Hey guys,
I'm new to hunting and I've been trying to do it right. I've been scouting many locations for small game like rabbit and squirrel to begin hunting and I've struck out for months now. I know it's called hunting for a reason, nothing guaranteed but this noob is starting to think he will never find anything. The locations I have scoped out did have very old signs of small game but nothing close to recent nor have I seen a single animal with my own eyes. I get to the location 1-2 hours before sun size, see game as I'm driving but never once after I get out of the car. I'm not looking for a hand out on a honey hole for your deer, hog or bigger game, I'd just like to start small with squirrel, rabbit or a coyote would be amazing. Tips on hunting these small animals, locations, someone to tag along to help show me what I'm doing wrong, anything to help me continue to hunt.
A little back ground on me, I'm from North County San Diego. I've been shooting a bow for 3 years, 2 years ago I decided I wanted to hunt. I saved my pennies, bought a hunt worthy bow last year and spent this last year upgrading it, tuning it and getting to a point where I feel my shot is consistent enough to make an ethical kill. I hunt with my Dad who has experience in hunting but it's been 30 years since he was really involved in hunting so things have changed. I think I've set reasonable goals for hunting... put in the work, start small, and you will be rewarded greatly. So far I've put in the work (at least I think I have) but no reward yet.
Any help for this noob would be appreciated. Send me a PM if you would like and I can go over the spots I've looked at or if anyone is to be so kind that they have a location suggestion PM would be great.
Thank you!
Travis
I'm new to hunting and I've been trying to do it right. I've been scouting many locations for small game like rabbit and squirrel to begin hunting and I've struck out for months now. I know it's called hunting for a reason, nothing guaranteed but this noob is starting to think he will never find anything. The locations I have scoped out did have very old signs of small game but nothing close to recent nor have I seen a single animal with my own eyes. I get to the location 1-2 hours before sun size, see game as I'm driving but never once after I get out of the car. I'm not looking for a hand out on a honey hole for your deer, hog or bigger game, I'd just like to start small with squirrel, rabbit or a coyote would be amazing. Tips on hunting these small animals, locations, someone to tag along to help show me what I'm doing wrong, anything to help me continue to hunt.
A little back ground on me, I'm from North County San Diego. I've been shooting a bow for 3 years, 2 years ago I decided I wanted to hunt. I saved my pennies, bought a hunt worthy bow last year and spent this last year upgrading it, tuning it and getting to a point where I feel my shot is consistent enough to make an ethical kill. I hunt with my Dad who has experience in hunting but it's been 30 years since he was really involved in hunting so things have changed. I think I've set reasonable goals for hunting... put in the work, start small, and you will be rewarded greatly. So far I've put in the work (at least I think I have) but no reward yet.
Any help for this noob would be appreciated. Send me a PM if you would like and I can go over the spots I've looked at or if anyone is to be so kind that they have a location suggestion PM would be great.
Thank you!
Travis