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Black Squirrel Question

Postby richard b evers » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:27 am

I killed a Black Squirrel at my duck hole this week end - question is are they common? - I have never seen one and I was thinking about getting it mounted - a man from my camp said that were common and that it was just a fox squirrl that was black. - is there a black squirrl?
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Postby Bill Collector » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:44 am

I've never seen one in the wild, must less killed one. It would be on my wall for sure.
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Postby Warren » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:45 am

there was a post about this in the past you could do a search and pull it up...i think the black is a fox but i know in the delta they are real common i see them all the time
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Postby Jelly » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:49 am

mahannah is FULL of them, oh yeah, and they are LAZY
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Postby teul2 » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:53 am

I have killed a few of em, but i wouldn't say they are common.
Just find them in certain areas.

Been waiting to find an old one with a white nose to mount.
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Postby DUCKAHOLIC » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:00 am

Very common all along the Miss River
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Postby vicksburg » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:26 am

Yes they are common in the delta.

about 4 years ago, i killed 7 blacks and a gray in one mornings hunt in DNF. They are dumber than regular reds or grays. 5 of those seven came out of 1 huge pecan and none really even ran after i started shooting...They just ran closer, while barking at me. :D
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Postby max4lady » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:29 am

don't want it on the wall in my house. Poor little squirrel! My mom would never visit. Yeah, I know, you would like that. :lol:
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Postby Brad79 » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:36 am

I usually kill a few on the Delta National.
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Postby dukluk » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:34 am

If ya'll don't mount them, then certainly don't waste them....give them to someone who ties fishing jigs.....they love the course black hair from them.
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Postby duramax » Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:37 pm

They are just as common as greys or reds in the north east part of the country.
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Postby Jeff » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:02 pm

The way I have always understood it is that the black squirrel in the delta in one that is only indigenous to that area. So if you killed a black squirrel there it is somewhat of an accomplishment.

There area also fox squirrels that have extra melanin and are black. These are kinda rare also, so either way you have something.

I love hunting the black squirrels in the delta, we used to come every year and make at trip for squirrels with our .25 cal flintlocks. In those tall delta trees, that is quite a challenge!
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Postby peewee » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:07 pm

Not rare at all along the river in MS. Watched 5 out of the same stand last week in Issaquena county. Got a camp south of Vicksburg on the river thats loaded with them also.
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Postby peewee » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:08 pm

Also it is nothing more than a melanistic phase fox squirrel.
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Postby mudsucker » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:25 pm

max4lady wrote:don't want it on the wall in my house. Poor little squirrel! My mom would never visit. Yeah, I know, you would like that. :lol:
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