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  • From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] temporary housing for squirrels
  • Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:16:11 -0500

At 10:28 AM 8/16/2004 -0700, you wrote:

I m getting tired of the local squirrels.  They robbed me of my little walnut crop (maybe 50 nuts total).  I found two that they missed.  Along with the Blue Jays, they wiped out my wild hazelnuts.  They stole all but one of my precious pluots.  Now they are going after my Italian Prunes.  Next year I may make a little hotel for them to check into, made out of chicken wire, maybe.  They would get plenty of food and water during my harvest time, and I would release them in the Fall.  (I don t have the guts to kill them.)  Would I be breaking any laws by holding these tree rats against their will?

Mark,
If you're truly serious about this, I'd say you'll need to check with your local wildlife/conservation officer - you might have to have a permit to trap & hold small game animals, and this would fall under the auspices of the fish & wildlife folks.

Lucky



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