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Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Bruce T] #8329675 02/01/25 05:36 PM 02/01/25 05:36 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 east central WI D Dirty D trapper
Dirty D trapper D Joined: Nov 2014 east central WI	Originally Posted by Bruce T Only have these two squirrels here in Maine Red pine squirrels Gray squirrels I think you have another squirrel which most people forget about, Flying squirrels.. Outta sight, outta mind kinda thing.

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329676 02/01/25 05:40 PM 02/01/25 05:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 east central WI D Dirty D trapper
Dirty D trapper D Joined: Nov 2014 east central WI	In my little woodlot I have Red, Fox, Grey and Flying Squirrels. Mostly Greys. I counted 23 at one time on a walk to get the mail. Lots of the little buggers. My neighbor had a vendetta on the squirrels, seems he treated his deck with oil to preserve it. Ever since then he had squirrels gnawing on it. Turns out the oil had nut oils in it.

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329680 02/01/25 05:49 PM 02/01/25 05:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2025 Alaska FishingHoleFind trapper
FishingHoleFind trapper Joined: Jan 2025 Alaska	Originally Posted by Husky The squirrels up here are known to have a disease in them. So Alaskans are advised not to eat them. But that looks like a good amount of meat! Wait what. I hadn't heard that

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Dirty D] #8329701 02/01/25 06:18 PM 02/01/25 06:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by Dirty D Originally Posted by Bruce T Only have these two squirrels here in Maine Red pine squirrels Gray squirrels I think you have another squirrel which most people forget about, Flying squirrels.. Outta sight, outta mind kinda thing. Correct.Forgot all about them Last edited by Bruce T; 02/01/25 06:20 PM. NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329725 02/01/25 06:59 PM 02/01/25 06:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba	BruceT you forgot one of the flyers; Northern and Southern

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Northof50] #8329727 02/01/25 07:04 PM 02/01/25 07:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by Northof50 BruceT you forgot one of the flyers; Northern and Southern Yep I did forget them and just mentioned flying squirrels up above your post. NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329729 02/01/25 07:06 PM 02/01/25 07:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	They claim fox squirrels are in Maine as well, but I have never seen one or heard of anyone in Maine seeing one. NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329746 02/01/25 07:34 PM 02/01/25 07:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Wyoming C cmcf trapper
cmcf trapper C Joined: Oct 2015 Wyoming	Don’t forget about the Aberts and Kaiabab squirrels. Both of them are tufted ear squirrels, and the Kaiababs get really big. Think young of the year Swift fox size. “The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329772 02/01/25 08:24 PM 02/01/25 08:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa	Speaking of squirrels [video:youtube]https://youtube.com/shorts/QAvmNNZaNys?si=nHaHX2Cm6V0LI2Kk[/video]

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329780 02/01/25 08:35 PM 02/01/25 08:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba	find several fields of corn with old combines harvesting and you will find some good fox squirrel colonies in the winter and the fly tiers really love the hair from Alberts and Kaiaba's and black grey squirrel hair for the duff tie

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329940 02/01/25 11:31 PM 02/01/25 11:31 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Wyoming C cmcf trapper
cmcf trapper C Joined: Oct 2015 Wyoming	First time I ever saw a kaiabab running on the ground at first glance I thought it was a fox very pretty squirrels. “The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli

Re: A little squirrel info [Re: Husky] #8329944 02/01/25 11:36 PM 02/01/25 11:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2024 North Pole, Alaska Husky OP trapper
Husky OP trapper Joined: Dec 2024 North Pole, Alaska	There is a lot more information on squirrels than I thought there would be! I am now more educated on all kinds of squirrels.

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