Most expanding hollowpoint .22?

We have a squirrel problem. Non native Gray Squirrels and native Red
Squirrels. I didn't care about the red ones until they developed a
taste for my decks and deck furniture. The Gray Squirrels are just
pests and they cause all sorts of trouble here. They only appeared a
few years ago on the part of the island where we live but they do
breed fast and the only thing is to kill them. Trap and release on the
mainland is not getting enogh of them. So, I finally began shooting
the damn things last summer. And the hollow point bullets I have been
using don't always expand. About 60% go clean through with little
damage. This means the squirrel dies slowly and I don't like that. I
have been using Federal 36 grain copper plated high velocity HP and
Remington Subsonic HP rounds. I am getting the same results from both
rounds. If I hit a Red Squirrel head on the bullets will expand and
the kill is instant. But if the shot is broadside there is a chance it
will just go straight through. This means I have to find the poor
animal before it crawls off so I can kill it. A couple times I haven't
found one that I know I have shot. The Gray Squirrels are bigger so
there is a better chance of bullet expansion but sometimes broadside
shots go right through them too. I need a bullet that will expand
significantly as soonas it hits. Any advice?
Thanks,
Eric

 

On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 9:04:58 AM UTC-7, et...@whidbey.com wrote:

We have a squirrel problem. Non native Gray Squirrels and native Red
Squirrels. I didn't care about the red ones until they developed a
taste for my decks and deck furniture. The Gray Squirrels are just
pests and they cause all sorts of trouble here. They only appeared a
few years ago on the part of the island where we live but they do
breed fast and the only thing is to kill them. Trap and release on the
mainland is not getting enogh of them. So, I finally began shooting
the damn things last summer. And the hollow point bullets I have been
using don't always expand. About 60% go clean through with little
damage. This means the squirrel dies slowly and I don't like that. I
have been using Federal 36 grain copper plated high velocity HP and
Remington Subsonic HP rounds. I am getting the same results from both
rounds. If I hit a Red Squirrel head on the bullets will expand and
the kill is instant. But if the shot is broadside there is a chance it
will just go straight through. This means I have to find the poor
animal before it crawls off so I can kill it. A couple times I haven't
found one that I know I have shot. The Gray Squirrels are bigger so
there is a better chance of bullet expansion but sometimes broadside
shots go right through them too. I need a bullet that will expand
significantly as soonas it hits. Any advice?
Thanks,
Eric

Does a hollow-point .22 pellet rifle work?

Otherwise, I dunno, .223/5.56mm? Those go at Mach 2.5 though, right?

Michael

 

On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 9:04:58 AM UTC-7, et...@whidbey.com wrote:

We have a squirrel problem. Non native Gray Squirrels and native Red
Squirrels. I didn't care about the red ones until they developed a
taste for my decks and deck furniture. The Gray Squirrels are just
pests and they cause all sorts of trouble here. They only appeared a
few years ago on the part of the island where we live but they do
breed fast and the only thing is to kill them. Trap and release on the
mainland is not getting enogh of them. So, I finally began shooting
the damn things last summer. And the hollow point bullets I have been
using don't always expand. About 60% go clean through with little
damage. This means the squirrel dies slowly and I don't like that. I
have been using Federal 36 grain copper plated high velocity HP and
Remington Subsonic HP rounds. I am getting the same results from both
rounds. If I hit a Red Squirrel head on the bullets will expand and
the kill is instant. But if the shot is broadside there is a chance it
will just go straight through. This means I have to find the poor
animal before it crawls off so I can kill it. A couple times I haven't
found one that I know I have shot. The Gray Squirrels are bigger so
there is a better chance of bullet expansion but sometimes broadside
shots go right through them too. I need a bullet that will expand
significantly as soonas it hits. Any advice?
Thanks,
Eric

According to these guys, don't use hollow point; use solid ammo.

http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/rimfires/83957-squirrels-22-solids-vs-hollow-tips.html

Good luck!

