Is hitting a squirrel a lot harder than I'm thinking it is?

[Duncan]

Lol! Ya'll make it sound like they're wearing body armor. I've killed all my squirrels with rubber blunts and have never had to finish one off. BUT, I let them get close before I shoot. If you are shooting farther than say 15 yds you may bounce a blunt off of 'em. I also use a steel blunt under my rubber blunt on carbons and a .38 hull under my rubber blunt on woodies. That may make the difference.

[Looper]

I think I take about 7 or 8 shots for every one I kill. Maybe even 10 to 1. I learned not to shoot at them if they are looking at me, too. I also only shoot at them if they are on the ground or at least close to ground level. The VPA Hammerheads are great, and so is that small game head from Red Feather Archery.

[Johnny Reb]

Love hunt'n me some squirrels, never actualy killed any but still had mucho fun, makes for some good stalk'n practice also.

[BMN]

This was my first shot at one last year. I won't tell you how many I missed after that.   :rolleyes:  

 

[kuch]

True story I swear: Years ago I shot a red squak in the head with an ash shaft and field tip . Thought "dead squirrel" ,about 5 minutes later it got up and ran away with the arrow sticking out of its head. I got down and tracked it. Found the arrow he pulled out , claw marks all over it. Saved the arrow and always used broadheads after that. And never went there again cause I figure that tough SOB was waiting for me.

[Nativestranger]

LOL that's one scary squirrel!

[Knotter]

I had one duck my blunt point like Neo in the matrix.  They are amazing little critters.  Broadheads... even dull ones are better than blunts anyway.

[Bill Carlsen]

Killing a squirrel is sometimes much more difficult than hitting one. I've finally settled on Bodkin broadheads to do them in.

[Izzy]

If anyone tells you they aren't tough to kill seek another avenue of advice. I've broken their hips and still had them try to crawl away. Lost one this year with a vpa Sgt. Blood trail and all but he made it to a tall tree with a cavity and I could not get to him. Broad heads for me from now on, vpa penetrators due to their durability.

[osagestick90]

Turns out it's impossible.......

I didn't even see one squirrel, but I did see 25+ rabbits goin in to my spot and walking the xmas tree roads.

And the deer switched travel routes completely as they cut the beans so the went to the corn and don't travel in the pines except for a lost one lol

[2nocks]

I like screw in rubber blunts for squirrels and rabbit. Although last week I had what would have been a broadside pass through with a rubber blunt on a cottontail in NY but it stopped at the tree on the other side after going through through both rib cages. I'd rather not get any penetration, but I do have the rabbit in my freezer and hopefully have some more soon.

[GreyGoose]

Goodness knows I've missed plenty of squirrels in my life, but I've never had trouble killing them with a blunt.

[shirikahn]

I've always thought a muzzy broadhead would be excellent for tree rats...and fairly inexpensive.  I've caught a couple when I was a boy in Alaska (and the squirrels there are LITTLE).  A Judo point, and aluminum arrow did the deed.   But I've heard so much about these "lower 48" squirrels taking hits and running off I think a broadhead with a good tip (like the muzzy) would be the only way

[Slickhead]

hitting is one thing. Killing another
Cousib shot one a few years back. Squirrel was staing facing him. He shot him with a sharp two blade dead square in the chest.
Squirrel flipped , chewed arrow and ran up a tree (to die on his terms)

Tough buggers.

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

Don't shoot at squirrels while they are looking at you. You could either miss or wound one.