Grey squirrels

[PLEDGEY 496]

I made a feeder filled with wheat and fixed it to a tree. About 15yrds a way i made a hide. Once the squirrels know they got a free feed they will come from all around to eat from the feeder. All you have to do then is sit in your hide with a flask of tea and pick them off as they come down to feed. Got the idea off of a bloke posting vids on youtube, calls himself 'squirrel hunter' if i remember right.

http://<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.c...yer_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Check it out. It's extremely effective.

[gamerooster 1,179]

I made a feeder filled with wheat and fixed it to a tree. About 15yrds a way i made a hide. Once the squirrels know they got a free feed they will come from all around to eat from the feeder. All you have to do then is sit in your hide with a flask of tea and pick them off as they come down to feed. Got the idea off of a bloke posting vids on youtube, calls himself 'squirrel hunter' if i remember right.

 

like the sound of this idea, was the feeder one of them ones like bird boxes with the lift up lids, or different?

[peeps_76 17]

we dont get any greys on any of my permissions yet....

anyone in the north of scotland see them?? intrested to find out how far north they have made it!?!?

 

it stoats that have boomed on my permission lately. harder to shoot but trapping them well at all year so far!

 

cheers P

[kenny14 656]

we dont get any greys on any of my permissions yet....

anyone in the north of scotland see them?? intrested to find out how far north they have made it!?!?

 

it stoats that have boomed on my permission lately. harder to shoot but trapping them well at all year so far!

 

cheers P

Interesting about the Stoats, round here there's also been more about this year than there has for a long time.

And I think it'll just be a matter of time before the Greys arrive up your way.

[snatchbullet 55]

Well keeping on top of them round my bit. Seen plenty stoats and weasels around here as well

[logun 91]

reason why there looks like there more about in wales and maybe the south west is because there no nuts on the trees simple as.. there just ain't no nuts about this year..they always pulling nuts off the trees now to store for winter and in doing so would often stick to the hedgerows etc,, but they need to go further afield now,crossing roads into streets ,in the search of winter food hence giving the appearance that there more than there is.. numbers ain't increased its a case they working harder for food and going further to find it.

[kenny14 656]

reason why there looks like there more about in wales and maybe the south west is because there no nuts on the trees simple as.. there just ain't no nuts about this year..they always pulling nuts off the trees now to store for winter and in doing so would often stick to the hedgerows etc,, but they need to go further afield now,crossing roads into streets ,in the search of winter food hence giving the appearance that there more than there is.. numbers ain't increased its a case they working harder for food and going further to find it.

I can't say what the numbers are locally to you, but nationally Greys are increasing and spreading.

Late Summer/early Autumn is actually the time when Greys (and many other animals and Birds) find food supplies at there most abundant and have to work less hard for it.

Being largely omnivorous, Greys will exploit just about any available food source.just before and during harvest time they're usually travelling to fields of grain, maize etc hence more are seen crossing roads at this time. Then there's the years young spreading out as they become independant.

[snatchbullet 55]

I understand your point. but I have been trapping shooting walking dogs seven days a week for 20 years and this year there are a lot more grey squirrels around here! Nuts or no nuts

[snatchbullet 55]

I understand your point. but I have been trapping shooting walking dogs seven days a week for 20 years and this year there are a lot more grey squirrels around here! Nuts or no nuts

[PLEDGEY 496]

I made a feeder filled with wheat and fixed it to a tree. About 15yrds a way i made a hide. Once the squirrels know they got a free feed they will come from all around to eat from the feeder. All you have to do then is sit in your hide with a flask of tea and pick them off as they come down to feed. Got the idea off of a bloke posting vids on youtube, calls himself 'squirrel hunter' if i remember right.

 

like the sound of this idea, was the feeder one of them ones like bird boxes with the lift up lids, or different?

Yeah, just like that. Check out the youtube vid that's in my last comment on here. It's not me, but that's where i got the idea.

[DKGPestControl 22]

reason why there looks like there more about in wales and maybe the south west is because there no nuts on the trees simple as.. there just ain't no nuts about this year..they always pulling nuts off the trees now to store for winter and in doing so would often stick to the hedgerows etc,, but they need to go further afield now,crossing roads into streets ,in the search of winter food hence giving the appearance that there more than there is.. numbers ain't increased its a case they working harder for food and going further to find it.

I can't say what the numbers are locally to you, but nationally Greys are increasing and spreading.

Late Summer/early Autumn is actually the time when Greys (and many other animals and Birds) find food supplies at there most abundant and have to work less hard for it.

Being largely omnivorous, Greys will exploit just about any available food source.just before and during harvest time they're usually travelling to fields of grain, maize etc hence more are seen crossing roads at this time. Then there's the years young spreading out as they become independant.

This is when most pet controllers catch rate plumets!

[kenny14 656]

reason why there looks like there more about in wales and maybe the south west is because there no nuts on the trees simple as.. there just ain't no nuts about this year..they always pulling nuts off the trees now to store for winter and in doing so would often stick to the hedgerows etc,, but they need to go further afield now,crossing roads into streets ,in the search of winter food hence giving the appearance that there more than there is.. numbers ain't increased its a case they working harder for food and going further to find it.

I can't say what the numbers are locally to you, but nationally Greys are increasing and spreading.

Late Summer/early Autumn is actually the time when Greys (and many other animals and Birds) find food supplies at there most abundant and have to work less hard for it.

Being largely omnivorous, Greys will exploit just about any available food source.just before and during harvest time they're usually travelling to fields of grain, maize etc hence more are seen crossing roads at this time. Then there's the years young spreading out as they become independant.

This is when most pet controllers catch rate plumets!

And when you get the benefits from using different methods