(gun fires) - [Ava] Daddy? - So we got us a fox squirrel here in Michigan, first one down. - [Jenny] I didn't think we were gonna see any with this windy, nasty day. - [Ava] Daddy, can I pet it?

On National Squirrel Appreciation Day, the nine different species of squirrels in Michigan are accepting praise from their cozy winter nests. The national holiday, Jan. 21, was founded in 2001 by ...

When winter finally rolls in, I automatically begin pondering squirrel hunting, and there is little doubt in my mind that a highly underutilized outdoor pastime is pursuing wintertime bushytails.

Big, strange-looking squirrels are driving golfers nuts at the 124th U.S. Open in Pinehurst. The furry creatures are fox ...