Feed corn and most any kind of nuts. Figure at the rate of three pounds of unshelled corn a week per squirrel. A row of corn bordering the woodlot can be left standing as a natural feeder, or the corn may be placed in shocks at the feeding station. Usually it is more economical to feed corn in the specially constructed feeders. One feeding station per 25 acres is sufficient.
Trees yield better if provided space to grow.
To achieve this desirable ratio, it may be necessary to thin the stand or make a light commercial cut. This encourages different kinds of trees and promotes the growth of uneven-aged stands, insuring a more dependable food supply and den development. Squirrels and timber can be grown in the same woodlot by practices beneficial to both crops. Some trees having no commercial value as sawtimber are important to squirrels. These should be allowed growing space.