Squirrels and birds give position away.
 

Some mornigns it seems likeevery bird and squirrel in the county are in the same of tree as me. The birds make all kinds of noise and the squirrels bark at me like crazy.I know they are territorial animals but do they give my position away, cause it seems like I don't see any deer on those days? Anybody else have this problem

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Occasionally that happens to me but soon after they bark at me they shut up. As long as you don't make any loud, unusual sounds/noises in the woods you should be fine. Deer really key off the non-typical woods noise and I'm sure slink the other way.

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It seems to me when the squirrels chirp deer at far away, Almost every time they chirp a deer or coyote walks close by. Maybe there protecting the territory from other animals aswell.

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I had a squirrel start barking the other day and sure enough a doe emerged from a cornfield by the corner i was sitting in. The squirrel chirped for about 3 or 4 minutes before the deer appeared to me. I really never had a squirrel bark at me. I even swung an arrow at one the other day cause it tried to get in my stand. It just left the tree and went about his business.

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Tip: Listen for the Bluejays and squirrels to sound off whilehunting. They are the "Watchdogs" of the woods, and announce to the world that something is moving!!;)

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Pin those fuzzy tails to the tree!!!!

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tree rats and especial birds give away deer also moving your way sometimes,especially crows

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HA!!
You ought to have one come down the tree above your head
and jump onto your bow!!!!!:eek:
Scared the livin crap out'a me!!:D:D:D

Yeah, like another poster said "watch dogs" for shure.
Although, if you stay very still they will go about thier buisness,
the deer will do the same.
Try blowing on your doe call a couple times when the squirrels
bark at you,they are used to that sound and it mimics that a doe
is around that the squirrel is barking at.(that could work to your advantage this time of year);)Works for me!

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I've had the same problem a few times, and the best thing that has worked for me is to blow on my deer call a couple of times, and they usually shut up

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crows gave away a coyote for me in spring turkey a few years back.....the crows starting really going off and out runs this coyote at full sprint under a powerline. i shot a 3" mag at him at like 25 yards but missed....guess i didn't lead him enough

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It's natures way to have all birds and animals warn each other of possible danger and if you alert the critters around you to your presents they are gonna like wise warn the deer that are within ear shot. Try to blend in and you'll see more deer.:eek:

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Sometimes its funto blow the ole hoot owl call back at the barking turds. Kinda funny watching them when you know they are thinking "OH SH#$ I should of kept my mouth shut".

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I belive that the birds and chipmucks give your position away i have scouted an area from three months seen a 6x6 when the hunt started up i seen nothing i hunted that same spot for 3 weeks straight all day long and didnt seem him again. untill the season was over and birds and chip munks werent doing anything.

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If you are doing the job right the birds and squirrels will never notice you. I have had them all around me and even in the same tree as me without noticing me. You have to be STILL!

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Well ,
I beleive the wind for 3 weeks didn't stay in the same direction,
and maybe he got YOUR pattern down,
So hejustdecided to travel that area at night only!

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You guys got it all wrong! I pick my hunting spots purposely in the "hot" squirrel areas. Deer are long time "blood" enemies of squirrels. The deer eat the squirrels winter stashes of nuts when the long cold winters get rough. When I hear the squirrels barking I know the deer are moving and get ready...The squirrels either dont see me or Dont consider me too much of a threat because they dont bark at me...I luv squirrels :D

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Ok. So I see this post after what happened today. I'm sitting on my tree when this buck moved under me. I drew as one of these b#$!y squirrels jumps on my tree 1' below my stand, sees me and bounces off to another tree making 1#@$$# of a noise. Guess what the buck did.
I guess they are used to the noise those critters make but they also pay attention to it.

Ps Had 5 squirrels in the area all afternoon, only one selected my tree at just that time.

Get those @#$#!

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squirrels have never really bothered me, i did poke one with my arrow once while it was crawling on the tree right next to me...he went nuts and im pretty sure hes still runnin

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I have found that squirrels will anounce the presence of deer, hawks and fox. I notice when I let the squirrel know I'm there in a suttle way he won't freak out and start that anoying sound they make. Having themaround you makes things seem tranquil.;)

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this mourning they were all over. they werent barkin any but i sure didnt see any deer. so after about 3 hours of hunting i put and arrow in one and called it a day