Outwitting Squirrels 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdfeeder by Squirrels

From spooker poles and Perrier bottles to water bombs and cayenne pepper, Bill Adler, Jr., has tried every conceivable method to rid his backyard of these fluffy gluttonous rodents. Revised and even craftier than the first edition, which sold over 100,000 copies, this new revision contains humorous advice on keeping squirrels out of the flowerbeds and bird feeders.

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5 Stars Great Book
The suggestions made in this book really work. A must read for anyone that has problems with those damn hideous squirrels.

BTW I really do like squirrels but....... I live in a major city. If you live in a place that actually has things that will eat them then perhaps you don't need this book. However, for any city dweller this is a must read.

3 Stars Not Remotely Tremendous
I'll keep this review short and sweet, since the book isn't exactly the utmost in literary achievement ever produced. The book is decent, probably right on the 3 star mark given what it tries to do and what it does. The intention of the book is to, well, outwit squirrels - a silly notion given a day or 2 observing the little...um, natural friends. Wit isn't what makes the squirrel dangerous. It's the endless effort a squirrel will go through to get your food. The overall effort described here should probably be called, "Outenduring Squirrels," since that's what you will need to do.

Overall, the book is hit or miss with the advice it gives. Living in a neighborhood with approximately more squirrels than blades of grass, you tend to either pick up ways to stop them from getting to your feeders, or you stop feeding the birds. Or as some have done, you throw in the towel and get used to having your seed receptacles ravaged by these tree rats. The advice in this book is sometimes right, and sometimes off the mark. That opinion is based on copious amounts of personal experience.

I got this as a gag gift from my father-in-law, since he knows how much I hate these animals. It was entertaining enough, though at times his sense of humor wasn't exactly what I would call top notch. Other times it was downright irritating. So it goes. I don't think squirrel banter is going to be on prime time television any time soon. Until then, you'll have to make do with books like this, which are good enough but hardly knocking on the door of your local bookstore's best seller list.

1 Star Squirrels Are People Too!
Genetically speaking, humans are closer to squirrels than to birds. So, by depriving squirrels of sustenance in favor or birds, the author is condoning murder being committed against one of mankind's close relations...MURDER MOST FOUL (fowl?), I SAY! Shame on you, Bill Adler Jr., if that is your REAL NAME, traitor! May the Great Squirrel poop in your beverage!

Good day, sir!

I SAID GOOD DAY.

5 Stars Dealing with frustration!
Mr. Adler's book about how to outwit squirrels is most informative and written with an abundant sense of humor, which one has to have.

4 Stars Squirrels: More Dangerous Than Nuclear Weapons
After the squirrels took over my backyard, car, and washroom, I bought this book to figure out how to take back the mean streets from these evil rodents. Unluckily for me, however, they noticed it when they were reading my mail and now they're after me... I had to move to an unknown Eastern European country just to escape them. Hopefully they won't figure out the combination to my wall safe back home, get enough money to buy plane tickets, and follow me here... that would make them flying squirrels, I suppose. Who would have guessed that squirrels could chew through five metres of lead?

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