As we all wait for squirrel season (except Fred), I thought I’d share with you guys my methods and techniques.
I’m a sitter. I move around some but mostly sit. I scout for hickory trees and mark them on Onx as a yellow x. Then as season gets close I will check them for which ones are yielding.
Here is a picture of one of my spots.
View attachment 334033I don’t always hunt each tree but whenever I’m in the woods and see a hickory, I mark it.
Most of the hickories I find are pignut or mockernut hickories.
One of my favorite places to hunt has shag bark hickories which they prefer. It’s a 50 mile trip and I don’t make the trip as much as I used to but I’ll be out there a few times this season.