"Frank Logullo" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus4443" wrote in message
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I would like to plant some nut trees, such as hazelnuts(filberts)
and
pecans.

Since we have quite a few squirrels, I am concerned that they will
eat
all those nuts. We have a hickory tree and we barely see unbroken
hickory nuts on the ground.

Is this, first, an indication that the nut trees that we are
thinking
about planting, are not going to provide us with nuts.

Second, can something be done about squirrels.

I've just about given up in my fight with squirrels. If my lot were
open in
the back and wife was not an animal lover I would pop them with low
velocity
(low noise) 22 rounds. I've trapped many of them in my Hav-A-Hart and
a few
have demised in a large rat trap but I never get a nut from my English
walnuts. I do better with my Chinese chestnuts because squirrels will
not
bother them until hulls open. Then I have to pick up nuts twice a day
and
also fight off the rats with hooves.
Frank

How far are the trees from other trees? Can the squirrels jump across,
or do they have to get to your trees via the ground?

If they have to travel by land, then a nice electric fence should be
effective. It would be fun to watch, too. ;-)


Ray