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05-03-2015, 05:38 AM
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#681
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Rivet Master 
2002 31' Classic
Currently Looking...
Monroe
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 649
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cwf
Squirrels!!!!
Really.
I need to wipe their cute faces off the planet. One keeps chewing his way thru wire cloth to access my shop attic. I think he was the one who ate my Trailer AC wiring. He must die.
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"All squirrels must die" Deadsquirrel
Living in an oak woods, I am under attack every day. Fortunately the little tree rats are not nocturnal, so the fighting stops at sundown. The Air Force (the local hawks, eagles, and owls) raid 24/7. The Army (me) engages the enemy daily with artillery and snipers. We can never let down our guard, as the war will never end until we eradicate every last one of them.
Yeah they're cute running around in the city park, but wait til you've faced an attack of thousands of them. Standin knee deep in brass from the .22 cal. mini guns, and the .410 M2s. then you know what nurderous little devils they really are.
Col. terryV, US Squirrel Defense League.
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05-03-2015, 07:34 AM
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#682
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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Quote:
Originally Posted by terryV
"All squirrels must die" Deadsquirrel
Living in an oak woods, I am under attack every day. Fortunately the little tree rats are not nocturnal, so the fighting stops at sundown. The Air Force (the local hawks, eagles, and owls) raid 24/7. The Army (me) engages the enemy daily with artillery and snipers. We can never let down our guard, as the war will never end until we eradicate every last one of them.
Yeah they're cute running around in the city park, but wait til you've faced an attack of thousands of them. Standin knee deep in brass from the .22 cal. mini guns, and the .410 M2s. then you know what nurderous little devils they really are.
Col. terryV, US Squirrel Defense League.
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For assistance in your battle...
http://youtu.be/Q3C8VI5InJY
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05-03-2015, 08:18 AM
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#683
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Rivet Master
1973 Argosy 24
Kitchener
, Ontario
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 945
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I can help. Squirrel stew is delicious.
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05-03-2015, 08:33 AM
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#684
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gearheart
I can help. Squirrel stew is delicious.
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I agree! At least those who live in the wild. Will let you know how they do on the local urban vegetation and my workshop pine.
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05-03-2015, 11:12 AM
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#685
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Rivet Master
1996 34' Excella
Elberta
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 837
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cwf
Squirrels!!!!
Really.
I need to wipe their cute faces off the planet. One keeps chewing his way thru wire cloth to access my shop attic. I think he was the one who ate my Trailer AC wiring. He must die.
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Channing,
Depending onwhere you live, a really good air rifle, is quiet, and as a bonus, there's not much better meat than fried squirrel. Use the drippings to make gravey, bake some bisquits, and enjoy!
Larry
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05-03-2015, 01:04 PM
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#686
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Rivet Master
1973 Argosy 24
Kitchener
, Ontario
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 945
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The key is GOOD air rifle. the cheap kids toys at 450 fps will only p them off. the high power ones @ 1200 fps will do the job. Amazing thick skin on those critters.
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05-03-2015, 01:38 PM
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#687
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Living Riveted since 2013
2016 Interstate Lounge Ext
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8,210
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Rocinante Piccolo is our new-to-us 2016 Interstate Lounge 3500 EXT
(Named for John Steinbeck's camper from "Travels With Charley")
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05-03-2015, 02:38 PM
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#688
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Rivet Master
2002 31' Classic
Currently Looking...
Monroe
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 649
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gearheart
I can help. Squirrel stew is delicious.
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Well, it can be quite tasty if you are really hungry, and have nothing else to eat. After all, they are just bushy tailed tree rats.
You have to cook them for 3 days to get them tender. Of course that's after you separate them from their hides. Toughest skining animal I have ever put a blade to.
If you must eat rodents, rabbits are so much better. 
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05-03-2015, 03:22 PM
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#689
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Rivet Master
1973 Argosy 24
Kitchener
, Ontario
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 945
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20 minutes in the pressure cooker and they fall off the bones. Squirrels taste way better'n rabbits.
