Squirrels tearing up my front door

[SirRealism]

OK, I'm at wits' end with squirrels. About 18 months ago, I noticed something had been scratching at my front door. The door is metal, so there's no damage. But the door jamb is wood, and it's torn up pretty badly at this point. At first, I thought it was raccoons, but I finally caught the squirrels red-handed a few months ago.

Last month, I bought a pellet gun and started taking them out. (I work at home now, so it's pretty easy to catch them. I can hit them without even leaving my desk.) I've killed 8 or 9 of them so far, but the squirrels who move in to take their place start scratching on my door almost immediately. I've held off repairing the door jamb until I know they won't tear into the new one.

I talked with the neighbors, and the tell me they haven't been feeding them. Nor are the squirrels tearing up their doors... just mine.

Can anyone recommend a solution? I'm going to keep shooting them... hey it's trigger time. :-) But is there anything else I can do?

 

[Colt556]

I have a "Psycho Squirrel" that will come to the front porch and challenge me to fights! If I didn't live in the city I'd pop his butt!

 

[kboom524]

Take some crushed cayenne or habanaro pepper, mix with vegtable oil and paint some on the door jamb where they are chewing. That should make them lose their taste for your door.

 

[Arm America]

Take some crushed cayenne or habanaro pepper, mix with vegtable oil and paint some on the door jamb where they are chewing. That should make them lose their taste for your door.

Agreed. This will work. Does such a good job that it is
sold in powdered form at most big box outlet stores.

 

[jmildoc]

just keep shooting them..... if you have dogs feed em to your dogs... or what the heck eat them yourself.....

 

[jmildoc]

leave a dead one layin in the doorway for a couple days the others will get the point.

 

[sloughfoot]

Pepper Spray works too.

 

[Turn Key]

Here you go bro!

YouTube - Squirrel Catapult

 

[jmildoc]

that is the most awesome thing that i have seen in a long time!!!!!!!! HAHAHA

 

[SirRealism]

leave a dead one layin in the doorway for a couple days the others will get the point.

You know, I wondered about that. I actually hit three one day and left them out there for a few days (before the heat wave). After a couple days, two bodies were gone, and the third was mostly gone. I assume the raccoons or crows took them.

 

[dtkw]

I have a "Psycho Squirrel" that will come to the front porch and challenge me to fights! If I didn't live in the city I'd pop his butt!

Even in the city, you could shoot them with your air gun, just don't do it if there are children around.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Look around to see if they are leaving signs for each other to follow like these.

 

[reno]

Call the squirrel cops, sounds like criminal trespass to me...

I really like the various pepper recipes..

 

[paperboy]

Do I smell squirrel and bacon???

 

[Jon Craig]

I have a "Psycho Squirrel" that will come to the front porch and challenge me to fights! If I didn't live in the city I'd pop his butt!

Suppressor...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Do not use your OC on the wood on your house for squirrel-proofing or you will stink up the place for a few days. Um, don't ask me how I know this.

 

[dtkw]

Beeman, RWS, Gamo and a few others a good choice for urban battle with the pests.