black squirrels

[Mack in N.C.]

yes..i have heard a big un hit the ground ...i have seven fox squirrels mounted....some black some silver some reddish gray and some saddle back..thats a black squirrel with a salt and pepper back.......my biggest went 16 inches from tip of nose to base of tail......tail was 17 1/2 inches long for a total lenght of 33 1/2 inches!!!!!...also all fox squirrels in eastern nc have black heads with white ears and noses......even if there body is reddish thay have a black head with the white on the noses and ears...........fox squirrels in northwestern nc are the same subspecies as the ones in western va and west va......no black heads ..........mack

[lil_hunter12]

i thought black squirrels were just a different color.i didnt know they were a lot different.well i should have kept the hides of my last 5 squirrels they were all black.i thought they were just a different color of the fox aquirrel

[trotterlg]

How about this guy, lives on the Nuclear test site in Nevada, if you miss him on the first shot he will kick your A$$.  Larry

[slayer]

Black squirrels are very plentifull in NW and NC Pennsylvania. I have taken many and they are a color phase of the grey squirrel. Jack.

[trotterlg]

In Washington DC out by the Zoo black ones are all over the place, in the city thery are the regular brown color.  Larry

[ThunderStick]

  I have killed fox squirrels here in West Tennesse that had the black head and a white nose. I have also killed a few grays that looked almost as red as the fox squirrels here. We also have a small town about 15 miles from here that has a population of white (gray) squirrels, they also claim to be the Home of the White Squirrels!
  I have one on my wall that has a salt and pepper back, jet black mask and belly, and red tail. I had it mounted because it is such an unusual and pretty specimen. I took it out of my back yard pecan tree, in town, with a CCI short CB. No special hunting connection, just a beautiful specimen.

Kenton proudly calls itself "The Home of the White Squirrel." Various stories are told of how the unique squirrels first came to this small town, but whatever the reason, the squirrels have continued to thrive in Kenton.

Families of white squirrels live in most parts of the town. Special laws and fines protect the treasured animals and each year the city celebrates the special animals with the Kenton White Squirrel Homecoming in July.

  I will just have to take your word that they all taste the same!

[DaveH]

We actually saw a black squirrel out in western Maryland last weekend during one of our two days hunts but it ever gave us a good shot at it.  Up in the western moutains it mostly all greys but it was nice to see a black squirrel that far west.