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05-03-2015, 03:25 PM
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#690
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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My Grandmother used to parboil them and then flour and fry.
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Do you know what a learning experience is? A learning experience is one of those things that says "You know that thing that you just did? Don't do that."
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05-03-2015, 03:28 PM
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#691
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Rivet Master
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Mantua
, Ohio
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,062
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For better or worse, shooting the tree rats someplaces in Fl will get you fined. I believe BB guns are considered weapons. Isn't tnis a great country? Peace,Jim.
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05-03-2015, 04:07 PM
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#692
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,439
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Squirrels are an economic indicator. You can tell our country has been in an extended period of prosperity. Let times get hard enough, for long enough, and the tree rats won't be able to show their bushy tailed butts in daylight... They're free food, just walking around in trees.
-Red, has the same theory about cats...
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Somebody ought to clean these windows. There is a tremendous buildup of gook all over them...
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05-03-2015, 04:41 PM
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#693
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Rivet Master
2002 31' Classic
Currently Looking...
Monroe
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 649
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Panama Red
Squirrels are an economic indicator. You can tell our country has been in an extended period of prosperity. Let times get hard enough, for long enough, and the tree rats won't be able to show their bushy tailed butts in daylight... They're free food, just walking around in trees.
-Red, has the same theory about cats...
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I have eaten squirrel, when I was much younger, and much less afluent, but I have never been hungry enough to eat a cat. 
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05-03-2015, 06:15 PM
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#694
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Senior Member
2012 27' FB Eddie Bauer
Sparks
, Nevada
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,116
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Random Thoughts
I did eat a pigeon once when times were short, think I'd rather have rock soup...
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05-03-2015, 08:11 PM
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,439
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Pigeons are the rats of the air...
-Red, sticking with cats...
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Somebody ought to clean these windows. There is a tremendous buildup of gook all over them...
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05-03-2015, 08:16 PM
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#696
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
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Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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Welllllllll... This is what I did.
Went in attic and fired bbs into all the potential nests... Not a peep... I walked around the outside and set an ambush. My kind (peace be upon him) neighbor say with his 911 speed dial on the ready... How helpful.
I informed him I would pay for any damages the squirrel departure may cause... His eyes got wiiiiiide!
Then I came in to my last resort. My dog.
I lifted him into the attic... 2 squirrels in 2 minutes... Bagged and tagged. Dang fine dog! Hardly messed up the meat!
I hated putting him in the fiberglass but he had a ball!
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Peace and Blessings..
Channing
WBCCI# 30676
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05-03-2015, 08:43 PM
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#697
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Rivet Master
1962 28' Ambassador
1961 19' Globetrotter
1962 26' Overlander
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,996
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Not related to squirrels but a pretty sunset instead
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05-03-2015, 09:03 PM
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#698
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
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Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hittenstiehl
Not related to squirrels but a pretty sunset instead
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Nice,,,, good sqimuirrel kill zone!!! Sorry... Still feeling the rush...
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05-03-2015, 09:14 PM
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#699
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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Had a neighbor in Alabama that totally ignored advice go cut his trees back far enough that squirrels could not get to his roof. Of course they moved right in.
A few years later, he sold and moved on. The new owner told me the FO had used rat poison in the attic to kill off the rodents just before he put the house on the market, and the stench of the remains in the attic was incredible. The new owner cut the trees WAY back after he cleaned out the mess. Tougher guy than I am....
We cut our trees back before we built the house....
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'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it. 
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05-03-2015, 09:50 PM
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#700
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4 Rivet Member 
1976 27' Overlander
Missoula
, Montana
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Panama Red
Attachment 237409
Got to camp on the Lakeland airport last week at Sun 'n Fun. Hanging out at Chopper Town!
-Red, livin' the life...
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Red - just catching up and saw this... but you mean I could leave the Bo at home and bring the AS? Only problem is it takes long enough to get from here to there without driving and towing, too!
Have to admit, last time I was at S&F was in the early 80s when it was still pretty sleepy!
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