We have several large oaks in our back yard and the squirrels love to hang out as a result. My biggest problem is they're destructive as hell, eating the fence and my string lights. What's the best way to get rid of them short of sitting out there with a pellet gun which would be problematic since it's the suburbs. Thanks.

A quiet pellet gun

Traps- snares

I recommend a German Shorthaired Pointer and a pellet gun. I no longer have squirrels.

conibear 110 traps attached to a tree or a wooden fence or an elevated perch.

ReloadAg said:

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We have several large oaks in our back yard

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You're going to have squirrels…

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I was told a tale of someone in a similar suburban situation that resorted to giant rat traps screwed to the trees in a manner that only the target species would be impacted. Seemed to work for a spell.

had a friend drop $1200 to have some captured and several months later ended up shooting them with a pellet gun.........use that information as you see fit

You can get further with a good plan and a little tannerite than you can with only a good plan.

This is no different than coyotes. You're going to have squirrels regardless of how many you trap or shoot. You have a food source. They breed and will backfill the ones you remove.

And if you have food sources and squirrels you probably also have mice / rats. Which are probably what is actually destroying your property.

If your intention was to draw out the squirrel lovers, congratulations. They've been known to burn down a house when they get into your attic. This is not a one time campaign. Remain vigilant and you, too, will enjoy a squirrel free domicile.

TX_COWDOC said:

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If your intention was to draw out the squirrel lovers, congratulations. They've been known to burn down a house when they get into your attic. This is not a one time campaign. Remain vigilant and you, too, will enjoy a squirrel free domicile.

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Lol

I no longer have this problem. My neighbor is a retired Marine sniper. He spends his mornings with a suppressed .22 and texts me when there's something to put in the dumpster.

Not joking

I recommend a wood chipper with pecans and a remote control.

I use a trap with apple and peanut butter with a few raw pecans. It will work! Then dispose of the squirrel. I normally drown them (in pool or bucket of water) as it is safer than shooting them. If you take them away, it is recommend to take them 25 miles and normally at night as they can find their way back (very territorial) ....

Put the traps in their normal path....

Bolt action 22 with a suppressor. They won't stand a chance

The lil f***ers are eating the wood off my house. I'm gonna shoot to wound and let the dog finish them off. Maybe all the blood will scare others away.

Luckily mine haven't discovered the taste of electrical wiring yet in cars. Had that happen to a friend and it cost him thousands of dollars to fix.

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I normally drown them (in pool or bucket of water) as it is safer than shooting them.

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Agreed. Plus you don't ruin any meat or hides.

We live in town. In the past two years, we have trapped and hauled off 80+ squirrels from our yard.

Martin Cash said:

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We live in town. In the past two years, we have trapped and hauled off 80+ squirrels from our yard.

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Goodness.

Martin Cash said:

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We live in town. In the past two years, we have trapped and hauled off 80+ squirrels from our yard.

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If you're euthanizing them, or hauling them 20-miles away, they're going to just come back. In fact in Texas IIRC, it's law that you have to release them where you caught them, or euthanize them. Taking them to another site is considered cruel b/c they are very territorial and in the new environment they'll be harassed by other squirrels and eventually starve and die (not that there's anything wrong with that).

agAngeldad said:

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I use a trap with apple and peanut butter with a few raw pecans. It will work! Then dispose of the squirrel. I normally drown them (in pool or bucket of water) as it is safer than shooting them. If you take them away, it is recommend to take them 25 miles and normally at night as they can find their way back (very territorial) ....

Put the traps in their normal path....

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Careful - a few months ago, I and an old guy on here were accused of being psychopaths for this and that it was torture (you know, like waterboarding I guess). No joke.

getting rid of squirrels from oak trees is like asking to rid Houston of Mosquitos....good luck!

kill them, and more come within a day or two, rinse repeat. They aren't going away.

I shoot them with a pellet gun.

Shoot 'em in the nuts.

How am I the first to divulge this strategy?

I'm living proof the OP will lose his battle with squirrels. I made war on them twice killing multiple tree rats. What was the result?

More squirrels. I haven't gotten a pecan on the ground in 15 years.

I have, or had, this big orange, neutered, lazy outdoor tomcat named Merle.

One of my old hunting buddies, as in 80+ years old, shot his last buck with me and I took the head home and buried it in my backyard. Six months later I dug it up and it was clean as a whistle. (I do this with all my bucks). Hung it up on my fence.

I come outside one day and Merle is just laying on the porch watchin this squirrel chewing up the antlers on this deer. Im pissed and I throw a rock at the squirrel, running it off. I then turned away cussing because that squirrel had gnawed off one of the tynes.

Merle must have been taking notes, because an hour later Merle dropped that squirrel off at my back door right as I was walking outside. Dead as a doornail.

Merle got extra wet food that night. He is still alive but moved over to my neighbors house because they let him inside. He still comes by from time to time.

They like corn and peanuts

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jwoodmd said:

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agAngeldad said:

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I use a trap with apple and peanut butter with a few raw pecans. It will work! Then dispose of the squirrel. I normally drown them (in pool or bucket of water) as it is safer than shooting them. If you take them away, it is recommend to take them 25 miles and normally at night as they can find their way back (very territorial) ....

Put the traps in their normal path....

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Careful - a few months ago, I and an old guy on here were accused of being psychopaths for this and that it was torture (you know, like waterboarding I guess). No joke.

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Well maybe but i have gotten rid of many at two different locations when they got into our roofs... They are destructive as hell and will and did come back to have babies!!! Two gulps and they gone!!

Sorry to hear about your squirrel problem.

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