Squirrel hunting secret. But don't tell anybody.

[Pine]

Sometimes in life you learn something by accident.
Back around the mid 1990s I had arrowed a deer and while blood trailing it, going slow looking for every spot of blood, I caught some movement out of the corner of my eye and just a few feet away, there was a Fox Squirrel looking through the ground debris.
I got an arrow nocked and added to the harvest that day.
Well fast forward, I went out Squirrel hunting and thought I would try "still hunting for squirrels."
Oh wow,  I  actually limited out in less than an hour,  and every shot was on the ground.
I'm guessing that something that is moving that slow can't be dangerous.
I have squirrel hunted that way every sense.
If you are a squirrel hunter, you should give it a try, but keep it a secret.

[dnovo]

I have done that myself. It seems to work in the fall during prime deer season. Squirrels are on the ground collecting and burying nuts. Many times I ended up just a few feet from one by  accident

[frassettor]

I will try that ! Thanks . I’ve always just sat.

[Jerry Gille]

Sometimes squirrels are so preoccupied with preparing to survive the winter that they don't pay enough attention to surviving the day.

[Steelhead]

I get close to alot of squirrels while going painstakingly slow still hunting.Also songbirds and other critters.

[bosteldr]

While still hunting for deer, I know am not moving to fast if I can keep squirrels insight at about 15 to 20 yds.  Once my speed picks up the squirrels disappear.

[two4hooking]

Still hunt that way for deer too. It works. Slow down.

[Gordon Jabben]

I don't feel like my bows are very noisy but I have trouble with them jumping the string when they're on the ground. 

[varmint101]

Works especially well when the leaves are just off the trees.  Little buggers still think they're hidden! It's pretty awesome.

[Wudstix]

Stalking squirrels and groundhogs is good practice.
 

[Wheels2]

Take 5 small steps then wait 20 seconds.  Repeat...
I started hunting on squirrels.  Shotgun and .22 rifles but same technique.  My step-dad was a master.

[Carpdaddy]

Been there, done that, except the part of tagging out, it was more like “running out” of arrows for me!   

[Pine]

Good to see you here Tony.