Just Whipperwhirl 24 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 My mother is walking over to our campsite this morning and she came accross a FW team member who was collecting rodent cages holding squirrels etc - it was kind of shocking. They just loaded them into a truck. I would have thought they would do that kind of thing at night. We have been joking all day about the Chip and Dale relocation program. We hope its catch and release. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ImDownWithDisney 342 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I've been a squirrel slaying mission lately. Those little b@$!@rds have infiltrated my attic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
photogal06...Sommer 10 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I've been a squirrel slaying mission lately. Those little b@$!@rds have infiltrated my attic.Same here! Have you had any luck? We've been trying to figure out for a few weeks how they're getting in and where they're going, and they have us stumped. When we get back from the Fort, I think we're going to have to cry uncle and call in a professional. Last time we did battle with them, we won pretty easily. I think they're smarter this time, lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessguy 778 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 This coincides with a new menu item at Trails End. Crocketts Stew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ImDownWithDisney 342 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Same here! Have you had any luck? We've been trying to figure out for a few weeks how they're getting in and where they're going, and they have us stumped. When we get back from the Fort, I think we're going to have to cry uncle and call in a professional. Last time we did battle with them, we won pretty easily. I think they're smarter this time, lol!I know how they are getting in and out. But my approach is to just kill them all. In the past when I have repaired a spot they will just find another way. I have a high powered pellet rifle that puts the lights out.I also have a trap, but they are hard to trap for some reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Same here! Have you had any luck? We've been trying to figure out for a few weeks how they're getting in and where they're going, and they have us stumped. When we get back from the Fort, I think we're going to have to cry uncle and call in a professional. Last time we did battle with them, we won pretty easily. I think they're smarter this time, lol!Our neighbors lit a smoke bomb in their attic to see where the smoke came outside. Maybe not the safest of ideas but they found the hole! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Glad they are "relocating" them. It's getting expensive to replace my Christmas light strands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Wish we could eliminate some Chips and Dales in our yard. We got force annexed into the city, and now all we can use against them is a slingshot. Not too effective. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Wish we could eliminate some Chips and Dales in our yard. We got force annexed into the city, and now all we can use against them is a slingshot. Not too effective.borrow ImDownWithDisney's pellet gun. it is silent but deadly. Here is a tick and old farmer taught me. But a Loud radio playing rock n roll in your attic and fox urine. they dont like the loud music and they will leave but they come back after the music stops so you spray fox urine in the atttic to keep them from coming back. I know it sounds gross but it works. Also if you have a cat thats a good mouser put him in the attic and he will chase them out and hopefully bring you there dead babies iof he is like our cat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuc71 162 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 We have had the same problem. We just moved into a new home and was unaware of the squirrel issue until one died above our daughters room. Our home is all sprayed insulation and I had no luck getting through the trusses to find it. We saw they were getting in where two parts of our roofs come together right at the eves. I had to call a trapper who charged us $700 to seal up all the entrances, put wire mesh over all the vents, set traps and find the dead one. Low and behold he was finally found after a few hours. We have had none since. They are everywhere these days. A couple must have busted into the Viagra plant and went nuts...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Whipperwhirl 24 Posted November 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I had no idea squirrels where such an issue - we never had any trouble with them when we where homeowners. Glad those days are behind us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 The squirrels are brave at the Fort lately cause stupid guests are FEEDING them.DON'T FEED THE SQUIRRELS!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PrincessNana 15 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 We had a raccoon problem in my mil attic. They were much smarter than us and our trap, but we finally learned a few things about their homing techniques and how to bait the trap to outsmart them. (Old farmers and ranchers have some pretty good tips!) first thing they told us was: raccoons always go back to the place they were born to have their babies, therefore you have to get rid of the entire line. Might be the same with squirrels. We used hardware cloth to cover every opening we could find. Ours were coming in through a vent fan on the roof that wasn't working.Baiting the trap: First tip- hang the bait from that bar thing in the back of the cage. That way they have to come all the way into the trap to get the bait.Second tip - put peanut butter on the bar in the back of the trap. Same reason.The coons really liked cat food the best.We caught two coons in two days and shot two.(they actually tried to attack us)So far we haven't found anymore coons, but they destroyed all the duct work in the attic before we got rid of them.There are a lot of squirrels at the fort, but we never see any raccoons there. Since they're trapping the squirrels now, I guess that's what they did to the raccoons? Wildlife Management? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessguy 778 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I have been trying to get rid of Frankengroundhog under my shed for 2 years now. All the old farmers do is shake their heads and tell me I have a real problem. Shooting is not an option since I live in a residential area. Pellet guns would be ineffective. Couldn't have a garden last year because of him. Hoped the lack of food would send him packing, but it didn't. Fortunately, I believe it is a male, so the population hasn't been increasing. But he is huge. Have taken the dogs back. The beagle took care of one a few years back but he is too old now. Almost lost him down the burrow. I hear used kitty litter is a decent deterrant to them, may have to borrow some in the spring from my neighbors. Hibernation time now, so I haven't seen him in a couple weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
photogal06...Sommer 10 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Now groundhogs, I have that one taken care of. My dog Trixie (lab/pit mix) is crazy good at getting rid of those. I used to keep a tally on the wall of the number she killed, because it was so shockingly high (and we live in the city.) When she was little, she would drag the dead ones up 5 steps and deposit them outside the back door to show us. Do you know how hard it is to push open a door against a giant dead groundhog? Hard, I tell ya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessguy 778 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Send her over. Beagle is too old and all the Doodle wants to do is play with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Ok cruel way to get rid of groundhogs and other borrowing varmints. Put a bowl of antifreeze in the entrance to their burrow. Cover it so your pets can not get to it. They drink they die. Cover opening. End of problem. ftwildernessguy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Send her over. Beagle is too old and all the Doodle wants to do is play with it.If you know of a Siberian Husky you can borrow -- they will get rid of ANYTHING! Ours used to leave his victims in a special spot for us each night. Squirrels, birds, opossums, moles, anything smaller than him. The only thing that scared him was a snake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I've been a squirrel slaying mission lately. Those little b@$!@rds have infiltrated my attic.Those things caused 18K of damage to my mother's attic and the interior walls of her kitchen. She even lost her stove and dishwasher. She is not a fan of them at all.oh, and it was NOT covered on the insurance.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 oh, and it was NOT covered on the insurance.... :bugeyes: Why not? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 She did not have it on her insurance. It was a separate option because she lived on he water. (If you want to classify a pond that someone dug a body of water). She had no idea until she submitted the claim. Needless to say, she has a new agent. Apparently the insurance considered the rodents a higher risk because they are next to the water. I guess it is like flood insurance, you have to ask about these things.My parents do have a new kitchen and attic now...I guess that is the good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PJ 2 Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 W'd be happy to send our 2 Terriers over - although their "specialty" is bunnies..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brent... Just Brent 83 Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 I don't know if I ever posted it, but when we were at the Fort in June, one of those little terrors chewed through the propane line on the popup while we were at DTD. Luckily, it wasn't at night when we were both sleeping since one of the bunks is right over the tank. No idea what made them think they needed to do it or what they thought it tasted like, but I assume others have had similar problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wak648...Bill 94 Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 If they are taking the chip and dales away, does that mean we can get the pole dancers back? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 If they are taking the chip and dales away, does that mean we can get the pole dancers back?I thought those were in the 3000 loop already. Geez are you getting greedy and want them other places in the campground too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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