Had to break out the squirrel pole again!

Had to break out the squirrel pole again! #7203849 06/21/18 12:50 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,036 Pettytown, TX, US of A V Vern1 OP Veteran Tracker
OP Vern1 Veteran Tracker V Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,036 Pettytown, TX, US of A	Good spring rains and weather has brought forth a nice crop of game this year. Unfortunately, when you have a good year for game, you also have a good year for varmints and vermin. The squirrels have been hitting my feeders and fruit trees pretty hard so I broke out the squirrel pole. I put it at my deer feeder by my stock tank first. Once in place, I check it 4-5 times a day. I left it at the feeder for 4 days and caught 17 squirrels and my feral barn cats ate well and were happy. I moved it up to my pear tree in yard and have caught 6 more in two days. If you have a problem with squirrels, you should try this! Here is a link to the video I found on youtube that tells you how to do it. It's simple, I tried it and it works - almost too well! I have a single pole using a 8' 2x4 with 2 conibears and get these results. If you had a squirrel plague, you could thin the herd pretty quickly with more poles/traps. The hardest thing about it is removing them from the traps. Cheers, Vern1 Texans since The Old 300 in 1824 NRA Lifetime Member

Re: Had to break out the squirrel pole again! [Re: Vern1] #7204207 06/21/18 07:13 PM
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Re: Had to break out the squirrel pole again! [Re: Vern1] #7204325 06/21/18 08:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 7,047 Mason, TX M mikei THF Trophy Hunter
mikei THF Trophy Hunter M Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 7,047 Mason, TX	Originally Posted by Vern1 Good spring rains and weather has brought forth a nice crop of game this year. Unfortunately, when you have a good year for game, you also have a good year for varmints and vermin. The squirrels have been hitting my feeders and fruit trees pretty hard so I broke out the squirrel pole. I put it at my deer feeder by my stock tank first. Once in place, I check it 4-5 times a day. I left it at the feeder for 4 days and caught 17 squirrels and my feral barn cats ate well and were happy. I moved it up to my pear tree in yard and have caught 6 more in two days. If you have a problem with squirrels, you should try this! Here is a link to the video I found on youtube that tells you how to do it. It's simple, I tried it and it works - almost too well! I have a single pole using a 8' 2x4 with 2 conibears and get these results. If you had a squirrel plague, you could thin the herd pretty quickly with more poles/traps. The hardest thing about it is removing them from the traps. Vern, I use pruning shears or loppers to "de-squirrel" the traps. A quick rinse with the garden hose cleans everything right up for the next round.

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