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first squirrels hit!!
primitivehunter2:
re: sailordad: on the second squirrel.. i hit it in the stomach/hip area so it wasnt the best shot. i didnt see where i hit the first squirrel so i might have just got the tail like you said
lowell:
I'm in the broadhead camp. I have hit too many squirrels also just to see them shake the hit off and keep running.
I use the broadheads I intend to you for deer and it is great practice!!
chasing crow:
Wow, I have shot about 10 times at squirrels this year without a hit! Good shooting! Obviously I can't give much advice on your arrows, due to lack of experience, but the others here know what they're talking about. I am using nutters and some glue on hammers from three rivers. I hope one day to see them work. Happy hunting.
Chasing Crow
billy:
YEah dude, screw blunts for squirrels. I've shot them in the chest at 12 feet away, and had them wake up and run off. I've shot 4 squirrels with blunts and never killed a single one. As soon as I started using stone points my kill percentage soared to almost 100%. I will NEVER use blunts on small game again. They only would them and I've never had luck with blunts. They SUCK as far as I'm concerned.
sweeney3:
Another vote for something that pokes. It doesn't have to be a broadhead, but broadheads are okay. A field point with something behind it or a screw or something that will penetrate is important for squirrels. They are one of my favorites critters to hunt, but they are TOUGH!!! I wouldn't recommend a blunt of any sort. They are fine of rabbits, doves, softer critters like that, but not so great for squirrel. Maybe if you got them right between you and a tree so they took the full force of the hit, but that's rare. They are awfully quick to jump and make a glancing blow too. Eons of dodging hawks and owls and other things that fly I guess.
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