In the early spring, squirrels feed on the buds of river birch. Their foods are available seasonally, which affects the types of forest you will want to target throughout the year. Squirrels eat hundreds of kinds of plants but are dependent on nuts. This is evidence of females peeling the bark to line their nests. In places like Virginia, with trees such as tulip poplars, you may even notice limbs with stripped bark hanging down. Search the ground, logs, stumps, and rocks for cuttings where a squirrel has shredded the hull of nuts or cones to get at the edible parts. SUBSCRIBE to the AUDIO VERSION for FREE : Google | Apple | SpotifyĪ promising place to hunt will have a diverse assortment of trees with a variety of hard and soft mast-producing plants.
Hunting provides perspectives and insights into the natural world like no other activity does.
All of this came from the experience of being in the woods for decades, often up to eight months per year. I know what squirrels are eating, when they are breeding, when they have young, when their young emerge from the nest, and when they disperse from their home area to establish new territories. Squirrel hunting, in and of itself, is a worthwhile pursuit for any hunter. It’s a myth that squirrel hunting is only good for practice for other kinds of hunting. Every year as squirrel seasons open across the country, you will see a flurry of articles about that fact, but they rarely delve deeper, usually because they’re not written by squirrel hunters. Squirrel hunting-real squirrel hunting where you pursue wary game in the wild-will make you a better hunter. Our family has been passing down the practice of squirrel hunting for as long as anyone knows, I suspect back to when our ancestors began making a living off the land here in America. They needed the meat in a way that most people today don’t understand and their stories of hunts were passed down as oral tradition. Grandpa had a reputation of being the best shot and one of the most serious hunters in the area. Dad and Uncle Steve knew the farm like the back of their hands and always knew the best place to set up. I miss the breakfasts of fried squirrel with biscuits and gravy that my Grandma made when we returned from a successful hunt. I have grown to appreciate the early wake-up calls that ensured we were in the timber before the sun came up. There are many advantages to coming from a hunting family. The actual color and size of the item may be slightly different from the visual image due to different monitor and light effects.Learn various methods of hunting squirrels, where to look for them, and tips for spotting a bushytail hidden in a tree Please allow a 1inch difference due to manual measurement. Pattern: Funny graphic print and letters, cool quotes, or sayings, vintage, retro are basic and timeless design elements. Occasion: Daily, Sport, Weekend, Vacation
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