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Crazed Rabbit
10-08-2007, 07:32
Gray Squirrels, that is, in order to prevent them from causing the local extinction of the red squirrel.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/magazine/07squirrels-t.html?ex=1192420800&en=9b8ac8bb99e1323a&ei=5070&emc=eta1
One British Lord has made it his quest to destroy the gray without mercy, whilst spiteful animal rights groups and naive gray lovers stand in his way.
Thoughts? Should the gray be killed, or worshiped as an example of American competitive superiority ( ~;p )?
Crazed Rabbit
InsaneApache
10-08-2007, 08:45
My smallest Yorkie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Terrier) killed a grey squirrel last week in the back garden.
Mikeus Caesar
10-08-2007, 09:18
I go hunting in the woods for greys with my air-rifle every now and then. Little beggars look bland and boring compared to the red.
I hope they are eliminated in some sort of glorious genocide.
Banquo's Ghost
10-08-2007, 09:25
You might be amused, CR, by the notion that the crazed squirrel murderer Redesdale is actually a Liberal Democrat peer. :viking:
macsen rufus
10-08-2007, 12:58
Brings to mind the wartime jibe: "Over-sexed, over-paid, and over here" :laugh4:
Ayachuco
10-08-2007, 16:06
Thoughts? Should the gray be killed, or worshiped as an example of American competitive superiority ( ~;p )?
Crazed Rabbit
And like some Americans, the gray are lazy and more inclined to beg for a Chips Ahoy! cookie than unpeel a banana. My dad and I already performed this experiment when camping in the Spring of 06. We put one banana on a tree stump and I held a box of cookies 10 feet away. 8 out of 10 squirrels decided to follow me although I did not give any cookies instead of eating the banana. I still remember one obese squirrel that couldn't even go up a tree. It was hilarious b/c it was so fat from all those vienna sausages I gave over the week.:laugh4:
And I bet he made some cat/dog a very nice meal.
Squirrels (at least the grey ones) are just furry-tailed rats. I plinked several with an air rifle when I was younger, they were tearing up the wood trim on our house. I still get one every now and then, my backyard used to be full of them. They stay away mostly now, my huskies will hunt them down. :yes:
Good luck to the UK pest control, the little buggers are a worthy adversary. ~D
Lorenzo_H
10-08-2007, 18:48
Rats! I hate them...
Give me a shotgun, 1 shell and a rat, and two of the items will no longer exist.
and two of the items will no longer exist.
The shotgun and the rat? :smash:
ZombieFriedNuts
10-08-2007, 18:55
Kill em all and reintroduce the red, I say :smg:
woad&fangs
10-08-2007, 19:02
USAUSAUSA
Even our squirrels are superior!!!! I believe Deutchland has a problem with raccoons to don't they? It is our secret plan to dominate the world with adorable woodland critters and then laugh because we have 90% of the worlds guns so you can't get rid of them:laugh4:.
Seriously though, greys are annoying and even in the US I think they should be exterminated and replaced with Reds and Fox squirrels.
FactionHeir
10-08-2007, 19:54
Makes you wonder why humans advocate genocide on animals but (for the most part) condemn genocide on fellow humans.
woad&fangs
10-08-2007, 19:58
Makes you wonder why humans advocate genocide on animals but (for the most part) condemn genocide on fellow humans.
Because I'll eat the squirrels I kill but I have heard that humans have poor tasting meat and I will not hunt unless I will eat what I shoot.
Incongruous
10-08-2007, 21:36
Makes you wonder why humans advocate genocide on animals but (for the most part) condemn genocide on fellow humans.
In order to stop the genocide of our beloved red squirrel. I hate those gray things, they're so ugly.
Because I'll eat the squirrels I kill but I have heard that humans have poor tasting meat and I will not hunt unless I will eat what I shoot.
You have been misinformed! If you believe the records of the Aztecs, or any of the cannibal tribes from the Pacific islands, human flesh tastes just like pork. They even call human, as a dish, "long pork." And as we all know, pork is the other white meat.
What does squirrel taste like?
AntiochusIII
10-09-2007, 05:51
What does squirrel taste like?Chicken!
I don't mind the lil gray ones, then again I don't really care too much as well.
Crazed Rabbit
10-09-2007, 06:34
Hey JAG, glad to see you back around!
:medievalcheers:
CR
Why thank you, I love this place I always get such a nice welcome when I post every now and then! :D
Cheers CR!
English assassin
10-09-2007, 11:18
I go hunting in the woods for greys with my air-rifle every now and then. Little beggars look bland and boring compared to the red.
Well I hope you have permission, take head shots only, and unless you are the world HFT champion, keep the range down to about 30-35 yards.
What does squirrel taste like?
Very gamey rabbit (I am told)
Makes you wonder why humans advocate genocide on animals but (for the most part) condemn genocide on fellow humans
Yeah, I was wondering that. And how come squirrels don't live in houses and pay their taxes like decent law abiding folk?
Mikeus Caesar
10-09-2007, 11:57
Well I hope you have permission, take head shots only, and unless you are the world HFT champion, keep the range down to about 30-35 yards.
