Originally Posted by
Ridge Runner
most of my life, squirrel hunting was a big deal, my favorite wild game, a limit of 6 was a 45 minute to an hour chore, as far back as I can remember if you saw a grey and a fox at the same time you shot the grey first, the fox ran up a tree, if you didn't get him just sit tight where he could see ya, he'd be spinning on a limb barking at you within 5 minutes, now on the rare occasion you see a fox squirrel, he is running, and I don't think they stop till they fall over dead. have no idea what has happened here, these 2 things I know, turkeys don't gobble anymore and there are very few squirrels, I see around 6 total in the fall
RR
Used to be you'd see numerous Hedge Hogs flat in the street. They feel threatened and curl up in a ball, which doesn't help much when the threat is a truck. In the last thirty years their instincts have evolved, most now run when they see headlights. I wish the Deer would evolve.