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(one per 10 acres) and fed shelled corn for tun * 
and for 28. 5 weeks in , 976 - 77 . The^XeTse^r^ IV.lT* l975 ' 76 
s eX ed W any a V gidTSe? 9 hed h to r the nearest r^'anST 1 "'^ ! q I! irrels were car-tagged, 
^sgoirreis fro, each a?ea a^iy^ 
spring we captured 26 iqufrreU on^hiTfUd arelTd* °l T* area ' Th ® SeCOnd 
substantial difference. However we1! t d on1y 15 on the control, a 
been opened to hunting in the fall of ^"unt^TTh^r the C ° ntr °' area had 
KWin-Wii, ^ —--- ^r.ras:!iXTL. 
on each area in the'spri'n^'^odVwe^hts 1CSPtUred 
000 P 8 erce d n^ H a = e 8) f ?h r an br o e n d ;he 9 h ' 9her ° n tbe d °" tr °' 
rat.o of young-to-o 1 d squirrels was lrh h’\ 8 Percent, N = 16). However, the 
adult) compared with the control (2. 7 younger' aSuH) ££ ar “ (7 ‘ 5 y ° U " 9 per 
Mange was more common on the feed ar Pa foi 
COntr °' 03 — * " ipri'ngX^ng^eriods. 
lower^values ' for ^ Uve^fa^than^ontro^are^squi rrel'sf ^ ""«■ fat blJt 
the squi rrel^^nhabitfng b£ " dfitad 
Th ea h Sq h' rre ' S ' Wh ' Ch haddaa ^°wer a i l nc?dence r of 5S fat a " d we ' 9hed more than control 
hunt i no r r ® covery ratas and density on the feed^re!!" 11 8 hi9her rate ° f bree <>ing. 
9 ° n the COn . tro ' a - a and “™»* - take f r d s a d- ^“X°L. 
winters in the Midwest, ^The^nTfood^od 011 •• Squi rre ' S is Justified during most 
forest insure that nearly always some speeds'win ^ make Up the hardwood 
failure is almost unknown in the Midwest Produce seed. A total seed 
of the species that formerly occur ed „'the T /’ ^ cutti " 9 has amoved "any 
can occur. Such shortages are fairly common ir^h^h r T' '° Cal seed 5h °rtages 
have removed many of the better squirrel h bottomland forest where loggers 
On such areas, winter feeding may occasional l, 5 ^ 0 ! 6 !, 3 ^ created near-monotypes. 
recommend the use of shelled corn in a feed no nr JU5tified ’ but we do not 
more nutritious diet, although some squirrel^J ogram. Soybeans appear to be a 
are used, a density of one feeder per 8-10 icres V seel ' Y ! at thenl - lf f ee <iers 
all resident squirrels access to the supplemental food. adequate »° Provide 
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