Would a decent air rifle kill a grey squirrel?

[227bhp]

I'd stop feeding the birds and hence everything else, they don't need feeding and are perfectly capable of finding their own food.
One of my friends next door neighbours does it all year round for some reason, it's not uncommon to see rats in the garden eaten the fallen food so maybe you'll have some of those to shoot soon too.

[Fartgalen]

Maximum permissible power and a .177 is what I use.
Not had squirrel problems for a while, and never had to take a second shot to finish the job.

[mybrainhurts]

Vandenberg said:

Was talking with an american colleague who is having critter trouble, although his is a 200lb wild Hog causing him trouble.

He said if he couldn't shoot it he was going to bait it and tannerite it.

I had to look it up, and surely this is a worthy PH method of eliminating vermin from your land.

https://youtu.be/4_F1YevSy7I

Don't click if your a vegan.

...Aspirin for Mr Hog

[Timmy40]

Foliage said:

Couldn't you put your bird feeder in the middle of a pond, would squirrel swim too it?

I like your thinking, trap them on an arificial island then shoot the fkers as they run around with no where to escape.

[dci]

An alternative if you don't want to commit to buying all the kit or the risk of injuring one would be to visit the hunting life forum and ask one of the experienced shooters on there to come and show you how it's done and provide you with a bit of free practise. There are plenty all over the UK who would be more than happy to help you out.

[CaptainSlow]

Thinking of what the UK version of this would be?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubt19wLNcKM

[Squirrelofwoe]

Timmy40 said:

Foliage said:

Couldn't you put your bird feeder in the middle of a pond, would squirrel swim too it?

I like your thinking, trap them on an artificial island then shoot the fkers as they run around with no where to escape.

If they had managed to swim to the island, presumably they would also be able to swim away from it?

[leigh1050]

Just to add with the traps keep your eye on them as I accidentally caught a Jay who was a bit pissed off when I let it go.

[Timmy40]

Squirrelofwoe said:

Timmy40 said:

Foliage said:

Couldn't you put your bird feeder in the middle of a pond, would squirrel swim too it?

I like your thinking, trap them on an artificial island then shoot the fkers as they run around with no where to escape.

If they had managed to swim to the island, presumably they would also be able to swim away from it?

Sorry, I've completely forgotten to mention electric fences ( most unlike me ) so run an electric fence around the island, just before the shooting starts flick the switch to energise the fence. Ha ha now whose clever Mr Squirrel! It's an electric shock or an airgun pellet ( in North Korea they'd use an anti aircraft gun for the job ).

[don4l]

I cannot understand why anybody would want to kill a harmless squirrel.

They are very easy to relocate, or you can use electronic devices to keep them away from your birdfeeder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpcRhflUbcg&in...

[Mr GrimNasty]

don4l said:

They are very easy to relocate.

"The grey squirrel is regarded as an invasive non-native species following its inclusion under Schedule 9 of the WCA. Grey squirrels are also listed in the IUCN international list of 100 worst invasive non-native species. This highlights the damage that grey squirrels cause to our native flora and fauna; a problem severe enough to be recognised at a level of global significance. As such, the grey squirrel is regarded as a pest species and is afforded no protection under the WCA. Under Schedule 9 of the WCA, it is illegal to release a grey squirrel into the wild, or allow one to escape. This means if you trap one, you are obliged to humanely dispatch it. You must not let it go as this act would be illegal."

[Vitorio]

Wow, so you are legally required to off it if you catch one... You know you've pissed off too many people when the "or alive" is scratched from your wanted poster..

I say air rifle away OP!

[don4l]

Mr GrimNasty said:

don4l said:

They are very easy to relocate.

"The grey squirrel is regarded as an invasive non-native species following its inclusion under Schedule 9 of the WCA. Grey squirrels are also listed in the IUCN international list of 100 worst invasive non-native species. This highlights the damage that grey squirrels cause to our native flora and fauna; a problem severe enough to be recognised at a level of global significance. As such, the grey squirrel is regarded as a pest species and is afforded no protection under the WCA. Under Schedule 9 of the WCA, it is illegal to release a grey squirrel into the wild, or allow one to escape. This means if you trap one, you are obliged to humanely dispatch it. You must not let it go as this act would be illegal."

My relocation methods did not involve trapping them.

I suspect that you didn't watch the videos that I linked.

[AlexRS2782]

Impasse said:

Courtesy irocfan from the gif thread:

Well, that's cheered me right up Tempted to get something similar, for some amusement value, to wind up the couple of greys that visit my back garden and it would make a change from soaking them with a small jug of water or squirting them with a super-soaker

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Wednesday 25th May 17:43

[littlebasher]

Timmy40 said:

Replace the squirrel with rats taking food from the bird table. Do you still feel the same?

Rats were the cause of the bubonic plague, but that's some time ago. I propose to you any disease a rat could spread a squirrel could equally carry.

Yet I assume you don't share the same animosity with squirrels that you do with rats, do you?

[DonkeyApple]

Mr GrimNasty said:

"The grey squirrel is regarded as an invasive non-native species following its inclusion under Schedule 9 of the WCA. Grey squirrels are also listed in the IUCN international list of 100 worst invasive non-native species. This highlights the damage that grey squirrels cause to our native flora and fauna; a problem severe enough to be recognised at a level of global significance. As such, the grey squirrel is regarded as a pest species and is afforded no protection under the WCA. Under Schedule 9 of the WCA, it is illegal to release a grey squirrel into the wild, or allow one to escape. This means if you trap one, you are obliged to humanely dispatch it. You must not let it go as this act would be illegal."

Is this from the UKIP manifesto?

[BaronVonVaderham]

conkerman said:

A Decent air rifle will do the business if you are a decent shot. PCP's are uber easy to shoot with fantastic accuracy, but requires charging with air. Something like a s/h Weirhauch HW95 may be a better bet, but need more technique to shoot well.

Completely agree wth the above.

I have a HW95k with a 6-9x40 scope and it's perfect for killing dirty tree-rats. Also good for flying rats (pigeons) and bouncy rats (rabbits).

If you have access to a compressor, then a pcp would be a good choice.

[grumpy52]

An old lady that I know gave up planting anything in her garden as everything was decimated by squirrels including the three albino ones that had taken up residence nearby .

[PanzerCommander]

BaronVonVaderham said:

Completely agree wth the above.

I have a HW95k with a 6-9x40 scope and it's perfect for killing dirty tree-rats. Also good for flying rats (pigeons) and bouncy rats (rabbits).

If you have access to a compressor, then a pcp would be a good choice.

It would be a serious compressor to have on hand, the fill pressure on the two PCP's that I had was 200Bar!

[Tyre Smoke]

DonkeyApple said:

Mr GrimNasty said:

"The grey squirrel is regarded as an invasive non-native species following its inclusion under Schedule 9 of the WCA. Grey squirrels are also listed in the IUCN international list of 100 worst invasive non-native species. This highlights the damage that grey squirrels cause to our native flora and fauna; a problem severe enough to be recognised at a level of global significance. As such, the grey squirrel is regarded as a pest species and is afforded no protection under the WCA. Under Schedule 9 of the WCA, it is illegal to release a grey squirrel into the wild, or allow one to escape. This means if you trap one, you are obliged to humanely dispatch it. You must not let it go as this act would be illegal."

Is this from the UKIP manifesto?

No, you'd have to replace squirrel with immigrants