ChrisBFRPKY
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I would assert, and rightly so, that 6 to 9-ft apes riding trees to the ground would necessitate rubbing against them. And leaving behind hairs.*
Why would I want to thin out squirrels? I'm not Elvis and have no taste for fried squirrel. Around here, we save the .22s and .17 HMRs for feral cats.
*And if footie were riding trees to the ground as a common means of locomotion, that sort of sign would be blindingly obvious.
Yes they would. But I didn't say they were moving from tree to tree by riding them when I was following the trackway. They were on the ground. I think now the way they lost me was to tap a tree. So now I know better what to look for next time the trail disappears. At the time, the thought of them going up a tree never occurred to me.
If your squirrel populations are to the point they're competing for territory, you have an excess. Likely because as you mentioned, others feel as you and don't hunt/eat them. Sounds like you need to add a few hillbillies in the area.
Once again, the trackway did not consist of 1.5-2 miles of tree riding.
Chris B.
