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(PennLive)   So what if I shot out the neighbor kid's bedroom window. That dang squirrel was on my bird feeder   (pennlive.com) divider line
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2802 clicks; posted to Main » on 10 Dec 2022 at 5:05 AM (15 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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Sub Human [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-09 10:18:50 PM  
Crazy old coot.

/Wife says: "I told you!"
 
yanceylebeef [TotalFark]
2022-12-09 11:13:29 PM  
Another responsible gun owner fighting the tyranny of squirrel oppression.
 
weddingsinger [TotalFark]
2022-12-09 11:51:03 PM  
This is where I live, my wife works at the EGF library and this absolutely tracks with some of the old coots living around here.

/a month ago a guy fired a shotgun off his apartment balcony at people walking a dog
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 2:16:32 AM  
Your goddamn right and if that kid doesn't like it he can just go get himself a gun and shoot at the squirrel.
 
Al Roker's Forecast
2022-12-10 4:09:38 AM  
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wildcardjack
2022-12-10 5:11:41 AM  
New Orleans Cajun, Justin Wilson - Squirrel Hunting
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BeerBear
2022-12-10 5:16:12 AM  
"He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder
 
hissatsu [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 5:19:03 AM  
The man's wife said to him, "Well, I told you" as he was being arrested, police said.

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Exile On Beale Street [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-10 5:31:13 AM  

BeerBear: "He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder


Backyard Squirrel Maze 2.0- The Walnut Heist
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Mock26
2022-12-10 5:57:22 AM  
"The man's wife said to him, "Well, I told you" as he was being arrested, police said."

They should take away his 2nd Amendment right and never give it back. They should give the wife a cash award for such a great zinger.
 
alechemist [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 6:14:34 AM  

BeerBear: "He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder


These are the types of people who will heat their homes with a kerosene heater and refuse to spend another couple bucks on a carbon monoxide dector  ,then low and behold tragedy strikes.
 
jamspoon [OhFark]
2022-12-10 6:32:49 AM  
The man's wife said to him, "Well, I told you" as he was being arrested, police said.

Made me lol. No sympathy there
 
ElmoClyde
2022-12-10 7:00:13 AM  
Mixing some cayenne pepper in wih the bird seed is a more effective approach to keep the squirrels out. Probably not as much fun for the gun guys though,
 
Armchair_Invective
2022-12-10 7:12:47 AM  
"I'd have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for dang kid."
 
Armchair_Invective
2022-12-10 7:15:55 AM  

BeerBear: "He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder


There is no such thing.  Squirrels laugh at such foolish attempts.
 
433 [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 7:23:14 AM  
The window was coming right at him
 
farkinlovit
2022-12-10 7:34:06 AM  
I have some fond memories of my batshiat dumb grandfather doing the same thing except with a bb gun.
 
NathanAllen
2022-12-10 7:39:00 AM  
It was a .22, that would barely kill a child.

Real men would shoot a 30-06, much better penetration if you want to also get the parents and any potential pets with the same round.
 
Nick Nostril
2022-12-10 7:44:49 AM  
Guns, gone. Forever. Sorry, your privilege is revoked. Thanks for playing.
 
bighairyguy [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 7:46:21 AM  
Did he claim the squirrel was a Democrat?
 
orange whip
2022-12-10 7:49:48 AM  

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Oh man forgot about Justin...I put on Closed Captioning  for the lulz
 
AppleOptionEsc
2022-12-10 7:50:51 AM  

BeerBear: "He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder


Squirrel proof is like saying you have a secure work network.

There is always a bigger idiot, and always a way for squirrels to get to them.

The only way to stop squirrels from eating bird seed is to have armed security, or fence off the feeder and train finches to go through small holes.
 
Mister Peejay
2022-12-10 8:06:19 AM  
Why not just feed the squirrels?
 
GloomCookie613
2022-12-10 8:28:56 AM  
The man's wife said to him, "Well, I told you" as he was being arrested, police said.

Wife knows what's up.
 
Rattrap007
2022-12-10 8:29:05 AM  

Mister Peejay: Why not just feed the squirrels?


Because it is war! And the man is a moron gun nut.
 
NathanAllen
2022-12-10 8:32:27 AM  

Mister Peejay: Why not just feed the squirrels?


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The Irresponsible Captain [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 8:34:45 AM  
My uncle used to pick them off with an air rifle. That was probably illegal too but a good bit less likely to go through someone's window.
Also a bit quieter.
 