Michael

 

[Jim Thompson]

On Wed, 18 May 2016 09:10:15 -0700, etpm@whidbey.com wrote:

We have a squirrel problem. Non native Gray Squirrels and native Red
Squirrels. I didn't care about the red ones until they developed a
taste for my decks and deck furniture. The Gray Squirrels are just
pests and they cause all sorts of trouble here. They only appeared a
few years ago on the part of the island where we live but they do
breed fast and the only thing is to kill them. Trap and release on the
mainland is not getting enogh of them. So, I finally began shooting
the damn things last summer. And the hollow point bullets I have been
using don't always expand. About 60% go clean through with little
damage. This means the squirrel dies slowly and I don't like that. I
have been using Federal 36 grain copper plated high velocity HP and
Remington Subsonic HP rounds. I am getting the same results from both
rounds. If I hit a Red Squirrel head on the bullets will expand and
the kill is instant. But if the shot is broadside there is a chance it
will just go straight through. This means I have to find the poor
animal before it crawls off so I can kill it. A couple times I haven't
found one that I know I have shot. The Gray Squirrels are bigger so
there is a better chance of bullet expansion but sometimes broadside
shots go right through them too. I need a bullet that will expand
significantly as soonas it hits. Any advice?
Thanks,
Eric

I had a problem with ground squirrels in Ahwatukee. Found a spray
that would repel squirrels and deer... don't remember the brand now,
but it worked.

Why not just use a shotgun?

You could resort to filing an "X" in the end of the lead >:-}

...Jim Thompson
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[Julian Barnes]

On Wed, 18 May 2016 09:10:15 -0700, etpm wrote:
Any advice?

Thanks,
Eric

Yeah, go with a .50"AE round. The half-mile radius of squirrel body parts
will scare the others away at the same time; job done.

 

[David Eather]

On Thu, 19 May 2016 04:42:22 +1000, Jim Thompson
<To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@on-my-web-site.com> wrote:

On Wed, 18 May 2016 09:10:15 -0700, etpm@whidbey.com wrote:

We have a squirrel problem. Non native Gray Squirrels and native Red
Squirrels. I didn't care about the red ones until they developed a
taste for my decks and deck furniture. The Gray Squirrels are just
pests and they cause all sorts of trouble here. They only appeared a
few years ago on the part of the island where we live but they do
breed fast and the only thing is to kill them. Trap and release on the
mainland is not getting enogh of them. So, I finally began shooting
the damn things last summer. And the hollow point bullets I have been
using don't always expand. About 60% go clean through with little
damage. This means the squirrel dies slowly and I don't like that. I
have been using Federal 36 grain copper plated high velocity HP and
Remington Subsonic HP rounds. I am getting the same results from both
rounds. If I hit a Red Squirrel head on the bullets will expand and
the kill is instant. But if the shot is broadside there is a chance it
will just go straight through. This means I have to find the poor
animal before it crawls off so I can kill it. A couple times I haven't
found one that I know I have shot. The Gray Squirrels are bigger so
there is a better chance of bullet expansion but sometimes broadside
shots go right through them too. I need a bullet that will expand
significantly as soonas it hits. Any advice?
Thanks,
Eric

I had a problem with ground squirrels in Ahwatukee. Found a spray
that would repel squirrels and deer... don't remember the brand now,
but it worked.

Why not just use a shotgun?

You could resort to filing an "X" in the end of the lead >:-}

...Jim Thompson

yeah, .410 shot gun with small steel shot will get the job done and won't
be dangerous to anything at a bit of distance.

 

Actually all this bullshit about accuracy it bullshit. Unless you are a marksman with a scope usually, you have just about no chance of hitting a squirrel at 100 yards. That is a football field, ever been on one ? I could almost be sure to hit a person at that rnge but I would rather not stake my life on it. My eyesight is shit, but that is not the main thing in shooting. Once you know how to shoot you can be damnear blind and deadly.

Most normal people, and that includes cops, some of which can shoot a little nit better but most can't, can actually hit the broad side of a barn but not much more. And most, when faced with a situation where they have to shoot someone will try to aim too fast and miss, and might get killed in the scenario.

So anyway, shooting squirrels you want to be close, I would sat 75 feet tops. Also remember every foot going through the air slows the thing down.

