Why Is It #2

[Good Stuff]

Why is it that that all squirrels run the same speed? I sit in the tree stand and watch them chase each other all day long never to catch the one being chased. Surely there has to be a Michael Johnson squirrel out there that can run faster than the others. Just catch him and get it over with!

[merry marlin]

You gave me a good laugh!!! Maybe those bushy tail rats are all cloned from the same one.... Put some sterroids in the acorns and check if it makes a difference!
MM

[weekender]

if you want to see what happens when one does catch the other, try a load of 12ga high brass #6s on the front one, chaser should be able to catch up then LOL. I never really thought about it but I can't remember seeing one be caught by the other either.

[offshore]

Would be entertaining watching Bushytail fight in the woods!! I mean a Squirrel fight in the woods....Mark

[Robja]

well not quite what I was expecting from this thread

[Dave Sikorski]

How about the delmarva fox squirrels? We have them at our lease and they're a creature all their own for sure. They walk at about 0.1mph and don't hop. No wonder they're endangered, I swear they're part sloth.

-D

[WAHOONBOX]

NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT....I HAVE NEVER SEEN #2 SCORE EITHER.

FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION SQUIRRELS....IN MY MULTI DECADE EXPERIENCE WITH THE WOODS AND ALL....I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I HAVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN THE NUMBER OF SQUIRRELS I'M SEEING ....I SWEAR I CAN WALK UP TO ABOUT 5 FEET OF MOST OF THEM......I GUESS SOME HAVE NEVER SEEN MAN BEFORE...OR AT LEAST THESE HAVE NEVER BEEN SHOT AT

[Deep C]

I'm gonna start totin my blow gun again. Those screamin little bush assed wood rats have blon far too many hunts for me over the last couple years. Air driven Broadhead may be slow but it does stop the screamin...

I'd like to know why they only piss down the tree onto Deep Deckhand when we don't have the video camera with us?

[striper swiper]

The objective is to chase the one away not actually fight. Once the first one starts to leave the dominance has been established. Either by display or whatever little bit of skirmish they had. Same with most other animals once the pecking order is established. The dominant one doesn't want get hurt anymore than the pansy one that got beat.
In their world a scratched eye or limb sprain can and usually does mean a death sentence so why would they push it once they win/lose??

[zar2754]

in the NY northern tier opener i watched a red fox eat about 15 red squirrels.....not fast enough