[How many Grey Squirrels killed in 2021]

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1572

[How many Grey Squirrels killed in 2021]

One in the trap today.

Total 1195

 

[What was wrong with this squirrel?]

Sores around the nipple area. Never seen this before.

[How many Grey Squirrels are killed in 2020]

Fenn trap today.

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[Best food to attract deer?]

 I left a few apples and pears. Also put out oats.

[How many Grey Squirrels are killed in 2020]

Fenn trap today.

1454

[Best food to attract deer?]

38 minutes ago, Walker570 said:

Munties love apples and I know fallow do. There is a glut of apples this year so ask around you might find a local supply you can pick your own.

Thank you. I’ll put some apples out. Many fallow pass through the woodland as well as roe and muntjac.

20 minutes ago, Vince Green said:

When i was in America they would put down salt. called a salt lick.

Part of the reason they don't salt the roads over there was deer would come onto the roads to lick it off and it caused accidents.  Deer on the roads in winter was a big problem at the best of times because the roads were warmer than the surrounding fields. 

That sounds good for fallow. Although with all the rain I don’t think it would last that long.

[Best food to attract deer?]

So deer stay at my trail camera longer. 

[How many Grey Squirrels are killed in 2020]

Squirrel just stepped on the Fenn mk4. Right on the neck.

1339

[Muntjac died after getting caught in fence.]

13 minutes ago, team tractor said:

Hang on I’ll look

Horrible way to go. 

[Muntjac died after getting caught in fence.]

14 minutes ago, team tractor said:

I’ve seen 3 on Facebook tonight plus this now. Roe and munty .

Can I see the pictures?

[Muntjac died after getting caught in fence.]

29 minutes ago, bumpy22 said:

trying to rub velvet i expect. a lot of bucks fall fatal to this. shot a buck about ten years ago with its head covered in fencing wire. the base of antlers were covered in maggots. my mate asked me if he could have the head and boiled it out with all wire still attached. made a interesting mount to show what happened

Never thought about that.

[Muntjac died after getting caught in fence.]

I found a Muntjac which had died after getting its head stuck in a fence. It looks like it might have suffocated. I've never come across anything like this.

[What's the best way to dispose of squirrels in a suburban environment?]

3 hours ago, Mice! said:

I've left them out and videoed it good for the kids to see what's about, especially at night,  bagged and binned, pass them onto someone with ferrets.

I've done that before with my trail camera.

[What's the best way to dispose of squirrels in a suburban environment?]

49 minutes ago, Mighty Ruler said:

Eat them, but give them at least 6 hours in a slow cooker. Tough as old boots otherwise.

Will catching them in a fenn trap ruin the meat?

[What's the best way to dispose of squirrels in a suburban environment?]

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[Animal aid.]

Grey squirrels are a destructive invasive species. Would there be the same outrage if rats were being culled?

[Friend shooting pigeons]

 

 

 

 

[Found a dead roe buck]

8 minutes ago, Vince Green said:

Not wishing to over speculate on the possibilities but a crossbow bolt goes clean through on soft tissue. you need to turn it over and see whats on the other side. On the north side of London fringe,  from Ruislip/Harefield in the west to Barnet in the north lots of munties turning up with crossbow injuries. Blame goes to Eastern Europeans, and to be honest they are fishing the lakes dry so its more than plausible,  heard of swans and ducks too, plus many are disappearing from our local parks .  

Speculation/ rumour is RSPCA are mounting a case against crossbows, I don't often agree with RSPCA but they might be on the money with this one 

I didn't notice anything unusual when I moved it. I think the other side is badly decomposed so would be hard to see an exit wound. I live in Berkshire. Should have checked the other side, probably too late now. I thought it possibly could have been a dog attack/animal attack but I didn't see any sign of a struggle. Hopefully there isn't a disease going around.

 

[Found a dead roe buck]

6 minutes ago, ClemFandango said:

this time of year when the vegetation flushes it can scour them and you do fine a few dead, it's probably a bit far gone but did it look like it had the runs? 

I didn't notice anything unusual. How does the vegetation affect them? There's lots of vegetation growing at this time of year.

[Found a dead roe buck]

3 minutes ago, Harnser said:

Is that a bullit hole in its side . If so that would explain it .

harnser

I think the holes are due to either crows or maggots. Land belongs to a school, so It's unlikely it was shot.

[Found a dead roe buck]

I was walking in a private area of land. In an area of grass bordering a wood I came across a dead roe buck. Looked like it dropped dead on the spot. I saw it alive a week or two ago and it looked healthy. I wonder how it died. Never seen something like this before.

[Killed a hedgehog.]

1 hour ago, Mice! said:

And

 

 

you can catch hedgehogs, they won't carry the fat ball away because there stuck in the trap 

Do you have any rat pics? 

[Killed a hedgehog.]

5 minutes ago, Mice! said:

Caught them near a river bank, exactly same thing as the squirrels fat ball as bait, seed feeder above but only ever put a small amount of seed in because squirrels rip it open, at least they did not many about lately ??? 

I prefer peanut butter because they can't carry it away.

[Killed a hedgehog.]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll post a picture of the rat once I've caught it.

11 hours ago, Mice! said:

I got this trap off fisheruk caught a lot of squirrels in it but a good few rats as well, and a hedgehog.

the rats go mental when you go to check the trap and dispatch them.

Rats seem a lot more intelligent than squirrels. I've caught many squirrels in my cage trap but rats are much more wary.