You know, everyone thinks they are the best driver on the road. When this attitude spreads to shooting guns we might have a problem. I HAVE FELLED A PIGEON IN FLIGHT WITH A .177 BB GUN.

More later.

T^T

 

On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 9:06:29 AM UTC-7, et...@whidbey.com wrote:

On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 18:02:49 -0700 (PDT), jurb6006@gmail.com wrote:

Actually all this bullshit about accuracy it bullshit. Unless you are a marksman with a scope usually, you have just about no chance of hitting a squirrel at 100 yards. That is a football field, ever been on one ? I could almost be sure to hit a person at that rnge but I would rather not stake my life on it. My eyesight is shit, but that is not the main thing in shooting. Once you know how to shoot you can be damnear blind and deadly.

Most normal people, and that includes cops, some of which can shoot a little nit better but most can't, can actually hit the broad side of a barn but not much more. And most, when faced with a situation where they have to shoot someone will try to aim too fast and miss, and might get killed in the scenario.

So anyway, shooting squirrels you want to be close, I would sat 75 feet tops. Also remember every foot going through the air slows the thing down.

You know, everyone thinks they are the best driver on the road. When this attitude spreads to shooting guns we might have a problem. I HAVE FELLED A PIGEON IN FLIGHT WITH A .177 BB GUN.

More later.

T^T
I don't shoot at squirrels at 100 yard distances. Even at 75 feet some
ammo will not repeat within a 1 inch group. Anyway, I posted this in
the wrong group by accident but still appreciate the helpful comments.
Eric

The ultimate squirrel removal tool!

http://c8.alamy.com/comp/DEE94T/cannons-in-the-bastion-sutters-fort-state-historic-park-sacramento-DEE94T.jpg

Michael

 

[George Herold]

On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 12:06:29 PM UTC-4, et...@whidbey.com wrote:

On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 18:02:49 -0700 (PDT), jurb6006@gmail.com wrote:

Actually all this bullshit about accuracy it bullshit. Unless you are a marksman with a scope usually, you have just about no chance of hitting a squirrel at 100 yards. That is a football field, ever been on one ? I could almost be sure to hit a person at that rnge but I would rather not stake my life on it. My eyesight is shit, but that is not the main thing in shooting. Once you know how to shoot you can be damnear blind and deadly.

Most normal people, and that includes cops, some of which can shoot a little nit better but most can't, can actually hit the broad side of a barn but not much more. And most, when faced with a situation where they have to shoot someone will try to aim too fast and miss, and might get killed in the scenario.

So anyway, shooting squirrels you want to be close, I would sat 75 feet tops. Also remember every foot going through the air slows the thing down.

You know, everyone thinks they are the best driver on the road. When this attitude spreads to shooting guns we might have a problem. I HAVE FELLED A PIGEON IN FLIGHT WITH A .177 BB GUN.

More later.

T^T
I don't shoot at squirrels at 100 yard distances. Even at 75 feet some
ammo will not repeat within a 1 inch group. Anyway, I posted this in
the wrong group by accident but still appreciate the helpful comments.
Eric

Hi Eric, I wanted to say I was thinking of you the other day.
I've got a squirrel/chipmunk problems too. They get into the
bird feeders my wife puts up.. and then eventually find their way into the
garage...(pet door) and into the "mother load" of bird seed.
They totally trashed the garage one year...
"Never again", I vowed.
So now I see my job as creating a squirrel sink (as opposed to source.)
near the bird feeders. With a constant diffusion of squirrels into the
depleted area, my job never ends.
I use a BB gun, with pellets, and (as you say) that
doesn't always do the job. And I end up feeling like shit, with the
critter writhing on the ground. I then have to bash it with a shovel or axe.

I would really like a solution that didn't leave me feeling so bad.

George H.

 

On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 18:02:49 -0700 (PDT), jurb6006@gmail.com wrote:

Actually all this bullshit about accuracy it bullshit. Unless you are a marksman with a scope usually, you have just about no chance of hitting a squirrel at 100 yards. That is a football field, ever been on one ? I could almost be sure to hit a person at that rnge but I would rather not stake my life on it. My eyesight is shit, but that is not the main thing in shooting. Once you know how to shoot you can be damnear blind and deadly.

