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Carnivorous Squirrels...

n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
edited February 2004 in General Discussion
Have any of you guys seen a squirrel eat meat??? Yesterday, I watched a squirrel eating on a dead raven in my front yard...for quite a while. When I went outside, he grabbed the carcus and took it up the tree with him. In all my years and time spent outdoors, I do not believe I have ever seen a squirrel eat meat. How about you?

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  • stanmanstanman Member Posts: 3,052
    edited November -1
    Seen it lotsof times.
    Used to shoot "gray diggers" in eastern WA and when you killed one close to the hole, the others would come up and start feeding on the fresh carcass. Made the rest much easier to kill.



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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,003 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just a rat with a bushy tail.

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  • searcher5searcher5 Member Posts: 13,511
    edited November -1
    I definately know that squirrels eat meat. I saw several of them in the local steakhouse the other day!

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  • FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,278 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by stanman
    Seen it lotsof times.
    Used to shoot "gray diggers" in eastern WA and when you killed one close to the hole, the others would come up and start feeding on the fresh carcass. Made the rest much easier to kill.


    ain't it the truth! Down here in CA., the ground Squirrels are just as bad! after a good day of busting 200 or so of them, between them and volchers there is not much left. [:D]

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  • outdoortexasoutdoortexas Member Posts: 4,780
    edited November -1
    Big time bird nest robbers, eggs and babies.

    Crows in turn, will steal the baby squirrels.
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  • FrogdogFrogdog Member Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Haven't seen it myself, but read an aritcle in an outdoors magazine that said they not only eat the dead, but will actually attack birds, other squirrels, and stuff too.
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  • chappsynychappsyny Member Posts: 3,381 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    zombie squirrels?

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  • deerhntrdeerhntr Member Posts: 1,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    [:0]I cant believe it,You learn something new every day on these boards[:0]

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  • tapwatertapwater Member Posts: 10,335 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Would have never believed it if I had not seen it myself..Not only do they eat the starlings, but also rats that I shoot at work....Meat-eating grays are kind of scary....

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  • mateomasfeomateomasfeo Member Posts: 27,143
    edited November -1
    I haven't seen a carnivorous squirrel, but I have seen a killer Bunny Rabbit.



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  • searcher5searcher5 Member Posts: 13,511
    edited November -1
    mateomasfeo-RUN AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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