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Wildlife Management: Tree Squirrel
Tree squirrels are extremely common in the Southeast. They are a popular game species and fun to watch, but some people consider them pests due to their frequent raiding of bird feeders. The following publications discuss the life, feeding, and management of tree squirrels. 
These resources have been compiled from various resources and agencies and are provided here for educational purposes only. Please if you find information that needs to be updated, broken links, or if you have an additional resource you feel is pertinent.
- Ecology and Management of Squirrels in Mississippi
Mississippi State University Extension Service. This publication provides a history and physical description of the gray squirrel and fox squirrel, along with how to distinguish between the two. It gives a description of the tree squirrel’s mating habits, parasites, diseases and predators. A list of trees and their food values is given, as well as a list of recommended timber management practices that can be used to help the squirrel population. Conservation programs that can be used for squirrel management are also listed in detail. - Gray Squirrel Management
Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources. This publication gives information on the life, feeding, nesting and management of the gray squirrel. It provides a list of seasonal foods squirrels prefer and directions on building a squirrel box.
Wild Plum
Plums are important fruit producers from early spring into the summer months. The fruits are eaten by many wildlife species including white-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, coyote, raccoon, and Virginia opossum. The fruits are low in protein, but moderate in phosphorous and calcium content. Plum thickets provide excellent escape and nesting cover for Northern Bobwhite Quail and songbirds like the Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, and Gray Catbird. Rabbits and other small mammals will often seek cover in dense plum thickets. The leaves and stems are typically a low preference white-tailed deer browse; therefore, if one is seeking a fruit producing plant where deer are abundant, plums are an ideal selection. However, deer do eat the fruit! Most plum species are easily grown in average, dry to medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. They should be protected from herbicide applications and should not be burned or mowed frequently if fruit production and thicket cover is a goal. Read more from the article about Mississippi's native plum.
Mississippi State University • Mississippi State University Extension Service • MSU-ES Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Forest and Wildlife Research Center • Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