Most normal people, and that includes cops, some of which can shoot a little nit better but most can't, can actually hit the broad side of a barn but not much more. And most, when faced with a situation where they have to shoot someone will try to aim too fast and miss, and might get killed in the scenario.

So anyway, shooting squirrels you want to be close, I would sat 75 feet tops. Also remember every foot going through the air slows the thing down.

You know, everyone thinks they are the best driver on the road. When this attitude spreads to shooting guns we might have a problem. I HAVE FELLED A PIGEON IN FLIGHT WITH A .177 BB GUN.

More later.

T^T

I don't shoot at squirrels at 100 yard distances. Even at 75 feet some
ammo will not repeat within a 1 inch group. Anyway, I posted this in
the wrong group by accident but still appreciate the helpful comments.
Eric

 

[George Herold]

On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 8:37:10 PM UTC-4, et...@whidbey.com wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:07:27 -0700 (PDT), George Herold
gherold@teachspin.com> wrote:

On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 12:06:29 PM UTC-4, et...@whidbey.com wrote:
On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 18:02:49 -0700 (PDT), jurb6006@gmail.com wrote:

Actually all this bullshit about accuracy it bullshit. Unless you are a marksman with a scope usually, you have just about no chance of hitting a squirrel at 100 yards. That is a football field, ever been on one ? I could almost be sure to hit a person at that rnge but I would rather not stake my life on it. My eyesight is shit, but that is not the main thing in shooting. Once you know how to shoot you can be damnear blind and deadly.

Most normal people, and that includes cops, some of which can shoot a little nit better but most can't, can actually hit the broad side of a barn but not much more. And most, when faced with a situation where they have to shoot someone will try to aim too fast and miss, and might get killed in the scenario.

So anyway, shooting squirrels you want to be close, I would sat 75 feet tops. Also remember every foot going through the air slows the thing down.

You know, everyone thinks they are the best driver on the road. When this attitude spreads to shooting guns we might have a problem. I HAVE FELLED A PIGEON IN FLIGHT WITH A .177 BB GUN.

More later.

T^T
I don't shoot at squirrels at 100 yard distances. Even at 75 feet some
ammo will not repeat within a 1 inch group. Anyway, I posted this in
the wrong group by accident but still appreciate the helpful comments.
Eric

Hi Eric, I wanted to say I was thinking of you the other day.
I've got a squirrel/chipmunk problems too. They get into the
bird feeders my wife puts up.. and then eventually find their way into the
garage...(pet door) and into the "mother load" of bird seed.
They totally trashed the garage one year...
"Never again", I vowed.
So now I see my job as creating a squirrel sink (as opposed to source.)
near the bird feeders. With a constant diffusion of squirrels into the
depleted area, my job never ends.
I use a BB gun, with pellets, and (as you say) that
doesn't always do the job. And I end up feeling like shit, with the
critter writhing on the ground. I then have to bash it with a shovel or axe.

I would really like a solution that didn't leave me feeling so bad.

George H.

Yeah George, it sucks. I'm all with living in peace with all the
critters around the house as long as they stay out of the house and
don't chew up the porch, deck and deck furniture. Our decks and porch
are a tropical hardwood, Purple Heart, and maybe it's the extreme
hardness the rodents like, wearing down their teeth. I only go after
the squirrels that invade my space, the other ones farther out are in
no danger from me. Since it looks like no ammo is going to reliably
expand I have instead been trying different ammos in my rifles, trying
to find the best ammo for each rifle. It is interesting how one ammo
will shoot great out of one rifle but not so great out of another.
Once I find the best ammo for each rifle I will use that ammo and go
for head shots.
Eric

Grin, We put a cat door into the house, the first spring,
before you know it, we've got three chimpmunks living in the house.
(brought in by the cats as "play things", I guess.)
(The cat door has a one way lock, now set to out only,
except in winter.)

I've only got one BB gun, I shoot a lot of copper
clad BB's too. I figure it I hit 'em in the leg,
(break it) and they go off somewhere else that's fine too.

