War Has Been Declared

[longislandhunter]

For the past few weeks I've had the landscaping crew at my house working on my yard.  One of the things I've had done is have some larege sections of sod layed.  I've been watering it and taking care of it like one would a newborn infant and it's been thriving  :)

I haven't shot a squirrel in my yard in a long time.  They haven't been bothering the bird feeders, they have finally left my shed alone and in general they've been behaving very politely.  As a result I have done the honorable thing and left them alone.  Well,,,,, today that all changed  !!!

For some reason, all of a sudden, the tree rats have started an assault on my new sod.  For some reason they are suddenly digging deep holes in it.  I have no idea what they are "harvesting" during their excavations, but they are really ticking me off.  They've also apparently discovered my squash and cucumber plants that I have growing in large planters on my deck.  They are surgically biting off any flower that blooms and eating them.  :(

Tomorrow morning my assault on the the little raiders officially begins....   Gonna get up nice and early and be out in my yard in full camo nicely tucked away among the bushes waiting for the sun to come up.   Sounds  like a job for one of my home tuned B-3's  :)

I'll post the results of my campaign as it progresses......

Jeff

[Timmyj1959@yahoo.com]

Well Jeff, I guess Ill have to come home for "Brunch" tommorow,, Im guessing by about 10 am. new pics. will be here for all to enjoy!! Oh, No preasure Buddy!!LOL!! Im taking my 34 with me in the morning to "work" (1/4 mi. away) Home owner wants me to "eliminate" some pesky bird feeder raiding "rodents",, HMMMMM,, May the best man win Jeff!!LOL!! Tim.

[longislandhunter]

I'll be lookin forward to your pics Tim  :)

Jeff

[Splash]

Good luck in the mornin Jeff, lookin forward to the pics and the hunt.

[gamo2hammerli]

Hmmm....looks like we have a little "Tree rat elimination" contest going on. Can't wait for photos... I've a family of squirrels living in the trees on my property.....they haven't caused damage to the house or anything else so I leave them alone.

[gunsup0331]

Haha this post had me in stitches, Esp. "Save The Sod"

[Progun]

Jeff, as you enter the battlefield in your noble campaign I pray for your safe return and glorious VICTORY. May your shots be frequent and accurate.Godspeed.

[shadow]

Varment's! where?.......I'll get my shooter hehehe good luck buddy and I'm sure you'll drag something back to camp for supper.:0 Ed

[CFX Marauder]

It's 0800 !!! Report any movment and engage..Deny the enemy rest and food.This tactic combined with the percision removal of any enemy troop will certainly lower their morale..

[longislandhunter]

Campaign update:  My enemies intelligence network is obviously far more efficient than I gave them credit for !!  This mornings search and destroy patrol resulted in no enemy targets sighted despite exhaustive patrol efforts.  Unfortunately I will be away from home for the rest of the day, but when I return later this afternoon the campaign continues.  I will not underestimate them again........

Jeff

[Timmyj1959@yahoo.com]

Oh thier smarter than we think! Thus far today Im batting zero!! Today I saw something a little strange, next to 3 Squirrel nests,I noticed what appeared to be small perfectly round objects next to thier nests about the size of an American Quarter. Upon closer examination (6X Power thru a scope) I saw,,,,,,, Tiny little satilite dishes!! Thats right Folks, they are ON LINE!! That explains all the bills Im getting from Comcast addressed to "Mr. Squirrely One",, I thought they were my bills,, (Comcast maybe knew of my distain for Squirrels?) Gotta tell Ya Folks they get, unlimmited long distance Ph.,, 476 TV Chnls.,, Internet sevice for,, $1.95 a month!! (I have seen the bill) Next time we plan a hunt Jeff,, lets just talk about it on PM. or E-Mail!! SHHHH!! Tim.

[longislandhunter]

Sound like a plan Tim  :)

We're gonna have to go "covert"  :)

Jeff

[Splash]

Jeff, you've got a spy in the camp. You need to switch to a different code. Find the spy and eliminate them.

[only1harry]

Jeff, you have undertaken a huge task.  You are alone and they have the advantage of #'s and as well as the high point.  You are going up against a formiddable opponent with the best intelligence network around.  They were probably made aware of your war declaration and are keeping a low profile.    

I say put some peanuts down or other favorite food of theirs to set up an ambush.  I normally don't do that, but in war time, drastic measures must be taken.  If any of them walk by the peanuts and stuff, and go straight for your planters or sod, you would have identfied your enemy, and take action to eliminate them.  If they all raid the peanuts then you must take out a couple of them to reduce the moral among their troops.

[BTW, they dig up all around like that and put small holes into the ground or lawn, to either hide food, or trying to find food that they 've hidden/burried in the past.  They don't have good memory so they 'll dig anywhere looking for it a month or two later.  Could it be you laid sod on top of where they used to hide nuts or food several mos ago, or last summer?  I fed them peanuts for several weeks in April & May, but they didn't eat them.  I watched them burry 99% of it.  Only on rare occasion one of them took a bite or ate one.  I watched one through my binaculars eat 1 peanut in the shell, and burry the other that was still in the shell.  I had those little holes all over my property but have not seen any this month or too many in June.

[longislandhunter]

You may have hit on something Harry,,,,, perhaps they are indeed trying to get to what they previously buried where the new sod is.  I hadn't thought of that......

I'm still gonna whackem,,, but at least now I know why they're doing it..    :)

Jeff