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Nasty vicious squirrels ravaged my sunflowers.
They climbed up, piercing the stems with their sharp claws and infecting the plants with all manner of parasites and recklessly breaking off leaves.
Then they gnawed the flower heads a bit before decapitating the plants in a flurry of bites fueled by hateful rage.
The squirrels ate every seed and mortally wounded all of my beautiful sunflower plants. I had to pull them out.
WAR
My dog killed two of them by biting and shaking them. I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. But ultimately it's like 2 marines versus 10000 zerglings. There's just too many squirrels.
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On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out.
Is this legal?
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On June 24 2011 10:40 Empyrean wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Is this legal?
Who knows, but props for getting one, them squirrels are quite...squirrely Also sorry about your flowers
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On June 24 2011 10:40 Empyrean wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Is this legal? Yes.
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On June 24 2011 10:40 Empyrean wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Is this legal?
I don't think so... Why not invite a few cars over? They always seem to take care of squirrels, at least the ones around here.
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On June 24 2011 10:45 blahz0r wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:40 Empyrean wrote:On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Is this legal? I don't think so... Why not invite a few cars over? They always seem to take care of squirrels, at least the ones around here.
by "cars", I take it you meant "cats"
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Poor squirrels They're just hungry.
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On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. Dude, that's like taking out a single zergling with a half dozen scarabs.
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On June 24 2011 10:55 endy wrote:Poor squirrels They're just hungry.
Yeah
I think squirrels are adorable :<
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On June 24 2011 10:51 susySquark wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:45 blahz0r wrote:On June 24 2011 10:40 Empyrean wrote:On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Is this legal? I don't think so... Why not invite a few cars over? They always seem to take care of squirrels, at least the ones around here. by "cars", I take it you meant "cats"
No, he means cars, running over squirrels, a few tons of metal running into something is probably get rid of it.
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On June 24 2011 10:55 Grobyc wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. Dude, that's like taking out a single zergling with a half dozen scarabs. OR a Broodling with two Yamato Guns.
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On June 24 2011 10:45 blahz0r wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:40 Empyrean wrote:On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Is this legal? I don't think so... Why not invite a few cars over? They always seem to take care of squirrels, at least the ones around here.
pest control is perfectly legal in the States, so long as it is not a protected species
Gunmakers devote an entire marketing section towards "varmint" guns just for the task, though a air powered BB or pellet gun is more than enough for squirrels.
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On June 24 2011 10:58 kdgns wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:51 susySquark wrote:On June 24 2011 10:45 blahz0r wrote:On June 24 2011 10:40 Empyrean wrote:On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Is this legal? I don't think so... Why not invite a few cars over? They always seem to take care of squirrels, at least the ones around here. by "cars", I take it you meant "cats" No, he means cars, running over squirrels, a few tons of metal running into something is probably get rid of it.
Now that you mention it... cats might work too. They always seem to get at my fish though, screw those cats!
A squirrel randomly running across the street with good timing from a car usually does the trick.
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On June 24 2011 10:57 Empyrean wrote:Yeah I think squirrels are adorable :<
I agree, I love watching them play tag in the park outside my house!
On June 24 2011 10:45 Zealotdriver wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:40 Empyrean wrote:On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Is this legal? Yes.
It shouldn't be, it's awful. To brag about it is kind of sickening, why would you brag about mutilating an animal? "It's eye popped out" That's just disturbing.
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My friend.
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On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out.
Why would you admit to this? This is terrible and you shouldn't be proud. A squirrel is still a living breathing creature and doesn't know any better to go into your flowers. Pathetic.
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Squirrels are so cute...why in the world would you kill one like that. Just lay some seeds or even get some feeder and put it elsewhere than your yard and have them eat from that.
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On June 24 2011 11:14 Firepaw292 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Why would you admit to this? This is terrible and you shouldn't be proud. A squirrel is still a living breathing creature and doesn't know any better to go into your flowers. Pathetic. It's actually better than the alternative where he lets it starve to death from the original wound.
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On June 24 2011 11:14 Firepaw292 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Why would you admit to this? This is terrible and you shouldn't be proud. A squirrel is still a living breathing creature and doesn't know any better to go into your flowers. Pathetic.
Well, it's legal, they are considered pest animals in many locations, and it's eating his food items/possessions. Unless he claims to be vegan this is perfectly within his moral grounds to do. I wouldn't personally want to kill squirrels, but it's not much different than spraying pesticide on the fruits you buy from the grocery store.
Do you ONLY eat organic food? If not, you're killing living, breathing things to have more convenient meals. Even then, you're eating the food they could eat to live; you are killing things by eating.
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On June 24 2011 11:18 Ecrilon wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 11:14 Firepaw292 wrote:On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Why would you admit to this? This is terrible and you shouldn't be proud. A squirrel is still a living breathing creature and doesn't know any better to go into your flowers. Pathetic. It's actually better than the alternative where he lets it starve to death from the original wound.
Why does he have to shoot them?
On June 24 2011 11:19 tedster wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2011 11:14 Firepaw292 wrote:On June 24 2011 10:37 Zealotdriver wrote: I shot one with a BB gun, which incapacitated it, then followed it up with an axe to the neck. One of the eyes popped out. Why would you admit to this? This is terrible and you shouldn't be proud. A squirrel is still a living breathing creature and doesn't know any better to go into your flowers. Pathetic. Well, it's legal, they are considered pest animals in many locations, and it's eating his food items/possessions. Unless he claims to be vegan this is perfectly within his moral grounds to do. I wouldn't personally want to kill squirrels, but it's not much different than spraying pesticide on the fruits you buy from the grocery store. Do you ONLY eat organic food? If not, you're killing living, breathing things to have more convenient meals. Even then, you're eating the food they could eat to live; you are killing things by eating.
Your argument is so illogical, he's not killing these squirrels to eat them, he's killing them because they're eating his flowers. They're eating his flowers because the flowers are in their habitat and are an available food source.
As well as, he's not growing the sunflowers because he's dependent on them for food, he's either growing them to snack on the seeds or for the visual appeal. Now, if you're trying to imply it's right to kill the squirrels because they eat his flowers, would you kill your neighbor's dog if it trampled your flowers?
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