Everything squirrel

[Rob W.]

Squirrel opens up here in a couple weeks. Even with the usual heat and ticks it is better than the couch. Just wonder who else is nutty about squirrels.  :p  

Share any tips, special equipment, or pics if you like.


Rob

[LeeBishop]

I usually don't hunt them until in done with large game or unless they are infront of my tree stand begging me for an arrow

[Thumper Dunker]

Why would any one want to go shoot a squirrel.?        

[Rob W.]

I use this early season mostly for deer scouting and stumping but they can be so much fun. Makes me sit down and watch instead of going 100mph looking for deer sign.

Going to give the VPA small game thumpers a try this year instead of my usual old broadheads. They look promising.

[Shortlongbow]

I think I'll try out some Ace hex blunts on the bushytails. Squirrel dumplings, mmmmmmmm

[RedShaft]

you guys are luck. our dont come in till mid October. but its archery season then so i dont do much with the squirrels. that be fun to hunt them now and just go after them! good luck.

[macbow]

Nothing better than a cool, misty rainy morning where a deer hunt turns,into a,squirrel hunt.

[Stone Knife]

Originally posted by macbow:
Nothing better than a cool, misty rainy morning where a deer hunt turns,into a,squirrel hunt.

Yeah Baby  

[Brianlocal3]

It started yesterday for us. They'll be in the hickories, as they always are.  But I confess, I like to eat them too much so I snipe them with a .22. After my freezer is full and I'm set for meat, I'll try it with a bow. December is my favorite time to squirrell hunt, I like finding them on the ground.
Squirrell hunting I'll say is my favorite hunting of all. I love to deer hunt also , but squirrel ranks above them. I am nutty over squirrell.

[Yolla Bolly]

Season starts day after tomorrow---but I gotta work.  Maybe Wed  

[Shortlongbow]

3 weeks to go for the tree rats here

[Jeff Strubberg]

Our opened on May 28th, I think.

Unfortunately, it's jsut too darned hot this summer to get out for any length of time.

actually, ours opened the saturday before memorial day,  but thats old news.
it opens on that day every year, the saturday  before memorial day. i might give it a shot in the morning, i need to check my cameras anyways.

[moleman]

Rob, im with you, hunting squirrels is great practice, fun and eating. Squirrel, pan fried in a cast iron skillet and gravy from the drippins, and biscuits, thats good stuff right there.
My shafts are getting made this weekend, flu- flus for the high work, standard fletch for the rest.
Ill be using Douglas fir tipped with Game Nabbers.

[tarponnut]

Guilty as charged. I am a squirrel nut.

[tarponnut]

Here is a short video of some shots at squirrels, not classic spot and stalk clearly, but lots of fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1egeVAu8vxk&list=UUqKkfFgDtxvDEKvu9ba1-nQ&index=2&feature=plcp

[Rob W.]

Great video Tarponnut!

Moleman do those game nabbers stick in the tree on an aerial shot?


Rob

[moleman]

Rob, ive never had the first one stick in a tree.
They do have a point but it is ground at such a shallow angle that penetration on anything solid is pretty much out of the question, but when hitting small game there awesome. Not only do they penetrate without sticking in a tree, they also deliver blunt trauma. The flared serrated portion at the back of the head delivers tissue damage as well.    [/url] [/IMG]

[Gdpolk]

Squirrel is my favorite game animal to hunt.  Rabbit is probably my favorite to eat.  I hunt deer and hogs as well but that's more for the meat than pure enjoyment, although I enjoy hunting them as well.  In my mind, very few things can beat a day in the woods chasing some tree rats.

[John Scifres]

Hey Rob,

I'm pondering a Southern Indiana Squirrel Bowhunt down there at JWSF.  My brother and I are going and you are very welcome to swing by and hang out at camp.  We haven't settled on a weekend but it'll be sooner rather than later.