I love squirrel hunting and cooking them up at camp. My tactics are simple, setup hammock camp in the area I am hunting. Let things cool off for the first day and be sure all my chores are done by the evening of day 1. Day 2, stay as quiet as possible and listen for the tree jumpers as they chase each other from tree to tree. The quieter you are and the more focused you are on the sounds around you, the more you start to notice squirrel are everywhere. Keep it up bud!
Squirrel hunting is a great way to tune up for deer season . Looking forward to your up loads in the coming hunting season. Your up loads never disappoint , keep up the excellent work👍🏻👍🏻🙋🙋
just wonder where those bullets ended up...... I use .17 HM2 or .22LR hollow points for squirrel, but im very careful of backdrop, those bullets end up somewhere and can go very far specially a 17 hmr.
I remember when we would shoot squirrel in SC when I was a kid. Used 22lr. Head/neck was the spot to get em. We'd soak them in baking soda and water overnight (helps take the gamey taste away), rinse them well and then deep fry them. Once Mom forgot to rinse them, NEVER forget to rinse them. 😵
In my opinion it’s hard to beat a pan of good squirrel gravy. A lot of young hunters get a start on these busy tails. They also make for good practice shooting. Thanks again Samong, gods speed and good hunting to ya and your family. 👍🇺🇸🥇🎥🎬
Very nice, love the fact you do this with family, this is a dying way of life in our country and this white guy from Iowa appreciates you and yours keeping it alive.
That's a big grey squirrel, more akin to what we call fox squirrel here in Ohio. Using .22 cal, I always went with subsonic, much quiter and less likely to spook other potential game. Nice shooting, great camera work! 👍
Great job Samsung. Your production is very good and always getting better in quality. I enjoy this very much and would wager it is difficult to self film these episodes. I also favor your format of not putting in horrible loud guitar music like everyone else does. Natural sounds are much more soothing and appreciated. Good job on that. Your overall quality make you one of my favorite CZcams channels.
When I was a young man I hunted squirrels in the woods of Pennsylvania. While a shotgun is more safe I used a 22lr with open sights. Oh the good old days. Thanks Samong for great content.
Great video. I started squirrel hunting in 1971. A great way to spend time in the woods before archery deer season. You will learn their vocalizations with time. 👍
I like your videos son, u r a good young man. U spent your spare times to enjoy natures and your quality times with school and work. And u got good details on your videos as well. U had done well son..
Those western grays seem huge compared to eastern grays. I've been trying to find info on western squirrel hunting, this video was very informative! Seems worth the trip from KY 🐕
1 key advice is if they moving on the ground none stop, whistle at them! any noise they will Pause and listen give you a split second for you to take your shot or just get up tree them! They will come back out once
I've been hunting squirrels for decades. Gray squirrels are runners. You need to see them first cuz when they see you, they will run and won't stop for you to get a clear shot. This is why some people prefer shotguns. You can chase them onto trees like you did but it's best if you have 2 or more people cuz when on a tree, when you move to one side, it hears you and will move to the other side. They also hug the branch so it's very hard to spot them. When you can't see them no matter how hard you look, you can shoot at a random branch to scare it to move so you know it's location. Fox squirrels on the other hand, when they see you, they'd freeze thinking that if they don't move, you won't see them. This makes fox squirrels easy targets. Plus, fox squirrels are larger than gray squirrels so they're easier targets. I used to use shotguns but as you mentioned, you'll be eating pellets. So I now use a .22 rifle. Squirrels have very good hearing so if you make a sound, like stepping on leaves, even if it hasn't seen you, it gets suspicious and will avoid that area. When stalking squirrels, use the wind to your advantage cuz it masks the sound you make. When the wind blows, you move. When the wind stops, you stop and listen. The downside is the wind can also prevent you from hearing the squirrels. There are squirrel calls you can buy but I found that the squirrels calls at the store are pretty much useless. If anything, it only scares off the squirrels. But 1 of my uncles made his own squirrel call and it works like magic. We tested it on city squirrels and they'd run to us like a mother squirrel to a baby squirrel cuz it sounds like a baby squirrel crying. The uncle also uses lemongrass, he peels of the leaves and use the soft, thin part of the leaf, put it between his thumbs and blow on it to make a sound. It works for him but when I tried it, it didn't work... maybe there's a subtle difference in the sound. I used to like the taste of squirrel meat but lately, I don't eat it anymore cuz of the thoughts of parasites (bot fly larvae) and most of all, the cleaning and cooking... it's not easy to clean a squirrel. It also has a very strong smell that stays on your hands for days.
