Black Squirrel

[Tsalt]

I normally don't shot at squirrel's while deer hunting... always afraid I'll spook something off.  In fact, I've never even taken one with a trad bow.  But today I couldn't believe it when I saw a black squirrel chasing a grey squirrel a few trees away.  It's the first one I've ever seen.  Before I knew it he was right in front of me and I couldn't resist...

 

My first arrow with a field tip impaled his back leg and he was trying to run off with it.  The second arrow with a broadhead to the shoulder ended it immediately.  

 

 

I skinned him carefully and I'm tanning his coat and tail.  Quite a trophy!  You guys see many black ones?

[John146]

Tim, That is a trophy. We have a few here in Louisiana and they are really cool looking. Been quite a few years since I shot one. Congrats and good shooting!

[Chad Orde]

That  should cook up nicely. If you like the way they taste come on up north we have a ton of black squirrels so many it's hard to hear the deer. Lol

[goldflinger]

Tim, can't say I've ever seen one on this side of Oklahoma! You got any arrows stuck up in a tree somewhere          


Pretty cool, congrats,

[Mojostick]

Cool.
Black squirrels are a color phase of grey squirrels. Some locations have lots, some have few or none. In my area if Michigan, there's more black squirrels than fox squirrels.

[shedhunta]

There is a college near me in Philadelphia that is loaded with them.  Their mascot is actually the black squirell.  I have a buddy who lives in Queenstown, Maryland and the town has a load of white squirells.  I saw 7 in his backyard at one time.  Of course his wife won't let me harvest one.  Very cool trophy and nice shooting.  Congrats.

[Igor]

We use to see quite a few in central minnesota....good shooting!


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[oldskool]

Van Wert Ohio has so many that if you see a squirrel that is NOT black, consider your self lucky

[Tsalt]

Originally posted by Chad Orde:
That  should cook up nicely. If you like the way they taste come on up north we have a ton of black squirrels so many it's hard to hear the deer. Lol

I've got him in the fridge.  Probably cook him up tomorrow.  Got a good black squirrel receipt?    

[Tsalt]

Originally posted by goldflinger:
Tim, can't say I've ever seen one on this side of Oklahoma! You got any arrows stuck up in a tree somewhere              


Pretty cool, congrats,

  That's funny Ed!  Of course, that's the real reason I don't normally shoot a squirrel's... I get all my arrows suck in trees!    
  He gave me a three yards shot on the ground!

[VictoryHunter]

We see a black one every once in a while. They sure are neat.

[BMN]

The black squirrel is the town mascot of Marysville, KS. The place is full of them. Cool trophy and nice shooting!

[tradarcher816]

Thats awesome! Never seen one like that!

[TSHOOTER]

Thats cool.  I've killed a couple of black fox squirrels here in W. Ky. (not with a bow)  Not very common here.  Never seen a black grey squirrel.  Congratulations!

[Alltalk]

I have more and more every year in my creek bottoms, not big but fast..around Konawa Okla.

[Day Dreamer]

Not uncommon for a north east Ohio deer sit to see a fox, gray, black and chipmunk in one day. Glad you got him, good eats for sure.

[Paul/KS]

Used to see them all the time in Michigan. Never saw one in Oklahoma though. Good shooting.

[Gen273]

That is cool, I have only seen one in this part of the country.

[juneaulongbow]

What a cool critter, congrats!

[kevinbarry]

Never seen a black one. Only gray and red.