Squirrel Hunting Attire

snakebit · May 17, 2024

Dixie Flinter said:
Camo t-shirts for $4, Federal shotgun shells, Red Man for 55 cents...

Still have my woodland camo vest from K-Mart. It's shrunk some over the years

, and the elastic is dry rotted on the shell holders. Probably still some beggars lice on it too. Sentimental I suppose.

I used to chew the he!! Outta Red Man totems if anyone remembers them.

yellowhammer · May 17, 2024

...from Madson's book:

That picture speaks to me for some reason...

snakebit · May 17, 2024

yellowhammer said:
...from Madson's book:

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That picture speaks to me for some reason...

Simpler times maybe? My copy should be here early next week.

Sam squanch · May 17, 2024

I go naked. Easier to find ticks that way.

snakebit · May 17, 2024

Sam squanch said:
I go naked. Easier to find ticks that way.

Easier for you or them?

Bigpete · May 18, 2024

PathfinderNC said:
A good squirrel hunter will try to be as inconspicuous as possible.

We can clearly see your nuts....

Marshhawk · May 18, 2024

With relatives in the military in the '60s, us budget minded young squirrel hunters had a steady supply of oversized OD Green attire. I still have a couple of the "shirts" which we used as jackets. Damn if they don't still fit.

snakebit · May 18, 2024

Marshhawk said:
With relatives in the military in the '60s, us budget minded young squirrel hunters had a steady supply of oversized OD Green attire. I still have a couple of the "shirts" which we used as jackets. Damn if they don't still fit.

I kinda miss the old time Army Surplus stores. I remember getting the used woodland camo pants for 3'bucks, and the shirts for 2. Used of course, but as a preteen squirrel hunter, I thought I was doing big things. Not to mention they are just useful garments, lots of pockets.

Mike in FL · May 18, 2024

Just earth tones for me. Squirrels definitely shy away from yellow and white.

longcruise · May 19, 2024

The only camo I own is stuff that was given to me or that I got on super sale not cause it's camo but cause it was cheap.

ETipp · May 19, 2024

Hermit Tim said:
I miss Kmart...

Blue light special store.

Hermit Tim · May 19, 2024

ETipp said:
Blue light special store.

Yep. And in a pinch you could take the family there for Thanksgiving dinner in the Kmart diner way back in the day.

SeaBee133 · Sep 4, 2024

Whatever is comfortable. I drive around on a tractor mowing a lot, so the squirrels are accustomed to normal farming attire. Same with the deer and other animals. If I wear “hunting clothes”, they all scatter and hide because something “different” is occuring.

longcruise · Sep 4, 2024

Since this topic was started back in May I've done a complete flip flop on my camo philosophy. I've begun hunting in shorts, an aloha or Buffet style shirt and a golf umbrella. You will probably surmise without my saying so that I've moved from hiding to a disguise as a golfer. Squirrels probably think; "stupid golfer only has one club".

Hermit Tim · Sep 4, 2024

longcruise said:
Since this topic was started back in May I've done a complete flip flop on my camo philosophy. I've begun hunting in shorts, an aloha or Buffet style shirt and a golf umbrella. You will probably surmise without my saying so that I've moved from hiding to a disguise as a golfer. Squirrels probably think; "stupid golfer only has one club".

I agree on the shorts. I wear them almost year around because I hate pants. And that includes hunting. I'd be walking around like Winnie the Pooh but don't want to get arrested. Or laughed at...

ETipp · Sep 4, 2024

I’m actually in the process of ordering some new camo for squirrel hunting. I finally found some old school camo, pants, tee shirts and long sleeve shirts. Might even get a hoodie. It will be in the green for early season but it will still work late season.

I really like old school camo. I still have an old insulated hunting suit in mostly brown old school camo and let me tell ya, if I sit on the ground after the leaves fall, I disappear. That stuff really works. The green is awesome for early season.

Spikebuck · Sep 7, 2024

I usually don't start squirrel hunting until its cold out, so I use my same traditional attire as for deer hunting. If no gun big game season is open, my grey capote. My orange one if a big game season is open.

Grandson's first squirrel (with his unmentionable Christmas gift).

Jim K · Sep 8, 2024

ETipp said:
Blue light special store.

I edited my post. It had nothing to do with hunting attire. My apologies.

Trigger · Sep 8, 2024

. For a camo.. you can go traditional normal clothes no..

Dress like the game warden colors.. brown pants green shirt nice hat...

Did they have brown pants and green shirts back then...

Hermit Tim · Sep 8, 2024

Trigger said:
. For a camo.. you can go traditional normal clothes no..

Dress like the game warden colors.. brown pants green shirt nice hat...

Did they have brown pants and green shirts back then...

Yes

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