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Post by nhmountains on Sept 16, 2018 4:25:17 GMT -6
Have any of you ever heard of a squirrel migration? We started seeing lots of squirrels in the roads and lots of dead squirrels in the roads in the past two weeks. I've never seen anything like it. On my drive north I counted 100+ dead on the interstate. Same with my journey south last night. Over 150 on a 70 mile stretch. Lots in areas where I've never seen a squirrel dead or alive before. In areas where there are no oak trees. This article sort of explains things. Due to a large acorn crop last year there was an over population of baby squirrels this year. Now they're looking for new homes and traveling far distances. It'll be interesting for you guys with record acorns this year whether this happens out there next year. lhttp://mentalfloss.com/article/94069/great-squirrel-migration-1968
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 16, 2018 5:49:55 GMT -6
Never. Very interesting read.
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 16, 2018 6:28:38 GMT -6
I was sitting on the deck at our camp yesterday and had 2 grays run across it. We haven't ever seen grays from there in the 9 years we've owned it. Just some weird shit going on.
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 16, 2018 7:00:32 GMT -6
Cool stuff! Nature is constantly changing and people in tune with it get to see cool stuff. I think you should get a .22 out and do some hunting. Treerats taste pretty good!
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Post by mnfish on Sept 16, 2018 8:08:05 GMT -6
Cool stuff! Nature is constantly changing and people in tune with it get to see cool stuff. I think you should get a .22 out and do some hunting. Treerats taste pretty good! I love the peace of hunting bushtails and damn do they taste good. How do you like to cook them?
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 16, 2018 9:07:26 GMT -6
My go-too is fried. But they can be good in a slow cooker soup type of thing. You?
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 16, 2018 9:09:28 GMT -6
Cool stuff! Nature is constantly changing and people in tune with it get to see cool stuff. I think you should get a .22 out and do some hunting. Treerats taste pretty good! A coworker's son has been taking 6 a day at their house but, most are full of botfly grubs. I'm not sure if that's normal or not. I just drove less than a mile to our village and counted 25 grays running around across the street as I drove.
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Post by mnfish on Sept 16, 2018 9:11:56 GMT -6
Par boil. Pan fry to brown with breading. Bake in creamed soup until tender.
I have also pressure cooked in beef stock. Let cool and then pan fry with breading.
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Post by mnfish on Sept 16, 2018 9:14:18 GMT -6
Cool stuff! Nature is constantly changing and people in tune with it get to see cool stuff. I think you should get a .22 out and do some hunting. Treerats taste pretty good! A coworker's son has been taking 6 a day at their house but, most are full of botfly grubs. I'm not sure if that's normal or not. I just drove less than a mile to our village and counted 25 grays running around across the street as I drove. Those kind of numbers is almost creepy! Never shot one with botfly grubs.
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 16, 2018 13:00:45 GMT -6
A coworker's son has been taking 6 a day at their house but, most are full of botfly grubs. I'm not sure if that's normal or not. I just drove less than a mile to our village and counted 25 grays running around across the street as I drove. Those kind of numbers is almost creepy! Never shot one with botfly grubs. I'd never heard of it either but, he's saying most have them. I'm wondering if those bot flies have something to do with it? Not sure but, it's weird seeing so many.
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Post by Reagan on Sept 16, 2018 14:38:47 GMT -6
I’ve never heard of a squirrel migration.
When I squirrel hunted a lot as a kid, we would wait until cool weather set in because dad said it killed the grubs on the squirrels. If I killed one early, it always had grubs.
I’ve taken my daughter in the September heat for the last few years. We’ve only killed a few each year but none have had grubs.
I’m going to shoot some this Wednesday at the new place. Hopefully they are clean.
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Post by jbird on Sept 17, 2018 8:46:50 GMT -6
Due to my squirrel experiment a few years ago by raising 2 young ones - I read that they disperse sort of like deer do. They have territories and the like and they chase off off-spring and the like (just natures way). As such, just like we see with deer - we will see a jump in road-kill when this happens as these young animals are in unfamiliar territory and trying to find a place to call their own. Some will travel a pretty good distance too. I also read that populations can shift and acorn crops (bumper or failures) can cause them to "migrate" as a means of survival if it's an option. I have not seen any with any health issues here so far - the boy has been shooting a few. I also know of cases where they have been trapped and relocated several miles away and released......only to return home to be caught again in a matter of time.
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Post by nhmountains on Nov 19, 2019 7:22:06 GMT -6
Update on the squirrels. The red squirrel migration last fall must’ve killed a lot of them because I’ve only seen one red this fall. I’ve seen quite a few grays and chipmunks but, the reds are gone from my property. With the big acorn crop this year I’d have thought there’d be red squirrels everywhere. Thankfully that is not the case.
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Post by Sandbur on Nov 19, 2019 7:55:10 GMT -6
Update on the squirrels. The red squirrel migration last fall must’ve killed a lot of them because I’ve only seen one red this fall. I’ve seen quite a few grays and chipmunks but, the reds are gone from my property. With the big acorn crop this year I’d have thought there’d be red squirrels everywhere. Thankfully that is not the case. I feel red squirrels are into pine cones. I have not seen a fox squirrel this year. I think my home property has got to thick for them, due to buckthorn and cedar.
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Post by nhmountains on Nov 19, 2019 8:06:56 GMT -6
Update on the squirrels. The red squirrel migration last fall must’ve killed a lot of them because I’ve only seen one red this fall. I’ve seen quite a few grays and chipmunks but, the reds are gone from my property. With the big acorn crop this year I’d have thought there’d be red squirrels everywhere. Thankfully that is not the case. I feel red squirrels are into pine cones. I have not seen a fox squirrel this year. I think my home property has got to thick for them, due to buckthorn and cedar. In the past here they’d strip every apple left on the trees that the bear didn’t get. No sign of them in my orchards this year. Same here hen I’ve been in the oaks. I’m happy for that.
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