Erno86

For fox squirrels...hunt the forested bottoms, slopes and ridges along stream/river tributaries. The foxes migrate along the water tributaries.

If you can afford it...use turkey magnum loads for fox squirrels. My hunting partner swears by #4 shot...I like #5 shot for squirrels, but I may switch to #4's in the future. I like extra full turkey chokes for squirrels, while shooting my 12 gauge Winchester --- National Wild Turkey Federation engraved --- Model 1300 pump gun.

I like 22 hollowpoint subsonics when I prefer to shoot my Kimber Classic bolt gun. The sound report spooks the squirrels less, and is a savoir when not using hearing protection.

Look for any camouflaged hunter/bowhunters in the woods --- including treestand hunters. Some squirrel hunters will not be wearing any blaze orange clothing, even though it's against the law. When having a combination fall turkey/squirrel hunt...wear blaze orange clothing when walking through the woods.

Shot pattern your shotgun for squirrels as well as turkeys. Wear eye protection if possible, including amplified ear protection...which can increase the sound's of the woods by about 125%. I feel that my new camouflaged Howard Leight muffs work great for hunting with guns...though the omni-directional ones are a little better in telling which direction your quarry is coming from.

For a squirrel on the opposite side of the tree: Tie an extra hat on a bush/sapling attached on a string --- go around the opposite side of the tree with your string --- and shake the bush/sapling by pulling back an forth on the string; or just throw your hat around the opposite side of the tree.

Shoot a shotgun round on the opposite side of the tree that the squirrel is hiding on...an he might run around to your side of the tree.
If a squirrel is hiding up high in a crotch of a tree --- and you only see his bushytail exposed ---- shoot at the tail, and you'll probably spook him enough that he'll scamper up higher in the tree; which might give you a chance for another shot.

I've heard that the Mountain Cur...is the best squirrel hunting dog.

This past month my hunting partner and I went squirrel hunting twice on public hunting land, here in Central Maryland. The first Saturday...we both had our limits of six squirrels each, by 12 o'clock noon. The second Saturday in the same location...I had my limit by 9am, with my partner bagging 5.

I like using game scissors or pruning shears for cutting off the heads, tails, aitch bone and feet of squirrels. I brown pan fry them lightly...then throw them in a pressure cooker for at least 30 minutes. Makes for some fork tender eating, that leading chef's from around the world, consider squirrel meat as a delicacy.