http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/en/squirrel_fishing.html
This looks like fun, especially considering the squirrels at my apartment are already pretty friendly from people throwing them bread and crackers.
…or it could be the sleep dep kicking in.
broccoli!
I’m trying to figure out how to do it with PETA People.
What could we use as bait? Little stuffed animals?
LIFTOFF!
A few years ago, Mr. Scarlett and I were practicing our casting in the back yard in preparation for going fishing. We just had the red-and-white bobber and a weight on the line – no hook. Well, our cats found this extremely interesting and soon they were going after that bobber every cast. We started teasing them, letting the bobber lie still, then jiggling it a little and pulling it in when they pounced – or reeling it in as fast as possible while kitty chased after it. God, it was hilarious.
We called it “cat-fishing.”
I’ve had PETA people scream at me for feeding squirrels, let alone go squirrel fishing. How do I know they were PETA? The lovely handouts on some ‘do not feed the animals’ crap they gave me. “They need to hunt and forage on their own, you’re hurting the ecology”. Nice thing to say to a 10 year old.
Oh well, back to my apartment window… heh heh heh…
broccoli!
We could use those little styrofoam packing peanuts.
I think that running around with a squirel on a string is most likely all the bait you would need to attract a PETA person! 
What a tragedy. Had I know about this earlier in the year “Sammy the Singing Bigmouth Squirrel” might have been the hot item to have under the Christmas tree.
Just think, he could sing such ditties as “You’ve got me on a string” or “You keep me hanging on”.
My dad’s a little more high-tech. He uses a laser pointer and the younger cats (this year’s litter) still haven’t caught on. They run like crazy trying to catch that elusive red dot. The eldest one just looks at him as if to say, “If you’re not feeding me, I have no use for you.”
Are you sure he or she isn’t saying “Vet. Fix.”
CP
I’ve done this before, but with something more cute and fuzzy, sure to piss off the PETA people. Chipmunks!! I was camping at Hat Creek Campground in Lassen park, there was an infestation of chipmunks. As this was a fishing trip I had my fishing pole, and some snack items. First off I rigged up the fishnet about a foot off the ground with some bait(blueberry muffin) and waited, the chipmunk found it and promtly fell into the net. After I stopped laughing, I grabbedthe net and swung it aroud once or twice then let the rodent go. Have you ever seen a dizzy chipmunk?
That got boring rather quickly, so I got out my fishing pole and tied a peanut to the line, I cast, and instantly I had a strike. I reeled it in and then he ran off, hillarity ensued, I would let them run for about 30 feet before I would start reeling them in. My best friend decided one time to Set the peanut, and poor Mr. Chipmunk flew like an eagle. We just about died laughing.
Although funny, it was not without Karma, I never caught a fish the whole time.
Pretty sure. Most animals wouldn’t exactly volunteer for that. Besides, it’s country and the cats roam free. The only reason dad feeds them is to keep the mice population down–he refers to cats as “a necessary evil”. Unfortunately they have a tendency to get hit on the road or picked off by predators, so we need to let them breed.
Maybe by natural selection we’ll unintentionally breed a cat that will look both ways before crossing the street. This year’s litter has survived so far, which is unusual…