My dog pilot locates and retrieves the squirrels for me. He lives to hunt. We get a few a week. My best was 15 in one week out by my chicken coops. Pilot is the best Jack Russell that ever lived. Happy hunting
I was deer hunting one cold, calm morning, sitting under a tree and just watching the woods.. got bored/ cold and decided to pour myself a cup of coffee from my thermos... within 3 minutes i had squirrels running all around me! Might have been coincidence, but I think the smell attracted them..
Up here in metro Vancouver BC they are everywhere. But it seems the farther out side the city area you go into the woods we see not so many mostly little chipmunks,
Samong you should make a separate series call "The closest Call during hunting" or like Dangerous experiences while hunting or even the most creepy hunting experience. I think you fans would enjoy it. thank you
i watched a few of your videos and i subscribed right away, great entertainment and i’ve learned a lot just from watching and listening to you. thanks man! 👍🏼
Sad to hear you can’t use fmj because it’s best for squirrels 🐿 when you using a 17hmr don’t want to blow the meat up. But you try like you said to make head neck shots but it’s gonna be messy.
I really appreciate and enjoy the way you present your videos, professional and first class quality. Please keep the videos coming and I'll be a subscriber for life. !!!
Congratulations on joining the squirrel hunting community. Great practice for deer hunting, same tactics are useful. Looks like a nice outfit for hunting. You should have a good many years of this outdoor activity ahead for you.
Is that Central or Eastern Oregon? We saw some Western Gray Squirrel in Eastern Washington but found out it wasn't legal, but would like to hunt them in Oregon.
If you want to see what it feels like to be a kid in a penny candy store with a dollar in his pocket pick up a 22. 17 hmr or 22 wmr and go to a good squirrel.woods. There is NOTHING I LOVE MORE than to be alone on a beautiful fall day in a red or white oak woods grazed by cattle. They're as delicious as they are fun to hunt.
Man, you make squirrel hunting look like turkey hunting. The squirrels around me don't care about noise one bit. At least they don't run away when they hear noise, they all band together about ten feet high in the trees and stand still for me.
Great job waiting patiently, I find that patience as well as getting off the ground and elevated in a stand has the most success for me or some reason. Great hunt!
Interesting to watch... I'd use the 20gr projectiles with the .17 HMR so they wouldn't damage as much meat and also stick with head shots, or switch to a .22 LR. But, you did a good job! I don't want to know your specific spot but were you south of Eugene? West or east side of Cascades? I also live in WA in the Seattle area, but drove down to Arkansas this year to hunt squirrels in the Ozarks.
Thanks for taking us along......really enjoyed it......those forest fires look devastating I hope those mountains can reseed to there natural state again.
If I was to drive by that camp site I would have thought it was a party going for big game lol. But anyways, good going chasing after western gray squirrels and showing how it is done in southern Oregon.
For squirrel and 17 hmr I would use a soft point over a vmax style bullet. The varmint bullets just seem to destructive when I have used them on ground squirrels. If it were legal a fmj would be better to preserve meat. 22lr or shotgun was my choice when I lived back east. Thanks for sharing your experience.
My goodness I give you props for being able to self film squirrel hunting. Filming for deer is already difficult enough
LOL. You learn to suck it up and just start filming...
I love squirrel hunting and cooking them up at camp. My tactics are simple, setup hammock camp in the area I am hunting. Let things cool off for the first day and be sure all my chores are done by the evening of day 1. Day 2, stay as quiet as possible and listen for the tree jumpers as they chase each other from tree to tree. The quieter you are and the more focused you are on the sounds around you, the more you start to notice squirrel are everywhere. Keep it up bud!
Great work Samong, the cinematography keeps getting better and better. Not to mention, heck of a sunset at the end 👏💯
Thanks!!
@@SamongOutdoors Of course! Keeping an eye out for your next one 😎
@@SamongOutdoors what camera you use to record your trip?
@@kouavwj3656 Peep the description. They're all listed there!
My all-time favorite CZcamsr. Thanks for all the hard work you put into making these videos for us to enjoy.
Thanks, Austin! Means a lot! Appreciate you taking the time and watching the videos!
This is a perfect break from school work rn! Thanks Samong!!
No problem! Study hard!
Outstanding! If more young people spent time doing this kind of thing , our country would not be in the mess it is!
Absolutely. They would have way more of a healthy respect for firearms
I agree with that
BS
@@mrferniehernandez If they refuse to grow up nothing ever will change.
