Starting to get more greys again
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Well, good luck.
On Saturday I got the one I had been after for the past three weeks. It was very wary, running at the first sight of me.
It was feeding on a Hazel 2/3rds up a hedge of a field. It usually fled to a spinney at the bottom of the field.
It ignored traps baited with peanuts and sweet corn.
It took the Walnuts in an adjacent orchard.
On Saturday I followed it down to the Spinney, although I was not sure where it had gone exactly. I went into the next field to look for it then came back and sat down on the edge of the spinney. After 5 minutes in typical fashion, down it came out of the tree from its drey, right into my line of sight, which was poor judgement.
It was female and lactating and its nipples had the hair pushed away from them so my guess is that it was feeding its young, which is why it was so wary.
Sadly either the squirrel gets the nuts or I do.
Females seem to be more cautious compared with males.
On Saturday I got the one I had been after for the past three weeks. It was very wary, running at the first sight of me.
It was feeding on a Hazel 2/3rds up a hedge of a field. It usually fled to a spinney at the bottom of the field.
It ignored traps baited with peanuts and sweet corn.
It took the Walnuts in an adjacent orchard.
On Saturday I followed it down to the Spinney, although I was not sure where it had gone exactly. I went into the next field to look for it then came back and sat down on the edge of the spinney. After 5 minutes in typical fashion, down it came out of the tree from its drey, right into my line of sight, which was poor judgement.
It was female and lactating and its nipples had the hair pushed away from them so my guess is that it was feeding its young, which is why it was so wary.
Sadly either the squirrel gets the nuts or I do.
Females seem to be more cautious compared with males.
Squirrelbasher
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Just taken 3kg of hazel nuts (shucked harvest weight) from one small bush.
This stool was chainsawed to ground level 8 years ago, it started producing again in year 5, a few more the following year, 1.5kg last year.
It certainly makes a big difference culling the greys ; much prefer eating hazel nuts to tree rats.
S.
This stool was chainsawed to ground level 8 years ago, it started producing again in year 5, a few more the following year, 1.5kg last year.
It certainly makes a big difference culling the greys ; much prefer eating hazel nuts to tree rats.
S.
Squirrelbasher
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Yes mate, it's my favourite squirrel rig, I shoot quite a few with the rimfires though. Semi auto 20 bore if I'm on a mission, lol..
Went out a couple of weeks ago with no 1 son, first time i have used my Daystate for months, anyway saw 3 shot 3. Only problem with the Daystate is that .177 RWS FTS are running just sub sonic ( 19ftlb) so its like pushing needles through the tree rat .
Give it a few more weeks when all the acorns are on the ground we will have some serious thinning out to do.
D
Give it a few more weeks when all the acorns are on the ground we will have some serious thinning out to do.
D
Steyer 6.5
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What do you harvest them with (mechanically) and what are they used or sold for.
Jack , they will ignore peanuts unless their used to them such as in a garden , wheat is the best bait with a little whole maze in it . Pre bait your traps with the mix so squirrels get used to feeding in them , check the bait after 2 days , the maze is only an indicater bait as squirrels only bite the kernal out of it , if the maze is smashed to bits its rats or mice taking your bait . After 2 days top up your bait for another 3 days then set them , if you can check your traps twice a day or in the evenings , never leave a squirrel in a cage trap over night if you can
Peanuts?? We don't need no god damned peanuts!!
Get out there and engage in some life-enhancing treetop stalking. With an air rifle and not a 22 rimfire of course!
Cheers
K
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Squirrelbasher
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Peanuts?? We don't need no god damned peanuts!!
Get out there and engage in some life-enhancing treetop stalking. With an air rifle and not a 22 rimfire of course!
Cheers
K
couldn't have put it better myself, picked three off last week with the rapid just by keeping still and quiet. Just had to wait for clear shots to present. I could see and hear them and one by one they fell. Not a big bag, but a great bit of sport. My favourite way to bag em..
what rifle are you using for the squirrels K ?
Squirrelbasher
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Squirrelbasher
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looks from your text that you're keen to get out after squirrels with an air rifle K. Just wondered what your preferred set up was?
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