Squirrels, rats or mice in my plants - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Swimmer · 09-12-2006, 11:00 AM

I think we've found Whitey Bulger! He's under sluggoslingers deck.

Jon G · 10-03-2006, 07:05 PM

This year I have about 200 corn plants all looking awesome no bugs perfect. All at the same time squirells destroyed all of it in three days, the first day I thought it was racoons but the next day when I came home for lunch, one ran right across the street with a cob in his mouth

then the next day the crows helped them finish and it was all over, every piece gone or eaten. Every year insects get me but this year the critters did it. Wait till next year

justplugit · 10-03-2006, 07:56 PM

Squirrels have been the culprits for me

Very few if any nuts on the trees this year and they're eatin anything they can get their little ratty teeth in.

Rats with bushy tails.

macojoe · 10-03-2006, 08:41 PM

Moth balls !! I had moles before, and a ground hog under the shead, I hung (in nylon stocking) moth balls along the bottom of the shead, Ground Hog gone!!

I also put them all over the camper in the winter to keep spiders and things from getting in the burner tubes in the furance and hot water tank.

Bass Babe · 10-06-2006, 08:16 AM

I need these rodent-luring plants you all speak of! If I can get them to eat the veggies instead of the house, I would be quite pleased. My boyfriend's parents were over a couple weeks ago, and they shot two squirrels -- IN THE HOUSE! I think there's still blood under the fridge... But if they got that many, with mommadukes pitching in on the shooting extravaganza, how many are still in the house? There's no way to keep them out, as the underside of the house is entirely open. I'm thinking maybe rat traps?

Raven · 10-06-2006, 08:45 AM

my dad got ticked off at the squirells.... because they were eating all of the maple buds (because they're sweet) and the trees would only have half of there leaves on them come summer and looked like hell
not to mention them trying to chew their way into the attic to run across your ceiling at night while your trying to sleep.

so it was 25 cents per tail... was the bounty...

i'd collect tails where ever i went from cars running them over
and i shot everyone i could until the population was reasonable.
i had the best allowance of all time... that year...
and the next year the maple trees looked outstanding.

Bass Babe · 10-07-2006, 07:42 AM

There are so many squirrels up in this area that if there was a quarter bounty per tail, I would quit my job and become the Squirrel Hunter -- crikey!