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How to squirrel hunt
Fox:
--- Quote from: Piddler on August 30, 2021, 07:34:33 pm ---Deerhunter 21,
Just remember even if you aren't seeing any doesn't mean they aren't there. If you sit or hide and quit moving for 15 min they will appear. You can almost set your watch by them where I hunt. After a bit they get comfortable with the situation and won't pay attention to where you are. On a side note as a kid I had a little feist dog with two different color eyes. Best squirrel dog a kid could have had and way better hunter than myself. Almost seemed to know which ones I could get and which ones to leave alone. Have fun and enjoy mother nature. And yes they are tasty.
Piddler
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Russel this is great advice… I went out and wasn’t seeing a single thing the woods was so quite and still. I remembered this advice and walked a little ways and then sat down for about 15 minutes and had 2 squirrels just appear on the ground not too far away, although I was hunting with my grammas 16 gauge and it was too far away. But I saw several squirrels that day. Next day I didn’t have long but I found a tree with a huge pile of hickory husks all chewed, I saw a few squirrels around there too but never got any shots off. Also if there’s green acorn shells on the ground then there’s squirrels around and sitting for a while might be the way to go … although I still haven’t shot a squirrel so what do I know ;D.
Russ:
--- Quote from: Fox on September 09, 2021, 12:43:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: Piddler on August 30, 2021, 07:34:33 pm ---Deerhunter 21,
Just remember even if you aren't seeing any doesn't mean they aren't there. If you sit or hide and quit moving for 15 min they will appear. You can almost set your watch by them where I hunt. After a bit they get comfortable with the situation and won't pay attention to where you are. On a side note as a kid I had a little feist dog with two different color eyes. Best squirrel dog a kid could have had and way better hunter than myself. Almost seemed to know which ones I could get and which ones to leave alone. Have fun and enjoy mother nature. And yes they are tasty.
Piddler
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Russel this is great advice… I went out and wasn’t seeing a single thing the woods was so quite and still. I remembered this advice and walked a little ways and then sat down for about 15 minutes and had 2 squirrels just appear on the ground not too far away, although I was hunting with my grammas 16 gauge and it was too far away. But I saw several squirrels that day. Next day I didn’t have long but I found a tree with a huge pile of hickory husks all chewed, I saw a few squirrels around there too but never got any shots off. Also if there’s green acorn shells on the ground then there’s squirrels around and sitting for a while might be the way to go … although I still haven’t shot a squirrel so what do I know ;D.
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hey! your a step ahead of me! I havent even seen one! ;D
I know that there are a lot of walnut trees on the property but they are still green. I didnt see any sign of squirrels eating the walnuts either. I sat down for a while in a patch of trees for about thirty minutes and nothing. I wasnt expecting any squirrels there though. no food or reason to bring them in. I was just hopin.
on another note, i have sooooo many chigger bites.... like at least 30! normally i get 5 or six around the waist but these ones are all up my back, my legs, my waste, my feet, and up to my neck! never forgetting bug spray again! :-[ :-[
WhistlingBadger:
Have you tried spraying your pants and socks with permethrin? It's a semi-natural insecticide (made from chrysanthemums if I remember right) that's odorless once dry. I use it on my summer backpacking clothes. Works great and doesn't DEET up your skin. I bet that would keep the chiggers off. Glad we don't have them here--the ticks and mosquitoes are bad enough.
Hawkdancer:
Might also try smoking your hunting clothes with sage, but the pyrethrum is a good go! You can likely get some at your pharmacy.
Hawkdancer
boxerboxer:
--- Quote from: Hawkdancer on September 10, 2021, 01:36:53 am ---Might also try smoking your hunting clothes with sage, but the pyrethrum is a good go! You can likely get some at your pharmacy.
Hawkdancer
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If you can't get permethrin locally you can get the 36% solution and an empty spray bottle on amazon and dilute down to 0.5%, works great and is quite a bit cheaper than the ready to spray stuff.
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