banditt007
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I hunt them fairly often and agree that 6 shot is the way to go. with six shot, even with a long shot the pellets usually wind up between the meat and skin on the opp side. if you are close many will blow clean through with a few maybe stuck in the thick of the legs. You shouldn't worry too much about picking shot out of the meat b/c its easy to see where it entered and if it exited or not. things i can suggest is also look for holes in trees, sometimes a tree will have multiple holes in it, and it will be a squirrel family 
thats a situation where you sit and shoot and do not move and 20 min later another one pops out and so on and so on. If you walk up to a tree like this, try a trick i have used several times, and it works about 50/50. walk up to the tree, i try to do so quietly and from opposite the hole. then get the gun ready and aimed where you think he will be. then take your finger nails and scratch them on the bark as if you are doing the nails on a chalk board type move. get ready fast, b/c if this technique does work the squirrel will fly out of the hole and peak around the corner to look at you. he thinks something is climbing the tree to get him. I did this on one tree and w/o exaggeration 5 squirrels came busting out of holes in it i didnt even see at first, like a S.W.A.T. team. oddly enough i didnt get a shot at any of them! but it was cool to see that trick work.
Also if you can stalk up on a squirrel you see from a distance and get close, that is excellent practice for deer. ALso look for them where the branch meets the tree, they like to sit in that 90 degree angle section. Also if there is a a branch that is leaning against a tree, the squirrel will usually take that as the route up it. they are lazy, why hit the tree at a right angle when they can use the ramp. i find if there are downed trees, again, path of least resistance they like to walk down them. ALso take note of what they sound like, if you aren't accustomed to their noises you can mistake them for a bird type sound. Look for their flickering tail that usually gives them away especially when they are being vocal they can't help but move it. Before you know it you will be able to spot them much better w/o even thinking about it.
Enjoy your self thats how i started self teaching myself how to hunt, started with squirrels, by the 2nd deer season since then i bagged my first! WHen you go out like you seem to be not focused on filling your bag limit but more like enjoying a day in nature and doing some hunting, it is that much more rewarding. and the more you are in the woods the more you will learn, and i'm sure you will see lots of things you'd never imagine. enjoy it, i'm young, but wish i got into it years earlier. Have a great time..
thats a situation where you sit and shoot and do not move and 20 min later another one pops out and so on and so on. If you walk up to a tree like this, try a trick i have used several times, and it works about 50/50. walk up to the tree, i try to do so quietly and from opposite the hole. then get the gun ready and aimed where you think he will be. then take your finger nails and scratch them on the bark as if you are doing the nails on a chalk board type move. get ready fast, b/c if this technique does work the squirrel will fly out of the hole and peak around the corner to look at you. he thinks something is climbing the tree to get him. I did this on one tree and w/o exaggeration 5 squirrels came busting out of holes in it i didnt even see at first, like a S.W.A.T. team. oddly enough i didnt get a shot at any of them! but it was cool to see that trick work.Also if you can stalk up on a squirrel you see from a distance and get close, that is excellent practice for deer. ALso look for them where the branch meets the tree, they like to sit in that 90 degree angle section. Also if there is a a branch that is leaning against a tree, the squirrel will usually take that as the route up it. they are lazy, why hit the tree at a right angle when they can use the ramp. i find if there are downed trees, again, path of least resistance they like to walk down them. ALso take note of what they sound like, if you aren't accustomed to their noises you can mistake them for a bird type sound. Look for their flickering tail that usually gives them away especially when they are being vocal they can't help but move it. Before you know it you will be able to spot them much better w/o even thinking about it.
Enjoy your self thats how i started self teaching myself how to hunt, started with squirrels, by the 2nd deer season since then i bagged my first! WHen you go out like you seem to be not focused on filling your bag limit but more like enjoying a day in nature and doing some hunting, it is that much more rewarding. and the more you are in the woods the more you will learn, and i'm sure you will see lots of things you'd never imagine. enjoy it, i'm young, but wish i got into it years earlier. Have a great time..
