Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
problem.

This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
but when I turned my back it darted away.

Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?

Dan

"Dan Musicant" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message 
news:2...@4ax.com...
> Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
> the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
> The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
> seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
> problem.
>
> This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
> evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
> but when I turned my back it darted away.
>
> Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
> degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
> trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
> Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
>
> Dan


In the trash with it. And, get a roll of chicken wire. Lay pieces on the 
ground over your seeds, slightly arched, and weighted down at the edges with 
bricks. Works like a charm. 

On Apr 19, 10:24=A0am, Dan Musicant (m...@privacy.net) wrote:
> Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
> the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
> The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
> seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
> problem.
>
> This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
> evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
> but when I turned my back it darted away.
>
> Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
> degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
> trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
> Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
>
> Dan

Too bad you waited so long, but it's probably salvageable.  Skin it,
gut it, cut it up and add it to spaghetti sauce.  They are good eating.

Pat wrote:
> On Apr 19, 10:24 am, Dan Musicant (m...@privacy.net) wrote:
>> Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
>> the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
>> The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
>> seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
>> problem.
>>
>> This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
>> evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
>> but when I turned my back it darted away.
>>
>> Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
>> degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
>> trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
>> Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
>>
>> Dan
> 
> Too bad you waited so long, but it's probably salvageable.  Skin it,
> gut it, cut it up and add it to spaghetti sauce.  They are good eating.

No dead squirrels here, but I do get the occasional dead bird after they 
have turf battles with their reflections in my sliding doors (in spite 
of keeping them dirty and using those raptor shadow stickers). I just 
pick them up with the trusty scoop shovel, and chuck them over the fence 
into the woods. Something eats them.

--
aem sends...

"JoeSpareBedroom" <n...@frontiernet.net> wrote in message 
news:8wGGl.64043$0%2...@newsfe22.iad...
> "Dan Musicant" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message 
> news:2...@4ax.com...
>> Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
>> the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
>> The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
>> seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
>> problem.
>>
>> This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
>> evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
>> but when I turned my back it darted away.
>>
>> Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
>> degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
>> trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
>> Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
>>
>> Dan
>
>
> In the trash with it. And, get a roll of chicken wire. Lay pieces on the 
> ground over your seeds, slightly arched, and weighted down at the edges 
> with bricks. Works like a charm.
>

http://www.bowhunting.net/susieq/squirrel.html

m...@privacy.net wrote:
> Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
> the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
> The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
> seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
> problem.
> 
> This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
> evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
> but when I turned my back it darted away.
> 
> Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
> degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
> trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
> Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
> 
> Dan

Plastic bag in trash or bury it.  Worst thing you can do is let it sit 
out where flies will get at it, lay eggs and maggots will cause a stink.
My lot is big enough that I just throw in brush and let foxes or crows 
eat it but there is always smell potential.

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:24:41 -0700, Dan Musicant (m...@privacy.net)
wrote:

>Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
>the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
>The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
>seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
>problem.
>
>This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
>evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
>but when I turned my back it darted away.
>
>Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
>degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
>trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
>Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
>
>Dan


If you can get 3 or 4 of them, make squirrel soup.  Google for
recipes.

"Dan Musicant" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message 
news:2...@4ax.com...
> Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
> the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
> The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
> seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
> problem.
>
> This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
> evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
> but when I turned my back it darted away.
>
> Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
> degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
> trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
> Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
>
> Dan

Got a neighbor you don't like? 

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:34:53 -0400, Phisherman <n...@noone.com> wrote:

:On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:24:41 -0700, Dan Musicant (m...@privacy.net)
:wrote:
:
:>Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
:>the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
:>The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
:>seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
:>problem.
:>
:>This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
:>evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
:>but when I turned my back it darted away.
:>
:>Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
:>degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
:>trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
:>Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
:>
:>Dan
:
:
:If you can get 3 or 4 of them, make squirrel soup.  Google for
:recipes.


I've seen several suggestions (also posted on a forum) to eat it, but
I'm not enthused so far. I'm not a vegetarian but not far from one. I
eat maybe ~2 oz. beef a day, eggs once in a while (not a lot),
occasional fish and chicken. Not putting it down. Maybe if I'd ever
eaten squirrel before I'd be salivating. I once ate rabbit and didn't
like it.

I think I'm going to freeze it in plastic bag and put it out in my trash
can on trash day. Anyway, it's been sitting out there at least 14 hours
now.

Dan

m...@privacy.net wrote:
> Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
> the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
> The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
> seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
> problem.
> 
> This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
> evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
> but when I turned my back it darted away.
> 
> Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
> degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
> trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
> Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?
> 
> Dan

http://www.squirrelrecipe.com/

-- 
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com