Squirrel just jumped on balcony now. How can I discourage them fast?

[HayFarmer]

I was with Hay Dude and the .410 until he wanted to use it for NOISE. I have had more trouble with flying squirrels than gray, although both are trouble. My little Ithaca Saddle gun and CB shorts make it uncomfortable for them! I don't use the .410 around the house.

 

[MossRoad]

Massive squirrel migrations recorded in North America | Farm Progress

September 1803, Meriwether Lewis and his faithful dog, Seaman, traveled down the Ohio near where it joined the

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[MoKelly]

The cat we had kept the small stuff in check, like chipmunks and voles. No mice in the barn. Then the neighbors Rottweiler came over and killed my cat.

Sorry.

In my opinion, a dog that kills your cat (for whatever reason) on your property, needs to pay a severe price. IMO, that is not a dog that should be left to roam.

MoKelly

 

[xfenry]

I am absolutely against animal cruelty. Even though squirrels are so annoying, they still don't deserve to be shot. I don't know why they come to our homes in search of food, maybe they don't have enough natural food or they become too lazy. In any case, shooting them is not always legal, and who knows, maybe one of your neighbors is an active defender of Greenpeace. A family of ground squirrels made their way into my house once. No matter how cute they might seem, they are rodents and can chew through absolutely everything. I was helped by professionals I found on Squirrel Removal Treasure Coast | Wildlife Removal & Attic Repair, they can handle any wild animals. With squirrels, they will definitely help.

 

[kenmbz]

We had flying squirrels in my last house. Got in through a tiny gap under the eaves.
This house has wire mesh in the eaves the they are well covered.
Regular squirrels are everywhere here until the fox comes it seems, or maybe local outdoor cats?

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

12 gauge.

Snatches them right off the deck railing in the blink of an eye. Kinda hard on the railing though.

They don't bother me until they start tearing up Mrs Slim's bird feeders. Then "The Decree" is handed down and BOOM.

 

[Jstpssng]

I am absolutely against animal cruelty. Squirrels are so annoying to us because we destroyed their habitat.

Try again. Their habitat is fine and the squirrel population is doing quite well. I always find it sadly ironic when people forget that we belong here too.

 

[beowulf]

Hope this helps:
The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about their squirrel infestation.

After much prayer and consideration, they concluded the squirrels were
predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine
will.

At the Baptist church, the squirrels had taken an interest in the
baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a water-slide on the
baptistery and let the squirrels drown themselves. The squirrels liked
the slide and, unfortunately, knew instinctively how to swim so twice
as many squirrels showed up the following week.

The Lutheran church decided that they were not in a position to harm
any of God's creatures. So, they humanely trapped their squirrels and
set them free near the Baptist Church. Two weeks later the squirrels
were back when the Baptists took down the water-slide.

But the Catholic church came up with a very creative strategy!

They baptized all the squirrels and made them members of the church.
Now they only see them at Christmas and Easter.

Not much was heard from the Jewish synagogue; They took the first
squirrel and circumcised him. They haven't seen a squirrel since.

 

[MoKelly]

Hope this helps:
The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about their squirrel infestation.

After much prayer and consideration, they concluded the squirrels were
predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine
will.

At the Baptist church, the squirrels had taken an interest in the
baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a water-slide on the
baptistery and let the squirrels drown themselves. The squirrels liked
the slide and, unfortunately, knew instinctively how to swim so twice
as many squirrels showed up the following week.

The Lutheran church decided that they were not in a position to harm
any of God's creatures. So, they humanely trapped their squirrels and
set them free near the Baptist Church. Two weeks later the squirrels
were back when the Baptists took down the water-slide.

But the Catholic church came up with a very creative strategy!

They baptized all the squirrels and made them members of the church.
Now they only see them at Christmas and Easter.

Not much was heard from the Jewish synagogue; They took the first
squirrel and circumcised him. They haven't seen a squirrel since.

Now that is funny. I especially like the Easter and Christmas comment - made me laugh out loud.

MoKelly

 

[MossRoad]

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