tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479762.post8572911710974459049..comments2022-12-29T05:21:02.322-05:00Comments on Back of the Envelope: The War Against the SquirrelsDonald S. Crankshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12571080573039473056noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479762.post-6149596954305555172013-10-07T13:06:03.604-04:002013-10-07T13:06:03.604-04:00Ha, ha, great minds think alike. But you're ri...Ha, ha, great minds think alike. But you're right, shooting anything from an upper window, in Mass. could get you shot or worse. (as for the cat, hey, it shouldn't have been in the garden). So, how about poison? ATBBNATBTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725179315081030802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479762.post-10643303350727629922013-10-06T15:20:35.475-04:002013-10-06T15:20:35.475-04:00My dad suggested a pellet gun and sent a link to a...My dad suggested a pellet gun and sent a link to a bunch of squirrel recipes. But I'm not sure the neighbors and police here in urban Massachusetts would take kindly to me leaning out the upstairs windows with any sort of gun. Also, I'm a terrible shot and am afraid I might hit the neighbor's cat or windows.Kristinhttp://www.kristinjanz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479762.post-91915519515933307712013-10-05T13:43:25.125-04:002013-10-05T13:43:25.125-04:00I set up a bird feeder this summer because we have...I set up a bird feeder this summer because we have some very colorful birds. They loved the seed I put out as did the squirrels. At first they were satisfied with what fell on the ground but after a time one or two brave souls found a way to get at the feeder itself. I bought one of those bowl things you put on the pole to guard against squirrels but all it did was give them a platform to stand on. So I went commando. I needed to practice my shooting anyway, and since bullets are so expensive and scarce I bought a BB gun. Don't worry, I never managed to hit any. And after a while they would taunt me on the feeder, waiting for the shot, which always missed. The only way I could get rid of the pests was to stop filling the feeder. Now no one comes around.ATBBNATBTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725179315081030802noreply@blogger.com