If still no luck....Resort to Bird Feeders.

head0001, the reason I hunt today and love it so muchis because of my dad,he passed three years ago this month, and every time I'm out running my beagles I wish he was with me! But you can thank GOD for the great times you did have with him ,and when you get yourself out squirrel hunting again ,It'll bring back some great times, andsome tears.Also remember to pass along the rich heritage we have and cherish, I'm sure there is a young lad or lass that would love to have you give them the opportunity to create happy memories as we all have had. After all , when it comes right down to it, THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT!

Good thing you don't live here, that's illegal as hell here.

I prefer the 3 S method, See 'em, Shoot 'em, Skin 'em.
Sneaking usually wastes my time, and I don't hunt with a dog, so I have my shotgun set up for 30 yard shots using 6-7.5 shot through a modified choke. Those cocky little bassturds will normally sit right where they are with me that far away, much to their surprise when the pellets hit. Even 7.5s will take them down with one shot at 30 yards with a tight pattern like that, and by the time they get there they still have enough energy to kill the squirrel without burying the pellets much past the skin. I usually just have to flick out a couple at most.

Walk very very slow. You should only cover about 50 yards at most. Every 50 or so yards, you should stop and wait for 15 to 20 minutes. After a few minutes of silence after walking bark a little with the squirrell call. (if you have one) It's a great way to kill squirrells and pass time. I usually walk and pick up pecans and while I'm sitting and waiting. I'll eat the pecans. Makes the time go by faster.

I hunt in Kansas and do the same thing walk and sit or I sitinmy ground blind I have for deer and pick them off at 50 yards.

I find a area where it was thick with squirrels, then sit down (w/ full camo on) and make a sqeaking noise I heard a single squirrel make once then squirrels came in from all over to its tree. that gives me the oportunity to hide and get them in an ambush, my prefered way of hunting any thing really. when I am with friends we will usually trek into the woods and stalk quietly stoping every 5 steps or so to listen and look around for them dern squirrels. then when we find one we will tree it and send some one around the tree. squirrels like the run around to the opposite side of the tree when the see you coming. they think they are invisible when they do that. no matter what they try to keep the tree between you and them. you can use that to drive one around to your friends but this technique requires that you be absolutely shure of your target and back ground before fireing. and also you must know exactly where all hunting company is at all times. other wise some body is gona get shot.

I just sat down one day and watched & listened to them to see what kind of sounds they made. I know one sound they make that makes all the others come to that spot. its not the bark, thats more of a "heads up!!" kind of thing. this sound is more like a click. I just put my tounge up on the roof of the mouth and suck in while moveing the jaw back and forth to make the volume go up and down. it works like a charm and there is no plastic call to loose or brake.

I do the ol' sit and wait. Got a really comfortable tree on the side of a hill that I always sit at. Besides, if there's nothing moving, I can get a nap in.

Still hunting, or the slow stalking method are good when there is a lot of leaves and other cover. This time of the year when the leaves are gone and a lot of the nuts have fallen to the ground, that's where you find many squirrels. Sometimes by doing a brisk walk thru the woods without trying to stay quiet you can jump them almost like rabbits. At least that's how we get a lot of squirrels during late season rabbit hunts. I could have killed a dozen of them with my pistol using that method while running traps last weekend.

Switchback, I know the sound you're talking about, almost like a blackbird. You can also make that sound with the side of your mouth, between your tounge, jaw, and teeth.