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Black Squirrels
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Years back I used to hunt in the San Saba area. I remember seeing a species of black squirrel that was larger than your normal squirrel. it also had long tufts of black hair off the tips of its ears. I was wondering, Is anybody still seeing these critters. And if so, how big is their range in Texas?
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Re: Black Squirrels
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Some of them live under my house here just 20miles west of Austin! I don't know about their range, this is the only place I see them.
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Re: Black Squirrels
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just a different color variation....but there called rock squirrels, because they life around cliffs, mainly in the hill country
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Seadog
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(Pro Tracker)
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06/27/08 02:49 AM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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I don't know about range but I have seen them at my deer lease in East Texas, (Tyler county)!!!
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dawaba
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(Woodsman)
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06/27/08 05:58 AM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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I believe melanistic versions of both fox and gray squirrels are known to turn up occasionally. Not a different species, just a different race.
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Re: Black Squirrels
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I got a picture of a black squirrel off of my trail cam last year in Gregg County(North East Tx).
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Re: Black Squirrels
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What? No Phantom/Squirrel joke?
I guess nobody on here loves me anymore. 
TxP
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Seadog
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(Pro Tracker)
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06/27/08 08:19 AM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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Its still early yet!!!  
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impson00
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(Outdoorsman)
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06/27/08 08:34 AM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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These are rock squirls and are not a rare melonistic squirl. They are totaly different species of squirl. See below.
Rock Squirl
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Re: Black Squirrels
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We have them at our lease in San Saba, yes they eat corn 
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colt45
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(Pro Tracker)
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06/27/08 11:20 AM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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I used to see those on the Steiner ranch west of austin
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cuzican
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(Light Foot)
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06/27/08 12:28 PM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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I have seen them on our hill country lease, they live in the rock walls that were built years ago to keep cattle out of the peanut fields. They seem to be about the size of a big red
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I've seen them from Junction to Austin to Belton. Rock squirrels are found throughout the hill country.
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OFBHWG
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(Pro Tracker)
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06/27/08 05:13 PM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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THERE ARE TONS OF BLACK SQUIRRELS IN AND AROUND NACOGDOCHES LUFKIN CROCKETT PENNINGTON AREA.
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Re: Black Squirrels
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I also live in East Texas (Tyler County) and we have a lot of black fox squirrels. These are totally different than the rock squirrels found in central Texas.
It is a semi-rare color phase of the normal fox squirrel but apparently is heriditary. In the immediate areas where you find black squirrels, they are very common.....even though uncommon overall.
Question???? Are the rock squirrels in the central part of the state any good to eat? I've been told they were not, but they look like just another squirrel to me......no personal experience with their table fare.
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cbump
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(THF Trophy Hunter)
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06/28/08 11:36 AM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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They were everywhere in Illinois.
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helomech
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(Extreme Tracker)
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06/28/08 11:42 AM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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Quote:
THERE ARE TONS OF BLACK SQUIRRELS IN AND AROUND NACOGDOCHES LUFKIN CROCKETT PENNINGTON AREA.
I see them by my gate all the time in Houston county.
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Re: Black Squirrels
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Yup we have them all around Sam Rayburn lake, you don't see them everyday, but they are there.
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AdgerC15
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(Pro Tracker)
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06/29/08 10:35 PM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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chupacabra?
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whby05
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(Tracker)
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07/01/08 02:51 PM
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Re: Black Squirrels
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i have hunted them in louisianna with my grandad, i had one taxi'd for the wife..........she thought it was cute...
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Re: Black Squirrels
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I posted a while back asking about a large squirrel that I saw while hunting.. No one could identify what the heck I was talking about. Now that I see this picture of a black squirrel-I would have to say that this is what I saw in the woods that day. I know now that I was not imagining things.
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Re: Black Squirrels
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we have a few down north of houston
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