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[Hateto3Putt]

You guys don't know what a tough squirrel is.......

[onetime19]

I play a course that the squirrels will wait for you to get out of the cart and then they will rob yo azz.

[SpenceT47]

You guys have squirrels all wrong. When I played at a course in Myrtle Beach, they had Fox Squirrels all over the place. The lady at the snack counter told me to buy some peanuts, so I did. On the third hole, I blocked a shot into the heavy rough and NO LIE, when I got to the ball it was in the right side of the fairway (my ball with my mark). A squirrel was sitting about three feet from the ball. I gave him all the peanuts.

[golfjam]

My bag had a hole like that a few years ago. Brand new Hoofer attacked by a pack of squirrels at Rancho Park Golf Course in LA, CA. They're still very aggressive but they learned and kindly open the zippers when you leave your bag unattended.

[Bobtrumpet]

SpenceT47, on 05 December 2012 - 09:32 AM, said:

You guys have squirrels all wrong. When I played at a course in Myrtle Beach, they had Fox Squirrels all over the place. The lady at the snack counter told me to buy some peanuts, so I did. On the third hole, I blocked a shot into the heavy rough and NO LIE, when I got to the ball it was in the right side of the fairway (my ball with my mark). A squirrel was sitting about three feet from the ball. I gave him all the peanuts.

The ones you have to really worry about are the one who come up to your ball in the center of the fairway and start kicking it toward the rough or trees until you cough up the goods.

[stage1350]

The whole bit is good.  But 3:45 applies well to this thread:

[SlowMotion]

Never had an issue with squirrels. I have had a bird swoop down and still a Slim Jim meat stick from my golf cart though.

I am going to have to keep an eye out though as I just got a new bag. Definitely don't want a hole like that in my new bag.

[Jim Clark]

The Raccoon squirrels in Myrtle Beach are fearless. They come right up to you begging for food (they'll take it out of your hand), and they'll rob your cart if you're not near it.

At our club, the crows are the thieves, you'll get back to your cart to find your food gone.

At Pebble Beach a bunch of years ago, the seagulls were the thieves.

The "critters" are adept at learning food sources. I think it's amusing.

[ej002]

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[jnradioactive]

I had the same thing happen to my bag at local muni earlier this year, the crazy lady in the office feeds them so they have no fear of humans. Plus if the 1st teetime of the day is 7:00 she refuses to take money until 6:59:59 so if you get there 15 minutes early u just sit there, little bugger had all the time in the world.

Same day as I was walking off 9th green another one was on my bag(or who knows maybe the same one), so I tossed my ball at it and i guess because they are so used to being fed he thought it was a big peanut coming at him and stood there like he was gonna catch it. KONK right in the top of the head, even if it had been a peanut he never would have caught it, total spaz...

Kinda made the same noise as when you drop a ball on pavement. he stood there with a stupid look on his face for a while then walked off, must of really rattled his cage...

[cardoustie]

we have a tough little guy at our track.  Wears a little leather jacket and carries on like the Fonz.  The paws up and the "AYYYYYYYYY" drive me nuts

[Hateto3Putt]

jnradioactive, on 06 December 2012 - 10:19 AM, said:

Same day as I was walking off 9th green another one was on my bag(or who knows maybe the same one), so I tossed my ball at it and i guess because they are so used to being fed he thought it was a big peanut coming at him and stood there like he was gonna catch it. KONK right in the top of the head, even if it had been a peanut he never would have caught it, total spaz...

I had a similar experience in Myrtle beach. (The place with the Kings north course, but not the Kings north course)

We were going back to our cart when I saw a raccoon eyed squirrel sitting on the dash board eating my (complimentary) granola bar. From about 20 yards away, I picked up a pine cone and threw it at the cart, thinking I would scare him off.

It turned out to be the most accurate pine cone throw in the recorded history of pine cone throwing.  This cone started out left and then faded directly at the squirrels head. (yeah, I was working the cone left to right).

It was a direct hit!

The squirrel and I were both stunned. He ran off angrily, I felt so bad I tossed him the remains of the granola bar.

[yoshiod9]

kekoa, on 03 December 2012 - 06:49 PM, said:

yoshiod9, on 03 December 2012 - 06:15 PM, said:

This guy jumped on my bag then dove into the side pocket where I put my clif bar... he grabbed it and ran.  Jerk.

did you throw the bag away?  squirrels are just plain dirty.

