Grubs

[Woodchuk]

Well in Upstate New York Squirrel season's opened up.  But just because the season's open, doesn't necessarily mean that the hunting's any good.  Most folks around me say that you've got to wait until after a real good frost before you can go squirrel hunting or else you'll find that squirrels are full of grubs.  Anyone else heard this?

[Lee D.]

I usually wait till after the second good frost for this reason.
The grubs don't hurt anthing they are just too ugly for me to deal with.  It is amazing how fast the grub holes heal up on the squirels.  A day or two and they are gone.

[Graybeard]

Down here in the deep south we call them wolves. Why I have no clue but that's all I've ever heard them called. They are the larval form of the Warble Fly.

Not supposed to affect the meat folks say but I don't know anyone who keeps a squirrel that has one in it. I usually wait for cooler weather to hunt them.

GB

[sqrlhntr]

Around here we call them warbles. I've never shot a squirrel with one but I too usually wait for the cooler weather before going.  Normally wait for cooler weather so the mosquitos and such are not so thick.

[Dwarfmiester]

Woodchuck,

     I also hunting in NY but in the Western part of the State.  Mainly Erie, Wyoming, Genesee Allegany and Cateragus counties.  I have heard of the grubs but have never seen one myself.  This past season I saw 2 Black phase of the Grey Squirrel but both were during deer season so no shots.  I usualy wait for a frost but that is so I can see the buggers because of the leaves.

[fishdaddy]

where im from we call them warbles when i was younger we ate a lot of them with warbles they look bad but dont effect the meat.

 fish.

[THE#1hunter]

Here in Pa, I haven't come across one yet....