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Post by smsmith on Feb 29, 2020 9:24:17 GMT -6
Well, haven't seen a pine squirrel yet today  A couple greys out there, but I'll give them a pass for now. I imagine it's only a matter of time until new reds move in. |
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Post by kooch on Feb 29, 2020 9:34:27 GMT -6
Never seen a grey in the kooch. Too far north? The DNR says they range throughout the state. There are plenty of them in Burnsville, I know that. I don't see any reds in the neighborhood. The rabbits and squirrels in my yard get a pass as long as they don't chew on my house.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Feb 29, 2020 9:37:38 GMT -6
Record number of small squirrels and chipmunks in my area. In the woods it’s crazy, they were everywhere this fall , and a bunch by my house. Must be something with lack of Predators. Good friend of mine said he lost half his bean plot in the woods to chippies.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 29, 2020 9:42:45 GMT -6
Record number of small squirrels and chipmunks in my area. In the woods it’s crazy, they were everywhere this fall , and a bunch by my house. Must be something with lack of Predators. Good friend of mine said he lost half his bean plot in the woods to chippies. I don't know if all critter populations go in cycles or not, but bunnies sure do. Way too many bunnies here this year. They're raising hell with my young evergreens and wild apples (unprotected trunks, that will change this year). |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Feb 29, 2020 9:51:05 GMT -6
Rabbits everywhere. ... you see any snowshoe hares in that area?
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Post by smsmith on Feb 29, 2020 9:54:16 GMT -6
Rabbits everywhere. ... you see any snowshoe hares in that area? No, and that has surprised me. Probably not enough conifers? The other day my wife and I did see what was either a snowshoe, a jack rabbit, or the biggest cottontail we've ever seen. Didn't get a good enough look at it to positively ID, but it was a good sized critter. |
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Post by Coda1 on Feb 29, 2020 10:02:01 GMT -6
Never seen a grey in the kooch. Too far north? The DNR says they range throughout the state. There are plenty of them in Burnsville, I know that. I don't see any reds in the neighborhood. The rabbits and squirrels in my yard get a pass as long as they don't chew on my house.
Based on my experience red squirrels are in coniferous forests and grays and fox will be in deciduous trees. It is very rare for me to see a red and not be able to look around and see at least one pine tree. Grays don't seem to cause too much trouble but reds can be very destructive. They keep getting into the old Jeep Cherokee we kept at the cabin. Also got into our woodshed. We would patch the hole and they would chew a new one. I've heard of a couple of people that had trouble with them getting into there attic also.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 29, 2020 10:05:26 GMT -6
Never seen a grey in the kooch. Too far north? The DNR says they range throughout the state. There are plenty of them in Burnsville, I know that. I don't see any reds in the neighborhood. The rabbits and squirrels in my yard get a pass as long as they don't chew on my house.
Based on my experience red squirrels are in coniferous forests and grays and fox will be in deciduous trees. It is very rare for me to see a red and not be able to look around and see at least one pine tree. Grays don't seem to cause too much trouble but reds can be very destructive. They keep getting into the old Jeep Cherokee we kept at the cabin. Also got into our woodshed. We would patch the hole and they would chew a new one. I've heard of a couple of people that had trouble with them getting into there attic also.
I would have agreed with you before I moved here. I have zero mature pine or spruce within a few miles. |
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Post by caveman on Feb 29, 2020 10:07:47 GMT -6
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Post by biglakebass on Feb 29, 2020 10:13:49 GMT -6
Rabbits everywhere. ... you see any snowshoe hares in that area? I bet I can count on one hand(maybe 2 hands) all the rabbits I have seen at our farm on camera or in person in the last 10, 15, even 20 years. They are non existent. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Feb 29, 2020 10:17:15 GMT -6
My wife just hit a squirrel 🐿 20 min ago by our driveway ... pup had to investigate.  |
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Post by kooch on Feb 29, 2020 10:18:56 GMT -6
Snare pole!!! It's fun. I haven't made one in a while. I should just roll one of those and lean it against a tree next time I'm up at camp. |
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Post by smsmith on Feb 29, 2020 10:18:56 GMT -6
Rabbits everywhere. ... you see any snowshoe hares in that area? I bet I can count on one hand(maybe 2 hands) all the rabbits I have seen at our farm on camera or in person in the last 10, 15, even 20 years. They are non existent. You have a coyote problem I'd bet |
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Post by kooch on Feb 29, 2020 10:20:46 GMT -6
I bet I can count on one hand(maybe 2 hands) all the rabbits I have seen at our farm on camera or in person in the last 10, 15, even 20 years. They are non existent. You have a coyote problem I'd bet Rabbits galore last Summer in my Spring oats. I wonder if the coyote pack had something to do with that. I don't know what I would plant in the Spring that would help my soil and NOT be rabbit food/cover. |
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Post by smsmith on Feb 29, 2020 10:25:44 GMT -6
Last year was the first year we had to fence the garden. Bunnies just wouldn't leave shit alone, the wife had to replant stuff a couple times. Last year was also the first year I didn't whack every bunny I saw during the spring. I waited too long to start shooting them and they cranked out a couple generations of little ones in no time.
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