First of all cograds to RenaissanceBiker on the 9 pointer , Lucky you .
2nd , Squirrels can be very anoying .
Ive been caught moving a few times also had the little critters go right in my stand and both scare the crap out of me and himself .
All you here is him climbing higher and higher then , Bam theree he is at your window .
Sometimes no all times they do for some reason spot you climb to a tall tree nearby and bark or chirp continuously for what seams forever .
I usualy find a branch or something to throw at it .,
If you get close or connect they usualy take off .
But yes if they keep making noise it alerts other animals also deer that there is something wrong ..
Also another critter that can be your best freind or enemy is a Blue Jay .
I f I see one I make sure I,m very still they will also screatch for a while then it gets a group of Blue Jays making a bunch of noise and alerting everything in the woods .
I was watching a field edge one evening and herd a Blue Jay screatch I looked his way and all of the sudden a nice 7 pointer stepped out in the field ... So they can also be your friend ..
Remember listen and watch ...