Squirrel Hunting Tips
Are you wondering why anyone would want to squirrel hunt, when we have television, video games and the internet in the comforts of our home? Well, there are several positive results that come from squirrel hunting:
- Gets you off the couch and outside for some fresh air
- You get some great exercise by walking in the woods
- You get to see, hear and smell nature
- You learn firearms skills such as patience, accuracy, and safety
- You put food on your table
- You build lasting memories with your hunting partners
Many areas have a squirrel-hunting season that allows for a wide range of times that you can hunt. In Missouri, the squirrel-hunting season begins around Memorial Day and lasts until mid February each year. The long season provides for hunting opportunities in the spring, summer, fall and winter months. Squirrel hunting is a great opportunity to teach your kids the values of hunting for your food and proper safety in the woods.
Skin A Squirrel
Once you have had a successful squirrel hunt, you will then need to skin your squirrel, so that you can then cook them. If you have never had the opportunity to skin a squirrel, you are probably wondering how that part of the hunting process is completed. If that describes you, then you are in luck. I've created a webpage just for you. The How to Skin a Squirrel page is a great resource that explains step by step how to accomplish your task. I have also created a video of the process.
How to Squirrel Hunt
You may be reading the information on this website and think to yourself, "Self, squirrel hunting sounds like fun, but how to I get started squirrel hunting?" I had the pleasure of learning to squirrel hunt with my dad. He taught me firearm safety and how to put together good hunting techniques to maximize the number of squirrel that we harvested.
If you didn't have benefit of growing up in the country with someone to show you how to squirrel hunt, I want to do that for you. How to Start Squirrel Hunting is an ebook that wrote to explain the process of how to hunt for squirrel and what equipment is needed. My goal was to provide a complete beginner with enough information to start squirrel hunting in a very short amount of time.
Knight & Hale 4-in-1 Squirrel Call
From time to time, as time permits, I research other squirrel hunting related websites. When I find a website that is informative and beneficial, I create a link to it on the Hunting Links page.
