squirrel calls

[fmscan]

I was watching my Trad Gang DVD and Dean Torges was hunting with a guy who had a squirrel call that appeared to be working, they were having a blast. What a great way to do some shooting and be in the woods. I googled Squirrel Calls and there are a ton of them available. I never knew that these things were available. On the DVD it appeared he had a small metal one in his mouth. Does anyone have any experience with them? Which ones work best? Any advice would be appreciated. I just do not want to order one blind...Thank you.

[Tom Mussatto]

That was John Hale in the video and he was using Haydel's Mr. Squirrl Call. Like calling any animal, sometimes they work great and sometimes they don't.

 http://www.haydels.com/pages/smallgamecalls.html

[bulldog18]

I have a Primos brand squirrel call. Like Tom said soetimes they work and sometimes they don't. But when they do it is alot of fun.

[K. Mogensen]

This might be a really stupid question but will those work on Red Squirrels? Or just Grays?

[Tom Mussatto]

I've had far better luck calling fox squirrels than greys but but both will respond.

[bulldog18]

We have more of the red fox here than greys. Definately work on the red fox variety. Can't recall if it ever helped in harvesting a grey or not.

[Hawkeye]

Hey Tom!      

Hope you are still going to be out there chasing 'em!  Good to see your name pop up.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

As a kid, I would carry a couple quarters and rub them together. Sometimes I could tap a pebbles together.  seemed to work often to peak some curiosity, of course back then, I didn't need them in bow range.  

[Stone Knife]

I use them but they seem to work better for just locating than call them in.

[Zbearclaw]

Make an air bubble in the side of your mouth behind your molar on one side and squeeze it out slowly in he back of your mouth.  I use that to cover my approach when I make noise stalking bigger critters as well as try and get tree rats to come out from behind a tree.

The little baffled calls work great but thus far I've never forgotten to take my mouth on a hunt!

Good fun calling squirrels...

[GO Rogers]

A Dukes mayonaise jar lid ( metal ) and a 4 x 1/8th inch fine thread bolt works wonders. That's what my Grandfather taught me to use when he introduced me to squirrels. I don't think you can get Duke's Mayo with metal lid's any more though.      

[bofish-IL]

If you can sneak into a stand of oaks or hickory tree that squirrels are cutting nuts in they work great.  I am referring to the Mr. Squirrel call.

Once you are in place start making the distress call with bow ready. The red fox will usually come right down the tree barking at you. Most shots are feet not yards away.

It is not unusual to be able to call them back after a miss for another shot.

The key is to sneak in without being detected before calling. If you are blowing the call right birds, crows, and sometimes coyote will come to the call.

If I do not get the squirrel to come from calling I will then shake a nearby sapling while calling and they usually come tearing down the tree to see what has a hold of one of their buddies. Wear camo and mask.

Grey squirrels don’t seem to respond as well. I have called up to 5 squirrels from one setup. They came from several different trees  and one came from about 50 yards  through several trees.

It's a blast! Take plenty of arrows!

 

[fmscan]

Guys thanks for all the info. Looks like Mr. Squirrel is the call to get. I also assume that normal arrows with judo points or Flu Flu arrow would work. Thanks again.