Catching Squirrels with the Squirrelinator | These California Ground Squirrels Have to Go!
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- We have way too many squirrels stealing our fruit. Lily and I worked together to trap and get rid of them. We had some success using chicken food for bait and a lot of fun in the process. The Squirrelinator was an easy way to catch the squirrels. Not too bad for something off of Amazon. When it comes to repeating traps this is the way to go. Lily insisted that we relocate the squirrels we find, not sure I will let them go next time. #squirrelinator #catchingsquirrels #squirrels
That was great,love the music.Lily
was a great co-star!
Lily is the star.
Thanks for another cool video! Enjoyed watching you & sweet Lily having fun with the squirrel. Glad the goats are doing better! 😊
Thank you, we've already caught two more since.
So enjoyable. Lilly truly love her animals. What great memories for your family.
Love auntie
She is an animal defender for sure.
Great video! I've trapped and released about 8 of the little critters in the past 2 months. I take them about 3 miles away and release them near a local golf course. I use to dispatch them, but I feel better now with catch and release. I tell my 5 year old grandson that they are learning to play golf and he gets a real kick out of that!
That is awesome!
And now destroying someone else’s property.
It is illegal to catch and release in my country. We have to catch and kill. Which is why i have nothing but dirt and a bunch of holes in my yard.
In some states it is illegal to relocate ground squirrels (like my state of Nevada). Plus ground squirrels are territorial so their chances aren't really great if released elsewhere. I had really good luck with cheerios as bait, and I have varmint/snake loads for my Smith and Wesson 38 for quick dispatch.
I trap squirrels in the back yard, then use orange spray paint to put a orange mark on their hind quarters and take them at least 5 miles away across a 4 lane highway or a river to release. if one returns with the orange marker it gets the smith and wesson treatment.
Seems fair to me.
LOL :)
I've used Squirrelinators in my garden, but you have to move the squirrels to another place to make their colony. I put them in the same place on Forest Service land that had predators. I caught 40 with 3 traps in 6 weeks.and didn't see another one for 3 years. I used rabbit food.
I plan on relocating mine temporarily to the bottom of the creek.
I've caught 215 Eastern Black squirrels in my backyard so far. I use to release them but that got old quickly. I finally bought a Squirrelinator with the basin and now teach them to swim. They're not very good at it. I release them after their swim lessons. Coyotes and hawks have to eat.
Hahaha, that's a lot of swim lessons.
I’m thinking they (mine) will love the lake! Then all the carrion eaters will feast. Woot.
I have avocado trees (fuerte), it's harvest time and they're currently winning the battle, and my yield is getting worse. Swim lessons sounds like a plan.
@@dennisg1045 I'm up to 280 squirrels now. They take a bite or two from an avocado, then move on to the next.
I catch and let relocate everything. Even black widows and camel spiders lol. ESPECIALLY camel spiders (o_o)....they get released alive and well, far, far away.
Sorry for sounding so vicious w/my snake comment below. I took a lot of Environmental Education classes & really think/believe that "natural pest control" is usually the best way to deal with things, if at all possible. I liked the music in the video too & Lily is a joy to see & hear.
Works great. Caught 17 so far. Sunflower seeds work best for me. Will keep using this forever to keep these rodents in check.
Good idea with the seeds!
my squirrels have been eating the baby birds and eggs in my hanging plants, , the DNR told me to not release them in another area because they will do the same think there and the birds are more important, I had no idea they would eat meat untill my action camera said yes they will !!!!!
They aren't exactly the cute animals everyone thinks they are.
Catch, dispatch with N2 in a container. Remember our "air" is between 70 and 80 percent N2. Process and freeze for a stew. What is left feed to Black Soldier Flies and then feed to fly larvae to the chickens. Full use of the resource with sources of protein. Concerned that the rodent meat is tainted (too many fleas or ticks), go straight to the flies after dispatch.
I had a co worker who bragged about all the squirrels he caught and then released. He felt really great about it! Little did he know, he was releasing them in the park next to my home. So I had these pests eating all my fruit and garden goodies! So yeah, I had to get a trap, and to prevent the cycle of abuse, the buck stops with me and I terminate.
Cool video!!! I like the "Catch & Release" aspect (or more precisely: 'Catch & Relocate'). I was just at Oak Meadow Park in Los Gatos CA, where my adult daughter & I saw an incredible population explosion of these critters running & frolicking all over the park. I have read that Rattlesnakes are a "natural predator" to these varmints, so I'm wondering 'which way' the City of Los Gatos might be inclined to go; if they ever do decide to do something about their "squirrel problem". (Note: Since I live in adjacent community of San Jose CA, I don't feel that I would have any sway over the direction Los Gatos finally decides to take...).
Hi, MR. Walton it’s me Killian
I've trapped and released 26 so far this year. The best bate is sunflower seed.
I haven't been able to catch a single squirrel with this trap. At first raccoons were stealing the bait so I put a piece of plywood over the top and put a trail cam on the trap to see what was up. The raccoon was thwarted but then the mice ate the bait, they can get through the screen. The squirrels were too stupid to figure out how to get into the trap.
Those squirrels will bite you if you get your hands to close, if you move him, strap the entryway doors closed.
Good point and good idea. So far we all have our fingers attached.
You just gave someone else the problem.
Lol...she's the boss!
Just tell her your releasing them and dispatch them once your out of sight
I can't say I have not thought about that. There are just so many to try and release, and I am pretty sure they come back.
@not tellin I baited with chicken scratch. We did not go 10 miles away, which makes me feel they came back. Unless they were hazed enough by the whole experience.
@@WaltonsRookieRanch you create a vacuum and more squirrels will take up that vacancy . kill on
She is adorable 😍. Yes, relocate them. But kill the rats.
I say dispatch him. Releasing him makes him a nuisance for someone else. I wouldn't appreciate one of my neighbors dropping one off by my place.
I believe in live and let live... unless it's messing with my property, my garden, my lawns, my chickens or chicken areas.
I would've kept him in the cage and fed him some dehydrated jalepeno mixed with some red cayenne pepper flakes. Then set some fermented mint leaf water with a hint of vinegar after 3 days hot pepper feasting. Least I could for the 🐿️
How do you keep them from eating the bait from underneath the trap?
Make sure you put it on a flat surface that is somewhat hard.
Just like Elmer Fudd your gun as been taken away. Silly Donnie
Too many Bugs Bunnies though.
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Poor thing!
Well if she is a she chances are she's coming back for her babies. 😬
They’re invasive, dispatch them. I too live in NorCal on acreage and they are a huge problem and destructive
I agree with Lily! Relocate the little squirrely 😁🐿
There is too many, ahhhhhh. I guess as long as she is here we will try our best. Our long golf cart rides are fun.
You should have caught and ate them.
I think they are endangered.