Andycf Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 1 off the bird table 1231 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycf Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 2 of each this morning 1235 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Three trapped over the weekend Total 1238 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 One in the hedgerow 1239 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 (edited) Two at the weekend and a bonus roadkill so 3 total 1242 Edited May 28 by ratchers total wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycf Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 4 males & 1 female this afternoon = 5 1247 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 (edited) Two today. Oddly together in the same one cage trap. A mature male and a small male so we reckon that the large chased the small one in and both then were caught. Female in cage trap last week. So far sixteen this year. All trapped with fourteen being over maybe eight weeks then it all went quiet so reckon this is a new lot moved in to take up the vacant territory. They all get head shot in the trap with a .177 BSA PCP. Edited May 28 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 6 hours ago, enfieldspares said: Two today. Oddly together in the same one cage trap. A mature male and a small male so we reckon that the large chased the small one in and both then were caught. Female in cage trap last week. So far sixteen this year. All trapped with fourteen being over maybe eight weeks then it all went quiet so reckon this is a new lot moved in to take up the vacant territory. They all get head shot in the trap with a .177 BSA PCP. So that makes 1249 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 29 Author Report Share Posted May 29 16 hours ago, enfieldspares said: They all get head shot in the trap with a .177 BSA PCP. I'm not a fan of trap dispatch with a full power .177, I've done it and found they bounce all over the place, .22 for me, a pistol would be better 👍 Shot 11 this morning 1249 + 11 = 1260 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycf Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 4 females & 3 males today =7 1267 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 3 hours ago, Mice! said: I'm not a fan of trap dispatch with a full power .177, I've done it and found they bounce all over the place, .22 for me, a pistol would be better 👍 That's interesting. I bought a Westlake .177 and a Westlake .22 to try. Both wouldn't even penetrate the skull at all but touching bar 1" distance. In the BSA Scorpion PCP air rifle I use Bisley Magnum in the .177 which is a heavy for calibre pellet. It penetrates but does not exit the skull. I shoot down into the top of the head just about between the ears.The rifle is set at a tested and regulated 11.50 ft/lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 29 Author Report Share Posted May 29 3 hours ago, enfieldspares said: BSA Scorpion PCP air rifle I use Bisley Magnum in the .177 which is a heavy for calibre pellet. It penetrates but does not exit the skull. I shoot down into the top of the head just about between the ears.The rifle is set at a tested and regulated 11.50 ft/lbs. I'm amazed they don't go clean through at that range, that's my issue with trap dispatch and .177. There's a great video on YouTube showing trap dispatch with a comb and a .22 Crossman pistol Another this afternoon 1268 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 Two more trapped today I use a Crosman .22.- I think its a vertical shot downwards that doesn’t result in an immediate kill as the brain is pretty thin there. A shot to the side of the brain is very effective and exits through the other side. Total 1270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 4 this morning 1274. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 One off the bird table yesterday. Total = 1275 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfish Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 138 for me in May = 1413 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted May 31 Author Report Share Posted May 31 7 yesterday. 1420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycf Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 6 males this morning 1426 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycf Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 5 males & 1 female this afternoon 1432 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 4 today 1436 . Hw110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycf Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 5 males & 2 females today 1443 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 11 for me- 4 shot and 7 trapped- majority are adult females. Total 1454 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 Another 10 trapped in loan traps - I was called out to one house 3 times today. June is always a busy month. Total 1464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 Two more today from the same house- thats 9 squirrels in 3 days from one house that hadn’t seen a squirrel for months. The same thing happened there last June. Total 1466 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycf Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 2 males and a female this morning 1468 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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