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Fox Squirrel getting a pass this season.
Hoosier Daddy:
For the last (a-hem) several years Squirrel season has been welcomed with open arms here.
BUT the last few years Fox squirrel was slim, then none to be seen.
Reds are always open and those little buggers are my target all year.
As you know, Reds chase off and even neuter Fox Squirrel.
Well it appears my efforts at the Reds has paid off. I now have at least 3 bushy tailed Foxs in the front and back yard oak and walnut trees.
While they drive the Dawg crazy I am glad to see them return.
Think I will give them a pass this season and let them regain population again. I have neighboring property some 50-100 acres away to stomp if I truly desire squirrel meat...
But still no bunnies here for years.
Hunter Management is something we need to consider when population runs low. Don't just shoot everything in sight... You may not see them for a while. ::)
ShakySarge:
Management is definitely the key to sustained numbers. Kill too many and they dissappear. The more aggressive species make this problem worse as they compete for dominance. Glad to hear you are getting more fox squirrels back in the area. I enjoy watching the larger squirrels play and won't shoot the foxes here. The grays are everywhere but the foxes are slimming out pretty bad. May have to put a bunch of grays in the freezer this year.
triggertreat:
I think it is good to give them a break to regroup. I have been giving mine a break this year and last year after thinning them out heavily in previous years while trying to get some pecans. This has been a dismal year for the pecan, pomegranates, grapes, blueberries and fig trees I have with none of them producing due to the heat and drought. The squirrels which are at a good number now are going to have a hard time as it is this year and I doubt the acorn trees are going to yield much for them this fall either.
My garden is on a seven-year rest this year, but it did have some volunteer tomatoes and watermelons that came up. Something got at least thirty melons, but I did get a couple and the squirrels got most of the tomatoes, but I didn't care. The garden is for the critters this year anyways.
Back_Roads:
Fox Squirrels get a break here also, way too many Greys though ;D
Hoosier Daddy:
I have no grey's out here.. they seem to be "City Squirrels"... Walking the utility lines and such in town.
The town I work in 25 miles away has a TON of Blacks... though none here in the country. :o
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