Squirrel Calls?
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Sistema1927
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What wounded animal would a squirrel call sound like?
A cockroach?
A cockroach?
Georgia Gunner
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I actually have a primos squirrel call that does seem to make them come out and see whats going on. I have seen a guy on tv use a squirrel call with great success but he was a pro.
Shawnee
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I've used them to get squirrels to simply divulge their location. Have also used them to mislead deer that have gone on alert over some noise I may have made.
I think the one I have is a Knight/Hale. I owned another one once and they both sound a little on the high-pitch side to me. The grey squirrels I am familiar with seem to have a little coarser bark. If you cup over the mouth you can make it sound a little coarser.
All that being said I have used it many times the past few years and --once-- had definite success. So, I do believe they can work, it's just a matter of learning how to "speak the language." Sometimes I think it does more harm than good but I take it with me anyway.
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Shawnee - I did this with deer just this weekend. I can't say 100% but it seemed to ease them after they started blowing at me, it was odd. I was just messing around, it definitely did not scare them anymore.
All that being said I have used it many times the past few years and --once-- had definite success. So, I do believe they can work, it's just a matter of learning how to "speak the language." Sometimes I think it does more harm than good but I take it with me anyway.
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Shawnee - I did this with deer just this weekend. I can't say 100% but it seemed to ease them after they started blowing at me, it was odd. I was just messing around, it definitely did not scare them anymore.
A squirrel is not hard to imitate with your mouth, assuming you can whistle. Usually cat squirrels (called gray squirrels in other regions) will give a couple of barks (for lack of a better word), followed by a whistle. The "bark" can be imitated by sticking your tongue to the roof of your mouth and sucking a short burst of air between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. The whistle is just a whistle that starts kind of high and descends in tone. Most folks who do not spend much time in the woods actually assume that it is birds that make this noise.
Jason
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I do with very limited success. I use both the bark/chatter call and the distress squeal/whistle. The distress seems to work a bit better.
plumberroy
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I seem to call in more deer than squirrels with them all though I have had success with them on squirrels. I don't usually use them unless the woods are dead, I'm not seeing anything and I'm getting bored
Roy
Roy
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Yes.
Hey There :
I have used calls for years. They don't usually come to the call, But will tell you where they are. Many critters can and do come in to a squirrel call. Fox, coyote, even deer. be carefull hawks and owls will to. I just sit for a while , If nothing is going on , then use a bark or chatter call, Still nothing try a squeaker. Every thing comes out to see whats going on.
Hey There :
I have used calls for years. They don't usually come to the call, But will tell you where they are. Many critters can and do come in to a squirrel call. Fox, coyote, even deer. be carefull hawks and owls will to. I just sit for a while , If nothing is going on , then use a bark or chatter call, Still nothing try a squeaker. Every thing comes out to see whats going on.
As others have already said....more of a "locator" than used to "call 'em in"
I use a small bellows call, they will answer it if they are within hearing range.
Just don't give it to a kid....they'll drive the wife crazy in the house with it, and if you give it to them in the woods, they'll pound on the bellows so hard it sounds more like someone strangling a crow than a squirrel barking...
I use a small bellows call, they will answer it if they are within hearing range.
Just don't give it to a kid....they'll drive the wife crazy in the house with it, and if you give it to them in the woods, they'll pound on the bellows so hard it sounds more like someone strangling a crow than a squirrel barking...
Many years ago...
...I got this tip out of Sports Afield Magazine.
I use a glass test tube (yes, like the one you used in high school chemistry class) fill it with water and place a cork stopper in it. Use the wet end of the cork to rub against the outside of the test tube and it will emit a sound not unlike a squirrel locator. Works remarkably well for many other species too.
...I got this tip out of Sports Afield Magazine.
I use a glass test tube (yes, like the one you used in high school chemistry class) fill it with water and place a cork stopper in it. Use the wet end of the cork to rub against the outside of the test tube and it will emit a sound not unlike a squirrel locator. Works remarkably well for many other species too.
Myles
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Here's an old trick. Use 2 quarters, and slide them together with your off hand.
The sound of the two coins sliding together mimics the chatter of an invading squirrel. The one you are stalking WILL start chattering back, raising hell at the "invader" and revealing his location.
Best hunting trick I ever picked up as a kid.
The sound of the two coins sliding together mimics the chatter of an invading squirrel. The one you are stalking WILL start chattering back, raising hell at the "invader" and revealing his location.
Best hunting trick I ever picked up as a kid.
sm
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Myles nailed it.
Two bits, four bits
Squirrel stew for tomorrow.
