To me the true squirrel season started November 1st. We had a killing frost, which puts down pretty much all the bugs and kills off a lot of the fleas, and most of the leaves on the trees are gone. This type of weather is just flat out better for long days stalking squirrels. A couple of inches of snow is even better, then you can really track them.
Morrison Rockwood opened November 1st for squirrel. It’s one of the few sites where you get to use a .22.
I highly recommend giving this place a try.
In the past there have been plenty of squirrels and it’s quite beautiful.
Marseilles is the other place that I highly recommend and as of November 1st it is now open on the weekends. It’s shotgun only, but there is so much land there the hikes far into the woods are well worth the effort.
This is where I’ve been teaching myself how to stalk deer. Next year when I have my shooting down, I plan on going to Marseilles to get a deer with a traditional longbow.
Once upon a time I had the goal of hunting all the state land within 100 miles of Chicago. I got to do quite a few of them for pheasant, squirrel, rabbits, ducks and geese, but finances taking a nose dive over the past 5 years ended that adventure. I need to start up that journey again. I miss the hunts.
Ed
8 Nov 2010Hunting stories are always good. I once read a really funny story about a guy hunting squirrel out in… oh wait, that was you! That really was a good story.
Ken G
8 Nov 2010You must be referring to the one where it took me 12 shots to put the poor thing out of it’s misery. That one still haunts me.