Squirrel Hunting?

[Flesner]

Hey Tom!! I forgot about you. I know 3 other idiots!    

When you coming up to hunt with us again?

[Chris Shelton]

Flesner, you crack me up!

Trust me I've had my fair share of battles, and stories . . . some including groundhog holes, gasoline, bow fishing set-ups and not to mention how my parents love that the swimming pool skimmer pole never gets put away with all the other pool stuff during the winter, lol

My buddies always say if it were between a big fox squirrel and a 10 pt buck, I would choose the squirrel, lol. Alot less work to deal with and just as good eatin, lol

[bosteldr]

I use field tips, like many others I have tried Judo, 38 cases,38 cases with nails, broadheads and others. I was shooting a 60lbs Hunter.  I just had too may bounce off or roll the squirrel only to have them climb up the tree or get lost in the underbrush. Field tip work the best for me. Seems to penetrate and slow them down.  They are surprising tough to kill.

[Dave Lay]

broadheads and regular hunting set up i have had several get away with a judo hit, but i have also quit tryin to shoot em out of trees i will shoot em on the ground or waist level or below

[Cyclic-Rivers]

How do you fellas feel about flining arrows into tree tops with squirrels, using Broadheads?  I thought shooting up could get dangerous. Any thoughts?

[Brad_Gentry]

Charlie,

Yeah, broadheads up in the air is a "no-no"...

[Mr Green 740]

Ohio people have really hard heads! O- H- I- O!!!!!!!!!

[Bowwild]

I've actually done a lot of my rimfire squirrel hunting after deer season (or I've tagged out or just quit) in January and Feburary when squirrels spend a lot of time on the ground.  I like going right back to some of my tree stands. I haven't done this with archery equipment though. Maybe its time this year.

[Flesner]

If your dumb enough to hunt squirrels with a bow then the wisdom of shooting up in the trees with a broadhead has never even crossed my mind...., I mean your mind.

Broadheads cost too much.

[Gordon Jabben]

I like field points and a dog doesn't hurt either.  

[elkbreath]

On the little guys around here, MY rubber blunt backed by a steel screw in blunt, about 300 total, have been unreal this year.  I tried it because I lost my judos...and it flat works.  They are my elk arrows, hammerheads, about 800 gr total out of a 72# bow.  It doesn't seem to matter where I hit em, they blunt force is enough to just drop them flat.  After some twitching, and the occasional boot to the head finisher, its over.  Works well for me, about 20 or so this year with this set up.   And four grouse to, also dead quick.   Way better results then the judo.  I imagine the hex head or something similar, delivering even more blunt force, would be the absolute ticket.

[J. Cook]

Gordon that's a great pic with your dog and those fox squirrels!  Does the field tip kill them quick, or do they usually carry the arrow for a bit?  I remember shooting one as a kid with a field tip...pinned him to the tree and he sqaulled and carried on for at least 10 minutes.  I was so shook up as a youngster that I missed him 3 times after that trying to end the mess!  LOL  So I've always shyed away from field tips since then, but your results looks very impressive!

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
How do you fellas feel about flining arrows into tree tops with squirrels, using Broadheads?  I thought shooting up could get dangerous. Any thoughts?

For me, if I'm using blunts (and cheap arrows) probably but usually only when there's a good bit of tree trunk for a backstop.  Broadheads - not this chicken.

[Gordon Jabben]

Sorry J. Cook, I had to leave for work and didn't get to reply.  We have some pretty dedicated squirrel hunters around and most seem to end up using blunts with small blades like Brad@work makes or field points. They both work well for me.  If we had more grey squirrels, blunts might be the way to go.  If you ever get to hunt with a good squirrel dog, you will have a blast.  Take plenty of arrows.

[thunder1]

I pop the primer out of a 38 case and drive an 8 penny nail through the flash hole. Cut the nail off leaving about a 1/4" to 1/2" put a tip on it. I"ll slide case with nail over my field tips on my wood arrows. Haven't lost any in the trees yet.The case usually comes off. So carry extra. Tree rats don't like them much.

[two4hooking]

Brad @ work,

Thanks for the ideas man.  I just made up 4 of these .357 / banding steel "razor bluntos" and I think they are the ticket.....

I think they are the cats meow for a couple bucks an arrow.....pull out of the back quiver nice also....

[-Achilles-]

field tips for me