Hunting BLACK Fox Squirrels in SOUTH LOUISIANA! 

That’s right!

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Thank you Drew, I had more fun getting to know y’all than the hunt itself!

That’s so awesome! Do you agree that it’s probably an adaptation to the cold weather up there?

@@fallingtidetv No idea just know that it's hide sure doesn't come off very easy

@@fallingtidetv They are just a black coloured Grey Squirrel. Its a genetic mutation I believe. I too am from southern Ontario and typically the squirrels around the towns are black and you get more actual grey ones in more rural areas but that is not set in stone.

I live in southeast Louisiana. We only have them in river basins and they are only isolated to certain areas. I hunted my whole life and these are the first black squirrels I’ve ever seen.

That’s a whole different species than these, and a lot more common.

That's what it's all about there. We get together the Friday after Thanksgiving. It started as something for our kids but we've done it so long , the kids are grown and it's just us old timers. It's a good chance to see all of again. I love just listening to all the BS .

👀 I might have a new mission!

Thanks Tanner!

Thank you! I’m not a professional but I try lol

Thanks buddy!

That’s awesome! I appreciate you🙏🏻

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Thanks Jerry! Means a lot podna!

Thanks buddy!

Thanks man!!

Thanks for the tip! And idk who I’m taking it to yet

Thanks buddy!

I actually harvested one on the north shore! That video is posted on my channel as well!

I’m not sure what the deal is with these squirrels, but it sure seems there’s a lot of unsettled science. Maybe one of these universities should do a detailed study on them.

Atchafalaya Basin

@@fallingtidetv appreciate it man. A million acres….that’s a big chunk of woods 😂. You want an invite if I ever make it down there?

The video before this one shows the cooking and the one before that shows cleaning 💪🏼

That’s different than dead lol

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Not sure where you’re from but Louisiana loses a football field of land every 100 minutes. We are hunting in south Louisiana. I’ve seen habitat loss in my own short lifetime that makes me wonder if where we were hunting will even be there in 20 years. I’ve seen oak ridges thriving, turned to wasteland after a hurricane. I don’t care what the research says, I’ve seen this with my own 2 eyes.

And I’m not disputing you, you’re probably 100% correct on a National scale, however louisiana is struggling majorly with habitat loss.

I live in Lafayette and have my entire life, and actually am working for LA CPRA on several large scale coastal restoration projects. Your right about the loss of coastline, but thats not what you said. You just made a blanket statement about habitat loss, maybe a better choice of words would have to speak directly to coastal erosion which while it does qualify for a type of habitat loss, is a very specific type. Again, what you said was not type, kind or location specific, you painted with a very broad brush. Just habitat loss or loss of habitat is what you said. As hunters and conservationist we have enough battling environmental activist and anti-hunters. We need to choose our words very closely and know in specific and great detail that of which we speak. Especially when someone has an audience and footprint online and is considered by default and "Influencer". So your choice of words and the context in which you use them are more important than others. Might I suggest doing an online search for an old article out of National Geographic magazine "Hunters for the Love the of the Land". Nat Geo is not a right wing publication so them highlighting and giving credit to hunters for being conservationist and how much they do financially, through volunteer work on projects, etc., conserving land and wildlife. Speaks volumes about how much hunters are doing to make things better for the land and the wildlife that calls it home. Thats just a start, do some research, NWTF, NDA, Rocky Moutain Elk Foundation, Trout Unlimited, CCA, Wild Sheep Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl, etc. Look at the money raised, the projects completed, the projects planned, the positive results of our efforts. We have enough with environmental activist and anti's and a world that is without question focused on the negative. Highlight the positive man, there's so much of it. Our message needs to be positive, sure acknowledge the problems but at the same time don't neglect to the positives. It will tell you with factual verification that things are getting better. We have more land in "woods" as we like to say herein the South, now than we did in 1920. Many species of game are increasing in number and with the ones that are facing challenges, were working hard as hunters to remedy that and turn it around. Buck up man, things are getting better, the sky isn't falling. Coastal Erosion here will be moderated. Unfortunately it will never be fixed. The US Army Corp of Engineers has spent billions of dollars locking the Mighty Mississippi River in place. It was never meant to stay in one place, Rivers are meant to meander and ultimately keep improving themselves to find the quickest and most efficient route to the sea. Out coast was built up through the mouth of the MS turning our coast into an alluvial flood plain. Whereby the mouth of the River at the Gulf would deposit settlement over many years and build up marsh and land area. Once that area built up to a point where the marsh and land mass it created, in turn created resistance to the flow of sediment in the water into the Gulf. Well the River would meander over to the E along our coast and would repeat this process like a child spray a water hose back and forth in a fan like motion. This process kept our coastal marsh and land areas sustained. Given the River is now locked in place, this alluvial process can no longer happen unimpeded like it for the entire history of the world prior to the discovery of the Americas and the development of New Orleans and the US in general. It can and is in the process of being addressed through numerous LARGE Scale projects by both LA CPRA and the Corp of Engineers but in my opinion that will only get us so far back to what and how it was before locking the river in place. Again, we've locked the river in place as we cannot move New Orleans or Baton Rouge, or any of the other Cities and Towns S of I-10. Anyway, enough for now. Remember you are an "influencer". Please choose your words and context in which you use them accordingly. Take care. @@fallingtidetv

@michaelcope2329 I greatly appreciate it. I still think there’s nothing wrong with what I said. I was actually speaking to the amount of work our biologist are doing to help combat the issues we’re facing, so much so that figuring out a gene mutation in fox squirrels probably isn’t high on the priority list. I’m a man of conviction, honesty and integrity. I stand by the things I say, fearless in the face of scrutiny. I’m aware of my following and I welcome the criticism and I appreciate the advice. Thanks

Nate, you were completely right with what you said, my suggestion is just for more back story for a statement like that. Additionally mention the positive, we as hunters, fisherman and conservationist face a lot of outside scrutiny and we as a group need to be armed with the best and most positive knowledge we can. You have the unique position due to your influencer status to help greatly in that area. Show is great and I love the squirrel episode, I love to squirrel hunt. If you ever see a yellow bumper sticker that in black letters says Squirrel Its Whats for Supper. I had those made, I keep about 100 in my truck at all times as people are constantly flaggin me down on the road and asking where I got it. Then I tell em I had it made and ask them if they want 1 or a few for their friends. I've handed out hundreds of em over the years. Anyway congrats on the black squirrel I've been looking for 1 of those for 40+ years and never ran across one. Take Care @@fallingtidetv

Had the same issue. The youtube app on my TV was on restricted mode.

Me too! Can’t wait to get after them again in October!

Yeah we about to head out! Lol

@@fallingtidetv good luck we just left the boat launch in bg catching catfish

Thanks man!

Finishing squirrels lol

Lol huh?