Re: RC: Squirrels

[Maureen Mathisen <blueoak@snowcrest.net>]

Hi Kathy,

I too am an animal lover, but the ground squirrel  holes are the bain of
my life!! Alos, they are not just bad for their legs!   I had a
beautiful BLACK purebred Arabian filly at four years old put her leg in
one and break it in three places.  She  had to be put to sleep.  It has
always stayed with me.  EVERY spring(I feel like "Caddy Shack"  I "bomb"
their holes. ) I somehow feel this is safer than poison, and a little
more humane.  It is NOT a quick fix!  I have done it for years, spending
close to 50-80 bucks a season.  My holes have gone from 85(YES we
counted them) to l8 this spring ,Over a campaign of ten or more
years/Some people say it doesn't work, but if you are STUBBORN like me
and keep redoing and checking(YOu can't do it after the pasture gets dry
as it can start a fire) and try to watch the smoke for their "escape
holes" it does work.....ain"t easy!  Maureen

catnixon@juno.com wrote:
> 
> Does anyone out there have a solution for getting rid of ground
> squirrels.  With all the
> building around us, the ground squirrels have taken up home at my place.
> They are
> digging holes everywhere, and are using under my barn for their home.  I
> have tried
> bait from the feedstore, but it doesn`t seem to do the job.  My neighbor
> suggested
> road flares as they work on gophers so she has heard.  Any ideas?  Kathy
> 
> p.s.  I am an animal lover, but am worried one of the horses will step in
> a hole and do
> severe injury to their legs.
> 
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