22 with a can out of a bolt gun is pretty quiet.
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Roof Triangle - how do you squirrel / wood pecker proof it?
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1/4 inch hardware cloth secured to the inside of the vent
get a fake owl at TSC it will work a while then move it
My bride and I rented an old farm house for our first home which came fully populated with squirrels in the attic.
I would sit on the end of the front porch, just before dusk, with a single shot 410 loaded with #6 shot and wait for the tree rats to emerge from their playground in the attic to forage for acorns in the oak tree in the yard. I successfully dispatched several before being confronted by the neighbor, who we rented the house from, as to what I was doing. I explained I was solving the problem 1 squirrel at a time and if preferred, they were welcome to contact a professional exterminator to have the squirrels removed, but I could not afford it. I remember the response clearly, "let me know if you need any more shells"
I would sit on the end of the front porch, just before dusk, with a single shot 410 loaded with #6 shot and wait for the tree rats to emerge from their playground in the attic to forage for acorns in the oak tree in the yard. I successfully dispatched several before being confronted by the neighbor, who we rented the house from, as to what I was doing. I explained I was solving the problem 1 squirrel at a time and if preferred, they were welcome to contact a professional exterminator to have the squirrels removed, but I could not afford it. I remember the response clearly, "let me know if you need any more shells"
1. You can repel squirrels using scents they hate such as capsaicin, ammonia, white vinegar, peppermint oil, coffee grounds, cinnamon, predator urine, garlic, dryer sheets, cayenne pepper, rosemary, and dryer sheets (sometimes work). You can take it a step further by using those repellants in trees nearby. But make sure you treat your house as well, or the varmints will vacate the trees and certainly nest in your house.
*cayenne pepper is great for bird feeders! Birds can't taste it but squirrels hate it.
2. traps
3. DON'T use moth balls. Poisonous to people and pets.
4. Mesh wiring and sealant to close gaps
5. Exterminator to remove any nesting and spray to prevent more.
*cayenne pepper is great for bird feeders! Birds can't taste it but squirrels hate it.
2. traps
3. DON'T use moth balls. Poisonous to people and pets.
4. Mesh wiring and sealant to close gaps
5. Exterminator to remove any nesting and spray to prevent more.
Hardware cloth over the vent. Keeps out critters.
move, i hate neighbors
Maybe the new ones were just coming for the 1st one's funeral.
Would have been gone the next day
I have a JC Higgins Model 31 semi-auto which shoots 22 short HPyardboss1 said:
as well as 22L & 22LR. Has 23.5" barrel. Made in late 1960.
My property used to have woodpeckers that would rip apart my house and garage.
I found a couple deceased ones and examined them.
They were examples of a "Perforated Woodpecker" -- a rare species, and certainly "endangered" at least when they attack the homes of gun owners.
I found a couple deceased ones and examined them.
They were examples of a "Perforated Woodpecker" -- a rare species, and certainly "endangered" at least when they attack the homes of gun owners.
Put a bowl of cat food on your porch every morning. When the local strays start to hang around your house you won't have any more critters in your yard. That's the only thing that fixed my squirrel problem after years of struggling with them.
