jbronner13
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Why do they always drive vans too? It's like the abductors code or something…. "Let's all drive white vans…"
Squirrel Attack
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brentru
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I'm sure he would have left your property, but it may not have been in a vertical posture.
This will re-open the long heated debate, what to carry for backcountry squirrel protection. Thank God you survived! Do you think maybe if you had 16 +1 you would have stayed unscathed or maybe a single well placed 44 mag hardcast from the trusty revolver would have saved the bloodshed?
jbronner13
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Some meth head pulled down my driveway one day we had a screened in porch behind the house that led to a slider into our living room. I watched him walk up onto the porch with a hammer in hand to the slider and met him there…calmly asked "what can I do for you?" He looked at me and said "we are selling steaks, are you interested in seeing some of our products." I replied "is the hammer for tenderizing them? Usually people selling door to door use the front door." He just kind stood there blankly and I told him " if you run fast enough that I can't reach my benelli 12 gauge you might make it of my property with some blood still in your body."
he looked like he must have been a gold medalist in the 100 meter dash at the US Meth head invitationals
jbronner13
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My vote is for the flamethrower used in The Running Man
jbronner13
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Taking the room temperature challenge
WOW< I have been about squirrels for decades, never seen one aggressive towards a human
hell, many have been down right friendly here, will eat out of your hand if you want therm too
but here is a story you might enjoy about one Friendly one, that had bad eye's!
a few yrs back, I had a stray cat that I sort of adopted, he was a bigger male, and very friendly, would lay about the yard watching things, he'd follow you about like a dog, come when called, and hang out with you in general!
well as time passed, he became friends with a local squirrel, for about 3 yrs they were best of buddies!
the two of them would play together, chasing each other about the yard and on patio furniture, and they would cuddly up and sleep together in the sun! The cat became like a big brother to the little tree rat!, in the evening the cat would walk him back to his tree his nest was in!, was pretty funny to watch them together!
BUT< there was always other stray cats roaming about,
so, this cat would run them off and keep them away from his tree rat buddy!
I was just happy he ran the other cats off!
but then one day, MR Tree Rat Squirrel , decided to snuggle up with a different sleeping cat!
and well, NO more MR Tree Rat
apparently h\is eye's weren't so good to know it was a different cat and not his buddy!, and well this NEW cats he tried to snuggle with, wasn;t so friendly to him!, and ate him! HAHA!
but here is a pic of the two and me handing the little bugger a peanut!, (the cat would get jealous if I gave it food in front of him, you can see it's Paw reaching for the peanut too !!~
as I said , he'd eat out of your hand, or sit next to you in a chair on the deck!
so there NOT all aggressive!
hell, many have been down right friendly here, will eat out of your hand if you want therm too
but here is a story you might enjoy about one Friendly one, that had bad eye's!
a few yrs back, I had a stray cat that I sort of adopted, he was a bigger male, and very friendly, would lay about the yard watching things, he'd follow you about like a dog, come when called, and hang out with you in general!
well as time passed, he became friends with a local squirrel, for about 3 yrs they were best of buddies!
the two of them would play together, chasing each other about the yard and on patio furniture, and they would cuddly up and sleep together in the sun! The cat became like a big brother to the little tree rat!, in the evening the cat would walk him back to his tree his nest was in!, was pretty funny to watch them together!
BUT< there was always other stray cats roaming about,
so, this cat would run them off and keep them away from his tree rat buddy!
I was just happy he ran the other cats off!
but then one day, MR Tree Rat Squirrel , decided to snuggle up with a different sleeping cat!
and well, NO more MR Tree Rat
apparently h\is eye's weren't so good to know it was a different cat and not his buddy!, and well this NEW cats he tried to snuggle with, wasn;t so friendly to him!, and ate him! HAHA!
but here is a pic of the two and me handing the little bugger a peanut!, (the cat would get jealous if I gave it food in front of him, you can see it's Paw reaching for the peanut too !!~
as I said , he'd eat out of your hand, or sit next to you in a chair on the deck!
so there NOT all aggressive!
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Probably the 16+1 so I had multiple shots, these squirrels around here sometimes were body armor!
Also a Kabar!
Squirrel on an Alberta bear hunt…. I carry dark chocolate in my hunting pack. Alberta bear hunts are wet, mostly boring and cold affairs. Dark chocolate keeps you happy and awake. Squirrel smells me and the chocolate from over 100 yards away and comes tearing in to investigate - chattering loudly the whole. Jumps up on my pack and dives in looking for chocolate. Won't shut up. I know I'm in a hot blind and don't want me or the squirrel to blow it! Gave the squirrel a small piece. It shuts up - but won't leave. Crawls in my lap, sits on my rifle. Ok - another bit. It's cold, I'm warm. Snuggles down in my lap and goes to sleep. Cute but annoying. Big Bear shows up. An incredible scene ensues (another story for another time…). Squirrel still asleep. One round of Ruger 375, bear hunt is over. Squirrel wakes up and wants more chocolate!
Quite the evening.
Quite the evening.
Great Story!
Between our cats and dogs always attacking the squirrels they are not too friendly here. My mistake, but happened so fast, was I was between the Squirrel and his exit out of the Garage. Plus Samson was going ballistic. In a line It was the squirrel, me Samson the Garage door and Cassie on the other side of the door. Rockey went into Flight & Fight MODE!
jbronner13
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I was in NYC, squirrel came over and bummed a cigarette and asked for some change, gave it to him, asks me if he can crash on my couch for a few days, says he lost his job but has an interview set up next week and can pay me back once he gets hired…..annoying.
I remember when I lived in PA my dogs would get quilled at least once a year. Reall sucked pulling the quills out with pliers.Speaking of tree rats….has everyone else had an abundance of the armored variety this year? I live in NH and the amount of porcupines this year seems comically absurd. Walter has been quilled several times, one time was a very expensive very trip as they were in his throat and he had to be anesthetized to have them removed.
The last pic is of Walter post anesthesia, he couldn't keep his tongue in his mouth however hard he tried
