Hi Richard,
I don't think the original poster of this message necessarily lives
in NYS. What does the great state of New York say about gassing
animals?
I don't know who gave you this pearl of wisdom about animals not
surviving
after being relocated. Seems like all these programs I view on TV about
relocating endangered species by releasing them back into the wild seems
to work for them. Of course, we can't ask the squirrels if they prefer
a gassing than a chance to possibly live in some forest preserve.

Sherwin D.

Richard Goldstein wrote:

As a previous reponder stated: it is illegal in NYS to transport live
trapped animals from one place to another. I was told that relocated
small animals usually die in a new environment very quickly and very
harshly and it was better to kill them in a humane way.
On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 07:00:28 GMT, Sherwin Dubren
wrote:

Ouch, this reminds me of something the Germans did in WWII. Can't you
just go to a nearby forest preserve and let them loose?

Sherwin D.

Richard Goldstein wrote:

I also live in upstate New York, Albany to be precise. I bait my
havaheart traps with peanut butter on crackers. It is irresistable for
both squirrels and possums. Aware of the idiotic relocation rule, I
run a fleixible hose from my car exhaust into the trap which I have
placed in a large plastic bag. They are killed humanely in about 4 or
5 minutes.

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 17:11:08 GMT, Steve Calvin
wrote:

Steve wrote:



Steve Calvin wrote:

Sam wrote:

I also trap and relocate them, this past year I relocated 22
squirrels, 21
possums and 19 coons. It is the first year I have gotten more than a
handful
of pecans off my two trees. I still have plenty of coons and possums but
have not seen a squirrel in a couple months.



Check your local laws prior do relocating. In New York, it's illegal
to trap, relocated, and release animals.




It is? I guess I'll have to be careful and not get caught! They sell
live traps in NY. I wonder what they think people are using them for?


Yup. Pretty stupid isn't it. You can poison it and that's just fine.
Or you can use bear claw traps and kill it. It is legal to live trap
animals but then you're supposed to call a game specialist to release
it somewhere at a probable cost of $75 or so. Just another one of the
idiotic laws in New York.