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Pecans under assault!
02 October 2020, 20:54
L. David KeithPecans under assault!
This year is no different than the last 30; my two pecan tree's are loaded with nuts. They've been under assault for 3 weeks now by the gray Squirrels who've become insane over the nutty goodness. They get 90% of the mature nuts, I'm lucky to find 4% that are good as the "tree rats" drop all the nuts that are poor quality, half developed or bad to start with. So...this year I bring out the .22 rifle. As of today, their assault continues; I kill one and 50 come to the funeral!
All but one have been your typical gray, but one has a blond tail, and a red/brown back. Could be Fox Squirrel in its genes? Possible, but I rarely see Fox Squirrels on my side of the river; maybe one every 10 years. Although I've taken about 30 of their kind, re-enforcement's re-supply daily. The war continues until the last pecan is gone; then they turn their attention to my Walnut tree
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http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007
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http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added
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Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......
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02 October 2020, 21:24
Aspen Hill AdventuresHere the squirrels pick the nuts before they are even ripe and eat them. I can't get any hickory nuts because of that. Eat more squirrel!
~Ann
04 October 2020, 00:13
TomPDigger squirrels ate everything with a seed in it, this year...
TomP
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05 December 2020, 21:21
TREE 'EMIn my youth, friends sent me classified ad clippings from MS & TX from Pecan groves willing to give room and board along with paying $.15 - .50 per squirrel to hunters willing to come kill them.
I called several until I had 2 months worth of room and board lined up. One rancher offered to send me some gas money to help get me there as I lived about 1000 miles away.
The FUN I HAD!
I'm finally reaching the point in life where I'm looking to go back to doing that type of ADC work again. It's a great job for kids and old men alike.
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06 December 2020, 08:39
NormanConquestBetween the squirrels + the crows, it's hard to make a crop.
Never mistake motion for action.
07 December 2020, 04:16
HipshootThe reason for the fence around the mental institution is-----to keep the squirrels away from the nuts !
Hip