corndog-44
10-11-2007, 03:53 AM
Here's a tactic that I use to take spooked squirrels using a hickory nut shell. I use a .22 rifle, same as I do for rabbits.
So I am at the tree and there are fresh cuttings on the forest floor beneath the tree. I watched the tree carefully on my approach. The squirrel (squirrels) saw me coming and has taken refuge with the tree trunk or a large limb between me. What I do? Well I find a spot where I can see the possible escape avenues and a good view of the tree. Then I find a comfortable place to sit a fair distance from the tree. The more I see the better, but I also have to be at least partially hidden. I sit without movement, at least 15 minutes or longer. If that doesn't bring action, I get a hickory nut out of my pocket, which I picked up earlier, and scrape the nut shell to produce a light, raspy noise with my pocket knife. After a long spell of quiet this will cause a spooked squirrel to get active again or it will raise it's head just a little to see what was making the noise. That was all I needed.
There are, of course, many tricks that take spooked squirrels; what are your tricks?
So I am at the tree and there are fresh cuttings on the forest floor beneath the tree. I watched the tree carefully on my approach. The squirrel (squirrels) saw me coming and has taken refuge with the tree trunk or a large limb between me. What I do? Well I find a spot where I can see the possible escape avenues and a good view of the tree. Then I find a comfortable place to sit a fair distance from the tree. The more I see the better, but I also have to be at least partially hidden. I sit without movement, at least 15 minutes or longer. If that doesn't bring action, I get a hickory nut out of my pocket, which I picked up earlier, and scrape the nut shell to produce a light, raspy noise with my pocket knife. After a long spell of quiet this will cause a spooked squirrel to get active again or it will raise it's head just a little to see what was making the noise. That was all I needed.
There are, of course, many tricks that take spooked squirrels; what are your tricks?