2019年2月5日 · Squirrels should be regarded as a worthy quarry for beginner hunters and seasoned veterans alike. Hunting squirrels can help you learn and maintain stalking skills, and it can hone your abilities as a precision shooter. Squirrel seasons are long and bag limits are generous. In most states, hunters...

An accurate .22 rifle is the quintessential squirrel gun, and using it effectively requires a step up in skill from using a shotgun. Open-sighted rifles work, particularly at close range, but a good scope allows for more precision shooting. A worthy squirrel rifle will put five shots into a quarter-sized group at 25 yards.

2022年10月12日 · Chasing squirrels is one way to scratch your hunting itch, perfect your stalking skills, and practice your shooting technique in the off-season. In most states, squirrel seasons are long, bag limits are generous, and squirrels are plentiful.

2025年1月19日 · How to find squirrels, places to hunt squirrels, inexpensive squirrel hunting, how to clean and cook squirrels, guns and ammo for squirrel hunting. ... My ideal squirrel rifle is a pinpoint-accurate 22 rimfire shooting subsonic, 40-grain bullets at about 1,000 fps. Shorts are a fine option, but I get best accuracy out of target/match grade long ...

2024年8月27日 · This budget-friendly 3-in-1 call is constructed to imitate excited barks and chatter, a gray squirrel cry and the high-pitched whines of a baby squirrel in distress. It’s primed to do it all and can be easily operated with one hand to produce realistic sounds that are sure to put more squirrels in the bag. $19; haydels.com

Squirrel hunting during the early season—or anytime really—doesn’t have to be a gear-intensive pursuit. If you must, you can make do with a dependable rimfire rifle or shotgun, ammo, a good pair of boots, pants and a shirt.

2021年1月20日 · Learn how to hunt squirrels more effectively with the best squirrel hunting tips and tricks from Meateater. Know everything about these savvy small game animals.

2004年9月2日 · When a squirrel sits sideways to you on its haunches, you have a shot, but you have to hold high and a little to the left or right to properly edge the squirrel with the pattern. When a squirrel is stretched out full length, you should aim directly in front of the squirrel.

2018年8月10日 · Squirrels are small targets and famously difficult to kill. The most successful hunters wait till they can see some identifiable part of the squirrel (head, tail or shoulders) and then place the shotgun bead in the middle of what looks to be center mass.

2024年9月16日 · Read our ultimate guide on squirrel hunting gear, tips, and tactics to become a dedicated squirrel hunter this season.