Hi Dennis,

Did you try a rat trap baited with a ripe fig?

noss

Noss, I thought about that and I got one ripe Black Madeira fig. But I hate to give it to a chipmunk! I do have some grapes. that might work.

Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of water & put it under the tree. Add enough sunflower seeds to cover the top of the water. lay a board even with the top of the bucket so the c-munks can access it readily and sprinkle a few seeds on the board. The c-munks will eat the seeds on the board and then jump into what they think is a bucket of seeds. End of tale.

Al

Hey Dennis,
i answered on other forum about finding its hole and plugging him in.
He may have friends though.
I lucky no critter problems including birds,But im ready if they come with my ole reliable scatter gun.
A 12gauge with an accu choke that i can adujst the buckshot pattern coming out , course dont shoot the tree catch em in flight or on the run ! There a trap range a mile away so the noise would not bother anyone here. ; )
Martin

I had a problem with the chipmunks eating my strawberries even the green ones so I put out rat traps and baited with the strawberries. That worked along with a bb gun but you can't be there all the time. They don't cost much so put out multiple rat traps.

Ok. He got another one of my Schar Italian figs. He was 7 feet from me laying spread out in my 3 gallon fig just having a ball. I crack the door open and took a shot at him and I know I got him. He ran off injured with a hole in him thru and thru. The pellet went straight through my plant container too! He won't be back but just in case his brother comes by, I placed a Havahart trap out on my deck baited with one ripe fig. If I catch him, he won't live to see another day!

Al,Eve recommended the same trap. I'm going to try it this afternoon after I pick up some sunflower seeds. I hope it works. Again, I've lost too many figs to these guys and its not funny. Thanks everyone! Dennis

It works - I've used it. Copy/paste to your browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Pog2SZ0y0

You can also use a piece of lattice suspended over the bucket like a seesaw. You'll need to support the lattice (paint stir stick) between the edge of the bucket & another point outside the bucket. Think of a diving board. Sunflower seeds go on the end of the lattice over the water. The chipmunk walks out on the lattice & the seesaw effect takes over and he falls in the pond.

Another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jezQKOl5q-w&feature=related

Al

I GOT HIM!!! He he he. I am so happy! He ate his last fig today. I played taps as we went to the pasture and only I came back! I got him!!! I am so happy!

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HI Dennis i posted some recipes on other forum if you get more of them.
Martin