots of fun and I can keep the little buggers away for a while.

 

[joe44va]

Just spent about $2000 getting the little SOBs out of my attic and preventing their return. Hate them. Tree rats and a nuisance.

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...I'm sorry...but that was the best laugh I've had all day...thank you...

 

[Amp]

But they are delicious. And tough to clean.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Were I'm from they all get shot. Every last one of them. Seen a house burn down when I was a kid cause they got into the attic and chewed the wiring.

 

[Salty RI]

I think he put a nice smile on that pumpkin.

 

[model70hunter]

I would like to but I already had to replace a patio door from a accident and dont want to buy another,They get expensive.

A road poacher told us you only forget to roll down the passenger window once. You should be good to go.

 

[model70hunter]

Squirrels are a nice culinary experience. Fry them with lard in a deep skillet, make gravy in the pan with the leavings. Serve with mashed taters and green beans cooked in a pot after you've cooked the fat off the bacon.

I killed lots of them, Dad loved eating anything that was not bought with money. Mom was a great cook.

There weren't many squirrels close to the house.

I once rented a house that squirrels had chewed a nice hole in the soffett to set up home in the attic.

Land lord would not pay a professional, the city did not trap squirrels. I took a 22 cal German RWS air gun, a thermos of coffee, my lawn chair and set up shop before daylight. I killed 14 or 15. I had asked the PD Chief and had his blessings.

I nailed up a Folgers coffee can end over the hole, painted it white and deducted it from my rent.

There was a time back in history where squirrels feared my Brother's and my name. Most were done in by cheap old Western Auto Revelation ammo.

I usually do a fried squirrel dinner once a year, but it has not been several years. The next time I'm going to marionate them in something. Perhaps Chicago Steak seasoning.

Do any of you remember cutting a forked tree limb and inserting thru a slit you made in the squirrels back leg to make carrying them easier. Thru the belt allowed the ticks and fleas to go straight up your body.

 

[Sunsetview45]

I have never shot any animal... but now that I am properly armed and educated by all the damage they do, I am guessing a squirrel may be my first kill. Husband and I have our "one day not soon" retirement cabin up in the North Carolina mountains. We have about 6 beautiful apple trees that would be loaded wth apple one weekend and empty when we returned 2 week ends later. Could not ever figure it out until this post!!


Sunsetview45 "I'm a girl [emoji151]" Smith & Wesson 9mm Shield, Sako Finnwolf VL63 243cal, Marlin 60 1982 model

 

[Mack_C85]

We kept our RV at my late MILs house. I get a panicked call "I smell gas", bust butt over there and sure enough, rub marks on the gas line. Till I took it off and realized those rub marks were teeth marks!!! Wrapped the new line with aluminum duct tape and a plastic wire loom. No more issues.

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[dave holl]

This friendly squirrel let me hold it by the tail........................58 years ago!
Dave

 

[SC_Mike]

Squirrels are just rats with good PR.

 

[Steve912]

We kept our RV at my late MILs house. I get a panicked call "I smell gas", bust butt over there and sure enough, rub marks on the gas line. Till I took it off and realized those rub marks were teeth marks!!! Wrapped the new line with aluminum duct tape and a plastic wire loom. No more issues.

I had wood rats take up residence in my pick up, after the county did some clearing of drainage outfall ditches. They chewed the battery positive terminal boot, the washer fluid hose, the leads to a valve positioning sensor, and part way through a 120V house extension cord that was powering an on-board battery charger.

Turns out EPA mandated more 'biodegradability' of autos a few years back, and manufacturers came up with the idea of making wiring insulation from a soy base, instead of traditional petroleum bases--which makes a lot of plastic automotive insulation FOOD, for rodents.

 

[Chuck24]

Squirrels just wanna have fu-un. (sorry Madonna)

 

[carpriver]

I like squirrels cooked with carrots, taters, onions and garlic, make a brown gravy served over hot biscuits or rice. Lived near a old oak tree grove. I could shoot 10 a day and still not affect the population. Mom always had 5 or 6 of the little bugger in the freezer.

 

[charlie sherrill]

Don't have a problem with them around here...unless the freezer gets full. The best way I've found to tenderize them is with a crock pot. Mom used to use a pressure cooker but I prefer them slow cooked in gravy and served over biscuits or rice. I do this at least two or three times each year. The season just opened. It won't be long.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Squirrels just wanna have fu-un. (sorry Madonna)

Wasn't Madonna. Was Cyndi Lauper.

 

[carpriver]

what season? there is a squirrel season? Always thought they were eatable rodents. and season was salt and pepper.

 

[Watchdog]

Seen a house burn down when I was a kid cause they got into the attic and chewed the wiring.

Had a house here in town burn down just last week because the owner went out shopping and left a pot of grease on a stove that was turned on.

Stuff happens.