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GREY SQUIRRELS TO BE SHOT ON SIGHT !

 
 
Reply Sun 11 Jun, 2006 05:30 pm
the BBC-NEWS reports from scotland that grey squirrels will be shot on sight 'in the borders' !
a/t the BBC the grey squirrels are too much of a competition for the red squirrels , so the grey ones will be hunted down ... and no pardon will be given !
animal lovers fear "a carnage" will take place .
hbg



...DON"T BE A GREY SQUIRREL !...
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Reply Sun 11 Jun, 2006 05:47 pm
There are two grey squirells in my environs. There may well be more.
If anybody comes on my land to shoot them they will have to get past me either by subterfuge or force.
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 12:15 am
I'm glad, those grey "tree rats" haven't arrived (yet) here - we only have normal, regular European squirrels here, like this one, like outside our home:

http://i5.tinypic.com/11uhwlj.jpg
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 04:35 am
How could anybody shoot that little thing just because it's grey.
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 04:36 am
I agree, Spendy.

It ruins all the fun for my Greyhound.
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 05:06 am
Gray, black--we've got enough to keep the dogs occupied . . . i've never seen a red squirrel, though. Not that i'd want to see wanton squirrel carnage just for a notional opportunity in the future to see one . . .
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 05:53 am
A squirrel has chewed away half my bird feeder adn run off with the lid from it so Im edging towards shooting them.
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 06:00 am
That's an argument for shooting you MG.

Or do you subscribe to the anti-evolutionary argument that man has dominion over the animals like some others seem to do.
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 06:28 am
In the eastern U.S. grey and red squirrels co-exist--and always have.

We have lots of acorns.
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 07:16 am
spendius wrote:
That's an argument for shooting you MG.

Or do you subscribe to the anti-evolutionary argument that man has dominion over the animals like some others seem to do.


If we are talking dominion most of this planet is covered by water so sealife rules this world.

I wouldnt argue with a whale that has a gun!Maybe a water pistol,brrrrr tshhh, thank you im here all week.
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 07:41 am
We have white squirrels in Austin. And the population is growing.

http://www.albinosquirrel.com/texas/drinking.jpg
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 07:50 am
evil looking eye on that squirrel
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Reply Mon 12 Jun, 2006 09:49 am
That's a bit anthropomorphic dunciad practitioner.

Surely all animals are "evil" by our standards anyway. Fancy copulating without having gone through the appropriate religious ceremony. That's disgusting.
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Reply Tue 13 Jun, 2006 08:08 pm
All the europeans I know who have come stateside (and there have been quite a few) have LOVED our grey squirrels!
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Reply Tue 13 Jun, 2006 08:18 pm
littlek part deux wrote:
All the europeans I know who have come stateside (and there have been quite a few) have LOVED our grey squirrels!


Do they prefer them with mustard or hot sauce?
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Reply Tue 13 Jun, 2006 08:20 pm
They prefer to shoot them. With a camera. And they make ridiculous little noises and squeels of delight. Sometimes they drool. We have red, grey, black, and white squirrells 'round here.
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Reply Tue 13 Jun, 2006 08:22 pm
Ah, a multicultural squirrel community. Gotta love it.
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Reply Tue 13 Jun, 2006 08:25 pm
Yes. But, the greys are definitely prominent.
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Reply Tue 13 Jun, 2006 08:38 pm
I didn't see any squirrels for years on end, living as I did in the beach city, Venice, California, but having lived in childhood in squirrelville, Evanston, Illinois. First time I saw one in Venice I was elated. Soon I had a yard pal, yammering at me to not prune/shape the Agonis flexuosa trees, and to get my grubby hands off the Westringia.

I hear they are pests, but not in my own area of experience.
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Reply Wed 14 Jun, 2006 11:38 am
Squirrels provide endless entertainment and exercise for the little doggies. I'm all in favor of squirrels, so long as they ain't stealin' from the littlel birdies . . .
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