Winter squirrel hunting tips?

mossbergman11 · 12-16-2007, 05:45 PM

Does anyone have any tips for hunting squirrels in the winter and what gun to use?

jrbsr · 12-17-2007, 07:23 PM

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ORIGINAL: mossbergman11

Does anyone have any tips for hunting squirrels in the winter and what gun to use?

Look for food source & water
A .22 is good.

JMHO

mossbergman11 · 12-18-2007, 03:41 PM

got ya so a creek will do good and a nut tree?

Bullet Hole Bailey · 12-18-2007, 05:12 PM

yep....and 22's work perfect?

mossbergman11 · 12-18-2007, 08:11 PM

.22 mag?
any you guys ever shot ratshot? not fer squirrel but just used it?

jrbsr · 12-20-2007, 06:41 AM

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ORIGINAL: mossbergman11

.22 mag?
any you guys ever shot ratshot? not fer squirrel but just used it?

Its good for rats and/or snakes

I used to have wolf rats at my back door.
My wife would through out the scraps for the neigbor bood dogs and cats.
I looked out the window one night and it looked like a wolf rat restaurant.
So me and a chair and a big peace of cardboard, with my trusty Ruger Mark 2
.22 caliber loaded with rat shot.
I shot a bunch of them fat buggers.
So it does good for rats and snakes around 10 feet or so.

Airsoft Dude · 12-21-2007, 08:06 PM

what is rat shot? i have never heard of this. lol

moose1915 · 12-22-2007, 12:09 AM

what the heck is a wolf rat? sounds like somethin to steer clear of!

mossbergman11 · 12-22-2007, 08:08 AM

yeah

il coyote · 12-22-2007, 10:38 AM

1. Plop your butt down near some nut trees.

2. Wait

3. Shoot in head with .22 lr. No point in going if you're just going to shred them with a shotgun.

I've found squirrels to beVERY curious animals, at least during deer season.Trek into a timber with a.22 however, and they dissapear. I swear that they can ID different weapons from a distance.