Fricken Squirrels.

[Wolfman]

Lil buggers been helping themselves to my matters. Was'nt but one every couple days at first. Then all of a sudden it went to 2 or 3 a day. When they got 8 in one day i declared war on the lil nut nibblers.
Rolled one out with the 410. Still looking for the other one that i know of. His days is numbered.

If they had stayed with the 4 plants i put out for them to raid things would of been ok. But noooo, they had to go hawg wild and live off them exclusively and get into MY plants. Wonder if they will have a matter taste to them?

[showmebob]

I've had my own brand of trouble with em!
Seems they love the trim around my front door. I had to replace it cause they chewed it all the way to the siding. The nails were sticking out in mid air where the trim board used to be. I always sprayed it with bug killer before I leave. And had also used deer off or something like it. Bought some new stuff to spray and also have a year round open season on any squirrels seen from the house. Anyone got any other solutions?

[Wolfman]

As long as it don't rain cayanee(sp) pepper works well. Mix it up in a strong solution(if your not afraid to get it on your hands it aint strang enough) then spray it libearly on what their chewing.

I ran one of the lil fuzzy arsed nut nibbleing matter stealers out of the garden this evening. Waited a lil bit then made a return engagement with the 410. He tried to make an escape but his lil short legs did'nt cover enough ground fast enough.

Slipped back down later this eveing looking for his lil gray cohort. It gave me the slip for a few minutes. I let it relax and went back a few minutes later and found it sauntering home lazily into the woods.
Soon seen it had a furry lil love interest so i waited untill they felt safe.
I 'almost felt guilty for the coitus interruptus i performed on them but takeing two with one shot was finacialy efficent as it took only 1 410 shell.

So thats four of the fence climbing matter stealing flea bearing lil nut nibblers ive put the hammer to in two days.
Now to see if more of my matters actualy get ripe before they get eaten.

At least the stupid diggin dillos have'nt been as much of a pain this year.

[showmebob]

Thanks for the tip Wolfman. Glad "hunting " has been good. Hope the garden turns out well!

[Wolfman]

Been an ongoing war. At first it was a one front war against the heat and returned drought of the last few years. A good stratagy of a daily barrage with a sprikeler head on the waterhose had held the enemy at bay. The troops had done well growing green and contributeing red fruit in abundance to the cause.

The suddenly on the flanks an insidious insurgancy erupted from the furred denziens of the surrounding wild lands.
Sneak attacks and soon to be daily raids had started to take a toll on the supply of red fruit.
As any general knows a war on two fronts is'nt to be strived for but sometimes their forced upon you by forces out of your control.
Patton would be proud of the response to a two front war. The original enemy though gaining a lil ground is still being held at bay. Though the green troops are'nt quite as energetic as they were. A good stretch of R&R in a couple of days of rain would do wonders for their moral.

The numbers of the insidious furred horde has been lessened considerably. No attacks were made today and no sightings of the enemyin the vicinity of their 'proposed' promised land has been made. Due dilligance will be upheld with heavy artillery at the ready to repulse any further attacks on the green troops supplying the red fruit of victory.

The continued barrage of heat has taken a toll on the yellow squash reinforcements as well as the sweet corn replacements.
Yellow supplies of the sweet varity have come through. But a continued supply dosent look good unless some R&R is forth comeing in the near future.
At least the masked raiders of the night have kept their distance. Most likely due to the patrol of a couple of faithfull 4 legged allies.

The auxzillery troops of green beans and okra have held up well through not getting supplies through as well as expected. The common enemy of the axis of dry has taken it's toll to an extent.
A late night misson of a barrage with the hose was made to instill good moral in the troops.
A constant eye will be kept open for the insidiuos furred partizans of the wild with hopes the tide has turned. ;D

[donkey]

I bet yer eyes are brown, aint they, Wolfie? hahaha

[Wolfman]

Now why do ya say that donkey? Every word was gospel.

