1.) bluecat - 02/24/2021

I have several deer feeders in my yard. They're just pvc pipes with elbows that hang from a tree. The problem is squirrels jump up and sit on the elbow and eat the corn. Is there some sort of on-demand system that could remove the squirrels from the equation?

I don't want a big commercial feeder that is on a timer. What I have now is not noticeable and requires no energy. Any thoughts?

The only thing I can think of is removing the elbow so it is a straight pipe, then having some sort of grating on the bottom of the pipe and a rope that dangles. When bumped it jostles the corn so it drops through the grating. I just think squirrels are going to figure that out.


btw, I've already thought of the .22 solution.

2.) bluecat - 02/24/2021

Found this online. Looks similar to what I have except my tube hangs straight down from a limb.

3.) bluecat - 02/24/2021

I've thought about this but deer never seem to have the right change.

4.) Swamp Fox - 02/25/2021

What's the problem with squirrels eating yummy corn?


Asking for a furry friend ....

5.) Swamp Fox - 02/25/2021

[QUOTE=bluecat;63363]

I've thought about this but deer never seem to have the right change.[/QUOTE]


You might want to try pricing it at a buck even and see what happens ...

6.) Swamp Fox - 02/25/2021

There used to be a set-up with a five-gallon bucket and a rod or dowel that ran through the bottom that if jostled would release some corn. I'm sure there were homemade as well as commercial versions.

If you ran that dangling from a beam or limb with a conical squirrel guard above the bucket, I think that would be about the best you could do.

But again .... Why are you so mean to squirrels?

7.) bluecat - 02/25/2021

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63366]You might want to try pricing it at a buck even and see what happens ...[/QUOTE]


Okay, okay, +3

8.) bluecat - 02/25/2021

I don't have anything against squirrels and they bathe in my bird bath without incident but the time and expense of feeding corn should go to the deer.

Note, I don't mow over the hedge balls and stack them into nice piles so they have winter food. So you see, I'm not all bad.

9.) DParker - 02/25/2021

Personally, I'd let the squirrels have their fill and fatten them up. They taste better.

That's probably not the help you were looking for.

[QUOTE=bluecat;63363]

I've thought about this but deer never seem to have the right change.[/QUOTE]

Someone always has to go back and get a shitload of dimes.

10.) bluecat - 02/25/2021

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63364]What's the problem with squirrels eating yummy corn?


Asking for a furry friend ....[/QUOTE]

girlfriend?

11.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=bluecat;63372]girlfriend?[/QUOTE]

LOL ...


My old girlfriend from Oklahoma was gonna fly out for the dance but she couldn't 'cause she's doing some modeling right now.

12.) bluecat - 02/26/2021

Model cars, model airplanes?

I enjoyed making a model tank with my dad when I was young. He didn't appreciate that I put it through a real war scenario after we finished. One strategically placed Black Cat in the cockpit was all she wrote.

13.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

LOL .... +3

No, maybe 6. Five is right out.




Black Cat? --- Amateur...:nk:

Try an ash can some time...

I got hit in the forehead with one one time ... Maybe that's my problem ... I suppose I wouldn't be here if it wasn't a dud ...

Or maybe I'd be here more ... LOL

Also, Frisbees are incredibly tough even when you load them with explosives ... Ask me how I no ....

14.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

161 souls on line right now ...


It's either the Roma tomatoes or the squirrels that are drawing them in ....

15.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

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16.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

Phuckin millennials:


[url]https://wikidiff.com/firecracker/ashcan[/url]

17.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=bluecat;63381]Model cars, model airplanes?

I enjoyed making a model tank with my dad when I was young. He didn't appreciate that I put it through a real war scenario after we finished. One strategically placed Black Cat in the cockpit was all she wrote.[/QUOTE]

I would have used Gorilla Glue ...





[url]https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/08/gorilla-glue-girl-unable-remove-glue-lawsuit-legal-action-sue-tiktok/[/url]

18.) bluecat - 02/26/2021

Tessica probably shouldn't have used Gorilla Glue.

[QUOTE]Tessica Brown, 40, revealed in a video on the social network TikTok that when she ran out of hair spray she used “Gorilla Glue” instead, leaving her hair permanently glued to her scalp “for about a month now” despite numerous washings, which she said was a “bad, bad, bad, idea” and warned others not to make the same ...Feb 11, 2021[/QUOTE]


[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63382]It's either the Roma tomatoes or the squirrels that are drawing them in ....[/QUOTE]

I think it's the squirrels. People love those things.

19.) bluecat - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63382]

Try an ash can some time...

[/QUOTE]

Never heard of that name. It looked like an M80 though which could break a window if close enough.

20.) bluecat - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63382]LOL .... +3

No, maybe 6. Five is right out.




Black Cat? --- Amateur...:nk:

Try an ash can some time...

I got hit in the forehead with one one time ... Maybe that's my problem ... I suppose I wouldn't be here if it wasn't a dud ...

Or maybe I'd be here more ... LOL

Also, Frisbees are incredibly tough even when you load them with explosives ... Ask me how I no ....[/QUOTE]

It's amazing how we survived childhood when you think about it.

21.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

Skwirls gotta eat, same as deer .... :wave:

22.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=bluecat;63388]Never heard of that name. It looked like an M80 though which could break a window if close enough.[/QUOTE]

The M-80 had a center fuse, was usually colored red, and had an original military use. There evolved "civilian versions" of the M-80.

An ash can had a fuse at the end of the cylinder and was always silver or gray-colored, in my experience. It's often called "the civilian version" of the military M-80.

I don't recall any difference in how much we feared one or the other, LOL.


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23.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=bluecat;63389]It's amazing how we survived childhood when you think about it.[/QUOTE]


You ever build a skunk ladder?


LOL ...

24.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=bluecat;63389]It's amazing how we survived childhood when you think about it.[/QUOTE]



Are we talkin' about physical damage or psychological damage? ....


:p

25.) bluecat - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63393]Are we talkin' about physical damage or psychological damage? ....


:p[/QUOTE]

Yes...

26.) bluecat - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63392]You ever build a skunk ladder?


LOL ...[/QUOTE]

I got pretty good with a slingshot and mulberries but no skunk ladder.

27.) bluecat - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63390]Skwirls gotta eat, same as deer .... :wave:[/QUOTE]

+ 3 :-)

28.) Swamp Fox - 02/26/2021

[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;63393]Are we talkin' about physical damage or psychological damage? ....


:p[/QUOTE]




[QUOTE=bluecat;63394]Yes...[/QUOTE]


LOL .... +8