It's been relegated to the back-up, back-up bag.  I've loaned that bag (and a full set of clubs) out to a friend that is just getting into the game.

I neglected to tell him that a squirrel once stuck most of its body into the side pocket.  Oops.

[MileHi]

Had the exact same thing happen to me a couple of years ago.  Damn squirrel chewed through my bag to get to my nuts.  It was a Ping Hoofer that I loved, it ruined the main pouch so I gave it to a friend who needed a bag.  Bought a replacement and the new ones aren't nearly as nice as they used to make them.

[onetime19]

Hateto3Putt, on 06 December 2012 - 01:27 PM, said:

jnradioactive, on 06 December 2012 - 10:19 AM, said:

Same day as I was walking off 9th green another one was on my bag(or who knows maybe the same one), so I tossed my ball at it and i guess because they are so used to being fed he thought it was a big peanut coming at him and stood there like he was gonna catch it. KONK right in the top of the head, even if it had been a peanut he never would have caught it, total spaz...

I had a similar experience in Myrtle beach. (The place with the Kings north course, but not the Kings north course)

We were going back to our cart when I saw a raccoon eyed squirrel sitting on the dash board eating my (complimentary) granola bar. From about 20 yards away, I picked up a pine cone and threw it at the cart, thinking I would scare him off.

It turned out to be the most accurate pine cone throw in the recorded history of pine cone throwing.  This cone started out left and then faded directly at the squirrels head. (yeah, I was working the cone left to right).

It was a direct hit!

The squirrel and I were both stunned. He ran off angrily, I felt so bad I tossed him the remains of the granola bar.

LOL

[Jeembo]

I NEVER had any problems with squirrels in MN.  Freaking things are relentless in L.A.  If there's any food anywhere that they can get to, they'll go get it the second you leave the golf cart.

[Valdre78]

This is why they tell you NOT to feed the animals on the course!!!!!!

[Man In The Miura]

Kadin 25, on 02 December 2012 - 08:21 PM, said:

You might be a "slow" player when your bag sits long enough for a squirrel to chew a hole in it. Lol

Ha ha!  My daughter had her bag sitting at the range while we were practicing.  There was a squirrel milling around.  We each hit a shot, then turned around to see the squirrel on her bag.  She started walking to shoo it away, but by the time the beast left her bag, it had already destroyed a zipper and gotten into a pocket.  Apparently to get some goldfish crackers.  This episone took all of 20 seconds.  I was amazed how that squirrel attcked with such efficiency.  20 seconds to destroy a pocket is crazy.  But a hungry squirrel isn't nearly as bad as the coyote carringing a black cat in its mouth crossing a green (as seen at my course earlier this month.)

Edited by Man In The Miura, 09 December 2012 - 08:00 PM.

[jnradioactive]

Man In The Miura, on 09 December 2012 - 07:58 PM, said:

Kadin 25, on 02 December 2012 - 08:21 PM, said:

You might be a "slow" player when your bag sits long enough for a squirrel to chew a hole in it. Lol

Ha ha!  My daughter had her bag sitting at the range while we were practicing.  There was a squirrel milling around.  We each hit a shot, then turned around to see the squirrel on her bag.  She started walking to shoo it away, but by the time the beast left her bag, it had already destroyed a zipper and gotten into a pocket.  Apparently to get some goldfish crackers.  This episone took all of 20 seconds.  I was amazed how that squirrel attcked with such efficiency.  20 seconds to destroy a pocket is crazy.  But a hungry squirrel isn't nearly as bad as the coyote carringing a black cat in its mouth crossing a green (as seen at my course earlier this month.)

Does that still count as a black cat crossing your path?

[Pure745]

Was this at Rancho Park?  Those squirrels are like ninjas.

[Sawgrass]

HackerVance, on 03 December 2012 - 11:52 AM, said:

BENNYSUPREME, on 02 December 2012 - 08:25 PM, said:

We have mongoose here in Hawaii. Now those thing will take anything they can get their paws on.  They love spam.

This would be a problem for me since I always carry spam on the golf course.

And here I was thinking that squirrels like unwanted emails!  Maybe that explains the Blackberry story?