I've also got this "thing" with yellow bellied sap suckers.
They love this one tree, right on the east side of the house,
shades the kitchen and dinning room windows. I haven't
taken the BB gun to them, but maybe that's next.
(being hit with an air soft gun has no effect... long term.)
My current strategy, is to fill in the holes they make
with roofing tar... I've got hundred's of sugar maples in the woods,
just leave this one alone.

George H.

 

On Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:07:27 -0700 (PDT), George Herold
<gherold@teachspin.com> wrote:

On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 12:06:29 PM UTC-4, et...@whidbey.com wrote:
On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 18:02:49 -0700 (PDT), jurb6006@gmail.com wrote:

Actually all this bullshit about accuracy it bullshit. Unless you are a marksman with a scope usually, you have just about no chance of hitting a squirrel at 100 yards. That is a football field, ever been on one ? I could almost be sure to hit a person at that rnge but I would rather not stake my life on it. My eyesight is shit, but that is not the main thing in shooting. Once you know how to shoot you can be damnear blind and deadly.

Most normal people, and that includes cops, some of which can shoot a little nit better but most can't, can actually hit the broad side of a barn but not much more. And most, when faced with a situation where they have to shoot someone will try to aim too fast and miss, and might get killed in the scenario.

So anyway, shooting squirrels you want to be close, I would sat 75 feet tops. Also remember every foot going through the air slows the thing down.

You know, everyone thinks they are the best driver on the road. When this attitude spreads to shooting guns we might have a problem. I HAVE FELLED A PIGEON IN FLIGHT WITH A .177 BB GUN.

More later.

T^T
I don't shoot at squirrels at 100 yard distances. Even at 75 feet some
ammo will not repeat within a 1 inch group. Anyway, I posted this in
the wrong group by accident but still appreciate the helpful comments.
Eric

Hi Eric, I wanted to say I was thinking of you the other day.
I've got a squirrel/chipmunk problems too. They get into the
bird feeders my wife puts up.. and then eventually find their way into the
garage...(pet door) and into the "mother load" of bird seed.
They totally trashed the garage one year...
"Never again", I vowed.
So now I see my job as creating a squirrel sink (as opposed to source.)
near the bird feeders. With a constant diffusion of squirrels into the
depleted area, my job never ends.
I use a BB gun, with pellets, and (as you say) that
doesn't always do the job. And I end up feeling like shit, with the
critter writhing on the ground. I then have to bash it with a shovel or axe.

I would really like a solution that didn't leave me feeling so bad.

George H.

Yeah George, it sucks. I'm all with living in peace with all the
critters around the house as long as they stay out of the house and
don't chew up the porch, deck and deck furniture. Our decks and porch
are a tropical hardwood, Purple Heart, and maybe it's the extreme
hardness the rodents like, wearing down their teeth. I only go after
the squirrels that invade my space, the other ones farther out are in
no danger from me. Since it looks like no ammo is going to reliably
expand I have instead been trying different ammos in my rifles, trying
to find the best ammo for each rifle. It is interesting how one ammo
will shoot great out of one rifle but not so great out of another.
Once I find the best ammo for each rifle I will use that ammo and go
for head shots.
Eric

 

[George Herold]

On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 8:02:44 AM UTC-4, Bob Masta wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:07:27 -0700 (PDT), George Herold
gherold@teachspin.com> wrote:


Hi Eric, I wanted to say I was thinking of you the other day. =20
I've got a squirrel/chipmunk problems too. They get into the=20
bird feeders my wife puts up.. and then eventually find their way into the=
=20
garage...(pet door) and into the "mother load" of bird seed. =20
They totally trashed the garage one year...=20
"Never again", I vowed. =20
So now I see my job as creating a squirrel sink (as opposed to source.)=20
near the bird feeders. With a constant diffusion of squirrels into the=20
depleted area, my job never ends. =20
I use a BB gun, with pellets, and (as you say) that=20
doesn't always do the job. And I end up feeling like shit, with the=20
critter writhing on the ground. I then have to bash it with a shovel or ax=
e.=20

I would really like a solution that didn't leave me feeling so bad. =20

George H. =20

As far as the bird feeders, you can critter-proof them by:

1) putting them on a metal pole the critters can't climb,

OR

2) using a wide conical baffle on the pole below the feeder,


OR

3) by hanging them from an overhead wire.

