How come I'm not seeing squirrels?

[Jim now in Kentucky]

I have a bout 15 acres of mostly oaks and hickories of several types. There is evidence of squirrel activity all around the hickories right now, lots of acorns that are just starting to fall.

There are at least four squirrel nests in different parts of the woods. But in two dozen walks scouting for deer sign and picking up hickory nuts, I have only seen a squirrel twice. I have been in the woods at all times of day. I saw one in the middle of the day and one just after sunset.

Are they nocturnal, or something? We do have a couple of great horned owls in the area, so I can see why the squirrels would be nervous, but they are eating. WHEN???

Jim, in western Kentucky now.

[bornagainbowhunter]

Most likely just staying in the trees.  If the nuts and acorns are plentiful, the squirrels don't need to move around much.  Lots of leaves for cover right now, too.

[joe skipp]

All over the place down here....

[T Folts]

Just sit down and dont move aroud for 10 to 15 minutes you'll start to see them.

[Mudd]

I suggest you take yourself a chair and just spend some quiet time in different sections of your woods.

I'd be willing to bet that you have way more than two...lol

God bless,Mudd

[Stone Knife]

We were out the other day and the squirrels were in the tree tops cutting nuts and eating them, we just listened for a lot of nuts or shells dropping and began to look then.

[Zradix]

Originally posted by T Folts:
Just sit down and dont move aroud for 10 to 15 minutes you'll start to see them.

Works for me too.
Always seems when I scout an area for deer spot I never see a squirrel.

Get out there and sit still awhile it seems like there's a squirrel metropolis going on around me.

[beaver#1]

bright moon here lately.  they saty up late and saty dinned up in the day .  that is what i have seen on full moons here in the south

[Jim now in Kentucky]

Thanks guys. I'll go sit first chance I get

Jim in Kentucky

[Old York]

I've seen them thick as fleas in one spot of the woods, then some days later, it's like they all got sucked up by some alien sky-ship, just gone, vanished....then they're back. Wierd. Maybe they just get bored looking for their nuts all day and go to sleep, sort of a semi-hibernation.

[-Achilles-]

I'm having the same problem.I know their here somewhere.I don't see any nuts on the ground that are half eatin either.Its been pretty dry here so made lack or water.