It's Rodent Roundup time.

[EL34]

It's Rodent Roundup time.
I hand out peanuts to the locals every day.
I get quite a large crew here most days.
This video shows a few of the chipmunks and squirrels that stop by daily.

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I have a herd of "Nut-muffins" - chipmunks, they winter over in my wood piles both inside and outside the barn.  They share with a handful of red squirrels.  the Fox, gray, and black squirrels play car roulette between my park-yard and the neighbors oak grove.


They'll all taste much better than woodchuck should I find myself in hard times     

[rake]

About 40+ years ago I was out of work so I took a "seasonal" job at a State park in RI. My main job was
watering the grass on the park's 9 hole golf course. The old timer that ran the clubhouse use to feed the critters.
There was a squirrel named Charlie and a chipunk names Alvin. They would both come up on the porch and take
their peanuts right out of his hand! But, they would NOT do it with anyone else!

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Did you see the story about p'nut the pet squirrel?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/04/peanut-the-squirrel-mark-longo-new-york-euthanized-pet/76043660007/

[EL34]

yeah, that story is everywhere.People are pissed
Typical government over reach BS
His racoon buddy got murdered also.

[Platefire]

I got tons of cat squirrels around my house but they generally keep their distance. I think I mightbuy some raw peanuts and give it a try
 

[EL34]

I get white squirrels here also.There's 3 of them in this photo.
I was feeding them some sunflower seeds

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now that most of the leaves are down, I went looking for nests, the 100 year old maple I have has 2, 3 more in the swamp next door, need to glass across the street, looks like 2 more.


they've when Dormant for now, expect they'll show in another couple weeks to scrounge a meal then back to bed.

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Any suggestions to keep ground squirrels away?
Have been using onions and cayenne
Just read that ammonia soaked rags at the burrow might help.

They just destroy the yard.
So I would like them to move somewhere else

[shooter]

They just destroy the yard

astatically sure, but they "churn" up the soil, aerate, and fertilize
 
you have what I know about, maybe watch Cattddy-shack for some more tips n ideas 


they been here 35 years even with up to 15 barn cats, they seem to "know how" to maintain a population, i've never had large herds leaving them alone.

[Platefire]

Never seen white squirrels before, pretty cool! The squirrels do no harm to my property, it's the Armadillos that make a mess and even worst are the Feral Hogs make a really big mess. I've been hit twice by them,

If I can remember I'm going to get some raw un-shelled peanuts and try to interest my cat squirrels. The are usually very skidish and won't let you get very close, but I'll give it a shot. May need Doug to come down to break the ice

[EL34]

This guy was here for the peanuts the other day