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Squirrel hunting setup?

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Fox:
Squirrel season starts here in about a month and I want to get out with a bow for it. Last year I lost a lot of arrows shooting at them from too far. once I got pretty close and hit the poor guy in the leg with a blunt... that obviously didn't do anything but wound him so I don't think I'll be shooting blunts again.  Does anyone here do much squirrel hunting?  I'm wondering what kind of points I should use, and if I should maybe try flu flu arrows so I don't lose so many?

Pat B:
Fluflus are good to keep track of your arrows but noisy. I like a spiral fluflu with a single full length feather wrapped around the shaft. You can trim the diameter down a bit to keep the noise down.  One of my favorite points for small game is simple but effective. On the taper for your point screw on a 3/8" hex nut. Folks call them nutters. Make the taper pointed. I add a bit of super glue on the point and at the nut. The point penetrates some and the nut adds shock.

Fox:
Thanks, Pat, I just went at made a few flu flus the way you described and they worked not too bad, I couldn't get them to stabilize quite right, they kept hitting the target crooked like a wrong spined arrow, but the shaft is the same shafts I have normally fletched and they fly great... I'll have to to see if I can get them shooting straight  :)

Pat B:
Is the fluflu wrapped the right direction for the feather wing side? That will make a big difference.

Fox:
hmm I didn't think about that ::)

not sure which way I did it, ill make another and be sure its the right way ;)

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