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Post by schoolmaster on Apr 18, 2017 16:23:55 GMT -5
Anybody else scout for squirrels? When I am in the woods I am constantly making note of any sign squirrels have left. I also am keeping track of den trees, mast trees, last year's nests and of course squirrel sightings. Got in the habit when riding the school bus along side woods. I would ride my bike over on weekends and collect the squirrels I had seen.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 19, 2017 7:04:35 GMT -5
Don't really scout but I do keep an eye out for them when I'm out. From just the woods around the house last weekend it looks like they are there!
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Post by mossberg500 on Apr 23, 2017 18:08:32 GMT -5
When I go hunting I tend to mark locations on the state park map of sightings , dens and I ask at the office what spots are the squirrels coming from .
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Post by schoolmaster on Apr 26, 2017 21:06:39 GMT -5
Found a little niche spot with 3 den trees and sign of massive amounts of squirrel gnawed walnuts littered around two of them. Should be good for a few squirrels when the season opens. No nests.
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Post by firstwd on May 1, 2017 19:55:06 GMT -5
Other than looking for sign when season rolls around, I don't know that I've ever gone scouting for squirrels. I do tend to remember things of interest when out and about including squirrel den trees and historical leaf nest areas, not to mention good producing mast trees from year to year.
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Post by duff on May 2, 2017 5:02:39 GMT -5
Never remember being in a woods that was not filthy with the things. So never felt the urge to scout them. But I do not hunt many. May hit the woods early but then it is just a matter of listening to the cutting.
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Post by firstwd on May 2, 2017 15:25:35 GMT -5
Never remember being in a woods that was not filthy with the things. So never felt the urge to scout them. But I do not hunt many. May hit the woods early but then it is just a matter of listening to the cutting. I have actually found woods completely devoid of them, at least at certain times. I have had years where some woods or sections of woods had mast ripe and ready and the woods or certain areas of woods didn't have a cutting or squirrel to do so. I spent several years while growing up hunting a ridge line that joined three different woodlots. It was kinda like sitting in the middle of and interstate exit system and picking off your lunch while it was traveling to breakfast. |
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Post by schoolmaster on May 3, 2017 8:38:54 GMT -5
I have been pretty much hunting public ground. I am trying to find several spots to hunt. I want to be able to move from one spot to another when competition shows up. Am approaching this like deer hunting. Don't always find them in the same spots. Lots of ground out there to cover.
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Post by firstwd on May 4, 2017 17:48:11 GMT -5
I have been pretty much hunting public ground. I am trying to find several spots to hunt. I want to be able to move from one spot to another when competition shows up. Am approaching this like deer hunting. Don't always find them in the same spots. Lots of ground out there to cover. I have a small public ground area near me. We go a couple times a year for the challenge because those things are tough. |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on May 18, 2017 11:34:22 GMT -5
I do not scout for them; however, I just have 10ac, so it's not hard to find them. They seem to hang out in my hickory trees, but they seem to be plentiful in my area.
It would be fun to have enough land to scout.
I did, however, plant 18 pumpkin mounds this year, so I hope to shoot one off my pumpkin patch.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on May 18, 2017 13:36:09 GMT -5
I scout them. In my garage, bird feeder, chewing on my garage frame and on my roof. August can't get here soon enough. Need to thin the herd again. I shot five in my driveway last year in about 1/2 hr. Not to tough.
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