Cool pic of the squirrel, never seen one like it! We have grey squirrels (including some in the black phase), Red squirrels (they seem to be more prolific due to the abundance of Black Walnut here) and flying squirrels (but you rarely see them). A flying squirrel broke into my friend's basement 3 times. They could not figure out how it was getting in. But, they decided not to fight city hall and he put it in a bird cage and made a pet out of it! It seemed quite happy with that, and he let it out quite a bit and it always returned!
My Cousin (on the farm, upstate) always told me that if you rode on the tractor the deer would not run from you, they knew the guy on the tractor was not hunting them. He also said if two people walk in line it sometimes fools them, because the 4 legs looks more like an animal than a person.
When I shot my deer with the MZ this year, from a climbing tree stand, the deer that was only 30 yds away did not run at the shot. In fact, it kept turning it's head to look at me as I descended from the tree. It was not until I stepped out of the stand that it ran like He$$, along with another one that I did not even know was there. Seems they did not realize I was a person till I stood on the ground!
My Cousin (on the farm, upstate) always told me that if you rode on the tractor the deer would not run from you, they knew the guy on the tractor was not hunting them. He also said if two people walk in line it sometimes fools them, because the 4 legs looks more like an animal than a person.
When I shot my deer with the MZ this year, from a climbing tree stand, the deer that was only 30 yds away did not run at the shot. In fact, it kept turning it's head to look at me as I descended from the tree. It was not until I stepped out of the stand that it ran like He$$, along with another one that I did not even know was there. Seems they did not realize I was a person till I stood on the ground!