Now for something completely nasty........big pics /video

[CFX Marauder]

I might even get in a post or two before my net crashes again so here goes..........Bot flys......yummy........

Video..... http://i241.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid241.photobucket.com/albums/ff275/Cfx-131/botfly.flv">

[BigCat1]

Looks like you did him a favor..........................

[Progun]

Brent, that squirrel had it bad didn't he? Squirrel season start's in late August in my area and I seldom start in earnest until mid-Sept. Even then,a few still have "wolves" and healing wounds. I hate it when that happens.By October most have fallen out and the squirrel is pretty well healed up.When I used to squirrel hunt around cattle farms, I thought I noticed a greater incidence rate. Thought maybe all the flies and cow patties might have had something to do with it.

[shadow]

Great shootin on the tainted nutter. I haven't spotted no defect on the squirrel's around here except for one with a missing tail hehe. Ed

[Gene_SC]

Boy that nutter was all buggered up..:)

Gene

[gamo2hammerli]

Good job. I don't think you'll be eating that one. You're a good guy...you put him out of his misery.

[CFX Marauder]

Were starting to see them more and more as the days go buy.....Ive removed 4 squirrels this week and three had bot flys....Got two this morning and one is in real bad shape,skinny,bot flys and it's top teeth extend well into the throat....prolly had a real hard time eating.....

[gamo2hammerli]

Hope those bot flys don't wipe out the squirrel population...that would suck....no moving targets!!! You'd be sitting there twiddling your fingers, or checking out the window every chance you got to see if there's any varmints. I'm doing that right now...cause no grackles have landed in my backyard for 3+ weeks. grrrrrr

[CFX Marauder]

I put out inshell unsalted peanuts for the wood*_*_*_*_*_*s.......The fact that grackles loved them was a side bonus......

[GoodOlRWS45]

I don't like squirrels, but nothing deserves to suffer like that.  Killing him was definitely the humane thing to do.  Nice head shot.

[CFX Marauder]

Was he missing it before or after you spotted him.....lol

[Jaymo]

Yeah, those warbles are nasty. Look on the bright side. Your fried squirrel lunch came with free fish bait.

[gamo2hammerli]

Today I just saw a small red song bird....looks like a miniture cardinal....it'll be my excuse to set up a birdfeeder. I've heard it for a couple of days already...it just goes peep...peep.......at first I thought it was the sound of a cricket. If some grackles or crows happen to drop-by for some seeds....well....

[longislandhunter]

That really is nasty lookin,,, YUK....   I've run across a couple of rabbits with one or 2 of them, but never ran across a critter here that had them that bad.....    

Jeff

[Dave1899]

You did good to take that one out...Video wouldn't play, it said there was no video...

David