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Post by Greenedog on Nov 14, 2010 19:09:45 GMT -5
Chase and me were hunting our woods this morning and saw a gray squirrel. Big deal right? Well, I've hunted this woods for 30+ years and this is the first I've ever seen in there. Monty and Catfishsam claimed to have seen one there last week and I thought they were full of it. I don't know why we've never had them here, because you don't have to drive very far to find them. I was just curious to see how many others have only one kind or both.
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Post by hunterguy28 on Nov 14, 2010 20:29:17 GMT -5
We just have fox squirrels
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Post by Monty on Nov 14, 2010 21:12:47 GMT -5
Monty and Catfishsam claimed to have seen one there last week and I thought they were full of it.
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Post by strippitman on Nov 15, 2010 8:32:47 GMT -5
Whether this is true or not, an old timer used to tell me that different species of tree squirrels don't live well together and usually the most abundant species will run the others out. Up here we also have black squirrels and I know of a woods that is full of them and they are the only ones you see. I rarely see a mix in the woods.
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Post by Jordan on Nov 15, 2010 9:06:38 GMT -5
my area has both, although the grays tend to stick more to the flatter side of the property and the foxes are in the more hilly side.
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Post by Greenedog on Nov 15, 2010 9:42:33 GMT -5
Up here we also have black squirrels and I know of a woods that is full of them and they are the only ones you see. I rarely see a mix in the woods. Do you know if the black ones are fox or greys? Where my nephew lives in Alabama he has black ones that are fox squirrels, but from what I've read the blacks are usually gray squirrel. I could tell what the gray squirrel in our woods was before I could even tell what color it was, just by the way it moved. More like a chipmunk than a fox squirrel. We saw at least 20 squirrels that morning and only one gray. This is gettin' awful deep for a tree rat discussion.
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Post by jonboy on Nov 16, 2010 6:20:00 GMT -5
Troy, it's probably been three years ago now but I am certain that I saw a grey squirrel while deer hunting on the property across from where we used to live. Not far from your sighting.
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Post by posiedon on Nov 16, 2010 21:16:35 GMT -5
Troy I don't know your exact location but isn't most of Greene county fairly "new" timber since the minings?
I just ask because I usually see the most grey squirrels in old growth timber with lots of hardwoods. While I see foxes anywhere. Our woods is mixed with both with several cross breeds. Just sitting and watching during deer season, I never see a grey squirrel go into the fields and grab corn, while all day long that is what the foxes do. The same goes for my grandparents back porch where they have a bird feeder and a squirrel feeder. The foxes tear up the squirrel feeder while the greys never touch it and just go after the bird seeds.
I guess what I am getting at, is that if the timber down there is starting to carry a lot of hardwood nut trees then that could be the reason you have a new resident.
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Post by B-rad on Nov 19, 2010 20:04:26 GMT -5
i hunt some what new woods in greene county out by black beauty and the only gray squirrrel i've ever seen in my life was in illinois runnin acrossed street.
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Post by Greenedog on Nov 21, 2010 10:29:52 GMT -5
I guess what I am getting at, is that if the timber down there is starting to carry a lot of hardwood nut trees then that could be the reason you have a new resident. You're probably right, Joe. Most of the timber in this part of the county is old strip mine land. There's always been greys on the other side of the Eel and White Rivers where you have more "natural" timber, I guess they're finally expanding back into this area. Thanks for all the input guys!
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Post by anthonydykes on Dec 5, 2010 21:39:52 GMT -5
Whether this is true or not, an old timer used to tell me that different species of tree squirrels don't live well together and usually the most abundant species will run the others out. Up here we also have black squirrels and I know of a woods that is full of them and they are the only ones you see. I rarely see a mix in the woods. My father in law(ANOTHER OLD TIMER LOL) also has told me and shown me this same thing. He always says (because he cant remember if he's told me befor lol ) that one species(usually the fox run off the grey's since the foxes are larger and more predominate) WILL run off another, and since he has told me this, i have seen foxes chaseing off greys. One time when I was out back hunting, I had shot a grey and he fell to the ground. when I was about halfway over to get him, he took off for another tree,(big beech tree i think) and two big ol foxes would'nt let him get even half-way up the trunk. so Yes I agree with you on this subject strippit.
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Post by pitbulld45 on Dec 6, 2010 6:38:47 GMT -5
We have both here. But more red then grey. Anyone ever see one of these around. I took it behind my house with my Grand fathers gun.
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Post by Chase on Dec 6, 2010 7:12:32 GMT -5
Awesome bushy tail!
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Post by anthonydykes on Dec 6, 2010 9:30:51 GMT -5
we have what appear to be cross breeds of the two, but nothing as distinct as that!
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Post by anthonydykes on Dec 6, 2010 18:58:04 GMT -5
well all this talk got me wantin to go get some tree rats. Today me and 2 other buddies decided to go up to Lieber S.R.A. and go after some. UNFORTUNATELY we did'nt dee a Dang thing. Tons of nests around once you got past the pines, but NOTHING was moveing. we all figgured on a sunny day like today, they would have been out forrageing and sunbathin, but nothin! We DID however come across a boat load of Turkey sign. I think I may have found me a spot to try turkey huntin this spring. I wanted to leave with a few today to put in the crock-pot, but it just was'nt in the cards. I may go over to staunton tomorrow and give it a try.
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