old man Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Just a bit of interest in 1 feeder here. Still all very skittish, clearing off at all sightings which are few and far between. Still loads of natural food and leaf cover to contend with. Has the makings of another very poor month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 (edited) Try Monkey Nuts - they seem mesmerized by them - Peanuts are also a good pull - early morning at daybreak is when they are most hungry and most tempted by an east meal - give em a couple of days to switch on to the new bait. Monkey Nuts also don't seem to appeal to birds so less get pilfered. Edited November 23, 2019 by bruno22rf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Four this morning, 3 off the feeder and one trying to hide in a tree. 1640. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 1 in the body grip & testing a new feeder........ https://flic.kr/p/2hQfU8X 1641 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 1643 - 2 more from same feeder as yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powler Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Nothing going on the feeders atm but lots of food on the ground still. Two shot on the way to check said feeders. 1645 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Three this morning with .410 and thermal. Should have had more but too many dog walkers appeared. Total 1648 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decoy1979 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 I shot two on Saturday whilst mooching about a small wood. 1650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) Gone very quiet here. I have now sat for six hours and not seen a tree rat. Hundreds of small song birds and a bunch of pheasants and the occasional rabbit BUT every time I check the chips on my cameras there they are. I am well concealed so much so I have small song birds come and settle on my rifle moderator and a wood mouse scuttles about in the leaves around my feet. Can't work it out. Just have to keep trying. Looks like at least a week of better weather ahead and perhaps that might bring them out. How are we on numbers. I seem to recollect we hit 2000 by year end last year plus the report from up north. Edited November 26, 2019 by Walker570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 I spent 5 hours at the Golf club , under cover in the machine shed , and bagged 9 in total. .177 HW110. The green keeper then took me out on his 'gator' to show me around the course, and we must have seen at least a dozen more just running around. On Saturday , we walked our dogs around Eastham Park (Wirral) , and there were dozens of them. They were everywhere! Shame on the council , on a peninsula, where some Reds remain, they could make an effort to eliminate them. 1659 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powler Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 Five more yesterday, some showing interest on a feeder but only on trail cam. Still plenty of food about I guess. Mick 1664 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 22 hours ago, Walker570 said: Gone very quiet here. I have now sat for six hours and not seen a tree rat. Hundreds of small song birds and a bunch of pheasants and the occasional rabbit BUT every time I check the chips on my cameras there they are. I am well concealed so much so I have small song birds come and settle on my rifle moderator and a wood mouse scuttles about in the leaves around my feet. Can't work it out. Just have to keep trying. Looks like at least a week of better weather ahead and perhaps that might bring them out. How are we on numbers. I seem to recollect we hit 2000 by year end last year plus the report from up north. Finding the same. Very scarce and very scared. Will be an abysmal total this month again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Two this morning. One came up to the pheasant feeder but could not get a shot as it had its back to me, waited a little while and was gonna make a noise to get its attention when it moved, great I thought, nows my chance, but it started off towards the peanut feeder and when I looked at that there was a squirrel on it munching away, swivelled my position on to the feeder but the two squirrels were now chasing each other around the trees. Lost sight of them and then I spotted one on a branch, with its back to me! a waiting game again but the other squirrel is now back on the feeder, bang one down, his mate sees whats happened and comes to investigate,down the branch on to the feeding box for a look at his mate on the ground, stay still please but no he's off for a closer look and I lose sight, I wait for a reappearance back on to the peanut feeder but 20 minutes later he's back under the pheasant feeder where he meets a pellet. First grey that I know prefers wheat to peanuts. 1666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) I just picked up some 'additive' for our pheasant feeders. Anyone used 'additive' on the peanuts. Will coat some in a light veg oil then mix some of this 'dust' with it. Aniseed Interested to see the reaction on the flip top feeders. Edited November 28, 2019 by Walker570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Another in garden this morning. 1542 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 23 hours ago, old man said: Finding the same. Very scarce and very scared. Will be an abysmal total this month again. I was out Sunday, only saw 2 in the woods, total opposite to what your seeing, one just sat doing its thing at the top of a Scots pine, 30 mins without a clear shot before it went on it's way, didn't seem to care about me at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Walker570 said: I just picked up some 'additive' for our pheasant feeders. Anyone used 'additive' on the peanuts. Will coat some in a light veg oil then mix some of this 'dust' with it. Aniseed Interested to see the reaction on the flip top feeders. I use aniseed additive to feeders and traps, I like to think it makes a difference but the greys still prefer natural food. It’s been 4 months since They visited the feeders - even when mixed with peanuts and sunflower seeds. However One volunteer has some success trapping out of season using a walnut and some hazelnuts sited in a mesh container within the trap. I was out with the thermal again this morning. Again, it was spoilt by early morning dog walkers but I did manage 4 adults until I fired a dodgy Eley subsonic cartridge in the Hushpower and the fibre wad lodged in the end of the barrels, where it is ported. I gave up and went home and tapped the wad out. At £9 a box, I hope that is the only dud in that box. Total 1670 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 @Walker570 guessing your still trapping Nev? Someone mentioned using pieces of game holding blocks in their traps, having great results with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Yes, still runing traps(live catch cage) in my own wood where they can be checked a couple of times a day. Only had one visitor in the last two months or more. These, as you know are converted to hold a bird feeder cage for peanuts, so I will be trying the 'additive' on those but was going to use some in the flip tops as well. We will see how succesful it is. Nice dry couple of weeks coming up which hoepfully will get them moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Mice! said: I was out Sunday, only saw 2 in the woods, total opposite to what your seeing, one just sat doing its thing at the top of a Scots pine, 30 mins without a clear shot before it went on it's way, didn't seem to care about me at all? Out Thursday, saw 2, both at about 75 yards. both cleared off at high speed without looking back straight into dense cover. Not able to use anything other than Air during the season so just stepping back a bit and waiting for new crop of youngsters and season end. Not close enough to trap, that would be the keepers but have some aniseed essence to try next week. My total for November..... Zero. Edited November 29, 2019 by old man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, old man said: Out Thursday, saw 2, both at about 75 yards. both cleared off at high speed without looking back straight into dense cover. Not able to use anything other than Air during the season so just stepping back a bit and waiting for new crop of youngsters and season end. Not close enough to trap, that would be the keepers but have some aniseed essence to try next week. My total for November..... Zero. Sounds to me like someone else has been shooting at them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Mice! said: Sounds to me like someone else has been shooting at them? Mice, meant to say was in vehicle at the time. The keepers presumably but not for me have opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 Just one more today but lots on camera in the sunshine 1671 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 The flip top feeders were all empty, down to the wheat which I put in the bottom just to keep their interest when they have finished the peanuts. Topped up the feeders with peanuts and a squirrel was down on one of the feeders within 15 minutes. Others were about feeding on the pine cones at the top of the Scots pines. Still one less. 👍 1672 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Only one more this morning. I do think they are getting a bit thin on the ground just here 1673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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