.22 CB short. Thank me later.

Several years ago I worked at Abilene SP when they had their first draw hunt to reduce the WT population...put a pop up blind between two oak trees on a small rise....nice little set up.

First morning the hunter was sitting it there watching a nice little buck walking towards his defined shooting lane...all of his attention was focused on the deer when a tree-rat jumped from the oak tree onto the top on the blind....expecting something a little more ridged...he was quite surprised to find himself sliding down the side of the pop up and into the window...the hunter was equally suprised to have his undivided attention suddenly redirected to a loud "thud" followed by the top of the blind starting to collapse on his head when a squirrel unexpectedly drops into the blind with him.

At this point neither the hunter nor squirrel were interested in remaining inside the blind and the race was on to see who could exit the fastest...apparently they made several laps around the inside on the blind while simultaneously attempting to exit and avoid one another...the side finally gave way with a large rip and both quickly departed the collapsing blind....

Now standing beside the blind and trying to regain his composure the hunter noticed the deer...which hadn't moved an inch but simply stood there and watched the entire affair...slowly turn around and walk away....

About an hour later as we made our way around to pick up all the hunters we came around the corner to find him sitting there leaning against the base of the oak tree next to the destroyed blind....we were laughing so hard we couldn't breath upon hearing him describe his adventure.....

^^^^ Now thats funny!

I must have picky squirrels or tainted peanut butter. Set the trap for a week and watched them stare at it. That was a few weeks ago.

I caught 7 of the buggers in the spring and summer with it, but now none of them want to try it.

They never grow weary enough to stay away from the peanut butter, or the bird seed. My bird seed was out just for birds, but because of the squirrels i gave up on it. The birds never get a chance to come before it's mostly gone.
The first time i tried the peanut butter it was recommended by a friend. I think it may also be self defeating as it draws them in from far and wide. But if you eat squirrel it's a fantastic trick to get them to stay put in a safe direction to shoot. If you just want to get rid of them, forget the peanut butter.
If you talk with your neighbors about it, you may find they support the use of an air rifle to reduce the numbers. I have been so lucky in the past, but not anymore. They can do a lot of damage. When I lived in Tennessee they literally ate my back deck. Imagine my surprise when I found the squirrels gnawing away at the guard rails.

Several years ago I worked at Abilene SP when they had their first draw hunt to reduce the WT population...put a pop up blind between two oak trees on a small rise....nice little set up.

First morning the hunter was sitting it there watching a nice little buck walking towards his defined shooting lane...all of his attention was focused on the deer when a tree-rat jumped from the oak tree onto the top on the blind....expecting something a little more ridged...he was quite surprised to find himself sliding down the side of the pop up and into the window...the hunter was equally suprised to have his undivided attention suddenly redirected to a loud "thud" followed by the top of the blind starting to collapse on his head when a squirrel unexpectedly drops into the blind with him.

At this point neither the hunter nor squirrel were interested in remaining inside the blind and the race was on to see who could exit the fastest...apparently they made several laps around the inside on the blind while simultaneously attempting to exit and avoid one another...the side finally gave way with a large rip and both quickly departed the collapsing blind....

Now standing beside the blind and trying to regain his composure the hunter noticed the deer...which hadn't moved an inch but simply stood there and watched the entire affair...slowly turn around and walk away....

About an hour later as we made our way around to pick up all the hunters we came around the corner to find him sitting there leaning against the base of the oak tree next to the destroyed blind....we were laughing so hard we couldn't breath upon hearing him describe his adventure.....

Several years ago I worked at Abilene SP when they had their first draw hunt to reduce the WT population...put a pop up blind between two oak trees on a small rise....nice little set up.

First morning the hunter was sitting it there watching a nice little buck walking towards his defined shooting lane...all of his attention was focused on the deer when a tree-rat jumped from the oak tree onto the top on the blind....expecting something a little more ridged...he was quite surprised to find himself sliding down the side of the pop up and into the window...the hunter was equally suprised to have his undivided attention suddenly redirected to a loud "thud" followed by the top of the blind starting to collapse on his head when a squirrel unexpectedly drops into the blind with him.

At this point neither the hunter nor squirrel were interested in remaining inside the blind and the race was on to see who could exit the fastest...apparently they made several laps around the inside on the blind while simultaneously attempting to exit and avoid one another...the side finally gave way with a large rip and both quickly departed the collapsing blind....

Now standing beside the blind and trying to regain his composure the hunter noticed the deer...which hadn't moved an inch but simply stood there and watched the entire affair...slowly turn around and walk away....

About an hour later as we made our way around to pick up all the hunters we came around the corner to find him sitting there leaning against the base of the oak tree next to the destroyed blind....we were laughing so hard we couldn't breath upon hearing him describe his adventure.....