I hate pine squirrels. These little red vermin have caused untold destruction to the chairs in several of my stands. On top of that, they got into my mobile home at deer camp over a winter and deposited small nuts all over the place. They can chew through anything but metal. I have them on my hunting land and my home acreage. When I see them in the winter feeding on the cobs of field corn I leave out for the grey and fox squirrels, they become targets of opportunity for my .22 magnum rifle. I hate them so much that when I kill one I put on my gloves and cut off their tail. That will teach them to feed on my corn!
While opening a 4'x4' stand with a flip down top last season, my helper encountered three of the little buggers that were living in the stand. They had chewed up the cushion of my stand chair and had a cozy nest completely protected from the elements and predators. My helper managed to kill two of the buggers with a piece of wood and sent the third one limping away into the pines. If I take the chairs out of the stands, which is quite a project, the dirty buggers chew them up in my storage building. I have tried all different kinds of mouse poison to diminish their numbers.
I have seen them in the woods aggressively chasing after grey squirrels. I have also heard the old wives tale about how they allegedly chew off the testicles of the grey squirrels. I truly doubt that story, but they are tough for their size and the grey squirrels seem to be afraid of them.
Anyone else have any pine squirrel stories that they would like to share?
While opening a 4'x4' stand with a flip down top last season, my helper encountered three of the little buggers that were living in the stand. They had chewed up the cushion of my stand chair and had a cozy nest completely protected from the elements and predators. My helper managed to kill two of the buggers with a piece of wood and sent the third one limping away into the pines. If I take the chairs out of the stands, which is quite a project, the dirty buggers chew them up in my storage building. I have tried all different kinds of mouse poison to diminish their numbers.
I have seen them in the woods aggressively chasing after grey squirrels. I have also heard the old wives tale about how they allegedly chew off the testicles of the grey squirrels. I truly doubt that story, but they are tough for their size and the grey squirrels seem to be afraid of them.
Anyone else have any pine squirrel stories that they would like to share?