Two bits, four bits
Squirrel stew for tomorrow.
scbair
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I've also used my fingernail, sliding it quickly along the ridged buttplate of my old Winchester .22 rifle. Similar to the "2 quarters" idea.
ive had some success with mine as far as locating them however when i take my 5yr old daughter out and she hammers away with it will walking down a two track yelling out "squirrel squirrel here squirrel" it seems to lose its magic
however it is a lot of fun to watch so i take her on days im feeling to lazy to clean any game
however it is a lot of fun to watch so i take her on days im feeling to lazy to clean any game
dagger dog
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I had "daylighted" them on a Saturday morning, and was tucked in behind a fallen log.
Had the jitters, spooking at shadows as the daylight snuck up on me. I saw one come in to the hickory that I was watching but had lost him.
You know how you can hear them cutting if you're close enough? The cuttings dripping down through the leaves like raindrops. Well if your ears are working to par you can hear the little buggers as they scratch up and down the bark on the limbs on their breakfast runs.
I kept hearing the one I lost , his scurrying back and forth the limbs on the dark side of the hickory I had staked out.
Didn't want to move and give up my snipers hide. So I reached in the pocket of my cammo leafy bug suit and pulled out my trusty handy dandy sure to bust 'em squirrel call.
Being an expert( I had read the instructions once)at working this contraption, I proceeded to give my version of what the instructions called a warning call!
Must have screwed up and tapped out a challenge call, 'cause the little furry tailed rat came busting around the tree trunk (and it wasn't even the tree I was watching) head down tail shaking with every cuss word he uttered, I mean this rodent was PISSED
, some one was invading his turf and he was going to have a peice of whoever it was post haste.He did it with such agression it spooked me ,I thought maybe he was rabid or some thing
So now he is over my right shoulder damn near behind me and I know as soon as I move he's going to split and I can't hit a running squirrel with .22 no way.
The challenge must have done its thing, I had to almost stand to turn 90 degrees and get the cross hairs on him and all the while he was cussin'. I could have been a grizzly bear and this little tree vermin wasn't going to back down.
Well the thought of squirrel and gravy over biscuts got the best of me and him.
They work them squirrel calls, they're cheap you oughta try one.
Had the jitters, spooking at shadows as the daylight snuck up on me. I saw one come in to the hickory that I was watching but had lost him.
You know how you can hear them cutting if you're close enough? The cuttings dripping down through the leaves like raindrops. Well if your ears are working to par you can hear the little buggers as they scratch up and down the bark on the limbs on their breakfast runs.
I kept hearing the one I lost , his scurrying back and forth the limbs on the dark side of the hickory I had staked out.
Didn't want to move and give up my snipers hide. So I reached in the pocket of my cammo leafy bug suit and pulled out my trusty handy dandy sure to bust 'em squirrel call.
Being an expert( I had read the instructions once)at working this contraption, I proceeded to give my version of what the instructions called a warning call!
Must have screwed up and tapped out a challenge call, 'cause the little furry tailed rat came busting around the tree trunk (and it wasn't even the tree I was watching) head down tail shaking with every cuss word he uttered, I mean this rodent was PISSED
, some one was invading his turf and he was going to have a peice of whoever it was post haste.He did it with such agression it spooked me ,I thought maybe he was rabid or some thingSo now he is over my right shoulder damn near behind me and I know as soon as I move he's going to split and I can't hit a running squirrel with .22 no way.
The challenge must have done its thing, I had to almost stand to turn 90 degrees and get the cross hairs on him and all the while he was cussin'. I could have been a grizzly bear and this little tree vermin wasn't going to back down.
Well the thought of squirrel and gravy over biscuts got the best of me and him.
They work them squirrel calls, they're cheap you oughta try one.
rototiller
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a nickel and an old rusty bolt make a good imitation of a squirrel cutting nuts. Good to use, especially after you have fired a shot already. Kind of an "all is calm" type of call.
5ptdeerhunter
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I have one, and it has never worked for me. But my dad has used it and it works great for him. When we first got it he got the squirrels in the neighbor to come out in front of the house. I have watched my dad use it and I do it the same way, but it just doesn't work for me.
i have one it has a wooden body with a rubber bulb like on the end,and you tap it,hard and its a higher pitch,soft and its like a bark.
works great ,i also ues my hand and make a sucking sound,works well too..they sit up.i shoot,they drop over,or out of the tree,,,
works great ,i also ues my hand and make a sucking sound,works well too..they sit up.i shoot,they drop over,or out of the tree,,,
VingThorr
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they work just fine, whether for locating or for bringing a fiesty one in close! but after using several for a couple years i find i can mimic the sound with my mouth, and i bring them in that way now. a little less to carry, always good.
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