SQUIRRELS

bruskey

I just took delivery of a few squirrel traps and believe me they love peanut butter.Its frightening how many are around. The tricky bit is dealing with them after catching one.Has anyone got advice on how to despatch them easily as they have a serious attitude and id like to hold onto my fingers for another while.You cant even open the trap without putting your hand into it and in my experience that is NOT a good idea.Thanks in advance.:(:(:(:(:eek::eek::eek:

seoirse1980

Have you got an air rifle? I use a .177 for dispatching anything in the traps

bunny shooter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-anFW2y3Y

poulo6.5

bunny shooter wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-anFW2y3Y

Very funny:D

bunny shooter

poulo6.5 wrote: »

Very funny:D

I thought so too :D

Tackleberrywho

bruskey wrote: »

I just took delivery of a few squirrel traps and believe me they love peanut butter.Its frightening how many are around. The tricky bit is dealing with them after catching one.Has anyone got advice on how to despatch them easily as they have a serious attitude and id like to hold onto my fingers for another while.You cant even open the trap without putting your hand into it and in my experience that is NOT a good idea.Thanks in advance.:(:(:(:(:eek::eek::eek:

Peanut Butter you say

Terrier

7.5 at 35yards - Clean and no trap damage..
Any photos? Would love to see you setup. Only Mink this side of the country!

Remmie 223

Barrell of water here too. But was afraid to say it first, thanks lb.

Glensman

The guys on the English hunting forums BBQ them- although, those lads would eat anything! :eek:

But I hear they are nice.
Although this doesn't solve your problem; it might be an idea of what to do after you've solved it!


Barbecued Squirrel

SERVES 4-6

2 squirrels, cut in pieces
3/4 cup red wine
1 cup water
salt and pepper
2 bay leaves
2 large onion sliced
1 cup baby carrots
1/2-2 cups barbecue sauce

In a kettle boil, then simmer, the squirrel pieces in the wine and water with the rest of the ingredients except the barbecue sauce.

Cook covered for about an hour. Remove pieces, place in a baking dish, and cover with the sauce. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for another 45 minutes.

Cass

Lads,

Before this thread takes off in the wrong direction, as has happened so many times before, any method of despatching caught squirrels should be as humane and as quick as possible. Vermin or not.

No talk of hurls, clubs, clubs with nails, waterboarding or bad jokes as forms of killing please.

Ez.

Tackleberrywho

Air rifle is ideal, or .22 with rat shot.

If you want to pick him up use a welders leather gloves to stop him biting.

Spunk84

Ezridax wrote: »

Lads,

Before this thread takes off in the wrong direction, as has happened so many times before, any method of despatching caught squirrels should be as humane and as quick as possible. Vermin or not.

No talk of hurls, clubs, clubs with nails, waterboarding or bad jokes as forms of killing please.

Ez.

Just after nearly choking on my tea when I seen ur comment Ezr:D

Just got the image of the CIA water boarding a Squirrel looking answers LMAO sorry back to the post

Thick gloves, hold legs, head and a quick jerk will do the trick- very quick and humane, wouldn't waste ammo on a Squirrel:rolleyes:

Hunter21

I assume your on about killing grey squirrels?

Tackleberrywho

Hunter21 wrote: »

I assume your on about killing grey squirrels?

Yes.
Us hunters are actively encouraged to try and get rid of the grey in favour of our native red.

Greys eat nuts before they are fully developed, reds are unable to do this so reds starve, also Grey's being bigger bully reds to the brink of extinction.

And disease in greys will not kill greys but will kill reds

So Grey Squirrel Kebab anyone

garv123

its a hurley not a hurl :mad:;)

bunny shooter

garv123 wrote: »

its a hurley not a hurl :mad:;)

Them Laois lads only use the big ball :P

Vizzy

bunny shooter wrote: »

Them Laois lads only use the big ball :P

Sure the Waterford lads don't know much about them either :):)

Glensman

garv123 wrote: »

its a hurley not a hurl :mad:;)

It's a hurl!

ssl

Glensman wrote: »

It's a hurl!

+1

clivej

Your all wrong

Its a shaped bit of Ash timber that becomes a thing of beauty in the hands of any Kilkenny Man.

Glensman

clivej wrote: »

Your all wrong

Its a shaped bit of Ash timber that becomes a thing of beauty in the hands of any Kilkenny Man.

Or a thing of destruction, as I will be proving once again at training tonight! God help the full-back when we're playing backs and forwards; I've a dismal performance on sunday to make up for!

Sika98k

Hunter21 wrote: »

I assume your on about killing grey squirrels?

I think he is but the quick jerk bit had me confused for a ,mo also:D

Dupont

bruskey what type of traps you using,might run a couple see can i clear off a few greys.

bruskey

Dupont wrote: »

bruskey what type of traps you using,might run a couple see can i clear off a few greys.

Hello Dupont ,
Good to see another north east man willing to help the cause. The NARGC are giving good subsidies at the moment on these traps.Great traps and well fit ror purpose.Bait them with peanut butter or corn and put them under any broadleaf trees.

bunny shooter

clivej wrote: »

Your all wrong

Its a shaped bit of Ash timber that becomes a thing of beauty in the hands of any Kilkenny Man.

As a Tipperary Man I beg to differ :P

Dupont

bruskey wrote: »

Hello Dupont ,
Good to see another north east man willing to help the cause. The NARGC are giving good subsidies at the moment on these traps.Great traps and well fit ror purpose.Bait them with peanut butter or corn and put them under any broadleaf trees.

how do you go about getting them.can i buy them and send in recipt or do i have to buy them through gun club or something. would there be much to making them,man i was working for made a few mink traps caught 8 mink on a small stretch of river,they look very simple to make

kevinm177

hi all. trying to catch a few of the grey fellas myself at the minute. cant seem to get any into the traps. using the peanut butter but still no joy. any advice?

bruskey

You can order them through the club and the clubs NARGC rep will get them from the county board.Ill find out tomorrow the cost and let you know.

bruskey

kevinm177 wrote: »

hi all. trying to catch a few of the grey fellas myself at the minute. cant seem to get any into the traps. using the peanut butter but still no joy. any advice?

Where are you setting them? I was setting them under palm trees for a while and sure enough every evening the peanut butter would be cleaned.It turned out to be ants were having a party .Set your traps under broadleaf trees or covers and if greys are present you'll catch them.

Shotgun_TEXAS

I have recently got a few traps too overrun with grey squirrels around here put them out checked twice a day, used peanut butter i bought especially cos its awfull stuff but no luck could see where some mice had been over the traps allright. Any advice you could give me?
As for dispatching them what i used to do with rats open the cage let them off across the field and BANG!