Bob & Ken, yes, I meant Fox squirrels. We call the small red ones Piney's here too. Sorta like Perch and Bluegills being the same fish just in different parts of the country.
I didn't go hunting this morning, instead I got the floating portion of the pier actually floating in position on the pond.
The water is deeper than I thought, so now I have to run to the store and buy more 1 1/2" galvanized pipe. 8' from the end of of the pier is in 10' of water now, and the pond is 28" below full pool..... The pipes that I had were 12' long, and I haven't even started to put them into the pond bottom.
I've been taking pics during the process, so it will be documented in it's own thread.