I was at my grandpa's shooting in his backyard and waiting for the squirrels to run the ground. Eventually one did so I walked to the side of the yard it was on and was trying to get close enough to it. It went on the other side of the fence so I didn't want to shoot it being it was someone else's property. I was waiting for it to come back over when I noticed another one in the other corner. I went over to it and took a shot. I missed. I went back to shooting the target for a bit and later walked back down to see where the squirrels were and he was back. So I walked over there and had a better shot opportunity than before. I missed. Took me a bit to get my arrow back that time, but I went back to shooting. I noticed one running across the yard so I grabed a couple arrows (learned that from not having a back up arrow that could've paid off on the last two opportunities) and headed towards it. When I got there it started back towards the fence and I took a shot. I missed. The squirrel ran right next to the fence line and stopped. I was thinking he'd cross over by time I was ready for another shot, but he stayed there. So after I nocked the arrow I got a bead on him and released. Thump! That thing took off like crazy with the arrow in it. It ran about 20 yards and stopped. When I got to it the arrow went in all the way to the fletching and it centered the chest cavity. It was still alive and tried to get away a bit so I put another one in it, rather unneccessary though I guess. So I took back up the yard and spent a couple hours skinning and cleaning it. I brought it home and cut the meat up, didn't do well in my opinion, but it's in the freezer now and I'm going to try to find a recipe for it. I wanted to get a picture of it, but didn't have a camera. It was a beautiful fox squirrel with some nice size. It's of medium size compared to some of the whoppers I've seen around here, but for my first squirrel and first bow kill, especially with a longbow, it's big enough for me.
Congrats Brandon, them squirrels can be hard to hit sometimes. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
Ditto on using a broadhead for them tough little critters. I've used the ACE hex blunt on them too, but a clean hit with a broadhead works much better.
Hope you get many more opportunities throughout your future hunting adventures.
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Brandon>
You're hooked now! I hunt squirrels all year. sometimes the deer get in the way, though!
Try this:
cut the squirrel in 1/4 pieces, and boil it slowly in a covered pot for an hour(more if it's still too tough) then drain, roll in seasoned flour, and fry it in a hot skillet until browned. It just takes a little frying. Excellent eating. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> yum,yum!
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I didn't mention anything about what kind of tip I was using, but it was a field point. I'd rather use a field point than a broadhead for a squirrel. I want my arrow to stay in the squirrel. If the arrow had passed through the squirrel may have gotten through the fence and could've been hard to find. Stealthy, what do you mean only 25%. For me centering a 2" target 25% of the time would be pretty good. That's equal to hitting a target face dead center!
Got my first bow kill today.
