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A local bank 😳, what’s that! 🤣🤣🤣

Never had that problem with my CZ. Uses Ely, Winchester and CCI without any problems.

Another 3 trapped today by my friend all females 21

One this morning from a woodland feeder female 590 grms 17

Another one today shot by my friend 16

3 trapped by my friend 12

Yes, I quite agree. There’s a two fold purpose in removing the greys. We are fortunate in Lancashire and Merseyside to have a stronghold of Reds in Formby, but they are constantly under threat from contracting Squirrel Pox when greys get into their areas. There’s a small local group who run a trap loan scheme to remove greys from peoples gardens in the stronghold areas when the greys are spotted. Also there are a number of volunteers who have a passion to remove greys from the wider areas beyond the stronghold area and as a result it gives space for the Reds to naturally spread out into new territory by way of their natural dispersal after breeding. I live in a village next to Rufford in West Lancashire a good 10 miles from the stronghold. We now have a breeding population of Reds here and occasional sightings further afield. More and more people are getting involved in removing the greys as they realise the benefits to Red squirrels and wildlife in general by removing greys from these areas and I am getting more people contacting me to receive loan traps to remove the grey squirrels from their gardens. Apart from the the obvious advantages to wildlife and Red Squirrels by removing greys there is another important purpose which is to prevent damage to trees. Last year I was introduced to a man who had purchased 100 acres of land 20 years ago, ahead of his retirement to plant a conservation wood. He planted 20000 English native trees to supplement the existing trees on the land. As trees now reach the age of 20years they become of interest to grey squirrels, particularly in April/ May when the squirrels bark strip, which damages and sometimes kills the trees. Since March 2021 when I started grey control in that wood we have removed 107 grey squirrels from that wood alone. It’s only a few miles from the Rufford Red Squirrels and a Red Squirrel has been seen in this private conservation wood, so the hope is that the Reds will establish in that wood and then eventually move out even further, but it is constant attrition which is necessary because as @Mice!has said previously when you think you have cleared an area of greys they will move in from neighbouring areas and within a few weeks there will be new ones present. That doesn’t really matter because it means you will be reducing the grey population from a much wider area.

Yes, only a single red squirrel this morning, not a grey in sight. On to a different wood tomorrow morning.

Excellent,as always. Have a Good New Year GG., looking forward to your delights in 22. 👍

Starting the New Year as I intend to continue. A Huge female 800 grms and a male 590 grms. Both off the woodland feeder.

Two this morning off the woodland feeder 2

Another female trapped by my friend 3736

Wet and Forget is the answer. Buy on line, but cheaper in Costco.

I’ve had no trouble ordering mine on line. Early morning works for me. Three of the grandchildren have had Covid this holiday, so testing has been very useful. The dividing line seems to be be those who have been fully vaccinated and boosted and those who are not.

Another trapped by my friend 3725

Most straight thinking employers require evidence of a PCR test before accepting it as sick leave.

Best wishes to all and happy squirrel bashing

That’s what it’s all about. Well done Mel and Lin

Another two this morning from a woodland feeder. 3714

Well done. 👍Don’t forget to add them to the cull total.

Got to keep yourself fit for that young lady 😀

Certainly the case where I am. Conservation woods with Barn Owls and Tawny Owls last CD weekend when I was out I listened to two Tawnys calling to each other, male CD and female.

Do you think we might reach 4000 this year. We need professionals like @Goldfishto post his totals 🤞

We have Reds and greys in this area so drey shooting without poking is a no no. If there is an owl inside an old drey you won’t see the difference in the heat signature of an owl or squirrel inside a drey. It will just be hot. You can see the difference when they are outside a drey on a branch, but then you can use the two marbles above your nose to verify anyway.

Well one of my friends that I keep reporting as getting greys has now just got his 6th Grey Squirrel in an area where he has taken over grey control in the last 2 weeks, since he successfully completed the British Red Squirrel, Grey Squirrel Management Training Course. He was in the first group in the UK who took the new course which I delivered and now has his Lantra Accreditation certificate in Grey Squirrel Control. He’s been using his 410 and also trapping. I seriously believe that this course is the most comprehensive national course for Grey Squirrel control and will open doors to enable participants to gain new permissions.