N.J. man allegedly killed squirrels with BB gun, hung them on fence

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87. Is useless.

I have long, sad experience with squirrels. I live in an old house constantly in need of patching, which we keep up with as best we can.

But, squirrels are wily critters and can get into your walls through the tiniest of holes. We had an infestation a few years ago that had me on the brink of psychosis for the constant scratching and gnawing sounds coming through the walls 24/7.

Exterminators wanted nothing to do with us. Said it was too difficult on an old house. Animal control just laughed.

We tried Hav-a-Hart traps for awhile, and finally had to resort to kill traps. I am not proud of this, but it was the squirrels or me. I still have to use them occasionally.

However, I think using a BB gun is more barbaric than a kill trap, and placing the carcasses on the fence is just crazy.

But, I can fully understand this man's frustration. Had I a little more of teh crazy in me, I might have done the same to "ward off" future invasions of the little pests.