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05-23-2011, 08:26 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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squirrels in my garage
got a bunch of juvi grays all over my garage, they were getting in through my dryer duct.
Tried to get rid of them myself, need to call in the pros. Anyone have any reccomendations? I left a message with "the bat guys" who service my area - Mansfield, MA
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05-23-2011, 09:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Easton, MA
Posts: 5,737
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Give each of your kids a bb gun and offer a prize to whoever brings you the most dead squirrels.
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Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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05-23-2011, 09:22 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,203
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbones
Give each of your kids a bb gun and offer a prize to whoever brings you the most dead squirrels.
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Seriously.....might even get enough for a meal
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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05-23-2011, 09:30 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
Seriously.....might even get enough for a meal
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dont think I didnt consider that. They are pretty docile and came right up to me.
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05-23-2011, 09:49 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
Posts: 6,414
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
dont think I didnt consider that. They are pretty docile and came right up to me.
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Bag'em and see if they can swim? Before the kids make them pets!
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 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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05-23-2011, 10:39 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
Posts: 6,267
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Trap them and "wash" them. I am getting ready to do the same thing with both squirrels and chipmunks. Waiting for the right time when wifey is not around.
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05-23-2011, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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yes they need a bath til no more bubbles surface
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05-23-2011, 11:21 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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got a guy coming tomorrow. Theres a bunch of them and Im pretty sure they're red squirrels which I hear can be really tough.
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05-23-2011, 12:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
Posts: 4,152
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
got a guy coming tomorrow. Theres a bunch of them and Im pretty sure they're red squirrels which I hear can be really tough.
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And real tasty in a stew! 
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05-23-2011, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: trying for Truro
Posts: 583
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they are kinda herring colored - liveline them.
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All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.
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05-23-2011, 02:36 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
Posts: 4,152
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They use lures over in Mongolia to catch their species of salmon.
The fish can get up to 4 feet in length and have been known to eat birds and rodents that are in the water. I saw a fly that a local had tied that looked like a dead squirrel. Actually it was made from a dead squirrel.
Now there might be a market for them?
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05-23-2011, 04:26 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Wife wont let me shoot them anymore, too much bloodsport she says, LOL, trap them now, and removed them about five miles away. Peanut butter with bird seed mixed in. Keep them in the haveaheart until you get to thier new home.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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05-23-2011, 04:28 PM
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Not Jack
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Other Cape
Posts: 1,239
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05-24-2011, 08:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
. They are pretty docile and came right up to me.
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Your lucky, makes them a lot easier to kill that way. 
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05-24-2011, 09:13 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MakoMike
Your lucky, makes them a lot easier to kill that way. 
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I know, I really considered getting an air rifle and be done with them but everytime I do a project myself it always goes wrong. I already blocked their entrance (via my dryer duct) and they chewed a new hole through my side door molding. These things are evil.
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05-24-2011, 09:18 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
Posts: 6,414
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Feed them some rat food laced with warfarin....
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 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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05-24-2011, 09:35 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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can ya buy BB gun rifles at bass pro?
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05-24-2011, 10:26 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
Posts: 6,414
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
can ya buy BB gun rifles at bass pro?
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Yes, but in MA you probably need licenses up the wazzoooo same if you were buying an Uzi?
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 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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05-24-2011, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: trying for Truro
Posts: 583
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Once they've decided somewhere is home there is only one way to stop them. They'll keep coming back.
I bought an air rifle a few years ago without an FID in MA. Just call them to make sure that hasn't changed.
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All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.
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05-24-2011, 11:09 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PRBuzz
Yes, but in MA you probably need licenses up the wazzoooo same if you were buying an Uzi?
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i think that applies to pellet guns , but BB guns i'm not so sure.
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05-24-2011, 11:49 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Newport, RI
Posts: 135
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Get a terrier.
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Get busy livin'...or get busy dyin'...
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05-24-2011, 12:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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rat traps work!
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05-24-2011, 01:52 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PRBuzz
Yes, but in MA you probably need licenses up the wazzoooo same if you were buying an Uzi?
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A rifle that shoots bb's or pellets never needed an F.I.D. card, but you did need the F.I.D. to buy the BB's or pellets, go figure.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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05-24-2011, 01:52 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MakoMike
rat traps work!
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I agree. Peanut butrter with bird seed mixed in. Large rat trap gets them good. Even the little red ones.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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06-26-2011, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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replace your shocks
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06-26-2011, 12:18 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,463
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If you don't want to kill them I'd just get a trap and you'll get them all pretty fast...probably a lot cheaper than hiring someone. Only thing different is they'll set out more traps at once.
-spence
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06-26-2011, 02:31 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
got a guy coming tomorrow. Theres a bunch of them and Im pretty sure they're red squirrels which I hear can be really tough.
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Large $3.00 rat trap smeared in Peanut Butter. Worked real good in my barn.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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06-26-2011, 04:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 5,238
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
If you don't want to kill them I'd just get a trap and you'll get them all pretty fast...probably a lot cheaper than hiring someone. Only thing different is they'll set out more traps at once.
-spence
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Nothing is cheaper than a 1cent piece of lead through their head.
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06-26-2011, 05:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 84
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I just bought a pellet gun at BPS yesterday in Foxboro for this very reason. I wasn't asked for any i.d. for the gun or ammo. On a side note, do not EVER try to go to BPS when Taylor Swift is in town.
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06-26-2011, 08:22 PM
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Eels
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cape Cod,MA.
Posts: 3,333
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Put them in a squirrel sized "shark cage/diving bell" and let them do little underwater exploration 
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Live bait sharp hooks and timing is all you need
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