Major pruning a Horse Chestnut tree

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

I spoke to a squirrel expert at a country show a while back and i was quizzing her regarding a hybrid squirrel, mate a red with a grey.....? Not such a daft idea to someone who knows very little regarding them. She went on to inform me that reds and greys are so different it would be like mating a cat and a dog??? Unbelievable, back to the drawing board for me then

There are still reds up in Northumberland but getting less and less

[Hedge hunter]

I spoke to a squirrel expert at a country show a while back and i was quizzing her regarding a hybrid squirrel, mate a red with a grey.....? Not such a daft idea to someone who knows very little regarding them. She went on to inform me that reds and greys are so different it would be like mating a cat and a dog??? Unbelievable, back to the drawing board for me then

There are still reds up in Northumberland but getting less and less

yes its something that needs sorting right now,the cost of damage must be in the £m annually im sure.common faults on OHL are caused by vermin damage for a start.

 

If we were allowed to carry sawnoff shotguns on our harnesses we would stand a better chance of terminating the issue...

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

Kill all squirrels then re-introduce reds from captivity???

[Hedge hunter]

Kill all squirrels then re-introduce reds from captivity???

 

well it seems the done thing seeing as they were introduced anyway.......personally I dont have an issue with that but there will be some bunny huggers out there...

 

we live on a very small island and no part of it is unmanaged wilderness

[Le Sanglier]

no,there are areas of land within the uk that have been cleared succesfully:001_smile:

 

Slaughter of squirrels planned for Lizard Peninsula: VOTE (From This is The West Country)

 

also plans lay ahead for the total removal in this country forsure,they are costing £m in damage...

 

 

i shot over 20 in 1 farm after they ate their way through the wire loom in the combine harvester.

 

It ain't gonna happen.

[Hedge hunter]

It ain't gonna happen.

 

yes it will happen because the money damage is now to high to sustain.

[muttley9050]

yes it will happen because the money damage is now to high to sustain.

 

Have to disagree, they might try to make it happen, but they wont get them all and it will start all over again. They may target woodlands and the like but some will survive in gardens etc and repopulate!

[Hedge hunter]

Have to disagree, they might try to make it happen, but they wont get them all and it will start all over again. They may target woodlands and the like but some will survive in gardens etc and repopulate!

lol probably.They adapt fast.

 

I have spent 3 days stalking just 1 squirrel in the past.cleaver little buggers.It would need to be a national campaign agreed with the red squirrel made an icon national mascott to work...

[Lyncombe-climber]

We knock off about 200-300 a year on our shoot.

[Undercut]

Not a single grey squirrel here on the estate, a few reds is all, and not many greys nearby local keepers have exterminated them up these parts