squirrels and bows?

[Lupe]

What kind of arrows and bows are the best for having fun killin some squirrels

[Bill Tell]

See you are already doing it.  

Great place to start is on squirrels.  You have to buy a bow first and then we can help you with the arrows.  There are things about you and your bow that we will all need to know so we can help you with arrows.  You want a bow that is the lowest weight allowed by law to hunt with in Indy.  That is what you will have to start with to be able to learn how to shoot.  You can always add weight later.

Three Rivers Archery is a sponsor of this site and they are in Indy.  If you drive over there they will be able to help you a lot.  I don't know the store hours so you will need to call.

[waiting4fall]

Hunting bow setup should work. Several small game head options. I wouldn't know about killing a squirrel, but having fun chasing them this is how we do it.

 

 

[Brian Krebs]

Rubber blunts. What goes up must come down.

[Mo. Huntin]

I am thinking carbon arrows and no shots into the trees unless you are rich.  If you are going to go with flu flu arrows I would look at Gurus tutorial in the how to section.  I have some wooden 3 fletch flu flus and they go a long way.  I would think Gurus way they would not go as far.  I try to get as close as I can I like 10 yards or closer because those squirels can dodge an arrow at 240 fps at 10 yards if they want to, I know.  treestands work well and you don't lose any arrows but it is much more fun to stalk them

[Shakes.602]

Ramin Dowel Arrows! Not Out Much $$ If Ya Lose It!!!

[Lupe]

My step dad has a 45# recurve I mess with and one of his buds let me use his recurve but it takes all I got to pull it back

[Friends call me Pac]

I need to find some heat seeking arrows for shooting squierrels.  I've shot at 6 this year and haven't conected yet.  

I have a flu flu and a regular arrow in my quiver with hex heads on them. Both are carbons that I have footed for max toughness.   If the squierrel is in the tree I pull out the flu flu and the reg arrows is if it's on the ground.

[rickshot]

The bow would be whatever you can shoot well enough. The killin takes a real good shot; wound it and the chase is on..not fun.

Arrows...well, I have no vote for best. However, most often I use aluminums…regular fletch with a steel blunt for the “long” shots, and flu flu’s with different blunts for either on the ground or up a tree. The  flu flu’s I use are heavily fletched and do not travel out of sight. Rick.

[rickshot]

Ah…I think the picture is a bit clearer, and you can correct me if I’m wrong.

Just about any bow is capable of taking a squirrel…and just as capable of wounding one. It is placement of the shot that makes the difference.

You said you’d been messing with a 45# recurve…can you shoot it well? Shooting so that you can group your arrows can be fun…and very rewarding. I spent a lot of time learning to shoot before I started hunting and if I had to do it again, I would…it’s something that lasts a lifetime.

You definitely should check your state’s game laws before beginning to hunt. Abiding those laws is the best insurance any of us have to be able to continue hunting in the future. FYI, in my state you need a 40# bow @ 28” to hunt big game. There is no restriction on bow weight for small game. So, a novice archer who can shoot a lighter bow…that they probably should be shooting, anyhow…still has the opportunity to hunt for small game.  

I hope you will give the matter a little more thought and your archery more practice. Practice is what is what many of us do the most.  Take Care, Rick.

[sweeney3]

Sounds good so far.  I just got another squirrel this morning.  This one wasn't my best shot though, and it took a follow on arrow.  Not a lot of fun to watch for a few seconds.  As mentioned, shot placement is key.  Pick a spot on the head.  If you shoot low, it's still in the vitals.  If you're high, no harm done.  Use a point of some sort that penetrates (field point, old broadhead, etc) unless you can get a shot where the squirrel is pasted up against a tree or rock.  They are AMAZINGLY tough critters and even a steel blunt is likely to just roll them if there isn't a solid backstop behind to make them take the full force of it.  Keep a blunt or two in the quiver for shots like that though if you want.  

Anyway, that's my tidbit.  Great fun to hunt, but try and get close and shoot tight.  They are cool little guys and have always been probably my single favorite hunt, even long before I bow hunted.  Tasty too.

[frassettor]

Squirrles are tough little buggers! You dont need a heavy bow. I use my bows that I hunt whitetails/ big game with .  I bought these small game heads from Ted@Raptor (he is a sponsor here) and they really seem to knock the wind out of them!

 
 

[joevan125]

Dave

Those videos of you, your daughter and your best friend are just wonderful. You taking your daughter out with you like that says a lot about what kind of man you are.      

[shakeyslim]

i use flu flu with allen broadheads/ 40# bow is my fave for this / please don't use field tips or blunts or judo points/ they kill but it takes a long time and its pretty grusome to watch, the allen is inexpensive and will kill a squirrel quick / i sliced one shoulder to hip this morning dead in a sec.i had a complete passthrough with a field point earlier this week / omg was awful / squeeling / growling wreathing and still scampered up tree

[buckeye_hunter]

Old broadhead and a pop-up ground blind. Even if it is set up just an hour earlier, the squirrels will run right past!

[Gary Logsdon]

I like to spot and stalk them in rain or windy conditions.  Shot this one this week just before the big cold front came crashing through.  He was stone dead as soon as the 250 grain "Small Game Thumper" hit him.  This is the best squirrel head I've ever used.  Thye guys who make the Terminator broadhead also makes the SGT.

 

[twitchstick]

I like to use my hunting set up as far as my bow, keeps me in good practice. I use old arrows that are spined close or my hunting arrow work great. I like to use judos or old broadheads. If shooting high in a tree I like flu flus. For judos I genrally go for head shoots but if you miss the barbs work almost like broadheads doing lots of damage for quick kills. This is a judo kill to the head,instant kill.

[BlurryBuffalo]

Hey Gray where did you get the SGT at?

[BUFF]

http://www.buffsblackwidow.com/oldvideos/Squirrels.wmv

I shoot them with arrows setup to fly the same as what I deer hunt with.

[frank bullitt]

Buff I want to hunt squirrels with ya! Love the video. Actually, all your videos!