How do you attract small game while hunting, during the day?

Answer 1

they make some squirrel calls but i doubt that they are all that affective, but other then that your really can't, the best way during the day is to hunt with a dog-even then it is kinda hard to find anything

Answer 2

I use several different squirrel calls. One has a small rubber bulb on it that you tap on your leg, gunstock, etc. to make a squirrel-like sound. Another is one that is blown to make various squirrel sounds. I have also found that rubbing two poker chips together will make a sound like a squirrel cutting on a nut. Other squirrels will want to see who is eating what in their area and will come out to see about it. The poker chips have serated edges that make a gritty chewing sound when rubbed together. It takes a little practice and you have to know what the sound is that a squirrel makes when he is cutting on a nut. I also have a whistle type of squirrel call that can be made to sound like a baby squirrel in distress. This will bring all of the squirrels in the area running (sometimes) to see what is happening. Sometimes they only sit in their tree and bark instead of coming running. If this happens, all you have to do is to listen and walk quietly toward where the barking is coming from.

So far as I know, there is no such thing as a rabbit call. I think they are only vocal when they are fighting or hurt and neither of these sounds is likely to attract another rabbit. You might talk to a person in a good sporting goods store and see if they know of any rabbit calls on the market. There are new things coming out all the time.

Other small game calls that I am aware of are for calling things that are less palatable to eat such as foxes, coyotes, bob cats, etc. You might eat one if you were starving but they are not generally considered edible game.

Answer 3

What kind of small game are you hunting?
They do make a squirrel call and I have one and use it occasionally but there are only certain instances when it seems to work, like replying to a squirrel. They do not seem to respond if I call first, but will continue to call and sometimes come in my direction if I respond to them. I believe the type of "chatter" is used by the squirrels to establish their territories and if there is a dispute then squirrels will try to chase the intruder away.

Answer 4

A great method for squirrel hunting in particular is still hunting where you position yourself to be able to sit for an extended time without moving any part of your body, use your eyes little as possible to locate them when they begin to make noise or begin moving in the trees. This takes a lot of patience but almost always pays off with a shot or two at sitting not moving squirrels.

Another method if desperate is rubbing a couple old poker chips together to make a sound similar to the noise they often make when griping at an intruder this tends to bring them outand often presents a shot.

I have had my best success rabbit hunting with a partner. One of us will climb on top of brush piles in the woods and bounce up and down or walk back and forth over them. Often a rabbit or 2 will come busting out of the brush offering the partner a shot or 2. One note of common sense here is the one on the pile does so without his gun. This works even better if you happen to have a dog to take along sniffing even if they are good hunting dogs. Makes the rabbits uneasy.

Birds are less easy to call or flush. One good method is stalking them through the woods by walking slowly and in an erratic direction totally stoping at uneven intervals. Quite often they are going to be moving in front of you, but when you stop it makes them nervous, especially if you move your gaze all around you before resuming your trek. Grouse are especially susceptible to this method as are coveys of quail or partridge. Often birds will stop and play statue and hope for you to pass right by so it is prudent to stalk slowly and continually look around for birds standing still waiting for you to pass. Don't forget to look in trees branches for these same birds, especially in spruce or pine branches as they often roost there.

Answer 5

Mostly by using your eyesight & hearing, and when moving very slowly.* A Hunting Dog is a tremendous asset when it comes to locating game for you.*

Answer 6

i go squirrel hunting sometimes and i noticed if you take 2 quarters and put them back to back on top of eachother and roll them in a circle it attracts red and grey squirrels.....and they chirp back...try it

Answer 7

make a squeaking sound to attract small game predators.

Answer 8

you cant, you have to find where there running and wait on THEM,