Intrepid00 [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 8:58:47 AM  

yanceylebeef: Another responsible gun owner fighting the tyranny of squirrel oppression.


As someone that has had this month over $200 in property damages from the little tree rats chewing shiat left and right I understand his frustration. However, don't use a gun at least not more than a BB gun and even still no with neighbors. Fine, and laws. The little shiats if you don't get them with the live trap will not fall for them after trying 2 or 3 times. I'm allowed to murder it if I trap it but god forbid if you used a glue trap or poison on the rat just because it lives in trees.
 
slimebarfer
2022-12-10 8:59:28 AM  
It's not just gramps!  I once walked into my grandparent's kitchen and they were sitting at the table with two pistols and a carbine like Bonnie and Clyde. They were CO2 BB guns and it was WAR on the squirrels!  I still think it's cool that my grandma (R.I.P. Gramps!) knows how to charge and load a variety of Crossman products.
 
Madeup Farkname
2022-12-10 8:59:42 AM  

Armchair_Invective: BeerBear: "He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder

There is no such thing.  Squirrels laugh at such foolish attempts.


We didn't bother with the "squirrel baffle" they sold at our local Wild Birds Unlim'td.
We did get the "Raccoon baffle". And that worked fine at stopping the squirrels too.
 
Intrepid00 [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 9:02:45 AM  

Madeup Farkname: Armchair_Invective: BeerBear: "He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder

There is no such thing.  Squirrels laugh at such foolish attempts.

We didn't bother with the "squirrel baffle" they sold at our local Wild Birds Unlim'td.
We did get the "Raccoon baffle". And that worked fine at stopping the squirrels too.


I've seen a raccoon get around them and going to town on a bird feeder. The owner pelted it with a pepper round and it ran off but he admitted it was only keep the "little farker" away for a week.
 
slimebarfer
2022-12-10 9:04:20 AM  
My other gramps (R.I.P) would bait live traps with peanut butter and haul the squirrels, hissing and scratching, to a nature preserve and release them.  We joked that it was the same squirrel that kept coming back.  Eh, it gave him something to do.  You CAN'T have squirrels eating the birdseed and Oriole oranges!

(grandparents', edit for my last post)
 
Intrepid00 [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 9:05:04 AM  

Mister Peejay: Why not just feed the squirrels?


Honest answer, because it's stupid. Squirrels will nest where there is regular food source and sometimes that is prying into your roof and making nest in your blown insulation.
 
Another Government Employee
2022-12-10 9:10:20 AM  
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Squirrels hate this stuff.
 
MythDragon
2022-12-10 9:11:18 AM  
So I was in the Army with this country boy from Alabama. He told me this story about how he was in his trailer watching TV and a rat ran across the living room. He looked at his dog who just kinda glanced at the rat and said "meh" (or as close as a dog can) and decided if the dog wasn't going to fix the problem, he would.  He grabbed his 20 gauge and say back down to watch TV.

Sure enough the rat came walking by again, and he blasted it. Along with a new hole in the floor.
"And that is how my wife set a rule about no longer shooting guns in the house. "
 
LoneVVolf
2022-12-10 9:11:59 AM  

Armchair_Invective: There is no such thing. Squirrels laugh at such foolish attempts.


There absolutely is, but you need a microwave oven transformer, a couple capacitors, and a complete disregard for electrical safety.

/If it sounds like they're laughing, that's just gas escaping.
 
WillJM8528
2022-12-10 9:20:32 AM  

Rattrap007: Mister Peejay: Why not just feed the squirrels?

Because it is war! And the man is a moron gun nut.


In a country with more guns as people, everything becomes "war" and all problems can be solved by shooting at them.
 
Vespers
2022-12-10 9:21:17 AM  

alechemist: BeerBear: "He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder

These are the types of people who will heat their homes with a kerosene heater and refuse to spend another couple bucks on a carbon monoxide dector  ,then low and behold tragedy strikes.


Is it a tragedy, really?
 
Intrepid00 [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 9:25:08 AM  

MythDragon: So I was in the Army with this country boy from Alabama. He told me this story about how he was in his trailer watching TV and a rat ran across the living room. He looked at his dog who just kinda glanced at the rat and said "meh" (or as close as a dog can) and decided if the dog wasn't going to fix the problem, he would.  He grabbed his 20 gauge and say back down to watch TV.

