Great passage from an old squirrel hunting post by Hank Shaw at Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook:
"Make no mistake: If you have not hunted squirrels in a real forest you do not understand squirrels. Country squirrels are as different from city squirrels as are Daniel Boone and Perez Hilton. The only things they share are genus and species. Country squirrels are animals all out of proportion to their size: They are clever, stealthy and tough to kill, especially when the leaves are still on the trees."
Exactly. Why are squirrels considered "starter" game, preparation for poleaxing a deer conditioned to come to the clatter of corn dropping from a feeder?
"Make no mistake: If you have not hunted squirrels in a real forest you do not understand squirrels. Country squirrels are as different from city squirrels as are Daniel Boone and Perez Hilton. The only things they share are genus and species. Country squirrels are animals all out of proportion to their size: They are clever, stealthy and tough to kill, especially when the leaves are still on the trees."
Exactly. Why are squirrels considered "starter" game, preparation for poleaxing a deer conditioned to come to the clatter of corn dropping from a feeder?