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Post by mudstrider on Oct 19, 2006 15:33:52 GMT -5
I think I might be onto something, and was wondering if anyone else has tried something like this. Last evening, I was sitting in an old wind fall with my bow, when along comes one of those gray ones that really throw a hissy fit when they see you. All I did was blink and it started huffing and barking at me. At that moment I felt a mosquito chewing on my forehead, so after a few seconds I bowed my head down and wiped my glove over my face. I continued to bow and softly bob my head while gently swaying side to side. The squirrel's alarm quickly turned to more of a questioning chirp, then it promptly stopped and hopped away. I tried it again when he came back, and it worked again. I don't know if this was all my imagination, but it really seemed that my posture convinced him I was harmless.
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Post by grappledad on Oct 19, 2006 15:57:54 GMT -5
That's funny!
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Post by hunter480 on Oct 19, 2006 16:12:49 GMT -5
Don`t know about all that-but in the woodlot I deer hunt, the fox squirrels will sure cuss out the deer when they start to move. It`s a nice warning system.
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Post by jajwrigh on Oct 20, 2006 0:15:19 GMT -5
I have also noticed that sometimes the squirrels will start making a racket when a deer comes into the area. Sometimes this could be the difference between seeing him first or getting busted!
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Post by chicobrownbear on Oct 20, 2006 7:12:05 GMT -5
Squirrels in our woods (the ones that are left after august 15) will bark at deer, dogs, me, whatever. They usually pipe down after a while, and they bark so much the deer aren't particularly alarmed when they hear them. One of the most memorable hunts that I had was 3 or 4 years ago. Sitting at the base of "the tree" when I see a bunch of flecks of bark falling on my right arm and I can feel them hitting my head. I looked up and there is a red squirrel about three feet above my head, just looking straight down at me and trying to figure out why I'm sitting on his front porch. We stared each other down for about 15 minutes until my neck got tired of holding my melon in that position. I decided to get back to deer hunting and rested my head back on the tree. About a half an hour later the little guy worked up the nerve to run the rest of the way down the tree to my head, then to my right leg and go on about his pilfering. When I got back to the house I could barely get the story out I was laughing so hard.
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Post by dbd870 on Oct 20, 2006 7:40:55 GMT -5
;D
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Post by pbr on Oct 20, 2006 8:02:20 GMT -5
Squirrels where I hunt bark at everything.. even each other.
Same with blue jays squalling.
I do pay attention when I hear one barking or a blue jay squalling. They will sometimes alert you to deer movement.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 20, 2006 9:49:58 GMT -5
Squirrels where I hunt bark at everything.. even each other. Same with blue jays squalling. I do pay attention when I hear one barking or a blue jay squalling. They will sometimes alert you to deer movement. Ditto. I also pay particular attention to the Woodpeckers & Chipmonks, as they seem to be wired a little tighter to movements in the woods. |
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