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Originally Posted by windjammer
They were unheard of here in Mid-Tennessee untill about 3 years ago. Now I see alot of them that have been ran over.
I have never seen a live one. I wonder how far north they will go.
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We used to never see them in the Ozarks. The reason was because of all the natural barriers that prevented them from migrating north, i.e., rivers and streams. These days, they just walk across the bridges like everyone one else as they move north.
We use them for target practice. Certainly not an expert, but I think they migrate or something in the fall. Maybe looking for a hibernation spot because they seem to be more active then. Last year one morning while out squirrel hunting in the fall I kill 17 in about two hours. They are nasty little suckers and when you shoot them with a .22 they squirt blood all over the place, I guess since they have so little hair. All I can say is don't get to close to a wounded one without an exposure suit.