In all cases, of course, you have to place the feeder so the
critter can't jump to it from above. I run a
plastic-covered line between the porch and a tree, then hang
the feeder from that.

Hmm, maybe... the blue jay "gang" comes in and knocks all the seed
onto the ground. My wife sprinkles more on tree stumps nearby.
The chipmunks just grub around on the ground.

George H.

Best regards,


Bob Masta

DAQARTA v9.20
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www.daqarta.com
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Frequency Counter, Pitch Track, Pitch-to-MIDI
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Science with your sound card!

 

[Bob Masta]

On Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:07:27 -0700 (PDT), George Herold
<gherold@teachspin.com> wrote:

Hi Eric, I wanted to say I was thinking of you the other day. =20
I've got a squirrel/chipmunk problems too. They get into the=20
bird feeders my wife puts up.. and then eventually find their way into the=
=20
garage...(pet door) and into the "mother load" of bird seed. =20
They totally trashed the garage one year...=20
"Never again", I vowed. =20
So now I see my job as creating a squirrel sink (as opposed to source.)=20
near the bird feeders. With a constant diffusion of squirrels into the=20
depleted area, my job never ends. =20
I use a BB gun, with pellets, and (as you say) that=20
doesn't always do the job. And I end up feeling like shit, with the=20
critter writhing on the ground. I then have to bash it with a shovel or ax=
e.=20

I would really like a solution that didn't leave me feeling so bad. =20

George H. =20

As far as the bird feeders, you can critter-proof them by:

1) putting them on a metal pole the critters can't climb,

OR

2) using a wide conical baffle on the pole below the feeder,


OR

3) by hanging them from an overhead wire.

In all cases, of course, you have to place the feeder so the
critter can't jump to it from above. I run a
plastic-covered line between the porch and a tree, then hang
the feeder from that.

Best regards,


Bob Masta

DAQARTA v9.20
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
www.daqarta.com
Scope, Spectrum, Spectrogram, Sound Level Meter
Frequency Counter, Pitch Track, Pitch-to-MIDI
FREE 8-channel Signal Generator, DaqMusiq generator
Science with your sound card!

 

[David Eather]

On Tue, 07 Jun 2016 22:03:13 +1000, Bob Masta <N0Spam@daqarta.com> wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:07:27 -0700 (PDT), George Herold
gherold@teachspin.com> wrote:


Hi Eric, I wanted to say I was thinking of you the other day. =20
I've got a squirrel/chipmunk problems too. They get into the=20
bird feeders my wife puts up.. and then eventually find their way into
the=
=20
garage...(pet door) and into the "mother load" of bird seed. =20
They totally trashed the garage one year...=20
"Never again", I vowed. =20
So now I see my job as creating a squirrel sink (as opposed to
source.)=20
near the bird feeders. With a constant diffusion of squirrels into
the=20
depleted area, my job never ends. =20
I use a BB gun, with pellets, and (as you say) that=20
doesn't always do the job. And I end up feeling like shit, with the=20
critter writhing on the ground. I then have to bash it with a shovel
or ax=
e.=20

I would really like a solution that didn't leave me feeling so bad. =20

George H. =20

As far as the bird feeders, you can critter-proof them by:

1) putting them on a metal pole the critters can't climb,

OR

2) using a wide conical baffle on the pole below the feeder,


OR

3) by hanging them from an overhead wire.

In all cases, of course, you have to place the feeder so the
critter can't jump to it from above. I run a
plastic-covered line between the porch and a tree, then hang
the feeder from that.

Best regards,


Bob Masta
DAQARTA v9.20
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
www.daqarta.com
Scope, Spectrum, Spectrogram, Sound Level Meter
Frequency Counter, Pitch Track, Pitch-to-MIDI
FREE 8-channel Signal Generator, DaqMusiq generator
Science with your sound car

now that is the best and most humane solution - put the feeder where the
squirrels can't get it. The only thing I would say is do it when they
don't have young.