You don't need permission - every British citizen is obliged to kill the little devil's whenever you see one of them.
If you capture one i think it's against the law to not kill it.
English assassin
10-09-2007, 12:18
You don't need permission - every British citizen is obliged to kill the little devil's whenever you see one of them
Errr. You DO need the landowners permission. Six months as a guess of her majesty otherwise, if its a public place (and that's if the ARU don't just shoot you in the head.)
If its private land, on the other hand, then the offence is armed trespass, which is three months inside.
Have a read here: http://www.basc.org.uk/content/airriflepractice
You may want to look here too: http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/index.php Be warned, they are a helpful enough bunch, but its a bit more rough and ready than the Org.
You are right that if you capture a grey its against the law to release it.
Makanyane
10-09-2007, 12:31
Can't resist urge to spam thread, gah.
There's something quite bizarre about 'English Assassin' and 'Crazed Rabbit' in discussion in thread on 'British Wage War on Squirrels', I keep imagining one is about to hunt the other down...
Anyway on topic, I think its interesting how people's perception of an animal changes according to how rare it is. The grey squirrel whilst common gets called a rat with a tail, but the rarer red is a cute creature to be preserved :inquisitive:
(I know the native factor comes in as well though)
Seamus Fermanagh
10-09-2007, 12:52
Very gamey rabbit (I am told)
Quite correct. Both cutlet size and taste make it a choice for Brunswick stew (my only taste thereof) and the like. The stuff is NOT served on a k-bob on anything.
Overall, they're ALL tree rats. Only have grays locally, but at least they and the rabbits keep the local hawks and eagles fed.
Some of them ARE reputed to use acorns as projectile weapons. Haven't been pegged myself....so far.
Normally, they are hunted for with: a .22 (if you're looking for stew) or a 12-gauge (if you're looking to make a statement).
Ayachuco
10-09-2007, 16:22
Some of them ARE reputed to use acorns as projectile weapons. Haven't been pegged myself....so far.
Sometimes they will use their bodies/head as a projectile weapon. My friend lives near a park and at exactly 4 p.m., a horde of grey squirrels would attack his window. There was one day when 15 of them launched themselves from a nearby tree only to get a resounding THUD on the window. Only 2 or 3 were knocked unconscious though, and we proceeded to tie their tiny feet together and leave them there. Just strap a bomb on them and they make the perfect assault weapon.
Normally, they are hunted for with: a .22 (if you're looking for stew) or a 12-gauge (if you're looking to make a statement).
I got one with a crossbow once, my most impressive shot to date. The little devils are too quick for normal bows though, many times I have seen them casually step aside as the arrow gets close. ~:pissed:
English assassin
10-09-2007, 22:22
My friend lives near a park and at exactly 4 p.m., a horde of grey squirrels would attack his window. There was one day when 15 of them launched themselves from a nearby tree only to get a resounding THUD on the window.
Does your friend enjoy the great peanutty taste of Snickers as an afternoon snack by any chance?
GeneralHankerchief
10-09-2007, 22:25
According to evolution we should simply let the red guys die out and make way for the supremely more-awesome Grays. :yes:
Pannonian
10-09-2007, 22:30
According to evolution we should simply let the red guys die out and make way for the supremely more-awesome Grays. :yes:
Just because that's how evolution works doesn't mean we have to accept it without a struggle. Otherwise we might as well submit to the Octosquid-Lobster Lizard Alliance when they launch their invasion.
Ayachuco
10-09-2007, 23:14
Does your friend enjoy the great peanutty taste of Snickers as an afternoon snack by any chance?
No, he prefers Carmello and the window curtain was down so unless the squirrels have an affinity for green fabrics, I can't really explain why they would do that. Luckily Hurrican Rita knocked out that tree so he hasn't been getting any more squirrel attacks. Unfortunately, the tree also knocked out a trailer home behind his house.
Edit:The OctoSquid forces are already assembling somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. An energy company in Hawaii discovered one of its scouts in one of its pipes. Now the scientists are examining the octosquid to see if we can exploit their weaknesses in the upcoming war. It appears that they have been preparing this invasion since the Japs started to eat their Octopus recon forces as sushi. So much for struggling against evolution
I got one with a crossbow once, my most impressive shot to date. The little devils are too quick for normal bows though, many times I have seen them casually step aside as the arrow gets close. ~:pissed:
Just build a fence about as tall as you in an area. Put some nuts or whatever on top. And just wait for them to perch themselves on it for a few seconds and BLAM!! Or just have your weapon standing by for a quick shot just in case lol. I see at least to or three of the little buggers on my fence in my backyard everyday not to mention those that jump across the street when I drive around.
Well, the backyard is currently lousy with acorns, so the bait is out. Since I am in a residential area, my weapon of choice is a spring-air pellet rifle, but I still need to be very careful of the shot angles. Fortunately I can just crack open a upstairs window and plink away. Oswald's got nothing on me! ~D
I say let the Brits start the genocide. But I think they will learn soon enough how hard it is to get rid of the pests.
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