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Jack Russell Terrier

Trapping.

Don't need pellet gun. 5 gallon bucket full of water to dunk trap in. Drown the bastard.

Judging by your name, I have a suspicion where you are.

You might try a Victor rat trap even, just make sure to wire it to something.

Maybe RatX if you want to go the poison route without endangering your dogs and such. I think that might be what removed the one I had eating the ornamentals in the yard.

let us know how whichever method you choose works out. The .17 would be way more fun than any of the trap/bait deals though.

Roll a pound of tanerrite in peanut butter then bird seed. Sit a heavy steel plate onto the top to divert blast and get 7-8 at once.

I used to promote the rat trap and peanut butter
thing, but since I learned how to use the 110's
in their runs, I've done 90% better
without the bother of baiting.
Just got one yesterday afternoon.
Got a small possum about 2 hours ago in the
reset. 2 pounds on the fishing scale.
Biggest I've caught in a 110 besides the duck
last year.
About the upper limit of a 110.
They're as cheap as a flimsy rat trap and
built 20 times better.

( I should say here that these are the bushy
tail tree squirrels- probably more destructive
than a ground squirrel)

Vasalia6mm: I would use a Rifle in caliber 17 Mach2.
These bullets are very frangible and the report is quiet enough not to bother many if any of the neighbors (if you have them) - richochets are extremely rare with these bullets (Hornady) and I can't recall ever hearing one when the offending Ground Squirrels are struck.
Badgers will be along next to make their den holes VERY large (if you have Badgers in the area) so get on top of this.
I have friends that "trap" them if shooting is not an option in your area.
I have never had to resort to that so not much help there.
What part of the world are you in?
Good luck.
Some faster breeds of dogs can catch them if that is an option - sic'em boy!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

We had 3 or 4 ground squirrels in a rock pile across the road from the new place. They would beeline across the road and end up under our deck. They also discovered the giant boulders I placed in the front yard and had decided to burrow under there as well. We have a Jack Russell that would chase them and end up in the road. We need a fence but may not get to it until next year. Anyhow, I shot one and threw him in the rockpile across the road and I guess it freaked the rest of them out, they haven't been back in two weeks.

Never seen that before. The little 17 HMR has some magical powers!

Poison peanuts down the hole(s).

Anything but poison. It may have unintended consequences later on.

What a great reason (excuse?) to buy a Beeman R-7!

17M2........kill every one I see

nuffsaid

Is there a non-secondary poison?

.22LR and .22 Beeman R9 springer.

Try the RatX or Mouse X as I mentioned.

Supposedly non-toxic to dogs, cats etc. Plugs up their GI system from what I've read. If you can get them to eat it, it might work. Might try mixing it in some peanut butter?

I had one bothering the tulip bulbs I had outside the dog yard. I tried the traps and missed it a couple of times and put out some RatX I have for the woodshed. Can't say for sure, but I haven't seen the thing for a few months. Works on rats and mice, so I figured a squirrel is kind of a big rat, sorta.

I’m going to hang a feeder by my garden, start catching them. They Fuucked up at least a hundred of my tomatoes this year

Netherlander Kookier Hunje, she's up to 24 now. One would think they would learn about the dog (killing machine) in the back yard.

Different approach for killing 60 squeakers an hour at a range of 200 yards with 223 in a alfalfa field....... and getting rid of one ground squirrel family in the backyard garden.

This 22 cal air rifle has a screw on suppressor
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IVKABXC
https://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Benjamin_Trail_NP_XL_Air_Rifle/2052#4170

These 22 cal hollow point pellets, when they become available again, are devastating.
https://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/JSB_Match_Diabolo_Hades_22_Cal_15_89_Grain_Hollowpoint_250_Count/1509

I'm gotten rid of about 40 so far this year... just two more yesterday....


The poisin I use on them is a 20 gr XTP out of a 17 HMR...

Shoveled up those two on a shovel and laid them out in an open area in the back yard...

went to the store, and came bag within 15 minutes..

The two carcasses were gone...Guess the turkey vulture found them real quick....

Big suckers... size of a good size tree squirrel...

Might have been others of their kind that ate them up John. They like protein in their diets from time to time. Eat each other's young or so I've read.

But the vultures are good at their jobs. Clean up road kill rabbits and kangaroo rats in the morning, nothing left by evening.