Squirrel Hunting Area

My favorite time to go is after all the leaves are off the trees. You can see way better and get better shots. Not much better than watching bushy tails shaking branches on a still morning.

I would just go scout a couple trees, find some that are dropping good and go sit there. No need to make big rounds, let them come to you. May not get a bunch, but enough to keep your kids entertained and wanting to go back. And you won't be tromping through the woods pissing off every deer hunter around.

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Bow hunters tend to be a little more careful than gun hunters. When is the last time you heard about someone accidentally shot by a bow, being mistaken for game?

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Guess I should have been more specific in my comment, but since you brought it up. You're absolutely right, shot placement with an arrow is critical, so I doubt a bow hunter is shooting at moving bushes, etc.

The Federal lands, NWRs, tend to be much more restrictive than State public lands. Most of the NWRs are bowhunting only, except for a few weekends of gun hunting. Maybe try one of those. Some require a permit, like Lac Ophelia, Bayou Cocodrie.

I squirrel hunt in Kisatchie NF in October, but once deer gun season opens, I try not to go in there w/o orange.