Squirrel Hunt

[Mechslasher]

yesterday afternoon i found the luckiest squirrel in the world.  i left the house going deer hunting.  i have to cross a set of three railroad tracks to get to my stand, but when i started walking across the field the train actually stopped on the tracks.  so much for deer hunting.  i looked around and saw a squirrel feeding in some pecan trees.  i walked back to my truck and grabbed my flu flus.  i stalked up to about 20 yards of the feeding squirrel and took the shot.  i saw the fletching actually brush the squirrel across the ears.  needless to say, he didn't appreciate that a bit.  he proceeded to run to another limb and start barking at me.  i grabbed another arrow and took aim.  this time i saw the fletching brush him across the nose.  this really set him off, but he apparently learned his lesson and ran to the top of the tree and resumed his barking.  i let fly a couple more times but my flu flus couldn't do much damage at that range so i packed it up and headed home.  now i know where the luckiest squirrel lives and i'll try his luck again soon.

[Wolf Watcher]

Chris:  That's funny.  Yesterday I took my bow for a walk down the river bottom in hopes of a shot at a rabbit.  This little pine squirrel was setting in a cedar snag about 20 feet away.  He was smaller than some pine cones, but braver than a badger.  I had plenty of time to think about a shot attempt and remembered a time when a little guy like this one made a fine meal for a survival treat!  My shot grazed the hair on his back and he responded with some serious scolding.  I figured my arrow was more important so went to find it.  Now I am four feet away and slightly below the mad at me, loud, tail ringing pine squirrel.  I was tempted to count coup on him with my bow tip, but instead told him I admire him for protecting his tree and went on my way laughing at how he had won my admiration!  Joe

[Pappy]

Great stories.
   Pappy

[hawkbow]

 Great storys , Those little squirrels are hard targets and you are right Joe , braver than a badger.... LOL I admit hunting small game is my favorite type of hunting, lots of action and lots of chances to be humbled.. Hawk

[PeteC]

Those squirrels sure make for some stories.Last sat. morning I was stand huntin' one of my favorite spots ,hoping a good buck would come by.After about 3 hours of nothing,a couple of fox squirrels caught my attention as they came my way.I had one arrow with a critter getter on it,so when one of them crossed a limb about 17 yards out in front of me,I took a shot.It hit him hard enough to knock him off the limb and ended up on the back side of a big loblolly pine.The other squirrel ended up on the ground about 20 yards out,so taking a #2 broadhead,I took a shot at him.I could tell I hit him,but the arrow did'nt go through,but looked like it sliced him pretty good.When I got down,I went to fetch my squirrels, They were'nt there.I just knew I'd find them both,but failed on both of them.The one I hit with the trade broadhead left a 50' bloodtrail,that went up a ERC,then after jumping to a big red oak,disappeared. Those foxes can be plain tough. God Bless

[recurve shooter]

i love small game hunting. i never kill anything with a bow. always "just missed it" 

great story!

[chasing crow]

yes, I agree, great story. I have "just" missed so many squirrels so far with no hits. But, great fun. I was out this morning for our added gun weekend for deer with my 54 cal flintlock. I spooked a deer going in while it was still dark. That is the first deer I have seen/heard all season, bow or flintlock. Don't know where they have gone. But, squirrel hunting is my first love. My daughter and I will have the bows back out at them next weekend.