Any interest in trapping?

[J Francho]

Possoms are kind of cute, so long they are behind bars.

[BASS302]

[Smells like fish]

Nothing wrong with eating warm weather squirrels, if there was then our grandparents and farther back would been wiped out. 
 

I just got back from a few days camping and hunting and noticed the Chinese stink bugs everywhere, they were trying to fill up the tents and stopped to gas up and there was like 6 or 7 landed on the windshield and hood in just a minute. Do you ever get called out to deal with stuff like these or do most folks call the Orkin man?

[TnRiver46]

15 minutes ago, Smells like fish said:

Nothing wrong with eating warm weather squirrels, if there was then our grandparents and farther back would been wiped out. 
 

I just got back from a few days camping and hunting and noticed the Chinese stink bugs everywhere, they were trying to fill up the tents and stopped to gas up and there was like 6 or 7 landed on the windshield and hood in just a minute. Do you ever get called out to deal with stuff like these or do most folks call the Orkin man?

We don’t deal with any bugs but those things have emerged in full force very recently.

 

I think the squirrels just have bot fly larvae aka “warbles” or “warvals” haha. Rabbits can actually be dangerous during warm weather because of tularemia. It’s not going to wipe out a generation but it has killed some folks 

[Smells like fish]

Around here they refer to the larvae as wolves. Old timers would throw away a squirrel with one. I recall reading that Indians up north after killing a caribou would squeeze out bot fly larvae first from their kill as an appetizer, yum yum. I usually only cut away the piece affected. Mostly it’s around the neck or maybe ruining a ham. I’d say you’ll see one on average of 1 in 10 squirrels killed here where I am.

Warbles to warvles to warvs to wolves must been the transition of speak here in south eastern Ky 

[TnRiver46]

I shot a squirrel today with the .177, it was avoiding traps 

[J Francho]

[HaydenS]

31 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I shot a squirrel today with the .177, it was avoiding traps 

[Smells like fish]

Serving it up to your bride for lunch? 

?

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, Smells like fish said:

Serving it up to your bride for lunch? 

?

Hahaha nope. It was a little feller 

19 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

Well it was after about 20 misses and there’s still 2 at large 

[HaydenS]

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Hahaha nope. It was a little feller 

Well it was after about 20 misses and there’s still 2 at large 

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

I’ve chased them in circles around the same 3 trees for about an hour yesterday and 30 minutes today.  They are sneaky but not quite smart enough to leave. I can only shoot from one angle, it’s a crowded neighborhood haha

[Smells like fish]

I was not impressed with what my .177 did to a crow. I’d imagine it would be head shots only. I’d like to have a .22 caliber air rifle to try

Have you tried the old small conibears attached to a tree with peanut butter marshmallow trick? You can attach your coni to a board and strap to trees to prevent tree harm if necessary 

[TnRiver46]

6 minutes ago, Smells like fish said:

I was not impressed with what my .177 did to a crow. I’d imagine it would be head shots only. I’d like to have a .22 caliber air rifle to try

Have you tried the old small conibears attached to a tree with peanut butter marshmallow trick? You can attach your coni to a board and strap to trees to prevent tree harm if necessary 

That’s not a totally legal set for me………

I have to put conibear in the hole or underwater 

 

my .177 is lethal when it hits the target! I was shooting straight up into trees. It’s a cheap thing too, daisy powerline 901 I think . I’ve dropped many squirrels with body shots, the shock wave gets them I think 

[J Francho]

7 minutes ago, Smells like fish said:

I was not impressed with what my .177 did to a crow.

Get Gamo Red Fire pellets. 

[TnRiver46]

This one was more cooperative 

[HaydenS]

32 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

This one was more cooperative 

He should've been an easy shot.

[TnRiver46]

7 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

He should've been an easy shot.

He now lives about 30 miles from where I caught him, and across a river and an interstate 

[Smells like fish]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

He now lives about 30 miles from where I caught him, and across a river and an interstate 

He’ll see you back there on Friday ?

[TnRiver46]

1 minute ago, Smells like fish said:

He’ll see you back there on Friday ?

If he swims the river and makes it across I75, I’ll kiss his squirrel……..

[TnRiver46]

Good way to wrap up the work week on a Friday afternoon 

[BASS302]

My eyes are playing tricks on me.  When I first glanced at this I thought they were on a grill. LOL.

 

[TnRiver46]

5 hours ago, BASS302 said:

My eyes are playing tricks on me.  When I first glanced at this I thought they were on a grill. LOL.

 

Mmmmmmmmmm

[HaydenS]

5 hours ago, BASS302 said:

My eyes are playing tricks on me.  When I first glanced at this I thought they were on a grill. LOL.

 

When was the last time you ate?  Are you on a diet?

[Smells like fish]

I don’t care how much you seasoned or battered a mole, I’m not thinking it that tasty ?