Squirrel time.

[Britsmoothy]

Love this time of year, squirrel feasting on nuts :thumbsup:



B.

 

[wattlebuster]

Congrats on the squirrels. :thumbsup: Shame on you for making me think about a squirrel stew :nono:

 

[coloradoclyde]

Now what are you packing for a shooting iron Brit?
Squirrels be my favorite hunting critters. :thumbsup:

 

[George]

There is not currently a bounty on grey squirrels, is there Btits?

Spence

 

[Britsmoothy]

Now what are you packing for a shooting iron Brit?
Squirrels be my favorite hunting critters. :thumbsup:

Tis my recently acquired .45 smooth rifle Kentucky.

B.

 

[Britsmoothy]

There is not currently a bounty on grey squirrels, is there Btits?

Spence

Not that I am aware of Spence. The place is crawling with them!

B.

 

[coloradoclyde]

It looked like a different gun in that first photo :idunno:

 

[Britsmoothy]

I noticed that too :thumbsup:

 

[George]

Not that I am aware of Spence. The place is crawling with them!

I've know the grey is considered an invasive species in the UK, and there have been various schemes for the last 75 years to stop their advance because they out compete the native red squirrels for habitat and food, and can carry a virus which is harmless to them but deadly to the reds. Bounties have been offered in the past, but I had the impression that, and everything else that was tried, was ineffective and the greys keep increasing. Dark cloud for the red squirrels, but a silver lining for the squirrel hunters, I guess.

We have two species of squirrels, grey and fox, and a lot of people think they are also in competition, but on my hunting grounds they seem to live side by side, and i frequently bring home some of each from a hunt. Are your red squirrels hunted? I don't know why, but I believe there was also a bounty on them for a long time.

Spence