And that very attitude is why our country is deteriorating btw.
Squirrel hunting is a great way to tune up for deer season . Looking forward to your up loads in the coming hunting season. Your up loads never disappoint , keep up the excellent work👍🏻👍🏻🙋🙋
Great videos Samong. I’m never disappointed in ANY of them. Always waiting for more of your contents every week. Keep them coming fam.
Glad you enjoy the videos! Really appreciate the continued support!
just wonder where those bullets ended up...... I use .17 HM2 or .22LR hollow points for squirrel, but im very careful of backdrop, those bullets end up somewhere and can go very far specially a 17 hmr.
Haha absolutely love when you said “that square is going nuts on them acorns “ 🤣🤣 made my day
😏 glad someone caught that 😂
@@SamongOutdoors you should know I be paying attention 🤘🏽🔥
I remember when we would shoot squirrel in SC when I was a kid. Used 22lr. Head/neck was the spot to get em. We'd soak them in baking soda and water overnight (helps take the gamey taste away), rinse them well and then deep fry them.
Once Mom forgot to rinse them, NEVER forget to rinse them. 😵
Best squirrel hunting advice i can give. Pretend you are hunting deer. Squirrels will find you 😂
Good job buddy welcome to the squirrel club you'll be chasing them from now on when it gets in your blood it stays lol
If you skin them while they're still warm, like peeling a banana , put tnem in bread bags to keep them clean. Enjoy!
You’re the man. Love all your videos can’t wait till you can make more and more!
I have never heard of your channel butI have really liked what I have seen so far.
In my opinion it’s hard to beat a pan of good squirrel gravy. A lot of young hunters get a start on these busy tails. They also make for good practice shooting. Thanks again Samong, gods speed and good hunting to ya and your family. 👍🇺🇸🥇🎥🎬
squirrel stew, man oh man. good stuff! love hunting them with a 22 lr.
Very nice, love the fact you do this with family, this is a dying way of life in our country and this white guy from Iowa appreciates you and yours keeping it alive.
So does this white guy in southeast Nebraska.
Great job for a first ever squirrel hunt! Very successful, awesome job hunting and filming!
That's a big grey squirrel, more akin to what we call fox squirrel here in Ohio. Using .22 cal, I always went with subsonic, much quiter and less likely to spook other potential game. Nice shooting, great camera work! 👍
When you find one squirrel you find 10! I’ll stick with my .22 the Ultimate squirrel rife!
Second squirrel “Gary, where you at homes?”
Hahaha
Brilliant yet again my friend !! Keep up the great work, love your enthusiasm for the outdoors and family.😎👍🏽
“Squirrel camp”I freaking love it!
Been a wild since I’ve had squirrels. This video is making me hungry.
Rewatching it made me hungry lol
Great job Samsung. Your production is very good and always getting better in quality. I enjoy this very much and would wager it is difficult to self film these episodes. I also favor your format of not putting in horrible loud guitar music like everyone else does. Natural sounds are much more soothing and appreciated. Good job on that. Your overall quality make you one of my favorite CZcams channels.
Catch cook and eat Squirrel ! Respect!! Hope it was good. Love to hunt, clean , cook and eat!
Finally an outdoor channel that knows how to cool squirrel! 👌
When u waved at the mosquito i laughed so hard. I know that feeling of trying to lens something and them damn bugs flying around ur ears
Brotha' ....Not Crying!!!! Squirrels BARK !!! lol
Ah, that's the word! Goes to show how much of a novice I am when it comes to squirrels lol.
Novice hunter here, but aren't all these shots skylined?
Best hunting videos I swear, good quality and a good talker. 😌😌
When I was a young man I hunted squirrels in the woods of Pennsylvania. While a shotgun is more safe I used a 22lr with open sights. Oh the good old days. Thanks Samong for great content.
Gray squirrel hunting was my favorite thing to do when I was younger and couldn’t hunt deer yet. Love the content and footage!
Great video. I started squirrel hunting in 1971. A great way to spend time in the woods before archery deer season.
You will learn their vocalizations with time. 👍
That's about the same time I started hunting them in Healdsburg, Ca...in the huge oak trees!
Yeah, I totally need to start learning their vocalizations. I feel so deaf out there not knowing what is a squirrel lol.
I like your videos son, u r a good young man. U spent your spare times to enjoy natures and your quality times with school and work. And u got good details on your videos as well. U had done well son..
