Bird feeder blues: It is against the law to feed deer in Michigan so this must be a Great Horned Squirrel, a new breed native to my yard. They are also known to be perverted window...

ChuckKarp

It is against the law to feed deer in Michigan
so this must be a Great Horned Squirrel, a new
breed native to my yard.
They are also known to be perverted window peepers. Looking
in the door wall from about 5 feet out. I think they are saying excuse me but
the feeder is empty.
Next is a child apprentice at take your son to work day.
Last is a mug shot of the deer when the police caught up with him.
He was sentenced to a short term of freedom followed by stew meat.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

ChuckKarp wrote:

It is against the law to feed deer in Michigan
so this must be a Great Horned Squirrel, a new
breed native to my yard.
They are also known to be perverted window peepers. Looking
in the door wall from about 5 feet out. I think they are saying excuse me but
the feeder is empty.
Next is a child apprentice at take your son to work day.
Last is a mug shot of the deer when the police caught up with him.
He was sentenced to a short term of freedom followed by stew meat.

You've got some damn big squirels in your backyard (horned ones too)!

Properframe Loc: US Virginia

Thanks for the levity. Between the deer and the squirrels I am surprised my birds get any feed at all.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

The squirrels don't appreciate the deer eating the bird food that the squirrels think is theirs.

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Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

Love them! My friend was telling me that someone put a lot of corn out where he hunts and put a sign next to it that said "This corn is for the squirrels only! Any deer or bear caught eating it will be shot!" I doubt this would pass DNR rules.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

Country Boy wrote:

Love them! My friend was telling me that someone put a lot of corn out where he hunts and put a sign next to it that said "This corn is for the squirrels only! Any deer or bear caught eating it will be shot!" I doubt this would pass DNR rules.

Love the pics, however .... Baiting a site never qualified as hunting in my book...... And I used to hunt.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Nice shots

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

olemikey wrote:

Love the pics, however .... Baiting a site never qualified as hunting in my book...... And I used to hunt.

olemikey, I could not agree more. I have lots of guns and paper targets is all they shoot at unless I have something around the home that poses a threat to family or my pets! Baiting removes all sport from taking a deer or bear.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

Country Boy wrote:

olemikey, I could not agree more. I have lots of guns and paper targets is all they shoot at unless I have something around the home that poses a threat to family or my pets! Baiting removes all sport from taking a deer or bear.

I too am a sport shooter, target shooter these days, it is another fine hobby that I enjoy, due to cost, noise and not wanting to frighten neighbors, mostly air guns these days..... I have absolutely no problem with hunting, but sitting in a blind, or on a stand over a pile of bait or a feeding station isn't it..... Probably shouldn't have posted that way.....

fetzler Loc: North West PA

Obviously your feeder isn't high enough. I once had a bear take the whole feeder - pole and all.

Stopped feeding birds after that.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

B_meyer5.55NY

It's tough finding food in the winter!!