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Descendants of Samurai’s, Ninja like,
Quick cunning and elusive,
Firearms are not an option.
Lady Jane’s prize flower beds have been over taken,
Chipmunks……..mutha [bleep] must go,
The carnage and destruction is getting over the top.
Traps, buckets of water or what?
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What about the flower bed is different from previous years?
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Awwwww. They’re just a couple of “happy campers” just having some fun. 😊
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Not sure,
Other than very dry here the last 2 weeks, And we’ve spent much time watering….
They seem to be digging up the seeds?
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Awwwww. They’re just a couple of “happy campers” just having some fun. 😊 Squatters more like it.. Personal boundary’s have been crossed. The wife loves Wildlife, until they impact her flower beds, then it gets personal.
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Borrow the neighbor's cat.
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Is he for hire now and then?
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Rat traps baited with peanut butter. I had a bad red squirrel problem a couple years ago. Those little fuggers love to chew up wiring. Think I caught 11. Haven't seen one since.
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peanut butter on the bait arm of rat traps is a noce combo for chipmunks
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PB and a rat trap,
Game on…
Can’t imagine the thoughts going through the cashiers head when he/she rings up a dozen large rat traps,
Must be similar to ringing up Preparation H , Tampons or such….
Oh c’mon, I’m sure I’m not the only one here that’s BTDT.
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I like the little suckers but several years ago I declared war on them when they began pulling the gravel out of my patio retaining wall as well as tunneling under the sidewalks. I use a mix of rat traps, a box trap and CB shorts in the .22. I don't bait the rat traps because I'm sure to get gray & fox squirrels in them. Just put the rat traps where they're typically running - they're edge animals just like deer.  Put the box trap tight against the house or some sort of edge where they're running (in a flower bed you can likely funnel them into the box with 2x4's or something). ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/r4RM5mC.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/CKchcW7.jpg)
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Air Rifle, discriminating target selection, powerfull, cheap to shoot, accurate, and practice to boot.
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You need an air rifle for stealth hunting!
A Beeman R7 would be quiet, accurate and effective!
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Use a long gutter nail to anchor the traps down or they can disappear along with the somewhat injured rodent.
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Rat traps and bird seed works like a charm !
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Is he for hire now and then? Hahaha!!
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I think that you may be mistaken.. My chipmunks eat chicken wings The hard little end piece), little snakes and the occasional cherry tomato..
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You’re the apex predator OP. Lots of good solutions offered.
Pellet rifle
Live traps
Rat traps.
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