Skiing squirrel ?

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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by fgd135 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:26 pm

What wax?
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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by lowangle al » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:04 pm

That's too cute dude. It's got me rethinking my plan to get a hunting license next year to see if they are as tasty as I remember. It would be hard to eat a fellow skier. :cry:



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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by fisheater » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:12 pm

lowangle al wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:04 pm
That's too cute dude. It's got me rethinking my plan to get a hunting license next year to see if they are as tasty as I remember. It would be hard to eat a fellow skier. :cry:
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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by joeatomictoad » Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:22 pm

Looks like we have a curious case of the small game tracker. For me tracking is the more fulfilling aspect of hunting, even if I suck at both.

I couldn't judge the slope from the pics, thanks for explaining, so my initial thought was that it was caught by a hawk and dragged a few feet. Either way, evidence suggests that we have come across a highly spirited squirrel!

(Sometimes one's initial response is not always the correct one.)



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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by lowangle al » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:51 pm

Here is one from today. This guy was making a left turn. You can see where he put out his right front paw and no left paw. The tail track or maybe his belly is deeper.
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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by Evsdog » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:01 pm

That’s an awesome find lowangle al. Check out this article attached. It’s looks like it may be a mink!

https://hearkentoavalon.com/2020/01/25/ ... -mink/amp/



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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by lowangle al » Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:17 pm

I hadn't thought about a mink evsdog, but I think they were classic squirrel tracks with big back feet and smaller front feet. I'll take another close look if I get a chance.



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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by bauerb » Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:27 am

I'm still pretty sure he's pulling a tiny sled. when he gains speed, he just hops in.



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Re: Skiing squirrel ?

Post by lowangle al » Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:29 pm

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I guess skiing squirrels is a thing. There is a book about it and I have a copy.



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