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Flying Squirrels in the South
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:10 am
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:10 am
Am I the only one who didn't know until recently that we have these in the wild down south?
A year ago I saw one while hunting in Liberty, MS and it blew my mind. I've been hunting around there for 20 years and had never seen one.
This past weekend, while cleaning out a box stand, found a nest of a mom and four babies.
I didn't even think about making a roux, those things are so damn cute.
A year ago I saw one while hunting in Liberty, MS and it blew my mind. I've been hunting around there for 20 years and had never seen one.
This past weekend, while cleaning out a box stand, found a nest of a mom and four babies.
I didn't even think about making a roux, those things are so damn cute.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:12 am to TexasTiger1984
Probably not the only one, but lots of folks know. They used to be fairly common pets, cute little fellas and quicker than a cat.
I've caught several, but always let them go. They are nocturnal so you usually don't see them.
I've caught several, but always let them go. They are nocturnal so you usually don't see them.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:14 am to TexasTiger1984
I used to trap them and have them for pets. Pretty easy to tame. They would ride in my front pocket to school and stay all day. They are nocturnal, which is a problem when the cage is in your room.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:14 am to TexasTiger1984
My cat caught one. I’ve lived there 20 years and never seen them, otherwise. Old neighbor used to keep some in a big wire cage back home.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:15 am to TexasTiger1984
They are nocturnal, so most people don't see them.
If you know what they sound like though (a little squeak/whistle sound), you will recognize when they are around more often.
If you know what they sound like though (a little squeak/whistle sound), you will recognize when they are around more often.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:18 am to arbe25
I'm 34 years old and I wanted to bring the damn things home with me lol
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:20 am to Salmon
My wife used to work for the Forest Service and they caught them regularly. They would nest in the artificial nests they had for the RCW's.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:22 am to Salmon
quote:
little squeak/whistle sound
Once you learn this sound you might be amazed at how many there are. Just walk around in some hardwood and listen for the sqweek or shine a flashlight into the trees looking for little reflective eyes.
I didn't know we had them for most of my childhood. Then someone pointed out the above and I was shocked at how many there are.
Cool as shite to see them "fly"(glide).
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:22 am to Salmon
Once you hear one about dark you'll always know what they sound like. We use to make little one way traps and climb up in the trees and set the traps about 1 foot down a limb off the trunk. Pretty easy to catch. Im sure it was illegal but we sold them back in the day for $20 each.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:26 am to Boat Motor Bandit
I just youtubed the sound they make, it's definitely a sound i've heard a million times. Just never thought about what was making it...
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:28 am to Boat Motor Bandit
When I was about 14 my dad showed me how to make a trap to catch them and it worked. The first one I caught bit the crap out me when I took it out of my trap.I kept several for pets but they were hard to keep in a cage.Those suckers could squeeze through a really small opening.They would end up in my chest of drawers nesting in my clothes.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:28 am to TexasTiger1984
Just about any little patch of woods will have them. I would build a little wooden trap and set it with a pecan. Placed about 8ft up on a limb and within a couple nights, i'd have a squirrel.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:30 am to arbe25
Climb in a box before daylight that has a fee in it. They're a lot less cute then
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:37 am to TexasTiger1984
The only time I've seen them is once in the woods and have had a few get up under the porch of my old house during hurricanes/storms. It was pretty cool watching the one while hunting. The area I saw that one also had LOTS of chipmunks.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 8:42 am to TexasTiger1984
quote:
"I'd rather have a daughter in a whore house than a son at Ole Miss"
Most of my buddies up there either farmed or guided hunts.
Anyway, in Oxford we had a nest of them that lived in our chimney (loud as hell) and would fly out every evening. Watching them glide down 20ft and stick to the trunk of a pecan tree was cool, we'd sit out there with an ice chest and pellet gun and take bets.
In-flight only. No Chimney shots. No tree shots.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 9:13 am to TexasTiger1984
Elementary and middle school we would catch he heck out of them, bring them to school in kitchen match boxes and would sell them. Was outside 2 nights ago and heard a whole bunch of them whistling back and forth in the subdivision.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 9:21 am to Reelscreamers
We have nest of them in the back yard. Every spring the cat catches/kills a few of them. We have saved several and taken to a wild animal rehab that released them after a few weeks.
I have video somewhere of the grown flying squirrel fighting with a woodpecker over the nest. The squirrel took over the cavity in the tree the woodpecker made.
I have video somewhere of the grown flying squirrel fighting with a woodpecker over the nest. The squirrel took over the cavity in the tree the woodpecker made.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 9:58 am to TexasTiger1984
Been in SE LA 28 yrs and didn’t know they were here until the cat killed three of them about a year ago. Hated that she did that.
Realized she did it at night and looked up that they were nocturnal.
Definitely going to find their sound on the internet.
Realized she did it at night and looked up that they were nocturnal.
Definitely going to find their sound on the internet.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 10:15 am to TexasTiger1984
I have a cute story about them.
When I was very young, my dad was coming home from work and saw a large branch that had fallen in the road. He noticed a nose duck back down inside a hole in it. So, he knew what was happening. He plugged the hole up and brought it home. Then he dumped a momma and several tiny babies out of it into an aquarium we had. We set the nest and babies up inside a coffee can.
I thought it was great. I was going to have some pet flying squirrels! The next morning, the momma was gone. She escaped out of whatever jerry-rigged lid we'd put on the aquarium. I don't remember how she got out of the house. Maybe we had windows open or something. Obviously there was no internet back then. I remember my mom trying to give them some kind of milk. And they all DIED within a day or two. The end.
But, I did always want one for a pet.
When I was very young, my dad was coming home from work and saw a large branch that had fallen in the road. He noticed a nose duck back down inside a hole in it. So, he knew what was happening. He plugged the hole up and brought it home. Then he dumped a momma and several tiny babies out of it into an aquarium we had. We set the nest and babies up inside a coffee can.
I thought it was great. I was going to have some pet flying squirrels! The next morning, the momma was gone. She escaped out of whatever jerry-rigged lid we'd put on the aquarium. I don't remember how she got out of the house. Maybe we had windows open or something. Obviously there was no internet back then. I remember my mom trying to give them some kind of milk. And they all DIED within a day or two. The end.
But, I did always want one for a pet.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 10:21 am to Teague
what the frick??? thats not cute, thats horrifying.
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