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Originally Posted by robinpla
Glider! Thanks for your response. I don't know the law here in California and what rules there are to use guns in the middle of Los Angeles. I am sure my neighbors wouldn't be too happy knowing I am shooting a gun in my back yard. Also, these woolly rodents are protected by law. I think tree squirrels are protected, but not ground. How the hell do you tell the difference? Rat, rat, or rat? All the same problem in my book
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As far as I know you are better off in the US with respect to airgun laws. In the UK we are restricted to a maximum of 12 foot pounds (FtLb) muzzle energy for an air rifle. Anything above that and we need a fire arms certificate (FAC). In most states in the US, you have no such restrictions for air rifles and can buy 16 to 20 plus FtLb air rifles straight from the shop. Unlike the UK though, you aren’t allowed to buy or fit a silencer (or any kind of moderator), but with an air gun, you don’t really need one.
Identifying the squirrel is more tricky though. As bisjoe said, you would need to check the laws in your state. It’s easy for us in the UK. They’re
all eastern greys.
Whilst I keep my shooting discrete so as not to upset the neighbours, the older couple who live next door have noticed that their bulbs haven’t been dug up recently. The lady is disabled and is very into container gardening because that’s all she can manage. She actually thanked me for solving her problem
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Originally Posted by fishbone
"Honey, quick, bring the shotgun! Those damn squirrels from Hell have returned and are dragging our cat away!"
I know this is serious business but this part cracked me up. I have a 16-pound monster-of-love of a cat. I'd like to see the mob of squirrels to take our "Tootsie" on.
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Hehe, yeah, it’s a funny image
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The problem is that the squirrels around here are wild, but due to their proximity to people, and the fact that people feed them by hand in the woods where they nest, they have lost all fear of people and people related things like cats. That makes them the worst kind of pest; wild, but without fear.
They will actually come through cat flaps to raid food from people’s houses. I have seen them mob a cat though, and that was quite unpleasant. One jumped up and down in front of the cat making loud ‘chuck chuck’ warning noises, and the others jumped in from behind, bit and jumped away. They kept that up until the cat ran away.
My older cat, Melly, is quite large, but knows to avoid squirrels now. My younger cat, Boo, is only a year old, a lot smaller and very curious. He wouldn't stand a chance.
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Originally Posted by JayC
Hi Glider,
I really wish we could get these things in Australia, would help me out heaps with my half eaten trees. I have a bald cypress that is bald all year.....
I liked your reviews! Makes me want one http://www.reviewcentre.com/review220052.html
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I know how you feel with your cypress. It's
really annoying to find that kind of damage.
The EB22 is a good pistol, but you have to get really close. Squirrels are amazingly tough. I really don't want to cause any suffering and the worst thing you can do is wound one and have it run away, so I upgraded to the Air Arms TX200 HC
http://www.reviewcentre.com/review267341.html