How do you get a squirrel hunting license in California
Didn't know we had a squirrel season.great job.good luck all season.chet
Agreed, your on point with Your videos every year getting better man. Hope you have some elk hunts coming up. Awesome squirrel stew!
Best thing for your deer hunter when you go squirrel hunting scout for deer
I enjoy watching this video very much I like when you do the out of ordinary. So keep them coming and I will always keep watching them.
Those western grays seem huge compared to eastern grays. I've been trying to find info on western squirrel hunting, this video was very informative! Seems worth the trip from KY 🐕
They are HUGE!! It’s been a while.. but I’m definitely taking my son out this year
1 key advice is if they moving on the ground none stop, whistle at them! any noise they will Pause and listen give you a split second for you to take your shot or just get up tree them! They will come back out once
Gotta make the Laab next time with sticky rice and my favorite deep fried (cut in small pieces) then season with tamarind powder
Very nice production and entertaining. Keep it up brother
How between many yards were you taking those squirrels. I can get within a dime size accuracy with a pump up air gun at 40 yards.
That squirrel soup is fire never gets old got me drooling keep up the work more vids on squirrel hunting
I've been hunting squirrels for decades. Gray squirrels are runners. You need to see them first cuz when they see you, they will run and won't stop for you to get a clear shot. This is why some people prefer shotguns. You can chase them onto trees like you did but it's best if you have 2 or more people cuz when on a tree, when you move to one side, it hears you and will move to the other side. They also hug the branch so it's very hard to spot them. When you can't see them no matter how hard you look, you can shoot at a random branch to scare it to move so you know it's location. Fox squirrels on the other hand, when they see you, they'd freeze thinking that if they don't move, you won't see them. This makes fox squirrels easy targets. Plus, fox squirrels are larger than gray squirrels so they're easier targets. I used to use shotguns but as you mentioned, you'll be eating pellets. So I now use a .22 rifle. Squirrels have very good hearing so if you make a sound, like stepping on leaves, even if it hasn't seen you, it gets suspicious and will avoid that area. When stalking squirrels, use the wind to your advantage cuz it masks the sound you make. When the wind blows, you move. When the wind stops, you stop and listen. The downside is the wind can also prevent you from hearing the squirrels. There are squirrel calls you can buy but I found that the squirrels calls at the store are pretty much useless. If anything, it only scares off the squirrels. But 1 of my uncles made his own squirrel call and it works like magic. We tested it on city squirrels and they'd run to us like a mother squirrel to a baby squirrel cuz it sounds like a baby squirrel crying. The uncle also uses lemongrass, he peels of the leaves and use the soft, thin part of the leaf, put it between his thumbs and blow on it to make a sound. It works for him but when I tried it, it didn't work... maybe there's a subtle difference in the sound. I used to like the taste of squirrel meat but lately, I don't eat it anymore cuz of the thoughts of parasites (bot fly larvae) and most of all, the cleaning and cooking... it's not easy to clean a squirrel. It also has a very strong smell that stays on your hands for days.
Great video!! Greetings from Redmond Oregon.. watching your videos and hopefully going on my first squirrel hunt
My dog pilot locates and retrieves the squirrels for me. He lives to hunt. We get a few a week. My best was 15 in one week out by my chicken coops. Pilot is the best Jack Russell that ever lived. Happy hunting
Wow , big Grays...3 of those in a slo cooker with taters, onion carrots celery and a nice gravy...thats livin!
Been waiting for a squirrel hunt video. Nice! Keep on shooting straight!
Samong, the best hotspots is look for waterhole and go wait under the big trees their playground so you don’t have to walk back and forth
Very nice! Is that a Savage B17? Get yourself a good little Squirrel call or two rocks and bang them together. Great video
I was deer hunting one cold, calm morning, sitting under a tree and just watching the woods.. got bored/ cold and decided to pour myself a cup of coffee from my thermos... within 3 minutes i had squirrels running all around me! Might have been coincidence, but I think the smell attracted them..
The detail and production in his videos is among the best on CZcams for sure. He is awesome! I see even bigger things in his future!
Up here in metro Vancouver BC they are everywhere. But it seems the farther out side the city area you go into the woods we see not so many mostly little chipmunks,
Best squirrel hunting video I have seen ever. Keep it up.
