Squirrel hunting
 

Anybody got any advice on the best tactics and gear for squirrel hunting. Here's the deal. A guy has a pecan grove up by my mom and dad's, and may be willing to let us deer hunt if we help control the squirrel population. He says 1 squirrel can eat 50 lbs of pecans a year. May 15th is opening day.

What would be better or more fun. 17 hmr or 22 and sitting and watching or Bow w/ flu-flu arrow. 4-10? 20 ga? going tree to tree.

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

If you want to have the most fun, then Id suggest using a flu-flu or .22, but if you want to get rid of the most squirrles, use a .410 andjust sit and look at the tops of the trees for as far as you can clearly see. When you see a branch bend down or shake violently 9 times out of 10 theres a squirrel up there. All you have to do is go over and pop em.

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

To kill alot go with the shotgun to have more fun and more challenge go with the bow or .22.

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

Bingo!

But, if farmer brown doesnt want his pecans shot off the trees by a shotgun, you're going to have to try somthing different. shotguns will probbably knock down a few pecans

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

If your using a shotgun then stick with a 410. I used to shoot them in my front yard witha 12 gauge and it would bring down around 40 or 50 pecans with every shot. Id stick with a 22 or 17 with a good high power scope and try to shoot them when they are running on the ground at 100-200 yards. The flu-flu would be fun also.

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

Thanks for the replys. That is what what I was thinking. Bow for fun. Rimfire for range and precision. Shotgun for close up, but might hurt pecans.

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

when i squirrel hunt i have a single shot 410 youth model it will get it if u make the right shot its a challenge because it wounds them some time

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

Best of luck trying to significantly reduce the squirrel population. Unless the area is small and isolated, you can harvest up to 60% of the population and not negatively influence the number of squirrels next year. That is a short answer for a complicated topic.

I prefer a .22

Shoot some for me!


-Marc

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

use the shot gun and get rid of them

RE: Squirrel hunting
 

.17 or .22