Did you guys ever see a squirrel fall and kill itself?
#13
Spike
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Northern IL
Posts: 89
RE: Did you guys ever see a squirrel fall and kill itself?
I had a squirrel fall not five feet from me when I was hunting on the ground this past year. I was kneeling below some branches at the edge of a field when I just hear this crashing. This is my first year hunting so loud noises in the middle of nowhere make me a little jumpy. What a sissy right? Well its absolutely silent because of a soft drizzle then branches just start smacking together over my head. I have no idea how high he fell from but he hit the ground, got up on his feet and ran straight at me! Jumped right up over my head onto the tree trunk and climbed about 10 feet up then stopped, turned around and stared at me. I thought I was gonna lose an earlobe or get a free lip piercing! He eventually high tailed it outta there and my pulse finally returned to normal.
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 185
RE: Did you guys ever see a squirrel fall and kill itself?
I haven't seen a squirrel fall, but I have seen a raccoon fall to its death. I was deer hunting in my stand and I saw two raccoons playing around in a tree about 20 yards away. I was just sitting there enjoying the peace and all of a sudden I heard this awful scream. I looked up and saw this coon falling out of a pine tree. He was screaming all the way down and then BOOM, he hit the ground. It was the last words he ever said. After the other one hit the ground the other coon went crazy. He ran down the tree and just started running all over the place. I don't know what it was doing but it was pretty funny.
#16
RE: Did you guys ever see a squirrel fall and kill itself?
This spring, I was shed hunting through a piece of timber, and all of a sudden something swooshes past the brim of my hat and whacks my hand that was somewhat out-stretched. Scared the heck out of me, I thought I was getting hit by a friggen branch or something. Anyway, the squirrel hit the ground hard, squirmed around for a couple seconds and ran away. I was shocked when it happened, and I can tell you this much, it hit my hand HARD, enough that it kind-of hurt me for a second!
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2007
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RE: Did you guys ever see a squirrel fall and kill itself?
Best was when lightning hit my neighbor's tree, we ran to the door in time to see a squirrel fall. He didn't get back up and he was missing some fur.
So I guess a fall caused by something bigger can kill em.
So I guess a fall caused by something bigger can kill em.
#18
RE: Did you guys ever see a squirrel fall and kill itself?
I saw one fall from a powerline into the hardsurface road into the middle of morning traffic heading towards the city.
He survived the fall....but not the car that ran him over once he hit and started trying to make up his mind which way he was gonna run.
He survived the fall....but not the car that ran him over once he hit and started trying to make up his mind which way he was gonna run.
#19
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
Posts: 6,679
RE: Did you guys ever see a squirrel fall and kill itself?
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
Well, I waited until he grabbed that particular vine (which I already had in my hand), and I yanked it right out from under him. DowngoesFluffynuts.
Can you believe that filthy mongrel survived?It HAD to be 25+ feet. I think we had a mutual respect for each other after that.
Well, I waited until he grabbed that particular vine (which I already had in my hand), and I yanked it right out from under him. DowngoesFluffynuts.
Can you believe that filthy mongrel survived?It HAD to be 25+ feet. I think we had a mutual respect for each other after that.
#20
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 17
RE: Did you guys ever see a squirrel fall and kill itself?
Quite interesting at the least of these bushy tails. There have been many that I shot and found only found one bb under there hides that killed them. These was on the ground to boot. I don't know if it is the shock of the gun and it getting hit that kills them, But very interesting how they can fall and live but yet die with one no.6 shot bb under it's hide.