So I've been watching "Meat-Eater" on Netflix with Steven Rinella, Several episodes he's hunting squirrels. Most of them are the same as what I expect to see in Missouri or Arkansas. But 1 episode he is in Minnesota and these squirrels look huge. Just curious if that's a case of him holding them to the camera Bill Dance style, more hair from the cold, or if they are legit that much bigger than ours.... much like the deer.

That's not even talking about the "Swamp Rabbits" which you could tell were much bigger than any cottontail hopping around the Ozarks.