Dead squirrel in my sap my bucket

[Tapping Wolf]

Found a small dead squirrel drowned in my sap bucket... My first thought was, man that's a big moth" I'm using the old rough style lids

[mohmaple]

I Have fouund over the years that they are darn poor swimmers.. at least in New Hampshire.....

Mohmaple

[jmayerl]

Just wring it out.........lol

[Lloyd Miller]

i have way too many squirrels how do i get them to jump in?

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

if it wasnt in there t where it didnt stink use the sap anything in it will ge killed by the boil :lol:

[Galena]

With the number of red squirrels in my area, very glad that hasn't happened to me yet...they're not very smart!

[maple flats]

Throw it out, dump that batch of sap and sanitize the bucket.
This is where different states or regions joke and say if you are from ......., just wring it out and boil the sap. Don't!

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

Throw it out, dump that batch of sap and sanitize the bucket.
This is where different states or regions joke and say if you are from ......., just wring it out and boil the sap. Don't!

but flats its all natural even organic really hahahahahaha i bet milestag would boil it

[Paul VT]

I have never had dead squirrels. But I did 30 cents worth of returnable empty beer bottles once!:lol:

[cncaboose]

I get one or two drowned mice in the buckets every year. It always seems like it is a nearly full bucket of sap that I have to throw out too.

[Galena]

So glad I've only ever found bits of bark and sometimes a dead moth. No floating rodents yet. Thank gawd.