Attention Squirrel Hunters

[twomoons]

A recent government research program has found that squirrels can not see the color red. This brings to mind several possibilities...
#1 Red has a distinct advantage in huntng.
#2 Since I don't see red real well I might be...
#3 the old red woolrich hunting coats might have been chosen for a reason.
#4 And most important, WHY does the government need to know what colors a squirrel sees?

[Jack]

So they'll know what color to paint the nuts? ;D

[klsm54]

I think they should do another study. Assuming that Gray squirrels can't see red, is it possible that Red Squirrels can't see gray?... ;D

[Purebred Redneck]

I wonder what the rare black squirrels see?

Or the even more rare albino?

[jimiowa]

Kind of depends on where you are how rare the black squirrel is.
There's a town Maryville, Ks. straight south of Lincoln, Neb and just across the border and the city park is loaded with Black Squirrels. In fact I never saw any other color variation.
Been through there twice in 30 yrs, ate lunch in the park and their still there.
Not at all rare there?

[dovehunter]

I wonder how much that much-needed government study cost the tax payers?

[Jack]

Jim, I understand the black squirrels are kinda rare, but pockets of them exist. Another one is in Ohio, on the Kent State University campus.

[klsm54]

Okay! Let's broaden the study. My interest is peaked, I want to know what every type of squirrel can, and can't see. It might help me protect my nuts..... ;D ;D

[deputydon]

jimiowa said:

Kind of depends on where you are how rare the black squirrel is.
There's a town Maryville, Ks. straight south of Lincoln, Neb and just across the border and the city park is loaded with Black Squirrels. In fact I never saw any other color variation.
Been through there twice in 30 yrs, ate lunch in the park and their still there.
Not at all rare there?

Creighton, Nebraska, (Hometown of Bill, Bounce, and yours truly), has a good population of Black squirrels.......

[Jack]

The real important question is: is there a special paint for nuts to make them invisible to squirrels?
And what page of the Cabela's Master Catalogue is it on?

[bounce]

Creighton's Black squirrels were imported, from the forest south east of Omaha naturaly. Far as I know only two and no idea what sex they were and on two seprate times. The blacks are very agressive to reds though a little smaller. Pretty tame around peaple though but I would not try to pick one up. LOL.