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
Fox Squirrels
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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
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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.
Woodlots in cattle pastures is the best opportunity from my 40 plus years.
They are still there
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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.
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.
I've never seen a fox squirrel in Standing stone but it is crawling with greys this year.
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
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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
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Could have. They coexisted for many years, but have seen less and less of them. I assumed they had just been dying off
I hope they make a comeback!
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.
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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
Skin them as you kill them. Much easier.
I have never seen but 1 solid black squirrel in my 60 yrs of squirrel hunting.
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Google Olney, IL squirrels
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
