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I have caught 7 or 8 of them with the Hav a Hart. I deport them. I don't like to kill any of God's animals, if I can help it.

You know you're posting on The Hunters Campfire not Facebook right?

We have non-native fox squirrels. They were brought here a century ago for their 'cuteness' qualities. Now they're a major menace. I do my part to return my place to the native wildlife...meaning squirrels don't get a pass. They get a 36gr lump of lead from my 22LR.

Fresh Cab rodent repellent. I keep a few bags in my hunting camper or in the engine compartment of a vehicle that is parked for a while. Works well.


I also use HavaHart traps to relocate squirrels but I spray paint their tails flo orange before release. If I see an orange tail in my yard it gets a pellet to the brain pan.

I've been saying that for a long time about illegal aliens. Before they're deported, put a large visible tattoo on each one. If that tattoo is ever seen in the US again, they disappear into some Gitmo-like place, never to be seen again.

The tech that replaced the harness put a product called Rodent Tape on the areas where they usually start chewing.
When the insurance adjuster came out to inspect the damage, it literally took him about 5 seconds.
He said "I know right where to look."

Interesting, they seem to like the area under my fuse box which is beside the wiper fluid reservoir on my Chevy.

I don't know if this works for squirrels but dad uses it under hoods of the tractors.

https://www.earthkind.com/product/fresh-cab-rodent-repellent/

No squirrels so far - thank goodness - but plenty of warfare with mice and pack rats.

One late model car has the soy based wiring insulation - rat ruined one sensor wire to initiate the battle. Cost $250 to fix. The protection now includes fruit baited traps, flashing strobe light in engine compartment, and poison. No trouble for almost 24 months.

The 20 to 55 year old vehicles do not have that tasty wire covering, but either type of rodent likes to rip out insulation/upholstery to build nests in the vehicle. Same treatment as above, plus floor traps outside and inside garage and - in that they look for dark places to nest - leave hoods partially open and light the interior. So far, it is working.

Also subject to shooting - any rodent around here is on death row.

I just bought some Fresh Cab off of Amazon. Looks like good stuff. Thanks for the tip.

%&**$$&!! RATS!

Little bastards will chew wiring and fuel lines. I know from experience.

Pack Rats are my demons at my place in Montana.
Gotta leave the hood up about 6 or 8 inches on outdoor stored vehicles, works well.

I read reviews that after a couple of weeks, mice will use Fresh Cab bags for nesting material.

Grandpa Gus's is pricey but works well and also comes in a spray.


https://www.amazon.com/Grandpa-Guss...p;hvtargid=pla-4584001431878820&th=1

Amazon sells small bottles of balsam fir oil, the active ingredient in Fresh Cab. Just top them up once every couple of weeks. It's kind of expensive but you only need a couple drops each time.

Get rid of them before they damage your wiring harnesses. It can cost thousands of $$$.
I repaired quite a few under hood damages especially from rats. It is costly.

-Ken

Had an old very rusty Chevy truck I wasn't driving any longer. No chance at hauling any gravel with it.

It was in the barn and still driveable.

A thunder car racer at work wanted the 350 for its 4 bolt main.

He came out and seemed so happy to have it, when he drove off.

He just got to town and the mouse nests on the exhaust manifolds caught fire.

Pre cell phone......he had to run to a house to call the fire department.

He accused me of setting him up.

That's the thanks I get for trying to help a racer out.

The yard quail like to get up in my wheel wells... I'm looking at the chitters through the screen door right now.

Kent

Sister lives in Tucson. When she bought a new car they kept her previous Avalon knowing my niece was only 15-18Mo from wanting a driver's license. Pack-rats raised all kinds of heck with the wiring which of course they didn't find until it was time for someone to start driving the car again.

Our camper is on a permanent spot in a campground on a lake. No squirrel troubles but there's plenty of mice around. I haven't had any over the winter the last 3yrs. I keep the grass short late-summer/fall. I'm a clean-freak inside, especially when I'm shutting down for the season. I use a bunch of those fresh-cab packets in the storage compartments and of course remove all the food and paper products. A heavy dose of pine cleaner on the linoleum and I shake on the powdered carpet cleaner last thing before I leave then vacuum it up in the spring.

For starters I kill every squirrel I see in our yard. I also keep Ramik, Tomcat around all the vehicles and boats. For some reason rats love to eat the shield on Garmin autopilot cables.

After days of heavy rains the field mice moved to the high ground which happened to be my house and ate the spark plug wires out of the wife’s car. It was suggested to me to put the vanilla air fresheners under the hood to overpower the smell of the soy products. Never had another incident.