What should i take squirrel hunting ? i walk about 10 miles.?

What should i take squirrel hunting .... on a good day i walk about 10miles ... i need to know what i need to take i wanna pack light ...


right now i take .....(LOOK BELOW)





GUN: Ruger 10/22 , and a S%26amp;W Shoutgun





GEAR: A back pack with (FOOD,A vid cam. ,Water,a lighter,A first ade kit,and extra AMMO..22lr.,and 12 g.)





CLOTHS: A camo shirt , Camo JEANS , a pair of water proof boots , And a squirrel hunting vest..





AMMO: A Hand full of .22lr bullets and 1 box of shotgun shells








Can u guys help me i wanna pack light a and wat things do i realy need to takeWhat should i take squirrel hunting ? i walk about 10 miles.?
Carrying two long guns is one problem. If I were you, I'd choose whether I wanted to hunt with a rifle or a shotgun and then take just that one gun. I'd choose the .22 for Fox squirrels and the shotgun for gray squirrels.





If you want or need to carry some food, try packing MREs or some of the freeze dried foods. That will lighten your load considerably over carrying anything that comes in cans.





Do not cut yourself short on water when trying to lighten your load. You will need plenty of water when covering 10 miles in the woods. You won't lighten your load but you can adjust how you carry it by buying one of the ';camel back'; hydration systems. Cabela's is having a killer sale on them right now (a $99 model selling for $33).





Your clothing seems to be appropriate and I would change nothing if that suits your climate where you hunt. Make sure that your shoes/boots are comfortable for the kind of walking you are doing. I might recommend that you carry a couple of the disposable rain ponchos. They are extremely light and add very little to the weight of your pack. They are indispensable if it starts to rain. They can also make an emergency shelter if necessary. I like to tuck one of the disposable ';space blankets'; into my day pack. I once got caught by an unexpected temperature drop as a front went through. The temperature quickly dropped about 20 degrees and I wasn't prepared for it. I thought I would freeze by the time I got back to the car. Now I have a space blanket in my pack. It, too, is very light weight and, in its original package, takes up almost no room in my pack. If I ever have to use it, I will just throw it away after I am through with it and replace it.





You are correct in having a first aid kit and a butane lighter with you. Both are important and are light and take up very little room in your pack.





In an oveall evaluation of your pack, I'd recommend chooing only one gun to carry, get rid of any canned food and replace it with an MRE and add a disposable rain poncho and disposable space blanket. and you are ready for a day of hunting Mr. Bushytail. Oh, don't forget a map, of the area, a compass and, if you have room, a GPS. Don't want to get lost. An unexpected night in the woods sucks.





Good luck, good hunting and screw the bunny huggers.What should i take squirrel hunting ? i walk about 10 miles.?
Shout gun? I wouldn't point that out but it's rather funny to me.





Any way, I would say you are set, you probably won't need a spell check while hunting, but maybe while at home. Although I might suggest either ditch the boots for some over boots and wear something like hiking boots, or go with hiking boots and your water proof boots. Your feet will thank you after 10 miles.





Also, bring something to actually put the squirrels in, and something for trash (from the food, and pick up your spent shells please). I wouldn't toss a dead squirrel in a backpack with a video camera, water, food, first aid kit.... but that's just me.
- the 10/22 for the gun.


- your good with the pack, that's probably half the weight I carry.


- your good with most of the clothes, but use some wool or polyester pants instead of jeans, jeans are heavy, you'll notice the difference.


- your good with ammo, but I personally take more ammo, you never know what could happen, you could get lost or see a lot of squirrels?
If you can shed a gun I'd ditch the shotgun, or better yet, You just found the prefect excuse to buy an over/under 22/410. I love buying new guns! Lose all your clothes but a pair of xtra socks. wear your camo out and sling a locator call, a pair of nickels rubing together works well and is light. I prefer to sit a bit more than you do (three miles max) but make sure you dont overlook good sign while your trying to break records. I reported the stupid *** that gasped. Oops 5 misspellings!!
also a knife, cell phone, mini flash light w/extra batteries... 10 miles is a long ways to walk in the woods... If your woods are that large, you could get lost or not make it back before dark. You should really only need one gun, take your pick.
That sounds good. I don't know bout the guns tho u probably shouldn't take your shot gun. If your going to eat them than something small but if your not eating them id use a 22
Take someone else with you to hold all this.
A Car.
A map and a compass (and gps if you have)
scratch the rifle
10 miles is good for ya! Just make sure you have good boots. I wore a pedometer awhile in Iraq and was doing 15 miles on a pretty normal day in the summer, with full combat load and body armor. Okay, so it was flat... really flat.





Seriously though, you might consider dropping one of the guns or swapping the 10/22 for a Mark II or III pistol. The vid cam might be replaced with a digital camera with recording ability, and maybe an extra memory card if you take lots of footage.





Don't forget a good hat and a squirrel chirper to get them talking if they're not helping...it can cut down wasted mileage.
ditch the shotgun, if you fired that 1st, the blast would be deafening and scare all the other animals away, 2nd, its big and heavy.





good choice for the 10/22. you can buy 2-3 Butler Creek 25 rd magazines and then you won't need to bring extra loose ammo. If you bring extra ammo anyways, if you can, buy one of those small 50rd paper boxed cartridges. If you really pack the ammo in, you can put about 70rds in the 50rd box. Very tiny and plenty of extra ammo.





for gear, if you get a new point and shoot camera with video capability they're generally lighter and smaller. a 2 GB card will give you about 2 hour's worth of recording time. I have a Samsung L100, cost $109 very small (pocket size), features video (320 or 640 pix) and digital pictures up to 8 MP. If you have the extra money it would be a good and lighter alternative to a vid cam.


Food: You can bring a MRE (mil surp) they are complete and hearty meals, in a easy open plastic package and comes with everything you need including a meal heater. They're a bit bulky in size, but light (less than 1.5 lbs). For a 10 mile hike you may want to bring 2 MREs. Its possible to reduce the bulkiness if you buy 2 MREs and open them both, remove whatever packets you don't like and the rest you can tightly pack in you backpack using as little space as possible.


The first aid kit is a very good idea. Make sure it has a couple light sticks in it, in case you got injured and temporarily unable to move for the night.


A compass would be nice gear to bring (a decent one, not the crap you get for under 5 dollars)





I like the idea of waterproof boots.





for the lighter don't bring a PZ one, if they get wet they won't work. If you plan to have a fire bring some fire starting sticks. saves effort and time.





you would want to bring a knife of some sort, or a multitool/Swiss army type knife. You never know when you need it.





water is an important item to bring along, I'm not sure how much you need, depending on how much you drink a day doing that kind of activity. To save space, its easier to bring one or two big 2L bottle than a bunch of regular .5L water bottles. Generally cheaper too.
Shotgun for sure though that may not be everyone's choice.


The waterproof boots are a plus.


Carrying water is okay if you drink a lot but I would also carry a couple of energy drinks (Amp works fine for me) and a couple of sandwiches. You really need to recharge with food and energy drink. I just put it over in my squirrel bag in a zip lock baggie. 10 miles is a long ways to haul a lot around. I would go as light as possible. Also carry a aerial view map of the area so as you find deer scrapes you can mark the general area and be prepared when deer season rolls around.





Don't forget a radio or cell phone. Never know what could happen.
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*gasp* squirrels don't deserve to die. what if someone came to ur environment, saw you, and tried to shoot you???