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i have had squirrels left and right comin to me but when they gfet to my bait they turn around and run up a tree
Question by smallgame hunter. Uploaded on December 23, 2009
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As you asked earlier how to make a squirrel feeder.all u have to do is make a squirrel feeder and put a corn cob on it and they will just sit there and nimble/eat the corn right off the corn and the corn that falls brings in even more squirrels. go to a local feed store and pick up a bag of field corn and you will be good to go. Hope this helps. Ask me if you have any more qeustions.
thanks bunches
no problem i think you'll get some. i know it sounds weird but you kinda have to build "trust" with them. When i first moved to my new house squirrels wouldnt get within 50 feet from me but now i can get about 10 feet away.
cool so far ive missed twice ill be sure to tell u when i get one
ok sounds good cant wait for you to get one.its really exciting when you finally get one and you get to claim your prize! =) Make sure to keep the tail as a trophey!
sure thing bud
are you using a bow? someone was just talking about using there bow and it sounded kind of fun. i had some questions about it if it was you. let me know ill check back in.
thanks
yea i use a bow and a pellet gun the bow is more chalenging
when you see the squerrel you shoot the squerrel and kill it with one shot. you don't need no feeder to squerrel hunt. I hunt without em cuz its illegal to use em anyway.
i use my 12 gauge of course.
not were i live
Naten?
oh thanks. yea i am really itching to go buy some cheap arrows and broadheads over winter break and get out there. but what broadheads are you using. and from how far are you setting your shot at?
ha i like how the cowboy says 12 ga. yea there would be a lot left of that squirrel haha.
haha i know right naten. That squirrel would be 10 feet one way and 20 the other way.haha
ha definetley i did that one time with only a 20 ga. and probably 6 to 7 yards away and there wasnt anything left. good way of putting it though thunderdog made me laugh
i actually use field points they dont mess up the meat quite as bad and u shoot as far as u feel comfortable i would suggest waiting to draw when they have there head in the corn
yea i thought about field points however i heard something about judo points dont really know what they are. you had any experience with these?
no sir
try this website http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_...
alright thanks for the advice. ill have to go to gander mountain and see what they got. ill let you know if this judo point is something special?
ok yea ill have to pick some of those up maybe. if i get around to using them some time ill tell ya how they were
With squirrels around here if you sit nice and still and pay no mind to them they get up to 15-20 feet and usually run around near you. That happens all deer season!
yea it happens to me and it annoys the heck out of me but i never pop a shot at them because idont want to scare any deer in the area
shoot em from the tree.
I typically hunt with a shotgun while hunting the woods before the leaves are off the trees. It helps with the running shots, which are more common in earlier season. I've used shotguns from .410 to 12-gauge and in-between. Your comment about blowing them apart with a shotgun leads me to believe that you would be shooting them at point-blank ranges. Obviously that's not the case, as the squirrels are pretty high up in the trees.
If you suddenly get a short-range shot available while using a shotgun, aim past the end of the squirrel's nose by a few inches. The shot pattern will mainly hit the squirrel's head, saving the meat.
A scoped .22 rifle is a lot of fun in the later season when the woods are more free of leaves and the squirrels can stay higher in the trees.
Squirrel hunting over bait?
Just shoot them right before they get to the bait pile.
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I typically hunt with a shotgun while hunting the woods before the leaves are off the trees. It helps with the running shots, which are more common in earlier season. I've used shotguns from .410 to 12-gauge and in-between. Your comment about blowing them apart with a shotgun leads me to believe that you would be shooting them at point-blank ranges. Obviously that's not the case, as the squirrels are pretty high up in the trees.
If you suddenly get a short-range shot available while using a shotgun, aim past the end of the squirrel's nose by a few inches. The shot pattern will mainly hit the squirrel's head, saving the meat.
A scoped .22 rifle is a lot of fun in the later season when the woods are more free of leaves and the squirrels can stay higher in the trees.
Squirrel hunting over bait?
Just shoot them right before they get to the bait pile.
As you asked earlier how to make a squirrel feeder.all u have to do is make a squirrel feeder and put a corn cob on it and they will just sit there and nimble/eat the corn right off the corn and the corn that falls brings in even more squirrels. go to a local feed store and pick up a bag of field corn and you will be good to go. Hope this helps. Ask me if you have any more qeustions.
thanks bunches
no problem i think you'll get some. i know it sounds weird but you kinda have to build "trust" with them. When i first moved to my new house squirrels wouldnt get within 50 feet from me but now i can get about 10 feet away.
cool so far ive missed twice ill be sure to tell u when i get one
ok sounds good cant wait for you to get one.its really exciting when you finally get one and you get to claim your prize! =) Make sure to keep the tail as a trophey!
sure thing bud
are you using a bow? someone was just talking about using there bow and it sounded kind of fun. i had some questions about it if it was you. let me know ill check back in.
thanks
yea i use a bow and a pellet gun the bow is more chalenging
when you see the squerrel you shoot the squerrel and kill it with one shot. you don't need no feeder to squerrel hunt. I hunt without em cuz its illegal to use em anyway.
i use my 12 gauge of course.
oh thanks. yea i am really itching to go buy some cheap arrows and broadheads over winter break and get out there. but what broadheads are you using. and from how far are you setting your shot at?
ha i like how the cowboy says 12 ga. yea there would be a lot left of that squirrel haha.
haha i know right naten. That squirrel would be 10 feet one way and 20 the other way.haha
ha definetley i did that one time with only a 20 ga. and probably 6 to 7 yards away and there wasnt anything left. good way of putting it though thunderdog made me laugh
i actually use field points they dont mess up the meat quite as bad and u shoot as far as u feel comfortable i would suggest waiting to draw when they have there head in the corn
yea i thought about field points however i heard something about judo points dont really know what they are. you had any experience with these?
try this website http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_...
With squirrels around here if you sit nice and still and pay no mind to them they get up to 15-20 feet and usually run around near you. That happens all deer season!
shoot em from the tree.
not were i live
Naten?
no sir
alright thanks for the advice. ill have to go to gander mountain and see what they got. ill let you know if this judo point is something special?
ok yea ill have to pick some of those up maybe. if i get around to using them some time ill tell ya how they were
yea it happens to me and it annoys the heck out of me but i never pop a shot at them because idont want to scare any deer in the area
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