#12758
June 7th, 2003 at 12:09 PM
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I'm just curious. For those who have had problems with squirrels, have you ever tried feeding them? We really like squirrel's. We enjoy watching them, and they are so cute. This year, I planted about 30 bulbs in one of our flower boxes. The next day, I found a bunch of bulb's all dug up and partly eaten. I couldn't get angry. After all, I did - accidently - dig up the nuts the little guy/gal had hidden there. I just kept picturing how cute the must have been upon their discovery  I left the half eaten bulbs there, and put nuts in the back yard. A couple of the bulbs I plopped back in during a muddy rain. Even though they were eaten, they appeared to begin sprouting. 9 of the 30 did come up, and a few of them were the one's that began sprouting after the squirrel dug them up and partly ate! Well, we give them a handful of nuts every day. We've just made a squirrel feeder that we're going to put in one of my garden's where they run on the fence. I haven't had any problems with them. And, since I left the half eaten bulbs, they seemed to tire of them, and stopped digging the remaining one's up. Grabbing squirrels - running and ducking from FlowerAddict Bob -  [ 06-07-2003: Message edited by: OurFamily ]
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#12759
June 7th, 2003 at 12:44 PM
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Our family, can't ever say that anyone I know has every feed squirrels....they are a huge pain in the butt around here...I do know a lot of people that eat them though...lol I never have, but a friend of my hubbys brought down squirrel dumplings once.....yuck....I can't eat anything that is in the rodent family....I've almost wrecked a million times from swerving to miss one of this little guys....My views tend to run with Bob on this one...lol If it makes you happy to feed them and watch them though, I say go ahead...you have to do what makes you happy in life....
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#12760
June 7th, 2003 at 02:33 PM
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I have no mercy on that "rodent". if it was rats that were running all over people's yards there would be an outcry. These rats just have long tails... :-) Matter of fact, one of my goals is to shoot 100 squirrels before the yaer is over. I'm up to 36 in just one month... 
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#12761
June 7th, 2003 at 06:49 PM
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How can you be so mean to such a cute cuddly lil critter like this? Yes, I feed my squirrels... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.thegardenhelper.com/possum.jpg) [ 06-08-2003: Message edited by: Bill ]
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#12762
June 8th, 2003 at 07:18 AM
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OK, I gotta be missing something! There's all this talk of squirrels on this thread, the relative merits of feeding/shooting them, then along comes Bill and posts a picture of...............er..............a possum?!!
I'm no country gal, but I sure know a squirrel when I see one, and I sure didn't see one in that picture! Is this an inside joke?
Ronni
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#12763
June 8th, 2003 at 07:23 AM
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OH MY GOSH, BILL, YOU HAVE SOME PRETTY UGLY, SCARY SQUIRRELS!! THAT PICTURE OF YOUR SQUIRREL DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY SQUIRREL HERE! NO WONDER YOU SHOOT THEM! I THINK I WILL JUST TRY FEEDING THEM AWAY FROM MY plants Like "OUR FAMILY" SUGGESTED. 
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#12764
June 8th, 2003 at 07:26 AM
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:rolleyes: SORRY, BILL, THAT LAST REPLY ABOUT THE SQUIRRLES WAS MEANT FOR BOB, NOT YOU!
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#12765
June 8th, 2003 at 07:30 AM
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I AGREE WITH YOU RONNI, THAT WAS NO SQUIRREL!!! BILL DOES HAVE SOME PRETTY INTERESTING CRITTERS IN HIS NECK OF THE WOODS! I DON"T THINK YOU HAVE TO BE A COUNTRY GAL TO KNOW THAT!
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#12766
June 8th, 2003 at 07:48 AM
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Yep thats got be a Possum..lol Had one those stinky thing in my garage..Rather have a squirrel in my garage any day then a possum.. My small little dog got rid that thing for me..Left a big stinky mess for me to clean.. BUT NO MORE POSSUM..LOL
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#12767
June 8th, 2003 at 08:22 AM
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#12768
June 8th, 2003 at 10:52 AM
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I have no problem with shooting a squirrel if there being a pest..But i myself can't kill one.. Beside i use to have feeders all around my old house..Even had 2 squirrels named Chip and Dale.. Had them almost coming eating out my hand..But had to move so hoping the other people are being nice to them.. Bob is not as really bad as he sounds.. He just a wild crazy guy.. Have a great day all!!!
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#12769
June 8th, 2003 at 10:55 AM
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He just feeds his kid grubs thats all!!!!!!Catlover
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#12770
June 8th, 2003 at 01:15 PM
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Catlover, Thats only a samply of what he feeds them..lol You don't want to know what else..lol
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#12771
June 8th, 2003 at 02:18 PM
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U won't believe this... my youngest son was at the supper table and said that Jonathon (my oldest- 11) ate another grub. He bet the neighbor boy $1 that he could eat it...
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#12772
June 8th, 2003 at 02:39 PM
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Bob, Hmmmmmmmm, Wonder if Jonathan like his Dad? One thing about it Bob he want go hungry..lol EWWWW :rolleyes:
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#12773
June 9th, 2003 at 05:24 AM
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TXWildflower, i can HONESTLY say that i have Never and will Never be eating grubs! ... and what's this talk about me being wild (i read what u wrote in that other post:-) U think i'm wild, huh... Hmmm, i won't go there... U'll have to ask my wife...
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#12774
June 9th, 2003 at 05:38 AM
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Alright you guys, I think you need to go to another chat room with talk like that, you're in a gardening forum, my daisy's are blushing (turning into purple coneflowers!). Go spice up the "Nightly Banter" Section!!! *SMILE* Weezie
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#12775
June 9th, 2003 at 05:47 AM
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And Bill,
You gotta stop changing pictures on us!!!
We know the difference between, squirrels, possums and piglets!!!!
Weeezieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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#12776
June 9th, 2003 at 07:07 AM
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Weezie, Sorry but im not sure what i said to make daisy blush.. If you were speaking to me.. 
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#12777
June 9th, 2003 at 07:57 AM
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Squirrel #37 expired this morning...
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#12778
June 9th, 2003 at 08:04 AM
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Weezie, who said this was your normal garden forum... Gardeners can have fun too... I'm not one to hide behind the honey suckle...
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#12779
June 9th, 2003 at 09:43 AM
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I was goofin'!! Couldn't you tell by the way I typed??? You were saying he was wild and he said we should ask his wife!!! I was goofin'!!!! 
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#12780
June 9th, 2003 at 02:04 PM
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about the squirrels... they taste really good in brown gravy over mashed potatoes... but really I have to tell you all this funny... My uncle (who would feed a squirrel or eat one that some one else shot - don't matter much either way) has a mean streak and teases the squirrels in his yard. He has a worn-out screen door screen hanging from a tree branch that he puts dry corn slathered with peanut butter on. You should see the poor (?) squirrels trying to eat the corn and peanut butter and hang on for dear life as the spring bounces them from here to **** and back
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