Sure enough the rat came walking by again, and he blasted it. Along with a new hole in the floor.
"And that is how my wife set a rule about no longer shooting guns in the house. "


I just saw a video of a guy taking out his range trying to kill a very plump mouse in his dirty kitchen with a shotgun.
 
caljar
2022-12-10 9:29:30 AM  

BeerBear: "He told officers he had shot at squirrels at least six times over the past two years because he considered it "war" when they got into his bird feeder"

guess he couldn't invest with a squirrel proof feeder


I have some very good squirrel proof feeders.   Every one of them has been destroyed by the racoons around here, so the extra amount of cost isn't really working out.
 
Intrepid00 [TotalFark]
2022-12-10 9:38:39 AM  

LoneVVolf: Armchair_Invective: There is no such thing. Squirrels laugh at such foolish attempts.

There absolutely is, but you need a microwave oven transformer, a couple capacitors, and a complete disregard for electrical safety.

/If it sounds like they're laughing, that's just gas escaping.


I have given to just leaving my Christmas stuff powered on all day. There isn't enough flowing through to cook them but once they bite into the hot they fark off and I can strip and mend the wire.
 
gonegirl
2022-12-10 9:44:33 AM  

The Irresponsible Captain: My uncle used to pick them off with an air rifle. That was probably illegal too but a good bit less likely to go through someone's window.
Also a bit quieter.


When I had squirrel issues a few apartments ago, I spent a significant amount of time researching whether they could be killed with a commercial blowgun.

(Youtube indicated yes, but I just moved instead.)
 
Bruscar
2022-12-10 9:46:59 AM  
FTA: The man's wife said to him, "Well, I told you" as he was being arrested, police said.

That woman has to be so relieved that the crazy SOB will be locked up for a while. First, he attracts squirrels to his property. Then, he tries to kill the squirrels that he attracted. Worst of all, he risked killing a child and clearly does not give a damn because he is "at war" with the squirrels he attracted.

At best, this man is snorting bat guano. At worst, he's a psychopath ready and willing to recklessly kill a child. He needs to be involuntarily committed for a thorough mental health evaluation and possible long-term commitment to a mental health facility or, if the diagnosis warrants it, a facility for individuals with dementia.
 
nsstick
2022-12-10 9:48:49 AM  
Jokes on grandpa.
Birds
Don't
Exist
 
Bruscar
2022-12-10 9:51:31 AM  

The Irresponsible Captain: My uncle used to pick them off with an air rifle. That was probably illegal too but a good bit less likely to go through someone's window.
Also a bit quieter.


Your uncle is a dick.
 
Big_Doofus
2022-12-10 9:52:42 AM  
The man's wife said to him, "Well, I told you" as he was being arrested, police said.

I actually laughed out loud at this comment. We all know this couple.
 
Bruscar
2022-12-10 9:53:01 AM  

Intrepid00: yanceylebeef: Another responsible gun owner fighting the tyranny of squirrel oppression.

As someone that has had this month over $200 in property damages from the little tree rats chewing shiat left and right I understand his frustration. However, don't use a gun at least not more than a BB gun and even still no with neighbors. Fine, and laws. The little shiats if you don't get them with the live trap will not fall for them after trying 2 or 3 times. I'm allowed to murder it if I trap it but god forbid if you used a glue trap or poison on the rat just because it lives in trees.


Are you spreading peanut butter on your house? Stop killing the squirrels and fix what ever is attracting them or allowing them into a place where they can damage property.
 
zez
2022-12-10 9:55:19 AM  
What is it with old men and their obsession with squirrels?  My dad sets out 3-4 live traps and then takes the squirrels across town to a lake to release them. He does this every week and there is always the same number of squirrels in his yard.

Guess it gives him something to do.
 
Big_Doofus
2022-12-10 9:58:11 AM  

zez: What is it with old men and their obsession with squirrels?  My dad sets out 3-4 live traps and then takes the squirrels across town to a lake to release them. He does this every week and there is always the same number of squirrels in his yard.

Guess it gives him something to do.


My father used to do the same thing. He released them in a park.
 
BunchaRubes
2022-12-10 10:33:04 AM  

NathanAllen: It was a .22, that would barely kill a child.

Real men would shoot a 30-06, much better penetration if you want to also get the parents and any potential pets with the same round.


My dad had a neighbor that shot at squirrels with a .303 Enfield.
 
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