comndr45

I've seen the postings about fox and deer. How about squirrel and deer? Maybe it's just me, but I don't see them at the same time. Granted, it could be that I am just paying more attention to the deer, but I don't remember seeing them at the same time in the same small area. It's always one or the other. Usually, the squirrels are tearing it up, and then a deer comes in and the rest of the woods quieten down. I know they compete for acorns to some degree, and I've seen squirrels barking at deer, but do they dislike each other? I've never heard of them fighting. I thought about this this weekend and will try to watch for both at the same time on my next few hunts.

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basserman

I believe that squirrels are not afraid of deer really. Squirrels seem to react to noise and movement no matter what the source the same way. I do not think that they can diferentiate ground noise of friend or foe and have seen them bark at nearly everything that moves or makes noise.

Tazman

My observations have been that as deer enter an area the squirrel tend to either go into a tree or give them a wide buffer zone, I have never noticed a deer really being aggressive or the like to a squirrel, I have noticed deer will look in the direction of a squirrel when they start to bark, but that is about it.

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SW Iowa Hunter

I got to agree with Basserman on this one it seems like if anything comes into the area when squirrels are around they tend to take to the trees.

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