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Post by James on Dec 7, 2020 12:23:20 GMT -5
There is always: "Shoot the squirrels!"
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Post by armjr on Dec 7, 2020 19:00:22 GMT -5
Down here we call it an "Aggie Quarter"... In the natural cycle of things, wildlife populations go up and down. Right now the squirrel population is way down. Next year when the figs start to ripen, the population will take a sudden nose dive...
Alan
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Post by gardendmpls on Dec 7, 2020 23:04:50 GMT -5
Right now the squirrel population is way down. Next year when the figs start to ripen, the population will take a sudden nose dive.. The squirrel population or the fig population? |
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Post by armjr on Dec 8, 2020 6:14:00 GMT -5
Both.
Alan
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Post by centralilrookie on Dec 26, 2020 6:55:33 GMT -5
Not a squirrel problem but a critter problem no less, does anyone have any ideas to get rid of a skunk that has taken up residency in sweethearts barn?
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Post by martywny on Dec 26, 2020 7:48:32 GMT -5
does anyone have any ideas to get rid of a skunk that has taken up residency in sweethearts barn? Throw some mothballs in there if you aren't keeping your own critters in the barn. |
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Post by tom 🕊 on Dec 26, 2020 11:11:06 GMT -5
does anyone have any ideas to get rid of a skunk that has taken up residency in sweethearts barn? If the barn has lights, leave the lights on at night. "Skunks, as night animals, are extremely sensitive to light." |
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Post by James on Dec 30, 2020 11:15:53 GMT -5
Put a radio out there tuned to the all night talk station. Ya never want to kill a skunk at the barn. As they die they let go all that stinky stuff and you can't go near the place for ten days.
I am a beekeeper. Skunks would come scratch on the hive till the bees came out to fight, then sit there and eat bees. I got a number 3 foot trap and hooked it to one end of a ten foot 2x4. If a skunk got a foot in the trap, I would lead it over to the canal and drown it.
If you drown a skunk the odor goes with the water.
I had Racoons coming into my corn patch and eating the corn. A radio tuned to the local all night station kept them out.
Have a nice day!
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Post by centralilrookie on Dec 30, 2020 13:33:10 GMT -5
Seems like the radio playing 24/7, a sprayer of a very strong pinesol and water mix and or a bag of mothballs might have encouraged mr/Mrs skunk to give up residency. Absolutely don’t want a chance surprise meeting. Stops me in my tracks when I catch one of our cats prowling around out of the corner of my eye!😂 Thanks for the suggestions!!
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Dec 30, 2020 16:02:39 GMT -5
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Post by Latitude33 on Jan 1, 2021 16:54:38 GMT -5
My preferred methods for invasive critters are a spoiled rotten chocolate lab, aka Hazel, and two knucklehead gray tabby's named Jake and Ellwood.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jan 1, 2021 17:41:35 GMT -5
Four fried chickens, and dry white toast..."Jake...Elwood...The Blues Brothers!" And a coke.
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Post by centralilrookie on Jan 4, 2021 14:59:24 GMT -5
I think the skunk has moved on...... maybe it was the gallon of straight Pinesol sprayed in that area. Maybe it was the mothballs or the radio playing continuously or could have been the lights left on. But the access hole in the dirt under a door hasn’t been redug out for a few days. As the song says “ thank God and greyhound she’s gone”!!
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Post by Wheelgarden on Jan 4, 2021 15:18:52 GMT -5
In the past, skunks and the neighbor's tomcats have taken residence in my detatched garage. Lights and yammering talk radio ran them out. Glad you solved that problem without olfactory insult, centralilrookie  |
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Post by James on Jan 19, 2021 10:35:17 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing your stories and experiences.
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