I don't know about TN, but, in many places, relocating wild animals (including squirrels) without a special license is illegal. You might want to look into it before relocating the squirrel. It seems more humane, but there can be a variety of problems (including for the squirrel) with doing it. That said, I'm not saying it's a bad idea. I just think it's important to know that there may be a downside.

You can count me in too, I love the Squirrels, they more than earn their keep for food. I set up a feeding station for the Squirrels last year in the Oak tree where their nest was. I put up a snack box, one ot the things that holds an ear of corn & also an old bird feeder the perch had broken off of they seem to like best of all since they can crawl in it & hide while they are eating. [it's flat on one side & closed up] Well guess what, the birds won't stay out of the Squirrel feeders even though bird feeders are plentiful not too far away. The birds can't open the snack box of course but the Squirrels don't seem to care for it much either. Haven't figured out yet why they birds seem to think the food in the Squirrel feeder is better than the other feeders. It's a bit tricky getting in that feeder but didn't take the birds long to figure it out. I put a mixture of food in it, song bird food, squirrel food, cracked corn & scratch, even the Mockingbird is in & out of the Squirrel feeder all the time, had her babies there with her yesterday. I'm guessing the Mocker is after the fruit in the song bird food since they don't eat seeds - maybe the peanuts too? I would never think of feeding just birds without including the Squirrels, they are hungry too plus do a good job of entertaining me... Still begging my brother to make me a Squirrel feeder like the instructions posted here, he say's he's printed out the instructions so maybe there's hope? Thanks for all the pictures posted, I never get tired of looking a Squirrel pictures... :-)

Sorry, I thought most knew about squirrel castration. It too is one of those things that supposedly do not happen. Male squirrels may during the breeding seasons may use their teeth any place on a rivals body. Since they are chasing each other they will grab any portion including testicles. This does not happen very often but if you see an overly fat squirrel with a damaged tail and have binoculars look at where the testicles should be. You will if your glasses are really good look for scars and or if damage is fresh as in my squirrel pieces of sack and tissue. Poor baby had full sack cut at bottom and part of one testicle hanging. Most of the information where people think they have a castrated squirrel is caused by the squirrels body not having the testicles desend until old enough to breed. Some biologist state that this is at about 1 year of age but this may vary. A similar process happens in male kittens. In the past it was suggested that male cats not be castrated until the testicles desended. In cats this is at about 9 months.

Sub-Detroit the fox squirrels are being pushed out by the black phase gray squirrels. I noticed that during the very cold part of winter the Fox squirrels are not as active as the gray squirrels. Mostley maple trees in my yard but I do have a Paw-Paw tree that is just getting gentiried and produces fruit prolificly and the Black-phase Gray squirrels hav discoverd the fruit and really is a bummer I didn't get one fruit to eat last fall.