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Title: Swimming chipmunk ??
Post by: Todweelz on June 10, 2010, 01:39:00 PM
We were back bowfishing some canals, and floodwaters, we saw what we thought was a baby muskrat swimming across the canal, as we got closer we relized it was a chipmunk!!, that little fella jumped in and swam 60+ yards to get to the other side, I think I've almost seen it all now, really wish I had my camera. Never would have thought they would swim. Todd
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Post by: 23feetupandhappy on June 10, 2010, 02:12:00 PM
Hes lucky he wasnt lunch.........
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Post by: PSUBowhunter on June 10, 2010, 02:17:00 PM
I was fishing at a farm pond near my parents house about ten years ago and one day there was a chipmunk just out swimming around. I was just waiting for a nice bass to come up and smash it, but eventually he swam to the shore and went back to doing what chipmunks do.
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Post by: ron w on June 10, 2010, 03:05:00 PM
I saw one swimming across Indian Lake in the Adirondacks, then there was a big swirl and he was gone. I think mister pike had brunch!!!!!
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Post by: cohutta orange on June 10, 2010, 03:20:00 PM
I was fishing with my father, last fall, in deer season of course we went up to my grandparents lakehouse for a funeral and just got out to go fishing. Anyway we walked out under a bridge to mostly talk but a little fish and a 6 point buck came swimming across the channel. It was probably 75 80 yds. Over the channel. I knew they could swim but wow. I couldnt even do that. (tried it at age 12) Awesome.
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Post by: lpcjon2 on June 10, 2010, 03:52:00 PM
I think in their last movie Alvin was in a hot tub...LOL Sorry I had to do it
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Post by: Ragnarok Forge on June 10, 2010, 03:53:00 PM
Pretty cool.  I have seen mice in flooded timber get hammered by bass, that and baby ducklings.  Must be a pretty good pike to take a chipmunk.
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Post by: ron w on June 10, 2010, 04:25:00 PM
Around this neck of the woods Pike can get big. World record was taken locally in the 40's, it was like 46 pounds. The bait these guy use is suckers that are like a foot long. I don't even catch fish that long...lol!
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Post by: ron w on June 10, 2010, 04:27:00 PM
I also saw a Largemouth bass grab a Red winged black bird off a low hanging cattail once. I had nothing in my box to fish with that looked like a bird!!
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Post by: buckeye_hunter on June 10, 2010, 06:23:00 PM
Watched a gator make a duck dissappear while in Florida one year. Sorry, this has nothing to do with trad hunting!
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Post by: jsweka on June 10, 2010, 07:57:00 PM
I haven't seen a chipmunk swimming but I've seen squirels swimming across the Ohio River and Delaware River.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on June 10, 2010, 08:53:00 PM
Rats and Mice Lures work Great.

Bass, Pike and even Trout would take a chipmunk any the time.  So would a few archers I know   :rolleyes:
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Post by: NC BowBender on June 10, 2010, 09:44:00 PM
Hey,If it's brown, it's down

At least the taxidermy bill will be small
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Post by: bmfer on June 10, 2010, 10:45:00 PM
I was in Canada for a fishing trip several years ago, and saw something similar, only difference was a pike was following him. We watched as the pike missed twice. Wound up kinda cheering for the little guy. As small as he was, he swam about 50 yds.
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Post by: Old York on June 10, 2010, 10:48:00 PM
Wow, all I can think of is two words:

    :scared:            MUSKY BAIT            :scared:  

Muwha-hah-hah-hah-hah!
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Post by: DHR on June 11, 2010, 09:17:00 AM
Yep I saw one get get drilled by a smallmouth several years back in a pond I was fishing in western NY.
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Post by: lt-m-grow on June 11, 2010, 12:14:00 PM
Brings whole new meaning to the term - match the hatch - doesn't it?
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Post by: Bowspirit on June 11, 2010, 01:20:00 PM
Kinda puts the life of mice & chipmunks into perspective, huh? No matter where you look- land, air, or water- something's always looking to make a meal out of you.
Man, the things you can see in nature...
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Post by: BWD on June 11, 2010, 01:56:00 PM
Never seen a chipmunk swim, but I have seen squirrels fall out of trees, into the water, and swim back to the bank.
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Post by: Stone Knife on June 11, 2010, 09:05:00 PM
You should have shot it, you could of had surf and turf   :thumbsup: