Squirrel Olympics...How High Can Ninja Squirrel Jump? Sneaky Squirrels Love to Fly!

How high can a squirrel jump? Let's see if we can figure it out using their favorite food...sunflower seeds. Couple of challenges along the way but I think they were all worked out and actually gave us some ideas for our next couple of videos :-)
Hope y'all enjoy!
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[@texanonline1244]

I had 48 in mind, but our tree rats are bigger in Texas

[@ritchievernon8099]

The more difficult it's made on the squirrel to try to get to the nuts the more of a dilemma it becomes for him!

[@ritchievernon8099]

@@texanonline1244 that's funny you mention rats we have those on the Boston streets big ones! These rats are so big they tell the cats what to do! 😬😬

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

@@texanonline1244 Close!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

@@ritchievernon8099 Indeed!

[@rodcros]

Squirrel vs thinking human is to my mind the richest humour source on You Tube at the moment. Cruze is a well-equipped and exceptionally articulate practitioner of the craft.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

hahaha well thank ya :-)

[@advancedmonkey7702]

LOL dude!

[@stevehenkel354]

You were so patiently methodical in your testing. I love it! You've provided some valuable data for all of us bird feeders out here. 🙂

[@SiamWoodShop]

The squirrel's credo,"if at first you don't succeed keep on jumpin' for the feed". Good job, very funny to watch, and amazing

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol good one! Have a great weekend sir

[@CanoeingTheEdgeOfTheWorld]

The cardinals were saying, "let's raise this darned thing to 8 feet!"

[@YourNextCast]

I know right. hahaha 🤣🤣

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol you may be right :-)

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Yup!

[@CanoeingTheEdgeOfTheWorld]

@@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors I need to do something like this with my alligators. Brilliant! 🐊🛶🐊

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Now that would be an awesome video!

[@HappyPlaceCamping]

I love watching the squirrels jump from one tree to the next. Or the tree to our power line. It never ceases to amaze me how far they can go and still land on that tiny branch or thin power line. This was awesome.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Ever seen one actually miss a branch and fall? It’s pretty darn funny haha! Have a great day!

[@HappyPlaceCamping]

@@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors No I haven't. That would be hilarious.

[@DomMini]

The Cruze compound, where squirrels go to train to be Nijas! Lol! Absolutely awesome brother!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

hahahaha we try :-) Have a good one brother!

[@mikecha1957]

Heck yeah Cruze love the squrell schananagins

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks buddy have a great weekend!

[@YourNextCast]

This is truly a labor of love. Just the time and craftmanship you put into these is incredible. Had no idea that a squirrel could have a higher vertical leap than Lebron James and Michael Jordan. That is insane. This is truly a marvelous scientific experiment. Not to mention, super entertaining.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol labor of love indeed....they are some jumpers for sure! I was guessing a little higher...but the tape measure don’t lie haha! Thanks for stopping by brother have a great weekend!

[@ytcarol]

This was terrific to watch and informative as well. Great entertainment! Thanks!

[@wingsandbeaksbirder2312]

I don’t even know what to say. Your tenacity is certainly equal to those squirrels’ abilities and acrobatics. So much fun to watch!

[@donnaleighjenkins4952]

Yes, that was FUN to watch!! They are very determined little critters for sure!

[@ArielleViking]

So great and funny to see these ninja squirrels again. That double baffle is sweet. 47 looks to be the magic number. ❤👍

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya for stopping by mam....hope you have a great weekend!

[@McGieHomesteadAdventures]

Oh man! The boys and I hooped and hollered every time they succeeded in the jumps!!! Unbelievable how they can go about anywhere! Even a squirrel baffle can do the job alone!!! Great video bro!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol....I figured y’all was rooting for the ole tree rats :-). Have a great weekend brother!

[@ghettovanadventures]

Lol I actually had a lot of fun watching this video… Awesome

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks buddy!

[@AnglerSpeaks]

Totally loving it... A very fine video. The nature

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@KUEHLKUEST]

That's some funny stuff there!!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by...have a great weekend!

[@KUEHLKUEST]

@@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors Cheers y'all!!

[@PotgieterWoodturning]

That was a nice fun little project 😁👍🏼👏

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya much :-). Have a great weekend

[@JohnAmes]

Great looking feeder love that and was awesome video friends 👍

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by...have a great weekend

[@VoonChile]

Oh that was pretty cool!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya mam :-)

[@rodcros]

That's a lovely food bowl. Impressive workshop.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks buddy...have a good one!

[@Tailracehero]

Great experiment guys! A lot of fun watching . .

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks buddy have a great weekend!

[@ritchievernon8099]

Bird says I'm out of here! Here comes Evel Knievel squirrel! 😬😬

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

lol yes!

[@MomsSelfReliance]

Lol these videos are super funny.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Well thank ya much :-)

[@ToddAutry]

Always good to see a squirrel video from you all!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks buddy hope all is well!

[@sofyalizzy8927]

What a fun video! Not gonna lie - seeing flying squirrels cracked me up!

[@newmanoutdoors1564]

Guys I love these Squirrel videos

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya much :-)

[@denisesorchidparadise1411]

That was fascinating watching them jump, excellent video!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya much Denise....hope you have a great weekend!

[@Andi-tu6gd]

Great video. Interesting info in here about the squirrels. They are determined, which is admirable. Thank you for your hard work, Cruze's Louisiana Outdoors!

[@BlueyPastle]

Wow, they can jump! Something a little different, but really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by buddy!

[@user-uu9km7xb6g]

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[@Emon7543]

this is hilarious!

[@ritchievernon8099]

This in my opinion is the best funny squirrel channel on KZbin and the amazing excruciating things a squirrel has to go through just to get his nuts! 😂😳😬

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Well thank ya for the kind words! No free food around here!! :-)

[@ritchievernon8099]

You're right about that bro these squirrels have to earn everything if they want to get their nuts! Maybe they should just give up and try to be a house pet and get fed that way? 😬😳😂

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

@@ritchievernon8099 lol maybe...but not this house :-)

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Take care

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by...have a great weekend!

[@DavidBleasby]

46" I can't get my slim body to jump 12" 😂😂 Very impressive, I also like how determined that one squirrel was and as always you cracked me up when you added the baffles 🤣😜

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

lol shoot man I'm pretty sure you have a very impressive vertical :-) Have a great week!

[@DavidBleasby]

@@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors You too

[@PaddyJoeCooking]

Squirrel Olympics HAHAHA!!!! And that's incredible at 46 inches what an amazing statistic! Another excellent video Mr. Cruze!!!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya buddy....always appreciate when ya stop by :-) Have a great day!

[@RaulGarciaFishingandOutdoors]

You gotta love those squirrels they are persistent and smart

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Indeed! Thanks for stopping by buddy!

[@GeorgiaTrappingandFishing]

Lol, that’s pretty dang impressive 😂 great job y’all!! 👏👏👏👏😊

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by...have a great weekend!

[@enduringpatriot]

Pretty awesome jumps by some awesome squirrels. I love watching the trial/error/success! God bless and stay safe! 🇺🇸

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for visiting sir...hope all is well and you have a great weekend!

[@littlebigman7507]

Thank you guys for your effort and entertainment. Simple easy (lots of work and time) to understand. Great for kids... Reminds of growing up in Avoyelles...

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by buddy....appreciate it!

[@absfood7142]

Nice video figuring out how high squirrels can really jump. 12:36. Enjoyed thoroughly

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@NoMoreRatRaceForMe]

Insane brother. Thanks for posting. I have a squirrel I have been feeding and it makes my day when he comes around and I watch him.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by! Yea they can be entertaining for sure!

[@tubbyguyoutdoors]

Those squirrels never seize to amaze me ! Although part of me thinks your shenanigans have helped create a super squirrel😂😂 looking forward to the next one brother !!!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol they are something else for sure! Have a great weekend buddy

[@joebob7344]

What a crazy fun video. Best entertainment on utube.Harmless fun.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya sir!

[@YankeesOutdoorAdventures]

Cool experiment brother💪🤠👍

[@YourNextCast]

Definitely was. 100% Agree.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya sir...appreciate you stopping by!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

thanks buddy

[@TheEpiccow400]

Love this

[@7389]

You have a good sense of humor dealing with those furry little demons. I have been entertaining and scaring my neighbors with my fits of frustration. My set up to feed the birds is different and options are limited. I rent a town home and have my feeders hanging from bracket hooks attached to wooden roof pillars. I have a baffle above the feeders, but the demons crawl up the wooden pillar and knock the feeder around, spilling the feed all over. I am thinking of hanging a second baffle directly under the feeder itself, hoping that works.

[@reneehughes7860]

I've a squirrel who jumps on the back of my lanai chair and knocks on my sliding glass door for me to hand her out a walnut. I've fed her since she was a juvenile who lost her mother. They're very smart and fun to watch. They study a problem and I enjoy watching the gears turn in their little heads. Mine seem to prefer the walnuts over pecans. They sit on a table eating the nuts and dropping little bits that the finches collect later. Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it.

[@josephdelp87]

They're persistent little bastards. Never give up.

[@wildbynature3192]

Amazing video, I feed a bunch of grey and red squirrels, I've seen them do amazing tricks to get what they want!!. They are problem solvers!!. Very cute and funny to watch👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thank you for the share!!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Awesome :-) Thanks for stopping by...have a great weekend!

[@fatherandsonsfishing]

Great video Chris! Lots of good stuff in this one: Squirrel Shenanigans✅ Some Ninja Course throwback techniques✅ Cool GoPro angles in the feeder✅ Amazing athleticism✅ Old Rocky and Bullwinkle clip✅ Watching those squirrels kinda reminds me of myself back in my high school basketball days.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Hey doc thanks for stopping by man! Ooooo I’m pretty sure we all need to see some of your high school basketball day videos haha! Have a great weekend

[@Wanna.Wander]

So entertaining, I got out the popcorn💜having the wood equipment helps too

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks! Indeed it does :-)

[@philipwethington7965]

I have watch other video of yours LOL I Love the Catapult one, that one squirrel look like he was thinking I want to go again LOL the way he hit the ground and took off running to the catapult LOL it look like he was running to it. 🐿🐿🐿

[@twinbrookacres]

That was fun to watch. I am sure they are plotting ways to get to that feeder, still.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Oh no doubt they are....but they are 0 for bout 7 days now haha! Have a good one

[@SCUMDOGFISHING]

I almost thought those little boogers were gonna get passed the double baffle. Sure are athletic.... Great vertical abilities. 🐿 OLYMPICS for sure 🤘

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol....they are like 0 for 100 on their tries to get past the double baffle :-). Thanks for stopping by buddy

[@SDMountainMan]

Awesome experiment so cool watching these videos Even wood turning involved

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya much sir....have a great weekend!

[@ccrider3435]

Loved your video! Peace!

[@CookieMonster_1969]

I love the squirrel videos, and for 10 months now I have watched a momma squirrel raise two young ones in the Oak tree outside my window. I had no idea how much those little buggers fell out of the tree. I obviously need to get out of this house soon, I have grown attached to squirrels....

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol thanks buddy...appreciate you stopping by! Yes sir sounds like ya may need a little time in the great outdoors :-). Have a good one!

[@chauffeurmarco]

That was very interesting. Thanks.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Very welcome

[@geofiggy]

That was fun. Thanks

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@shefalishastri9949]

Yankee Flipper is the best birds feeder.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Chris- what will you think of next? Haha. This is so fun to watch. Y’all take care and God’s blessings to ya

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Hey Mr. Paul...good to hear from ya sir! Yea since our local river system is still jacked up from the hurricanes we have a little more spare time to annoy the local squirrels :-)

[@siamaktahaeiyaghoubi897]

Great video. Thanks 😁😁

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jasonnull2248]

My son and I really liked your video. Was a ton of fun to watch.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank ya much! We enjoy making em!

[@AnglerSpeaks]

A great work. keep it up friend.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@AnglerSpeaks]

Welcome

[@Viper6-MotoVlogger]

They are indeed acrobatic lol.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Dang right....fun to watch for sure! Good weekend buddy!

[@brianhouseholder1074]

Great video!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks buddy....appreciate you stopping by!

[@ritchievernon8099]

I like watching it in slow motion! What a guy has to do to get his nuts!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

hahaha

[@kwokng2771]

Great video, exactly what I was looking for. Informative, well done with humor. Based on this, I hope to eliminate the problem of losing fruits to squirrels. I am going to trim away low branches, and wrap the trunks with plastic. I am hoping for a successful year this time. Thanks so much!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Awesome good luck!

[@ripthereverb]

I found this video most informative and also was fun to watch. When checking Google on how high a squirrel can jump, there is so many measurement variables that are confusing and with so many different measurements, one is not sure how high to place a feeder. This video where you actually show the “fine line” at 47” is very good especially for some of us with hanging height problems. I set my one feeder at 47” and my other at 51”. Well over a week now and no squirrels made it. Thank you for your time in order to help us viewers get the proper height limit.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Appreciate you stopping by! Yup...sometimes I have to scratch that science itch that shows up in my brain occassionally :-) Have a great day!

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Ninja squirrel is a mad athlete.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

hahaha indeed

[@obiAlkenobi]

Very interesting video. Thanks

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bman853]

That is a cool video

[@rowdywayne5285]

I apparently have Olympic squirrels here in East Texas, they are capable of jumping 6 feet to my bird feeder. It takes them many attempts but they do not give up. I plan to make an obstacle course also and will try to add videos as to my results.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Awesome!

[@BeardsAndBowsOutdoors]

They are agile creatures for sure!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Indeed they are!

[@briandp0560]

Nice show.

[@skyblue9817]

Applaus for the squarels 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

They are amazing!

[@Danfoodforest]

Squirrels are very skill, I saw them climb on the side of the building 19 floors in Brooklyn, they can leap, climb, hang, and go down a tree headfirst with tremendous ease

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

They are something else that’s for sure....have a great day buddy!

[@nelsond5361]

That was some simple but awesome scientific research right there

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

:-)

[@nuttibuddy]

I am amazed at their resourcefulness, tenacity, Etcetera. I about half expected them to haul out some tree branches to give them a leg up.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

lol I'm still waiting on that :-)

[@davethurston753]

Nice mini-lathe

[@TheTinHorseMonty]

Funny stuff.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for stopping by buddy...have a good one!

[@LostWoodsman76]

Pretty good competition. Little boogers are pretty agile.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

They surely are!

[@jcking6785]

Enter-friggin-taining as all get out!!!!!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Thanks for the support buddy!

[@ritchievernon8099]

I can imagine a squirrel brigade coming together and trying to come up with ideas how to beat these traps that they're trying to get through! And one of them comes up with a bright idea, he says look bro let's just give up and let them feed us! 😬😬😂😁😸🐨🦉🐼

[@howardbain6516]

Hold my beer and watch this!!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

lol I'll keep the camera rolling just in case :-)

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

haha

[@tavanopriestofrock]

I love squirrels and I loved your video. Thank you for making it

[@donaldswink6259]

So what your saying the squirrel should join he globetrotters. Haha.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

hahaha

[@paullinsay115]

I have a suet feeder that hangs on a chain. The squirrels can’t climb down easily so they learned to haul up the feeder like a fish on a line. Smart little buggers.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol they are something else that's for sure!

[@hebrews212]

Thank you for this very informative video. I was amazed by their limits is 46 and 47 was the secret number!!❤

[@howardbain6516]

I have had an ongoing struggle with squirrels. My bird feeder was at 5' (60"). I had a pvc pole with a metal baffle. They finally were able to jump that high, so I raised it to 7 feet

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Cool! Were they grey squirrels? If so I'd love to see some video...I never could get them to jump vertical anything over 46" after bout 3 months of film. I've no doubt that there are some out there that can though!

[@vilstef6988]

The squirrels are sure giving the cardinal hell.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol right??

[@vilstef6988]

Yes. And these squirrels seem more aggro than the squirrels in my neighborhood.

[@casualcarolinafishing5835]

That's pretty amazing. I wonder who can jump higher...squirrels or cats? 46" is ridonkulous!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Good question! But hell how could you get a cat to actually do anything they don't wanna do??? haha

[@BeardsAndBowsOutdoors]

Have you tried greasing the baffles? Slip n slide lol

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Lol yea I tinkered with cooking spray on my spinners awhile back...it works great but doesn’t last long as the rain washes away...may be fun to watch though :-). Have a good one!

[@katielyb]

I believe walnuts are a favored treat by many squirrels

[@crookedpaths6612]

Keep this up for ten squirrel generations or more and you’ll breed a local strain of super leaping squirrel.

[@Tammy-is-here]

Very comical to watch, but impressive little things.

[@CrispinEternity]

It appears that some squirrels are better jumpers than others.

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

I think you may be right!

[@FishingTexan]

It would probably be a short lived experiment but I wonder what acrobatics would occur if there was a rubber snake in the bowl bottom?

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

Awwww man that's next on the list!

[@mraa4950]

Overlooked squirrels turn out to be very persistent and better than human when it comes to vertical jumping

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

They are amazing!

[@ritchievernon8099]

One of the birds was saying, it would be a whole lot easier to eat around here if these stupid flying rodents would stop trying to attack our food! 😁😬😂😀🐶

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

hahaha

[@MM22966]

I feel the Mission Impossible music should be playing....

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

lol...good idea but copyright issues :-) Thanks for stopping by!