any tips for hunting grey squirrels

ronn

anytime i go to top up the feeders theres grey lads sitting on the barrels or jumping around the tress, but if im out with the gun there nowhere to be seen,:rolleyes:

Would it be a good idea to camo up and hide in the forest and let them come to me or would i be wasting my time,:cool:

steyrman2

Hi if you check the feeders and sit back in cover or hide .22 you will sort them out. I mixed peanut butter and wheat together the loved it so much i shot 7 in 30 mins

moby30

I find trapping them is the handiest. I used maize and put it in and around the traps with the traps jammed open to let them get used to it. After a couple of days I set the traps and pretty much cleared all of them out in a matter of days. I also did "drey poking" we basically used 5 Meter long polls and to hit the drey and get the squirrels moving and let the shotgun do the rest. A friend likes nothing better than putting on all the camo and shoots them with his air rifle. He swears by smearing peanut butter on a tree stump to attract them down.

ronn

thanks lads, ill try the peanut trick, the land is fairly flat so .22 wouldnt really work,
i presume the drey is there nest, now would that be inside the tree or would it be like a bird nest made out on the branches,

thanks lads

Hunter21

Tips- Don't miss! or else we'll hunt you

cavan shooter

and remember €3 for the Tails....;)

ronn

Hunter21 wrote: »

Tips- Don't miss! or else we'll hunt you

you wont catch me, i dont like peanut butter:P

J.R.

What American hunters do is camo and bring a bright jacket with them also. They place the bright jacket on a branch & sit hiding at the opposite side of the trees to the jacket.

Seemingly, when the grey squirrel spots the bright jacket he rushes around to the back of the tree peeping out, remaining in the same spot.....providing you with a clear shot!

Haven't tried it myself so don't know if it works!

session savage

If you rub the peanut butter into the same spot on a tree for a few days they will hang around there and you can camo up with the peanut butter bringing them in for you. Camo up really good tho, them squirrels are wary.

Air rifle is ideal for this method.

terminator2

fenn mk4/6 and peanut butter save a bullet

Sika98k

terminator2 wrote: »

fenn mk4/6 and peanut butter save a bullet

Thats the way to go. I,ve 44 tails since the start of December

Hibrion

Pitty we can't use rimfire pistols for hunting here, like you can in the States. Would be great fun on squirrels.