LOL! Well, I don't want to shoot them. I like them, I just want them to be happy with what I give them and leave the bird food alone.
Believe me, there ain't no way to outsmart a determined squirrel except with these spring loaded ones.
Believe me, I spent four years trying many homemade contraptions...and even fox pee, once. Now that is a story in itself. LOL
HA! .. won't happen .. they will eat anything they can
Once I use to leave the dog food on the porch in a tin .. they opened the screen porch door came in and ate the dog food