Who all goes to the trouble of baiting chipmunks?

[Don.Chipmunk-slayer]

Like I do?

Peanuts mixed with peanut butter ... I think the smell of the peanut butter is stronger than just peanuts, and unlike when they eat the nuts and move around, they sit perfectly still while they lick the pb.

Here's my bait set up (the white cloths are there for pass-throughs, and are piled thick. They will catch a full-on hit without a problem.

 

[Back_Roads]

Most of my chippers are drive bys, or near anamal feeding areas

 

[RoosterCogburn]

I do. I dig into the forest floor and drove little cups into the ground. routinely filled with peanuts, sunflower seeds, and hazelnuts/walnuts

 

[MJS]

Yikes! If I put out pb we'd have a mouse and skunk infestation in no time.

 

[RoosterCogburn]

Yikes! If I put out pb we'd have a mouse and skunk infestation in no time

More targets. Join the party fartjuice cat and small rat

 

[Contndr35BB]

Like I do?

Peanuts mixed with peanut butter ... I think the smell of the peanut butter is stronger than just peanuts, and unlike when they eat the nuts and move around, they sit perfectly still while they lick the pb.

Here's my bait set up (the white cloths are there for pass-throughs, and are piled thick. They will catch a full-on hit without a problem.View attachment 575257

Unfortunately ,that's illegal where I live . Chippers are protected & can only be removed if nuisance ( like crows,when are they not nuisances?). And baiting is a no no also.

 

[Don.Chipmunk-slayer]

Unfortunately ,that's illegal where I live . Chippers are protected & can only be removed if nuisance ( like crows,when are they not nuisances?). And baiting is a no no also.

Well, they're definitely a nuisance to my mom's garden

 

[Iowa Airgunner]

I feed the birds and we have three clans of chipmunks that battle over the seeds. And fight and chase each other. The clan from my shed my neighbors shed and ones that come from under the fence. I spend all summer watching them work and gather seeds. I imaging a giant cave filled with seeds under my shed. They are more fun to watch than anything on TV these days.

 

[RoosterCogburn]

Unfortunately ,that's illegal where I live . Chippers are protected & can only be removed if nuisance ( like crows,when are they not nuisances?). And baiting is a no no also.

It's like that old episode of south park. Uncle Jimbo's rule - " It's coming right for us, i'm in fear for my life!"

 

[djna]

Never had to bait them, Chipmunks on my property raid bird the feeders. Last year started out with the biggest chipmunk population I’ve ever seen. Guess I did good job on my part pesting, not to many this year lol.

 

[Iowa Airgunner]

Last week a big hawk came out of nowhere and hit one standing on top of the bird feeder. Not a sound. Just a flash and it was over. I just looked up in time to see it flying away with the little chipmunk..

 

[Contndr35BB]

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Last week a big hawk came out of nowhere and hit one standing on top of the bird feeder. Not a sound. Just a flash and it was over. I just looked up in time to see it flying away with the little chipmunk..

I've had that happen a couple times w/ pigeons that I popped off of different silos. One hit the ground & was plucked up before I got to it& one was taken as soon as it hit the ground on the other side of the barn & once w/ a dove I shot out( w/ .410 shotgun) of the sky as soon as it hit the ground !

 

[Iowa Airgunner]

It must happen more than I realize because after it happened the yard was still. No birds not a sound. Then slowly they start to creep back.
This happens a lot and I think it’s is because a big predator is around.