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Thanks Bob, this is my third one and feel I have been blessed with the best hunting companions a man could ask for.
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Fun thread!!! I'm planning on trying to put some bushytails in the pot this year with my bow. For you guys that have said how much you enjoy them as table fare....any favorite recipes that you are willing to share??
Great photo of the Spaniel and squirrels!!
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Gordon- good looking dog! My buddy has one (Boon Doc) he is a fine duck dog.
I love huntin tree rats!!! Them hex heads have been really good for me or whatever broad head is on my string when the deer aren't walkin. I have learned to keep an eye on my quiver so I don't run out before deer30....
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Got a question, do the Little tree Rats Run so far that you Need a String Attached to Retrieve the Little Boogers? Or is that Just an Option? I noticed some seem to skedaddle and some just waller around where they were stuck. Never hunted Squirrel with the Bow before, so this is a Helpful Thread!! Good Job Rob!!
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They can be awful tough. Bows that are 50# or less can be a problem unless a really good hit is involved.
When I used to shoot 60# plus bows a hit,on the shoulder did them in. I like the hex heads and also have a collection of MA-3 broadheads with the nose ground off. Just have not had enought targets the last couple of years.
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When I'm in a stand(deer hunting) I don't usually have a problem with them getting away using a broadhead or field tip. This time of year at ground level is when it gets tricky.
At first light you will get some close ground shots as they wake up and get down to check things out. I usually try to make those count(old Zwickeys) becuase who knows what will happen after that. After that first hour or so shots depend on how much you want to lose an arrow. This time of year they will be cutting up high and the woods start to heat up anyway. Flu Flu's and small game heads are fun at this time but squirrels are jumpy and tough. Its not so bad later in the season when ground shots are common.
I wish arrows grew on trees.
Rob
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for me its rubber blunts over a steel blunt or the "hammer" blunt.
I shoot a relatively heavy bow compared to most of the guys on here, but that rubber blunt really knocks em silly. IT also takes grouse out for the count. They don't penetrate either, so I wont be losing an arrow in one. On top of that, if you ever happened to miss (none of us do that) the rubber blunts don't bury into trees 30 feet in the air or break arrows as easily on rocks.
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Squirrel is my favorite critter to hunt. I'm addicted. I'll hunt squirrels when there are mature bucks around... when I'm out of state hunting... when I'm on vacation up at camp during the peak of the whitetail rut... don't care. Can't help myself.
I'd LOVE for our season to come in earlier. It doesn't come in until mid-October. I need to write to the game commission.
I use osage selfbows in the 60 pound range with hickory arrows fronted with Magnus Small Game heads... basically a metal blunt with a Magnus bleeder blade inserted. They kill squirrels proper-like, don't bury under the leaves like a field point, and often bounce off of a straight-on tree trunk shot.
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This will be my second year hunting with trad gear. Didn't get a shot at a deer or hog last year. I may just have to give this a try. I watched dozens of squirrels from my stand last year but they were in the top of a white oak next to me and I didn't have any flu flu's and didn't want to loose an arrow.
Anybody tried the g5 small game heads?
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Yep went out the other day, missed two, but that was bout all I seen with the heat, got a late start. Did see 6 does and one buck in velvet and a flock of turkeys. I usually use this time to check out plots of food on public areas.
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