Everything squirrel

[Hawken1911]

 

 
Last year I ground field points into mini-broadheads and they worked great.

[Hopewell Tom]

Those are nice looking animals. We've only got the little red ones. Tried one once, not much on them to eat.
Looks like a blast.

[Rob W.]

Sweet bow Hawken1911. May have to try that recipe this year.


Rob

[Hawken1911]

Thanks Rob.  It is a Howard Hill 'Robin Hood'...the best shooting longbow I've ever owned.

[Yolla Bolly]

MISSED two on the opener---one at 8 feet.  Me get excited about a little long-tailed rat?  Nah.

[Hawken1911]

I think the close ones are even harder to hit sometimes.  The gray squirrels we have around here can jump the string with unbelievable speed, especially when they are on the ground.  There have been so many times I've seen my arrow sticking in the ground right where I was looking, but the squirrel disappeared before the arrow got there  

[Slickhead]

Great Thread
I remember as a young man squirrels were the only thing people talked about hunting.
We sure have forgotten about small game latley.

Keep this post alive and I promise in a couple weeks I'll go after one.

[Slickhead]

I remember talking to an older gentleman at Christmas that told me stories of how all would get together for squirrel camp.
I think that would be cool.
Lets face it, its sporting, its time in the woods....and you dont need help dragging them out of the woods!  

[hardtimes]

I love to hunt squirrel. I usally split my hunting time equally between deer and spuirrel. At any time my squirrel hunt may turn to a deer hunt or vise versa.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

season is coming quick here in NY

[WidowEater]

I always liked clearing out as many tree rats as possible before the season started so they would not annoy me while I was waiting for deer.

[two4hooking]

Standard field point....a bench grinder, pair of needle nosed pliers, and about 10 minutes:
 

[Bernie B.]

Those look like bad medicine for a squirrel!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[two4hooking]

[Duncan]

Man! How did I miss this thread? I love to hunt squirrels. Probably my favorite game animal and my fav to just watch while deer hunting. The young ones can do some hilarious things. I not only love to eat them I also put the tails to good use tying flies and spinner tails for fishing. Good luck everybody! If I get any I'll post up some pics.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

 

 

[Bowhunter4life]

These were from last year in Oklahoma...  Love chasing them!  For the most part I just use the broadheads I normally use on deer... But, Judos, Small Game Thumpers, Talons all will do the trick...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[joe skipp]

[Jerry Jeffer]

I find hunting squirrels to be a real blast. Even while deer hunting, I never find it counter productive to shoot at tree rats.

 
 
 
 

 

[Recurve50 LBS]

Thinking of going for tree rats. Haven't been seeing any deer this season.