Originally Posted by
TN Lone Wolf
Are there any calls or something to draw them in this time of e year? As I understand it, this time of year is their breeding season. All the ones I saw this weekend were a bit too far off to hit with a pistol.
The only two calls I am aware of for squirrels are the bellows (shown above) and a squeal type call (you blow into it). The bellows sounds like they are chatting (supposed to be calling others for feeding) and the squeal imitates a squirrel in distress from a hawk, etc. I never had much luck with the squeal call.
You could also rub two quarters together on the rough edges or take two hickory nuts an hit them together. They will sometimes work.
I killed three fox squirrels last week with the white muzzleloader shotgun, all were on the ground. I put the sneak on them to get in range and shot them up in tall oak/maple trees.