Squirrel Stashes 180 Pounds of Nuts in Chevrolet Avalanche in Just Four Days

Hard-working squirrel’s efforts were all for naught as the Chevrolet Avalanche owner cleared them out.

To most, squirrels just seem like overly hyper, fuzzy animals that run around our yards and up and down our trees all day long. But squirrels aren’t stupid and are actually rather hard-working little creatures. Case in point – one single red squirrel managed to stash a whopping 150 pounds of black walnuts in a Chevrolet Avalanche owned by North Dakota resident Bill Fischer across four days, according to the Grand Forks Herald.

That’s certainly a lot of nuts, presumably stashed ahead of the coming winter, when this industrious squirrel can sit back and fatten up to better bear the freezing cold weather North Dakota enjoys for months on end. Unfortunately for the squirrel, its hard work was all for naught, as Fischer obviously went about removing all the nuts from the fenders and engine bay, filling up a number of five-gallon buckets in the process.

There were so many nuts crammed in his Chevrolet Avalanche, in fact, that Fischer had to remove part of the front end to get them all out, and even then, there were still quite a few left behind. “I had to pull the fenders off and clean out all the walnuts out,” Fischer told the Herald. “I have some rolling around the frame, rails wells as well, that I can’t get at.”

When it was all said and done, Fischer managed to fill up a whopping seven buckets of nuts from his Avalanche, each weighing around 26 pounds. That equates to around 182 pounds, which is absolutely insane. Unfortunately for the squirrel, Fischer plans on selling off the stash, which was “naturally grown and hand (paw) picked by a squirrel.”

While this poor red squirrel now must start his hoarding over before winter strikes, it seems that he simply picked the wrong storage location for his precious nuts, which reminds us of the ever-popular piece of advice that real estate agents love to dish out – it’s all about location, location, location.

Photos: Bill Fischer

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Brett Foote

Brett Foote has been covering the automotive industry for over five years and is a longtime contributor to Internet Brands’ Auto Group sites, including Chevrolet Forum, Rennlist, and Ford Truck Enthusiasts, among other popular sites.

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