Squirrel Season: Biologists Explain The Roadkill Phenomenon

Macon Telegraph ^ | October 24, 2003 | Porus P. Cooper

[Shermy]

More important squirrel stories from 2002:

Dead Squirrel Painted By Road Crews - Resident Sees It As 'Uncaring' (Ohio)

Albino Squirrel Becomes Campus Good Luck Charm - Spotting Creature Assures Passing Grades (Pic)

[RightWhale]

A squirrel can live for more than a decade if it's lucky, but between cars and such predators as red-tail hawks, many don't last a year.

Most squirrels around here are no bigger fullgrown than chipmunks, and most are barely grown. They aren't cute at any age. Voles, OTOH, are decidedly cute little round furballs when babies.

[Naspino]

Until they make headlines I don't think anyone cares.

Authorities: SUV Murders Squirl

[LonePalm]

It's the end of the squirrel as we know it!

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Shermy]

Ping.

[Shermy]

For you:

Pitbulls Attack UCF Student After Class - Student Transported To Florida Hospital

[Mears]

I was out walking once and saw a squirrel run in front of a car and get killed.

I was talking to a friend who is a naturalist for the Audubon Society later that day and told her about it.

Her answer, "Squirrels are dumb"!!

[RightWhale]

"Squirrels are dumb"!!

They have incredible focus. They also don't sit still long, so you have to get your shot off in about 2 seconds or risk wasting an afternon and that is an excellent training for shooting skills.

[Argus]

My wife feeds the squirrels around our house so much that they don't even bother to run when humans come near them. That, or they're too fat to run.

[demlosers]

They would do their best to keep the tree trunk between me and them. I've played run-around-the-tree trying to get a bead on them.

[w_over_w]

Remember always look both ways before crossing the nuts street!

[w_over_w]

Squirrels will find other means for crossing a street . . .

[JenB]

Now, why did I think of you when I read this?

[Mears]

Fat squirrels can't run too fast either.Time for The Atkins Diet for those little guys!

[w_over_w]

Part of the problem is that many squirrels are doing "coke" and marijuana . . .

[SAMWolf]

That explains why squirrel fishing is so bad this year.

[madison10]

We used to have a squirrel we fed...he got so fat we started calling him *Engler. ;)

*BTW, I liked Governor Engler.

[w_over_w]

Just be very careful which squirrel you decide to run over . . .

[Peace will be here soon]

I always thought squirrels were cute little creatures. Then I had one come around that ate through the top of my trash can lid ( plastic ) and would raid my trash on a routine basis, it also decided to start gnawing on my lawn tractors plastic gas tank (?), started chewing on my front door mat , it really became a major pain in the a**. And then a nice little kitty cat took care of the little rotten "tree rat" for me. I really like that cat.

[SquirrelKing]

Last year, 200,000 Pennsylvania hunters bagged a million squirrels.

It's payback time.