squirrel hunting tips?

[motoxguy47]

hey im looking to get into a little squirrel hunting between shotgun and muzzleloader season and after muzzleloader is over to get my .17 a little action anybody got any tips im new to squirrel hunting

[Tominator]

Find the food sources, oaks, hickories, corn, etc. This time of year you can see their nests too.

Find a spot, sit down, and wait them out.

Good luck!

[motoxguy47]

so basically allot like deer hunting?

[Tominator]

so basically allot like deer hunting?

Yup. Except for the nest part.

Another tip is to listen for grinding. If your area has hard nuts like walnuts and hickories, you'll hear them grinding their teeth on them when they gnaw on the nut to open it. You can also hear them dropping the shells and such too.

[birdhunter39]

it"s a blast huntin those tree rats , that"s one of the first things i ever hunted besides pigeons and doves , they can be a little tricky , they run to the opposite side of the tree they"re on , what i do is toss a stick or rock by the tree to make the tree rat expose themselves , i use the 410 shotgun alot for huntin tree rats , they"re tasty as well . our season opens in august and runs through december , good luck

[HoppeMan]

Just find a bunch of nut trees and sit down They'll come

Take care,
Nathan

[motoxguy47]

alright when i was deer hunting tonight i found myself putting my muzzle loaders scope on there heads just for kicks lol and my freind says he uses a dog to hunt squirells?"

[brownie65]

This time of year in my area I sometimes just go for a slow walk thru the woods. Tons of squirrells are on the ground burying/digging nuts. Usually it is fairly easy to sneak close to them when they are rummaging around on the ground making lots of noise themselves. I will take a break & as others have said find me a good nut tree & have a seat for awhile. They love to go to corn fields also.