some Florida morning observations...

Acorns are surprisingly uniform in size.

Oak trees are wonderful shade during the summer months.

Squirrels have NO regard for LBC's parked under oak trees.

Only 10% of fallen acorns fit the bore of my blowgun.

I need a wrist rocket to properly apply the other 90% of the fallen acorns.

Squirrels FALL out of oak trees if whacked by a flying nut.

A squirrel falling FROM an oak tree makes a resounding "THWUP!" noise on impact with Mother Earth.

Most gratifying.

Doc;
Have you been out hunting breakfast?

Dave

Out protecting an aluminum MG bonnet!

I've sussed out an ammo supply, BTW: FROZEN PEAS!!!

EDIT: Of all the choices in mixed frozen vegetables, corn "wobbles" too much for accuracy, green beans have too much mass to go far. Peas work like a frozen turkey fired at a windshield!

EDIT-II: An unexpected side benefit! After the squirrel training session, added a scoop of leftover steamed rice to the "reserved ammo" and nuked for a minnit thirty, drizzle with Kikkoman's and consumed with chopsticks! BREAKFAST indeed!

Hummm..... Could it be SuperDoc?

Somehow I knew I'd open'd mesef up for THAT.


*burp*

Not to worry Doc.... I fit that catagory myself.
If you do manage to catch the offending rodents, you might not want them to go to waste. Try here. Just like grandma use to make

HOT DAM!!!

Noted...

BOOKMARKED!


...now I gotta get denser ammunition and a better delivery system.

Note to all Squirrels: Be afraid, be very afraid

"Even a blind squirrel occasionally finds an acorn."

---Ode to love

Be careful, very careful... you don't want to know the sound of one hitting a LBC....

[quote=DrEntropy

Squirrels have NO regard for LBC's parked under oak trees.

Squirrels FALL out of oak trees if whacked by a flying nut.

A squirrel falling FROM an oak tree makes a resounding "THWUP!" noise on impact with Mother Earth.

Most gratifying.

[/quote]


Careful Doc.... they're friends with the birds.......!!!!

I've already picked th' "killing zone" in the tree. As well as trajectory for avoiding neighborly ire.

It's a NARROW zone. But th' beasts seem oblivious to th' danger.

Maples all the way, Dr. No acorns that way.

We've got a few squirrels in the yard at my folks' house. They generally keep themselves to themselves, except for one. He liked to climb on the roof of the house and chatter at you if you dared sit out on the back porch. If ya did that for too long he'd go get a rock or an old crab apple and throw it at you. He also liked to tease the dog-I swear he'd walk up to the back door, wait till he got the dog's attention, then give him the finger and walk off.

He's gone now. I think the other squirrels declined to renew his lease or something.

-Wm.

I've found lima beans to work well. Accurate to about 15 yards. Use the big ones.

You guys are brilliant!! Do you realize the theological/ethical ramifications your discovery of bio-degradable ammo might have???

Bio-degradable ammo! It's BRILLIANT, I tell you!!!

Call the patent office immediately!

Oh, and missed shots even regenerate to make more!!!

They run along the top of my wooden fence until they can get to my pecan trees....litle suckers, crack a good pecan open & pull out most of the meat then throw it away for another.....too bad I've got neighbors or I'd go squirrel hunting for real!

& fried squirrel is pretty good!

that's whut these li'l muthas are doin' with th' acorns.
The discards are boinkin' off the MG lid.

They've apparently figger'd out they can sit over th' car without gettin' goosed when I'm not around.

Plus no evidence if/when the gentlemen in the black and tan automobiles arrive.....!!

(Fla trooper cars are black and tan iirc :))

Doc has proven this old addage beyond ALL reasonable doubt - to catch a squirrel you climb in a tree and act like a nut!!

My SO and I got married in Fla outside in a beautiful park, with a pond in the background, etc. It was a wonderful site. During the ceremony, my bride-to-be and I noticed that the guests were all standing up. We figured it was because they wanted a better view. At the reception, we asked about this and learned that there were the previously named vermin in the trees above the guests and they were knocking/tossing the acorns on our guests heads!! At least the only "droppings" from the trees were acorns!!