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tphoyt

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Do not release the animal alive, no laws broken. Any wildlife management company tells you that the animals are release elsewhere is lying. Only thing that is releasable is bats.
Killing a bat in Ma comes with heavy fines and in some cases jail time. Threatened spices are $1,000 per bat and endangered are $2,000 per bat. 5 of the 9 species are listed as endangered.
 

jlh3rd

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Killing a bat in Ma comes with heavy fines and in some cases jail time. Threatened spices are $1,000 per bat and endangered are $2,000 per bat. 5 of the 9 species are listed as endangered.
One time my mom had a squirrel in her attic. I bought a trap and caught it. I then took it for a ride and let it loose.
A friend later told me that I could have been arrested by the Wildlife cops for “trapping“ a squirrel. So what is the correct thing to do ? Shoot it in the attic?


I'd keep my mouth shut then and just do what I need to do.
 

Jeff J

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I'd keep my mouth shut then and just do what I need to do.

That’s the best advice. Take care of the issue and keep your mouth shut.

I had someone tell me the best way to kill a skunk is to drown it because they won’t stink. I had someone else tell me it was inhumane and a crime to do it.
 

DeepCMark58A

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That’s the best advice. Take care of the issue and keep your mouth shut.

I had someone tell me the best way to kill a skunk is to drown it because they won’t stink. I had someone else tell me it was inhumane and a crime to do it.
A crime to kill a skunk by drowning? Well just go shoot it then.
 

DeepCMark58A

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I once went to retrieve a dead squirrel from a trap in the yard my neighbor saw me and gave me the finger, I just smiled and waved. People are funny about things sometimes.
 

dingbat

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In 70’s they sprayed my neighborhood for mosquitoes with helicopters. You had to try and run for cover when you heard them coming. Sometimes you would get lucky and sometimes you get sprayed.
Spent a bunch of time in a small town outside
Kissimmee Fla. growing up. Mid to late 60’s.

Once a week or so they would drive a pickup with a fogger in the back around the neighborhood spraying DDT. A guy on the loud speaker would advise everyone to seek shelter until the fog cleared.
 

tphoyt

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They did the same in my neighborhood in Bradenton Fl. I lived out on the Islands so they used the helicopter to get to all the wetlands that surround us back then. It’s a concrete jungle now. They found a way around building on all the wetlands they said would never be built on.
In a nutshell she’ll that’s why I left.
 
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