Chipmonk, just saw the first one of the year. Let the games begin!

[SAILORGOLF46]

With a wooded tree line at the back of our property the little monsters are abundant around our bird feeders, game on!

 

[mom45]

My cats will be so excited!

 

[Hkindiana]

My bird feeders are on greased steel poles. Neither squirrels nor chipmunks climb the poles to bother my feeders. They do, however, feast on what the birds drop, which doesn‘t bother me one bit. The squirrels and chipmunks have been coming by for three or four weeks now.

 

[Onebad06vtx]

My bird feeders are on greased steel poles. Neither squirrels nor chipmunks climb the poles to bother my feeders. They do, however, feast on what the birds drop, which doesn‘t bother me one bit. The squirrels and chipmunks have been coming by for three or four weeks now.

What kind of grease are you using?

 

[tmschuller]

just set out rat traps with peanut butter.. just for the vermin to snack on. I set an old milk crate on top to keep curious dogs out..(4). Works on the little beastards and pineys. If I have time tomorrow I will set out with the marlin 881 for some fun

 

[BigRed]

When I was around 12, a cousin was building his house on the edge of a large woods.

The property was full of these rodents and it was not long until they were tearing stuff up.

I got to spend as much time as I wanted popping them with a 22. Getting 40 to 50 a day was not unusual....at least for a while.

I credit my cousin's hospitality much to what measure of marksmanship I have today.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I broke both my legs in 2006. Spent bow season sitting in a wheelchair on the deck popping chipmunks with a Daisy.

 

[Twangbanger]

Holy cripes, where do you live, that you don't see chipmunks all year? Ours didn't get the memo they're supposed to stay underground.

 

[littletommy]

I’ve never seen one around our house. Around here, we’re infested with groundhogs. The dogs kill one, and 3 or 4 come to take its place. I just saw the first one of the year last weekend.

 

[JettaKnight]

 

[bwframe]

I usually don't see any this early. They really start showing up here from mushroom season, into summer.

I was a bit shocked to find one last week, in the rolling log/bucket trap that lives in an outbuilding next to my Explorer.

When they start showing up outside, I'll put out the three small hav-a-hearts that stay on duty until they run dry for 2-3 weeks.


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[boosteds13cc]

My dog started going nuts over the past weekend. Digging in the areas where chipmunks go. Then I seen the first one yesterday morning. With Sundays temps coming, I'm assuming more will be seeing them.