Samong you should make a separate series call "The closest Call during hunting" or like Dangerous experiences while hunting or even the most creepy hunting experience. I think you fans would enjoy it.
thank you
i watched a few of your videos and i subscribed right away, great entertainment and i’ve learned a lot just from watching and listening to you. thanks man! 👍🏼
Man I love squirrel. Enjoy! Thanks for the vid
What made you choose .17 HMR over .22lr? I've wanted one but with money and ammo the way it is, I went with .22
Man them are good times that you will remember the rest of your life,,love your video
Great work brother! Watching your video is hyping me up for MN opener this weekend. Can't wait for squirrel soup! My favorite season of the year!
Sad to hear you can’t use fmj because it’s best for squirrels 🐿 when you using a 17hmr don’t want to blow the meat up. But you try like you said to make head neck shots but it’s gonna be messy.
Who knew squirrel 🐿 hunting could be so exciting lol 😂 i kinda wanna go now.
I have watched every squirrel hunting video on CZcams, and this is one of the best. Liked subbed
Excellent work! Getting those tree chickens. 🌲 🐓
I really appreciate and enjoy the way you present your videos, professional and first class quality. Please keep the videos coming and I'll be a subscriber for life. !!!
Good location and shooting. Looking forward to see more of your squirrel hunting vdo.
Congratulations on joining the squirrel hunting community. Great practice for deer hunting, same tactics are useful. Looks like a nice outfit for hunting. You should have a good many years of this outdoor activity ahead for you.
Is that Central or Eastern Oregon? We saw some Western Gray Squirrel in Eastern Washington but found out it wasn't legal, but would like to hunt them in Oregon.
If you want to see what it feels like to be a kid in a penny candy store with a dollar in his pocket pick up a 22. 17 hmr or 22 wmr and go to a good squirrel.woods. There is NOTHING I LOVE MORE than to be alone on a beautiful fall day in a red or white oak woods grazed by cattle. They're as delicious as they are fun to hunt.
We need more of this content samong! Great Video !
Man, you make squirrel hunting look like turkey hunting. The squirrels around me don't care about noise one bit. At least they don't run away when they hear noise, they all band together about ten feet high in the trees and stand still for me.
Great job waiting patiently, I find that patience as well as getting off the ground and elevated in a stand has the most success for me or some reason. Great hunt!
My dad does that squirrel call too :D
I love your channel, i enjoy watching every single one of your videos . Keep up the good work 👏.
Watched a sow and her two Cubs walk pass me and my hunting partner at about 80yards 2 weeks ago on a steep clear cut.. pretty cool.
What kind of choke would you recommend using on a 20 gauge shotgun for squirrels?
Hey, buddy Squirrel do not - CRY - its_ CALL -.
What are you shooting (caliber)
Bro your channel is growing! Thank you for the new content
Wait your only allowed to shoot the grey one 😂😂 that’s good to know if I ever see a game warden
How many yards were you from them? Curious!
I came to say where you been Samong. We need more videos. Plz? XD
Thanks for checking up on me! I've just been hunting and haven't been able to edit for awhile. Videos should resume next week!
@@SamongOutdoors Can't wait! I'll be rewatching the old videos over again.
What are yki shooting. Witj a 17 hmr
Interesting to watch... I'd use the 20gr projectiles with the .17 HMR so they wouldn't damage as much meat and also stick with head shots, or switch to a .22 LR. But, you did a good job! I don't want to know your specific spot but were you south of Eugene? West or east side of Cascades? I also live in WA in the Seattle area, but drove down to Arkansas this year to hunt squirrels in the Ozarks.
Love squirrel! I use a .22 rimfire and a Gamo .22 pellet air rifle. All depends on how dense the timber is.
Awesome content as always brother! Love the videos, keep them coming!
Thanks for taking us along......really enjoyed it......those forest fires look devastating I hope those mountains can reseed to there natural state again.
Thanks for joining me! Lots of new growth making their way back after the burn! Should make great habitat in a few years.
My uncle used to eat squirrel brains and scrambled eggs for breakfast... Nice hunt 👍
If I was to drive by that camp site I would have thought it was a party going for big game lol. But anyways, good going chasing after western gray squirrels and showing how it is done in southern Oregon.
Hey
I am from dubi and a I enjoyed watching your videos
were you in the cave junction area?
nice to see young people hunting, cheers from indonesia
For squirrel and 17 hmr I would use a soft point over a vmax style bullet. The varmint bullets just seem to destructive when I have used them on ground squirrels. If it were legal a fmj would be better to preserve meat. 22lr or shotgun was my choice when I lived back east. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I’m curious as to what part of Oregon this is.
Been pretty cool to watch your channel grow like it has. Keep up the good work Mr! 👍🏻