Squirrel Report

1. Squirrel Report

2. The Arsenal • The first step in the process was to get my varmint trap out of the garage. • I am a humane person. The trap is designed to capture the critter with out hurting it. • I knew that the squirrel would probably be hungry. • What squirrel can resist peanut butter? None that I know.

3. Stairway to Hell • The next step was to set up the ladder. • My house is a long ranch with the attic entrance on one side, and the squirrel firmly ensconced at the other end above my bedroom. • This was a huge issue because my attic is nothing more than a crawl space. • I had to act like a squirrel and climb from rafter to rafter. It was a great workout, but I am not in the Marine Corps and don’t enjoy being roused and forced into combat.

4. Ascending to Battle • The brave explorer ascending to the attic. • I was armed with the trap and a flashlight. • I was a little concerned that the enraged frightened creature might attack me. My adrenaline was really pumping, and I was ready for war. • If the beast had struck, I probably would have lost my balance and fallen through the drywall that comprises the ceiling of the main floor.

5. Brave Warrior • This is a great shot of me in the close quarters that I had to deal with in the attic.

6. Setting the Trap • And finally the trap was laid in a bed of insulation. • Not once did I hear, see, or smell the beast. • But I can tell you that during the whole process, if anyone would have snuck up behind and touched me, or even said, “boo!” I would have committed hari-kari.

7. The squirrel lives! • I believed I would definitely hear if it got stuck, but I did not hear a sound for the rest of the night. I climbed back up the next morning before school and checked, nothing.