Saturday, September 15, 2007

How to use a Squirrel Call


To squirrel hunt there is only one item that is required and that is a gun. To be more successful at squirrel hunting, I suggest a squirrel call also. There are many different types of squirrel calls on the market. The only squirrel call that I have used is the one that Remington makes. Using a call greatly increases the number of squirrel you will see when on a hunt.

Using a squirrel call is very simple. The top rubber part on the call is called the bellow. To make the sound of a barking squirrel you simply put your finger over the hole on the bottom and pat on the bellow. If done correctly the squirrel should bark back. A chatter call can be made by shaking the call back and forth. This imitates an excited squirrel, which causes other squirrel to come out to see what is going on. You can also get the same effect by making the squirrel in distress call by sucking air in through the open end.

A squirrel call makes a huge difference in the number of squirrel you get in a day. Before I was introduced to a call, I would go some hunts without seeing a single squirrel. Now with the call, at least one squirrel is guaranteed. You can purchase a squirrel call at almost any outdoor sporting store for around ten dollars. There are many calls for sale at Discount Hunting Supplies. If you squirrel hunt and don’t own a squirrel call, then I highly recommend that you get one.

1 comment:

Floyd the Barber said...

It is a lot easier to just set ears of corn out and wait on them. If you have a big enough back yard you just bait them, wait for them, and then shoot them. Of course I don't know why you'd want to hunt them anyways when you could hunt raccoons...