RE: squirrel problem
I did have a ladder stand that I put a 4" foam seat coveren with nogahide,I got in the stand be for light one morning,and something started squealing and moving.I almost jumped out of the stand,but just stood up and several flying squirrels camo out.that is all but one,he was a little flat.
it seems the had chewed a little hole in the bottom and made a nest inside.
after day light came there was a pile of foam on the ground.
something like that will wake you up.
I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest
remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.