I normally don't shot at squirrel's while deer hunting... always afraid I'll spook something off.  In fact, I've never even taken one with a trad bow.  But today I couldn't believe it when I saw a black squirrel chasing a grey squirrel a few trees away.  It's the first one I've ever seen.  Before I knew it he was right in front of me and I couldn't resist...



My first arrow with a field tip impaled his back leg and he was trying to run off with it.  The second arrow with a broadhead to the shoulder ended it immediately.  





I skinned him carefully and I'm tanning his coat and tail.  Quite a trophy!  You guys see many black ones?

Tim, That is a trophy. We have a few here in Louisiana and they are really cool looking. Been quite a few years since I shot one. Congrats and good shooting!

That  should cook up nicely. If you like the way they taste come on up north we have a ton of black squirrels so many it's hard to hear the deer. Lol

Tim, can't say I've ever seen one on this side of Oklahoma! You got any arrows stuck up in a tree somewhere          


Pretty cool, congrats,

Cool.
Black squirrels are a color phase of grey squirrels. Some locations have lots, some have few or none. In my area if Michigan, there's more black squirrels than fox squirrels.

There is a college near me in Philadelphia that is loaded with them.  Their mascot is actually the black squirell.  I have a buddy who lives in Queenstown, Maryland and the town has a load of white squirells.  I saw 7 in his backyard at one time.  Of course his wife won't let me harvest one.  Very cool trophy and nice shooting.  Congrats.

We use to see quite a few in central minnesota....good shooting!


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Van Wert Ohio has so many that if you see a squirrel that is NOT black, consider your self lucky

QuoteOriginally posted by Chad Orde:
That  should cook up nicely. If you like the way they taste come on up north we have a ton of black squirrels so many it's hard to hear the deer. Lol

I've got him in the fridge.  Probably cook him up tomorrow.  Got a good black squirrel receipt?    

QuoteOriginally posted by goldflinger:
Tim, can't say I've ever seen one on this side of Oklahoma! You got any arrows stuck up in a tree somewhere              


Pretty cool, congrats,

  That's funny Ed!  Of course, that's the real reason I don't normally shoot a squirrel's... I get all my arrows suck in trees!    
 He gave me a three yards shot on the ground!

We see a black one every once in a while. They sure are neat.

The black squirrel is the town mascot of Marysville, KS. The place is full of them. Cool trophy and nice shooting!

Thats awesome! Never seen one like that!

Thats cool.  I've killed a couple of black fox squirrels here in W. Ky. (not with a bow)  Not very common here.  Never seen a black grey squirrel.  Congratulations!

I have more and more every year in my creek bottoms, not big but fast..around Konawa Okla.

Not uncommon for a north east Ohio deer sit to see a fox, gray, black and chipmunk in one day. Glad you got him, good eats for sure.

Used to see them all the time in Michigan. Never saw one in Oklahoma though. Good shooting.

That is cool, I have only seen one in this part of the country.

What a cool critter, congrats!

Never seen a black one. Only gray and red.