any rabbit and or squirrel hunting tips or tricks out there?
thanks
2007-02-23 13:59:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
i dont have a hunting dog
2007-02-23 14:13:44 · update #1
best method for squirrel hunting is to 1st locate area with food source like oak,hickory,beech or other nut bearing tree. you should then be in place very early,before light,sit very still and quietly and as dawn breaks you will hear and see squirrels moving. if they are coming toward u,best to just wait til in range,if you have to get closer move slowly and BE QUIET. they won't notice you if still,they don't see colors . after sucessful hunt,prepare a big pot of gumbo and invite me over.
2007-02-23 14:40:02 · answer #1 · answered by K-K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shoot accurately and go for a head or neck shot, anything else and they are likely to scamper off and die where you can't get to them.
My squirrel hunting has been opportunistic, just wait until they are somewhere close and then shoot them.
For rabbits I find their burrows and then find a place where I can be concealed down wind of them. I wait until one sticks his head out and then aim just behind the eye and squeeze off a shot. I use a 1000fps 22 air gun and it's a 100% reliable weapon out to 35 yards or so. Beyond that the gun has the power but the hold-over increases rapidly and in any case I'm usually at 15-20 yards.
Patience is the main thing, watch and wait.
2007-02-23 17:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get to your hunting spot just before daylight, because when daylight arrives the squirrels will be comeing down from the trees and you could get some shots on them, they will tend to freeze up if they think you have spotted them so just shoot them when they do that. Good luck hunting!!!
2016-05-24 04:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best rabbit and squirrel hunting has always been after it snows. It's harder for them to find food, and they are less likely to hear you comming.
Squirrels also eat "hedge apples" or "osage oranges", so I sometimes kick back a wait for them there.
You can also buy calls for both rabbits and squirrels.
2007-02-23 16:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if after you've sat and waited for those squirrels, you get bored, walk around and look for them on the ground and in trees, if you hear one run towards it. it will run up a tree opposite where you are standing. you can throw sticks or stones on the side of the tree that the squirrel is on and it will run around to the side that you are on, then you can shoot it. make a head shot, it's the only shot that will kill it instantly. squirrels taste like chicken, mmm, mm, good
2007-02-23 20:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just did what my beagle told me to do.
2007-02-23 14:07:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