Jobi 387 Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Jumped in the car to drive to my parents and saw a chipmunk run across the road, at first I was thinking it was a light brown grey squirrel but I saw the two black stripes down it's back. God knows how it got there, I can't see it being a wild one surely not? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jobi 387 Posted August 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 46 minutes ago, baker boy said: Escapee probably Yeah likely but it was in the middle of nowhere, not many houses nearby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryaldinhio 4,135 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Jobi said: Yeah likely but it was in the middle of nowhere, not many houses nearby. Unless you have a clear trail cam or video picture it can't have possibly happened. No such thing in UK. #BigCatBritain! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 If it was a Siberian Chipmunk then they are doing very well over here.Last year there numbers were estimated at 1000 living in the wild having been released by a breeder. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jobi 387 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ArchieHood said: If it was a Siberian Chipmunk then they are doing very well over here.Last year there numbers were estimated at 1000 living in the wild having been released by a breeder. Don't know what subspecies it was but I saw it clear as day, no squirrel I've seen as those markings. Edited August 5, 2019 by Jobi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Have a google theres been reports about chipmunks for years living in the uk. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jiggy 3,207 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, ArchieHood said: If it was a Siberian Chipmunk then they are doing very well over here.Last year there numbers were estimated at 1000 living in the wild having been released by a breeder. What's the story with them. Are they good sport and edible ( are they more squirrel or rabbit like? ) I ate grey squirrel before. Nice meat but not much on them and tough to skin. Maybe the ones I got were old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Fukc sake you would need a 100 chipmunks to make a decent meal ...... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jobi 387 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, forest of dean redneck said: Have a google theres been reports about chipmunks for years living in the uk. Just an unexpected place where I've seen it, can't say it's exactly teeming with wildlife. Edited August 5, 2019 by Jobi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jobi 387 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 19 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: Surely the size would have give the game away before the stripes, fair size diff between them This one wasn't that small, it was a decent sized thing. Don't know how big the subspecies can get like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jobi 387 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 It was the colouration that stood out, of course I might have been hallucinating. It ran across that quick never had chance to get a snap of it, hope I see the little b*****d again. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,236 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 You are not alone https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/from-wallabies-to-chipmunks-the-exotic-creatures-thriving-in-the-uk-2006096.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,843 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 8 hours ago, jiggy said: What's the story with them. Are they good sport and edible ( are they more squirrel or rabbit like? ) I ate grey squirrel before. Nice meat but not much on them and tough to skin. Maybe the ones I got were old. I got 3 sugargliders here your welcome to try jiggy....horriblesmellyfuckingratlikecnuts 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,843 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 take them on.........you be doing me a massive favour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,743 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Seen loads of chipmunk the last month,tiny things,fast as lightening and maybe half the size of a grey squirrel. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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