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Trapping squirrels
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02/07/16 02:31 AM
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Magical question: What will squirrels eat that birds will not?
yep, sure, why not
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/07/16 03:14 AM
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/07/16 03:31 AM
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ratdog
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I use black oil sunflower seeds. Always put the trap on the picnic table, sprinkle the seeds all around and inside. Even though the birds love the seeds, I have caught many squirrels, never caught a bird.
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/07/16 03:32 AM
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Good call. I haven't tryed that yet.
yep, sure, why not
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/07/16 04:03 AM
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I caught my 4th bird today.... Not one squirrel so far. I have tryed deer corn, peanut butter, and peanuts in the shell. So far
yep, sure, why not
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/07/16 10:14 PM
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Wipe peanut butter on the trunk of a tree about 4' above the ground on the side facing a good shooting spot then grab the pellet gun and hammer away....
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/08/16 02:30 AM
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/08/16 03:50 PM
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Wipe peanut butter on the trunk of a tree about 4' above the ground on the side facing a good shooting spot then grab the pellet gun and hammer away.... x2
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/08/16 04:35 PM
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I've been using shell on roasted peanuts. Caught 13 so far in the past month and half. Have caught a couple of birds, just reset trap and try again. Also have a Large Rat trap screwed to the tree baited with peanut butter, only get one every so often on this one.
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/09/16 02:40 AM
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be sure it is crunchy peanut butter
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/11/16 07:26 AM
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I'll buy any black rock squirells frozen whole if anyone traps or shoots any
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/14/16 11:40 PM
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Left it empty for 7ish days. Set the trap with pennuts in the shell. 30 minutes later I got bird #5..... Sux
yep, sure, why not
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/15/16 01:56 AM
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use peanut butter on the bottom of the trap pan, squirrels can smell it.
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/15/16 03:55 AM
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My dad uses pecans and honey bunches of oats.............
Last edited by bodydub; 02/15/16 03:55 AM.
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/15/16 09:27 AM
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Since what you are trying isn't working maybe change your technique, try catching just birds and maybe the squirrels will be attracted.... Hope you get some and post what worked.
The Greatest Enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.--Stephen Hawking
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/15/16 12:23 PM
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Try an overhead cover. A piece of plywood or a couple of slanted boards so that birds cannot see it overhead.
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/15/16 02:18 PM
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I've got to start trapping again. I couldn't get them near the trap when the acorns were falling. I used peanut butter smeared on the trap plate last year and caught 7...never caught a bird.
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/17/16 08:59 PM
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GAMO method continues to work..... Tried half an orange no luck! Set the trap with crunchy pennut butter on the roof and whole pecans. 15 minutes later bird # 6....
yep, sure, why not
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Re: Trapping squirrels
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02/17/16 09:06 PM
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Not sure what the issue is, caught two more squirrels in the past couple of days. So far 15 for about month and half of trapping. Strictly using shell in roasted peanuts( unsalted). Only 2 birds caught that I remember, both released unharmed. Might try setting up a bird feeder on the opposite side of the yard and see if that helps.
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