I can't believe how bad the red squirrels are today. They've been terrorizing the grey squirrels and chpmunks all day. Thye're being viscious little bastards. I'm not the type to shoot them, so I'm not gonna do that.
I guarantee you guys would much, much prefer those little red devils to the dirty, brown, underground dwelling, evil little vermin we call ground squirrels here in San Diego, CA. At least tree squirrels can be eaten. These little rat-cousins carry plague and are everywhere here in CA. The bummer of it is, the aveage citizen can't kill them without being fined and they must be "relocated" by a pest control company or the state in order to get rid of them. Give me red or gray TREE squirrels anyday.
On the coast they are a definate problem. A couple of years back there were warnings on the Camp Pendleton beaches about plague carrying squirrels. I live out by the Mission San Luis Rey, and I can tell you they are thick out here, along with cottontail bunnies, YUM! Too bad we can't hunt those little guys around here. I have hunted them in the desert and they make very good table fare.