Blunts vs broadheads for squirrel

I should have pointed out that when I used flu-flus my stash of free three blades was better.  I found if a flu flu was good at slowing down, it was also good at having no striking force.  For pheasants an aggressive flu flu will not work most of the time even with broadheads. That is one of the advantages of having cheaper to assemble cedar arrows for small game, even going as far as cutting feathers off of broken arrows, you can afford to lose a few.

[Bill Turner]

I prefer dead squirrels, so broad heads with a backer are used by me. Squirrels are tough little critters for sure.  

[Terry Green]

If you are hungry......best use broadheads.

[Alexander Traditional]

I've seen .22's that have a hard time with them. I use broadheads on squirrels and jack rabbits. They are tough critters.

[Trenton G.]

I've killed all of mine with blunts, but if I had some older heads, I would go with broadheads.
I'll definitely agree that squirrels are tough. I work at a golf course and today I ran over one with a lawn mower. It came out of nowhere and ran straight under the deck, then out the other side! I'm thinking that's more lucky than tough though LOL.

[DarrinG]

I use old broadheads. I shot one 2 years ago with a hex head and knocked that joker 15 feet off a rotten stump and he hit the ground running never to be seen again.  :(

[fnshtr]

https://imgur.com/a/cUx42

Blunts and head shots have worked well for me. Flu-flus for tree shots.

[Longtoke]

Anyone try the small game thumpers on them? I'm thinking that would be about the best blunt a person could use.

[fnshtr]

Originally posted by Longtoke:
Anyone try the small game thumpers on them? I'm thinking that would be about the best blunt a person could use.

That is precisely what I use.

The black lines are so my wife can check my draw span.  I could put in a longer bolt and sharpen the whole thing up, but the wife says 'NO SQUIRRELS'. So these will be for doves, rabbits and sharpened ones for pheasants.  For spine consideration I left these a little bit longer than my normal arrows, they fly like they are on a wire out of my new white glass 'sunset'.  

Oh yes, the other end of my cedar shoot away dozen. I test shot the bunch, all good. Less than $45 for the whole dozen, cheap feathers, finish, blunty points and nocks included.
 

[Terry Green]

If you're on a diet shoot blunts if you're hungry shoot broadheads

[Alexander Traditional]

I don't know how to post pictures anymore,but I shot a jack rabbit yesterday with a tree shark,and it didn't die right away. I think squirrels are tougher than rabbits.

[Msturm]

I shot one with a G 5 SGH (small game head) out of a 50 lb longbow. head shot at about 12 yards. he fell to the ground. shook it off and went right back up the tree. I shot him again with a ribtec at about the same distance and the arrow didn't pass all the way through.  I got the squirrel and both arrows back though.

[Bill Carlsen]

If  you can attach a carving knife to the front of your arrows you'de be in good shape.

[Sam McMichael]

I have only shot one squirrel with a bow. He was hit square through the ribs with a field point. He chewed all the way through that arrow. I had to finish him off with a stick. That kind of killed my desire to hunt squirrels with a bow.

[ChuckC]

I have had really good luck using nutters.  They won't die, unless hit in the head, but they are knocked ****less.  I pick them up and finish it with my hawk (skwerl against tree).  I lost one this way so far.  It was a superficial hit.  I was using bows a fair bit heavier than 50#  and regular arrows though, so that may change things up a bit.

[Jerry Gille]

If you ever get serious about bowhunting squirrels then you'll only use something that cuts.  You'll get tired of losing squirrels with blunts and you'll lose a fair share with cutting heads too.  Any marginal hit outside of the head/neck/chest will be a problem.  Having the arrow remain in the squirrel while sticking out of both sides significantly increases your chances of recovering that squirrel.

[ChuckC]

Do you guys actually shoot bladed points at skwerls up in a tree ?  That is 100% why I use nutters. I shoot at them where I see them. They work well enough for me.  If you hit a deer in the hind end you likely won't recover that one either.

[woodchucker]

Shoot all my squirrels with Zwickeys, and on the ground!
Squirrels actually spend more time on the ground, than in trees. The tree is their "safety zone"... They are easier to hit on the ground AND it's easier to find your arrows!