Almost everything that you'll need can fit in your pockets or a small bag. I have composed a list of the bare essentials that I carry into the woods on every hunt I go on. They are listed here in order of importance. Here's where most squirrel hunters make their mistakes while hunting squirrels. The way you hunt must change daily. Most people hunt squirrels by just taking a walk through the woods. In most cases you can be successful with this technique, but there are other ways to hunt squirrels.
The sit-and-wait method. This is a very effective way to get your daily limit and probably the most relaxing way. There's nothing like just sitting in the peaceful woods. All you do is find an area that squirrels have made their home and sit and wait for them to reveal themselves. The key to this method is being still and quiet. They need to think you're not there until it's too late. You can also hunt them like deer from a tree stand using this method. Now for my favorite tactic, the still hunting method.
This is where you put all your skills together to get that squirrel. You must be camouflaged very well. The object is to be completely invisible while walking through the woods. It takes practice. You must move slowly and each step must be deliberate. It takes me an hour to cover about 50 yards of flat terrain and even more time to cover steep hills and mountains.
This technique is best applied in areas where hunting pressure is low, thick forests, and when the ground is wet from recent rain, fresh snow, or morning dew.
Crunchy leaves and grass will let them know you are there. Foggy and conditions will help out a lot while still hunting. When you see a squirrel in a nearby tree keep moving slowly and creep up to it. Now you are using the spot-and-stalk method. Gray squirrels taken during a still hunt on a rainy day. Safety is very important with any type of hunting. A trophy squirrel is not worth getting hurt over.
Be sure to check the weather forecast before you head into the woods. You don't want to be caught in a blizzard or severe thunderstorm.
Be careful on hot days not to dehydrate. No need to risk heatstroke or hypothermia. Take a hunter's education and firearms safety class. I can't say this enough. Most of the places I squirrel-hunt are near homes, farms, and other hunters.
A simple. Be sure of what you're shooting at and what is being your target. If you get hurt and you're by yourself, having a little first aid knowledge can save your life.
So take a first aid class. No matter what you hunt, every hunter knows that to become a better hunter you have to hunt more often. Deer season may be over, but that's no reason to stop hunting. Most states have long squirrel seasons, with plenty of time you can spend in the woods before and after deer season. Here in Tennessee, our season lasts from the end of August to the end of February. We also have a spring season that lasts a few weeks in May and June. Elements Terra.
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Mossy Oak Men's Cotton Mill 2. Mossy Oak Insulated Jacket. Several years ago Alabama started a program to require turkey hunters to report the turkeys they took. Has that program seemed to keep up with the number of turkeys being harvested in the State of Alabama? Read More. The squirrel will drop and run or hole up in a hollow and die. For both reasons, the. In all these cases described, the rifle and optic are effectively set for what's called Maximum Point Blank Range, or for the total distance over which the bullet will travel without flying above or below the vital zone—in this case, a 2-inch squirrel head.
With the app and some knowledge of expected hunting distances, you can tune your zero point, so little mental drop calculation is required in the field. With a 50 yard zero, a standard velocity. So, for zero to 60 or 65 yards, they'll hold dead-on, then figure out where the corresponding bullet drop is at 70 to or their personal max distance. As mentioned in the chapter on optics, BDC reticles work very well here, especially when keyed to high and hyper-velocity ammunition.
That said, sub-sonic to hyper-sonic, round nose or hollow point, the. Target loads will knock them flat as fast as hunting loads. This often creates a concussive wave that kicks the squirrel off the limb, often falling dead. This works with the slow, heavy, solid bullet of a standard velocity. Once the zero-point is determined, the final step is to shoot at known distances and look at the actual bullet drop.
To do this, pick your zero distance and shoot it, say 50 yards. Next, bring the target into 25 yards. Without adjusting the scope or changing your aim point, shoot another group, holding dead center.
Go to 75 yards and and do the same thing. The result will be a single piece of paper with a vertical string of bullet groupings showing your bullet's flight from 25 to yards. Alternatively, you can shoot the same sized bull with the same hold at different distances and line up your targets side to side.
This also helps illustrate the rise and fall of the bullet at different distances with a fixed hold. If you don't like what you see, adjust the zero. Some squirrel hunters zero hyper-velocity. As you dial in, play with target distances and see what it's doing at 10 yards and My guess is that Shoot these distances. Know what your bullet does. One season, I switched my.
I missed more squirrels up close than all previous seasons combined, so I switched back to King's 25 yards. Adjust and tweak the zero until it works for your setup. Once it works, don't touch it. For a lever gun that is very good. Too bad it has a poor trigger that cannot be improved upon.
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