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Title: Squirrel?
Post by: ranger 3 on October 21, 2012, 10:14:00 AM
Do or will squirrels bark at deer?
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Post by: ChuckC on October 21, 2012, 10:15:00 AM
I think they bark at their shadows sometimes.  Chipmunks bark to hear themselves.
ChuckC
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Post by: RedShaft on October 21, 2012, 10:15:00 AM
yes, i have seen it myself. they usually let me know some is coming.
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Post by: ChrisM on October 21, 2012, 11:01:00 AM
Yes.  They will bark at most things moving or sitting in the woods.
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Post by: Terry Lightle on October 21, 2012, 11:08:00 AM
Yep,happens real often here
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Post by: Bowwild on October 21, 2012, 11:12:00 AM
You betcha!  When I hear squirrels bark I pay extra close attention to the direction.
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Post by: macbow on October 21, 2012, 11:18:00 AM
When a squirrel suddenly gives alarm barks I always pay attention. I've seen it more with bucks than does.
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Post by: Roger Norris on October 21, 2012, 12:01:00 PM
Yep....blue jays too.
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Post by: Keefer on October 21, 2012, 12:10:00 PM
They bark and scatter when Hawks fly close by and anything that ain't normally supposed to be there...Sometimes when they are munching all day and I want them to leave an area I just do a squeech or call like a hawk or eagle and watch them scatter like crack dealers in the streets...Only problem is sometimes it will backfire on you and they all will start barking then   :mad:
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Post by: sweeney3 on October 21, 2012, 04:22:00 PM
You'll notice that squirrels have different sounds for different critters.  They will bark at a deer, but I think it's more of a gossipy type bark.  Other squirrels in the area don't panic when they hear it.  When a hawk/owl/bobcat/etc comes through, they use a very excited, shrill bark that all the others for hundreds of yards around echo and relay almost instantly as they scamper up into the limbs.  But in short, yes.  They will bark at deer.  And nearly everything else.
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Post by: vintage-bears on October 21, 2012, 04:30:00 PM
Oh yes they bark alright!
For me, telling the deer that I'm there~!
Heck, I even had crows give me away to oncoming deer.......Not joking either.
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Post by: RM81 on October 22, 2012, 11:00:00 AM
Yep, I've seen/heard them bark at just about anything that moves including deer and turkey.
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Post by: ronp on October 22, 2012, 12:49:00 PM
This one barked at me and my new Shrew last month!!!

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Post by: The Hawk on October 22, 2012, 01:06:00 PM
Let me tell you their bite is much worse than their bark! Don't try to get your arrow back until they are dead! Let's just say that I know a guy who made that mistake!