Yellow Jackets being an absolute bother

[BigBlueHen53]

Okay. I have actually used a limb lopper more than once. I am not strong and needed all the leverage I could get! Those neck vertebrae are very hard and knotted together pretty tight! I did not want to ruin my very good kitchen shears. Looks like you did such a nice job on yours, I wondered if you had a special trick, lol. Maybe I'll get a limb lopper just for this job.

 

[Molpet]

Okay. I have actually used a limb lopper more than once. I am not strong and needed all the leverage I could get! Those neck vertebrae are very hard and knotted together pretty tight! I did not want to ruin my very good kitchen shears. Looks like you did such a nice job on yours, I wondered if you had a special trick, lol. Maybe I'll get a limb lopper just for this job.

I have a dedicated limb lopper for dispatching turkeys and removing all necks. However it leaves a stump that pokes holes in the vacuum sealer bag unless I pad with butcher paper or paper towels. Anymore I part out anyway.

 

[Weetamoo93]

I have a dedicated limb lopper for dispatching turkeys and removing all necks. However it leaves a stump that pokes holes in the vacuum sealer bag unless I pad with butcher paper or paper towels. Anymore I part out anyway.

I'd suggest pruning shears, but they would hardly slice the muscle or skin; they'd just break the neck.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'd suggest pruning shears, but they would hardly slice the muscle or skin; they'd just break the neck.

I can use a sharp knife on muscle and skin, that's no problem. It's the bones that seem to defeat my kitchen utensils, or dull them. Thanks!

 

[Penpal]

10 to 15 drops of peppermint to one cup of water. It keeps them away. I use it myself. If they have a nest some of them will stay as guards until the babies are ready to leave.

You can just spray your table with it. They hate peppermint plus I think it masks the smell of the meat.

 

[Weetamoo93]

10 to 15 drops of peppermint to one cup of water. It keeps them away. I use it myself. If they have a nest some of them will stay as guards until the babies are ready to leave.

You can just spray your table with it. They hate peppermint plus I think it masks the smell of the meat.

I'm trying this. I love the smell of peppermint.

 

[Molpet]

10 to 15 drops of peppermint to one cup of water. It keeps them away. I use it myself. If they have a nest some of them will stay as guards until the babies are ready to leave.

You can just spray your table with it. They hate peppermint plus I think it masks the smell of the meat.

@Faraday40 something to try