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Climb up there on a ladder in your underwear and whack it with a baseball bat.....that's how I get rid of them.... Haha. Beat me to it. 
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If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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We have a lot of bald-faced hornets here in Minnesota and that oblong nest is odd. I don't know your location in Texas, but the distribution map shows they're not real widespread. Also, bald-faced queens start new nests each year, so one that size would most likely be last year's and dead.
Have you looked at Mexican Honey Wasps? They're south Texas, but the big oblong nest seems a better match.
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
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I've always known them as White Faced Hornets but that's just another name for the same thing. They range all the way up into Canada. Back in the 70's I helped eradicate a nest of them that was too close to the cabin my buddy lived in up in the woods. Nest was about 2 ft. high, and about 15 or 20 feet up in a tree. We got 5 or 6 guys with shotguns and fired into it all at once and ran like hell. It worked and they never returned.
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Campfire Ranger
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I found a massive one hanging from a branch overhanging a bayou off of the Pascagoula River. I with my Redhawk 44 magnum, and my buddy with his 22, went to work on it. It took a while, but we dropped it.
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NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
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Hate those evil bastards. Bald faced hornets have the nastiest venom of them all, at least IMHO.
I'd ruther have half a dozen yellowjackets bombing me than just 1 of those pricks.
I concur with previous posts, a video would be most excellent! Wear a GoPro so viewers get the full experience.
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If your sprayer will reach it lorsban will take em out. And doesn’t seem to piss em off..
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We have a lot of bald-faced hornets here in Minnesota and that oblong nest is odd. I don't know your location in Texas, but the distribution map shows they're not real widespread. Also, bald-faced queens start new nests each year, so one that size would most likely be last year's and dead.
Have you looked at Mexican Honey Wasps? They're south Texas, but the big oblong nest seems a better match. Could be Mexican Honey wasps. I've seen those down by Monterey Mexico, but not in Texas. Even tasted their honey. Wasn't bad.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Grab a ladder, trash bag, 12 pack of your choosing, and a buddy. Drink till dark, have the buddy climb the ladder and slip the trash bag over the nest and pull it down...... Film the event...... 👍
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Dynamite. Just in case they are those Murder Hornets.
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call your ag. dep. down here some body will come out at night and suck them out for anti venom . they got 12lbs. hornets out of one on our lease And a big hive can be worth some nice cash on flea bay.
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The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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The Bald Faced Hornet is one of the orneriest critters on the planet, out done only by the Africanized Honey Bee.
Paul
"I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D.
Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
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Grab a ladder, trash bag, 12 pack of your choosing, and a buddy. Drink till dark, have the buddy climb the ladder and slip the trash bag over the nest and pull it down...... Film the event...... 👍 Naw, put that sumbich in a briefcase and put the briefcase on the side of the road and film..........
Paul
"I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D.
Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
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Redneck pinata. Some tequila w/ Lone Star chasers and a slingblade.
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Don't wish it were easier
Wish you were better
Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that.
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You're supposed to throw a rock at it and run away  I am NOT getting out of that tractor cab!  Glad you have a cab. Had a customer hospitalized when he dozed a tree with wasp in it. Nearly done him in. His wife told to sell the dozer and get one with a cab.
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“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
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Climb up there on a ladder in your underwear and whack it with a baseball bat.....that's how I get rid of them.... Haha. Beat me to it. Dumb hurts as it should boys. I’ve got some very good dumb hurts experience when it comes to those damn things. I’m like the little boy and the mud puddle when it comes to the hornets and just can’t leave them alone but I always win the war. One of the best was putting a garbage bag over the nest and cutting the limb off and taking it to the park and ride. One of the employees was in a pissing match with a guy there and was losing so I packed the bag back in my canopy to the park and ride. Nobody left anything in the vehicles and didn’t lock the doors or they would break the window to steal nothing so I opened the door and set the bag in the front seat ripped the bag and slammed the door. I wished I could have saw his reaction and he decided to call a truce.
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What about one of those cute little yellow salt pistols we read so much about on an earlier thread...
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Damn! That’s a big one Barry! Never seen one like that here in N. TX. Glad you didn’t get stung.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Grab a ladder, trash bag, 12 pack of your choosing, and a buddy. Drink till dark, have the buddy climb the ladder and slip the trash bag over the nest and pull it down...... Film the event...... 👍 Naw, put that sumbich in a briefcase and put the briefcase on the side of the road and film.......... Leave it on the sidewalk out in front of negro beer joint The ole ‘wildcat trick in a suitcase’ trick lmao
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