For years I kept two squirrel mounts on the mantel over the fireplace in my den. One was a red squirrel, or “boomer” in Southern mountain lingo. I took it from the very top of Mount Mitchell in North ...

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Richardson’s ground squirrel weighs less than a pound, is about a foot long and is native to the northern Plains. The little creature also is a ferocious tunneler, and it’s ...