I wish i had a couple of them automated sentries like from Alien 2 in 22 cal. Id set them up at the gardens edge so when the furred hordes attacked they would be decimated by full auto fire. I would'nt have to lift a finger. My four legged compatriots, patriots of the garden you might say, would gladly dispose of the dead and any wounded.
Ahh the joys of technology. Just wish i had it!

Was'nt so dry id rig up some tripwire flamethrowers and toast their lil bucktoothed smiles right off their faces. Turn em into rodent candles you might say. Course id probably set the whole friggen world on fire as dry as it is.
Hmmm, maybe their thristy. An inebriated squirrel would be an easy target. Think they might like red wine? Wont be giveing them any bloody marys.

[Wolfman]

The front has been held stable for a few days with recon patrols showing no evidance of infiltration. Until today!
Lil fricken nut nibbleing flea carrying tree climbers made a raid today costing me two of my red children...that i know of.
Increased patrols will be on order tomorrow.
Reinforcements of the small blonde type will be brought in as someones pumpkin got a couple of nibbles out of it.
A clean nut nibblers free zone is planned of 100 yards in every direction.

[Wolfman]

Ahhh the sweet taste of revenge! It seems the light rain we got this evening made the infiltraitors careless.
As we drove up the road from a supply run in the local town two of the lil matter stealing nut nibblers climbed the security fence and made a break for the safety of a nearby tree.
I put my small 10 year old asistant out at the base of the tree and went for the artillery.
Upon my return she created a diversion causeing the Love Fruit theives to scurry around the tree. One was executed immediately!
The second tried to run for it into neighboring treetops. She was hunted down with extreme prejudice!
Dogs got some fresh bloody nibbles and i got two meat carcases for the fridge. A bar-b-q seems to be in order.

The supply of reinforcement for the matter stealing nut nibblers is infinite. BUT, at this time the thefts have probably been stopped for a short time.
The insidious lil bassturds have even called in their own reinforcements of big green worms to try and distract me. 5 of those met their maker this evening. Leaf munching lil malcontents! The battle goes on.

[Wolfman]

The insidious nut nibbleing lil bassturds have now elicited the help of the d@mn diggin dillers in their escapades of the garden.
It's not bad enough i've got at least one matter stealing lil flea bag to deal with plus their lil green leaf eatting allies. Now the d@mn diggin dillers are getting into the act.
While walking the lil lab/dasuhundt(sp) house dog i stumbled across a half grown diller near the garden.
4 legged assitance was immediately elicited and the chase ended in the garden. Dillers run right up and over chicken wire fence like it's level ground!
In the ensueing battle before i could put a shovel to the dillers lil pointy head he trampled a couple of my okra plants.
Now here's a point to remember: When you put the point of a shovel to the back of a diller head they ROLL like a Mad ball! Lil aroured arse rolled over about a dozen plants before i could put an end to his antics.
Of course then the dog had to get into the garden and run over a couple trying to figure out how to get back out. Needlessto say about a dozen okra plants are the worse for the wear.
Full scale war has been declared again on the dillers after a lull in the action.
Future expeditions are planned of a night into the surrounding forrest over the next few nights to combat them in their home territory. Buckshot may even be used. Lil root n bug eattin dinosaur throwbacks!

[donkey]

Sounds like ya need a modified 7 iron.

Yer already teed off. hahahaha

[Whiskers]

donkey said:

Sounds like ya need a modified 7 iron.

Yer already teed off. hahahaha

[Sinker]

Whiskers, maybe ya need ta rename this th Becker Box in honor of Wolf's Cousin John!!!!

[Wolfman]

"The Garden Wars" would be more apropriate. I think a 410 outweighs a 7 iron and a 12ga with buckshot definitely trumps a measely 7 iorn.

d@mn rodents got three matters already this morning! Im about to unleash armageddon on their whole d@mn clan in the surrounding forrest.

[Whiskers]

Becker would be proud
I've not commented on the squirrels because I had a war with them last year,so far the truce is going well this year.