Small Game Hunting

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No. Camo masks and stuff are usually only necessary for archery or turkey. Plus, at least in my state, you must wear orange on your head and torso so a mask would just be useless.
 
White Stallion said:
When hunting small game is it neccessary to wear camo masks or protectors?
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That, in fact, would be counterproductive for me. Being incredibly ugly, I station my son to one side of the tree, scare the bejeebers out of the squirrel from the other side, and when the bushytail runs around the tree in horrified terror, the boy blasts him.

Called "uglying" them out.

Little brother don't even need a helper, he's so ugly. But we had to make him stop. Tearing up too much meat.
 
What do you call small game? Rabbits and squirrels are food for everything bigger than they are. Bugs will sit until he thinks you've seen him. Then he'll go off like a rocket. Squirrels can be hunted by stealth and spotting him first. Don't look for the whole critter though. A wisp of tail, an odd shape or colour in a tree, nut shells falling on your head.
Mind you, there's nothing quite like just sitting in the Fall sunshine, on a foam pad, near an oak tree full of acorns and having a snooze. It's not always about taking game.
 
Rabbits, squirrels, and pheasants are easily trapped. Seems dumb to blast away with a loud shotgun. This announces your presence. The meat-seeker should always consider trapping first. Ragnor Benson has written useful books on this subject.
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