Fox Squirrels

[ETN Deer]

Would any of you fellas know where a man might be able to hunt some fox squirrels on public ground? I'd love to try em out one time. Thanks

 

[Tenntrapper]

Would any of you fellas know where a man might be able to hunt some fox squirrels on public ground? I'd love to try em out one time. Thanks

I know an area with a good population of them in Grainger county...
Would need to access by boat. Shoot me a PM if interested. Maybe we could work something out and I could introduce you...

 

[larry ipock]

We always seen fox squirrels on Standing Stone in Overton County back in the 90s. Always wanted to go there and hunt them, but never did.

 

[recurve60#]

Woodlots in cattle pastures is the best opportunity from my 40 plus years.

 

[UCStandSitter]

We always seen fox squirrels on Standing Stone in Overton County back in the 90s. Always wanted to go there and hunt them, but never did.

They are still there

 

[Carlos Viagra]

I stopped shooting those, everyone I've tried to skin has been tougher than heck. As in, they've pulled into 2 halves while trying to remove the skin.

 

[timberjack86]

AEDC has some. I've killed as many as 5 in a morning hunt before. We hunted opening day this year and between 3 of us nobody saw one.

 

[TnBob]

We always seen fox squirrels on Standing Stone in Overton County back in the 90s. Always wanted to go there and hunt them, but never did.

I've never seen a fox squirrel in Standing stone but it is crawling with greys this year.

 

[ETN Deer]

I sure do appreciate all the reply's. I think me and Tenntrapper are gonna give em a go here in a week or to up his way. We'll let ya know how we do

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Used to have them all over our place. Saw one this year and it's the first one I've seen in several years

 

[ETN Deer]

Used to have them all over our place. Saw one this year and it's the first one I've seen in several years

You reckon the grays pushed em out?

 

[JCDEERMAN]

You reckon the grays pushed em out?

Could have. They coexisted for many years, but have seen less and less of them. I assumed they had just been dying off

 

[ETN Deer]

I hope they make a comeback!

 

[rickyk280]

I am on the KY, TN line (Calloway-Henry) been 3 Fox squirrels behind my shop for the last couple of weeks working on an acorn tree, 45 yrs ago it was rare to kill one around here except between the rivers, now there pretty abundant. Watched one this morning black face white tip on his tail very pretty. I am a pretty serious squirrel hunter but don't care much about killing fox squirrels. Here is a pic of one about a mile from where I live, these white squirrels will show up every so often then you want see them for a few years then there back. Wouldn't dare kill one.

 

[ETN Deer]

I've seen several in the valley that I live in that are solid black. Same size as a gray but seem to get along

 

[recurve60#]

I stopped shooting those, everyone I've tried to skin has been tougher than heck. As in, they've pulled into 2 halves while trying to remove the skin.

Skin them as you kill them. Much easier.

 

[rickyk280]

I've seen several in the valley that I live in that are solid black. Same size as a gray but seem to get along

I have never seen but 1 solid black squirrel in my 60 yrs of squirrel hunting.

 

[Tenntrapper]

I am on the KY, TN line (Calloway-Henry) been 3 Fox squirrels behind my shop for the last couple of weeks working on an acorn tree, 45 yrs ago it was rare to kill one around here except between the rivers, now there pretty abundant. Watched one this morning black face white tip on his tail very pretty. I am a pretty serious squirrel hunter but don't care much about killing fox squirrels. Here is a pic of one about a mile from where I live, these white squirrels will show up every so often then you want see them for a few years then there back. Wouldn't dare kill one.

Google Olney, IL squirrels

 

[ETN Deer]

I have never seen but 1 solid black squirrel in my 60 yrs of squirrel hunting.

They showed up bout 10-12 years ago and are scattered all throughout the valley. Theys enough of em to start getting run over on the backroads

 

[ETN Deer]

Look just like this

 

[rickyk280]

Google Olney, IL squirrels

Been thru Olney several times going to Newton, IL about 20 miles from Olney, yeah there is plenty there.

 

[rickyk280]

Look just like this

That's neat, the one I seen between the rivers (LBL) look like a full grown fox squirrel but black.

 

[Chiflyguy]

Google Olney, IL squirrels

I sure do appreciate all the reply's. I think me and Tenntrapper are gonna give em a go here in a week or to up his way. We'll let ya know how we do

You know who'd like to help balance the boat?
This guy.
I'm up in Claiborne County

 

[Tenntrapper]

You know who'd like to help balance the boat?
This guy.
I'm up in Claiborne County

We already got a boat full this trip...how about we get another trip setup? Oh, and plenty of fox squirrel on clinch mountain.... That is the hill between you and where we will be hunting... We will literally be at the base of clinch mountain.

 

[Chiflyguy]

Brevard, North Carolina

 

[TnBob]

They are still there

What part of the state forest are they in? I've only seen one in the area. It was dead on the road just as you leave the state forest heading toward Hilham. I am trying to find a rifle in 17 mach II to hunt them with.

 

[Trnr]

For what it's worth I used to see them pretty regularly in Bledsoe State Forest by the prison. Been about 5 years since I hunted there but they were fairly common when I hunted there

 

[UCStandSitter]

What part of the state forest are they in? I've only seen one in the area. It was dead on the road just as you leave the state forest heading toward Hilham. I am trying to find a rifle in 17 mach II to hunt them with.

Hilham side is where I've always seen em. Well the pecan grove too but don't think you can hunt em there

 

[rickyk280]

This fox squirrel showed up about 3 months ago and took up residence behind my shop, I have a shooting table about 25yds from the tree he is sitting in, every time I go out to sight a rifle in he will get on the same limb and start a growling sound then start barking at me. Look up close at the pic he has two white dots right above his eye's, pretty fox squirrel. He can be thankful that I don't care about killing fox squirrels.

 

[waterman]

we have shot several from a canoe while floating the caney fork