Shotguns are also great tools for shooting small game, especially if you are driving the animals or hunting over dogs. Shotguns make shooting a moving target much easier. Smaller gauges also work well. In most states, shotguns are the only legal means for taking pheasants. Choose birdshot for small game. For the bigger animals, choose shot sizes 5 or 4. If you are hunting a mixed bag, 5 or 6 shot size are a good choice.
Most modern shotguns have screw-in choke tubes that lets you pick which choke to use. For most small game hunting, modified choke is the best choice. It is ideal for shots between 30 and 40 yards. If you are hunting in heavy cover, a more open choke like skeet or improved cylinder is better. If you are hunting especially skittish game and facing shots at 50 yards, get a full choke. The best small game species to target for eating are rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, and groundhogs.
These animals are all big enough to make a meal and can be quite tasty if handled right. They are also all widely distributed. No matter where you live, chances are that you can hunt at least two or three of these species. There are several species of cottontail rabbits to be found, plus two types of jackrabbit and snowshoe hares. All the species have similar habits and can be found in the same kind of cover.
All American rabbits live above ground. They prefer thick brush for concealment and protection, but like to forage in more open areas. Look for rabbits where brush meets meadow or farm field. Rabbits are most active at dawn and dusk. At those times, they come out of cover to forage. Rabbits eat tender grasses, clover, many types of broadleaf weeds, and fresh buds on trees or shrubs. If you are using spot and stalk, still hunting, or shooting from a stand, take up a position where lush vegetation meets thick brush or brambles.
That is where you will find rabbits. If you are driving rabbits or using dogs, you can find rabbits hiding in brush during the day. When you are looking for cover that holds rabbits, target the thickest stuff you can find. The harder the cover is for you to walk through, the more rabbits like it. That is part of why beagles are popular for rabbit hunting — a small beagle can fit into rabbit cover better than a big dog can.
Pro tip: when looking for rabbits, try to spot the shiny black eyes. Rabbits fur is an effective camouflage, but the eyes stand out in the thickest over.
Pheasants prefer brushy or marshy ground adjacent to grain fields. Small ditches, overgrown fence rows, and other areas with high vegetation are good cover for nesting and resting. Grain spilled during the harvest is good feed for pheasants. Pro tip: keep your ears open when pheasant hunting in heavy cover. There are two main types of squirrel found in America. Gray squirrels have gray fur with a white belly, while fox squirrels are grey with yellowish trim.
Both species favor hardwood forests. Squirrels can be found by targeting whatever tree species are producing at the time of the hunt. Everyone knows squirrels like nuts, and hunting around nut trees like oaks, hickories, and walnuts in the fall is a great strategy.
In the spring and summer, squirrels like fruit and berries. Running a squirrel dog through whatever trees are bearing is a surefire way to find squirrels.
You can also successfully still-hunt or spot and stalk for squirrels. Pro tip: squirrels are noisy. You can often detect them first with your ears. Listen for barking or chattering. You an also hear them drop pieces of nut and shell out of trees as they eat! Both use trees as dens and escape routes, but both forage on the ground. These two species are omnivores that will eat anything that they can get a hold of. Because of this, the flavor of the meat can change a lot depending on what they are eating.
Tradition holds that the best eating for raccoons or opossums comes in the fall. Good places to look for raccoons and opossums include along river or creek banks; near fruit or nut trees; and near trash dumps or other sources of human food. These species are nocturnal, so you will have the best chance of encountering them at night. Spotlighting if legal is a good way to find both species. Opossums will reflexively play dead if a hunter gets too close.
Because of this, it is possible to catch opossums and bring them home in a sack. Many old time opossum hunters would bring the opossums home and keep them in a cage for a couple of weeks while feeding clean feed.
This was thought to improve the flavor of the opossum. They are aggressive and ill-tempered when cornered. Grabbing a raccoon is a surefire way to get stitches on your hand. Pro tip: both raccoons and opossums use hollow trees as dens.
Also called woodchucks, groundhogs are actually a large species of short-tailed squirrel. They live in burrows and are quick to dive underground when threatened. Like rabbits, groundhogs like to live on the edge of lush green pastures. You can locate groundhog burrows during the day, then come back at dawn or dusk to hunt them.
Stand hunting or spot and stalk are the best tactics for groundhogs. Locate a groundhog burrow and watch it closely at dawn or dusk. When the groundhog comes out, try to shoot it in the head. Groundhogs are tough enough to take a fatal wound but dive underground before expiring.
Pro tip: groundhogs love to live near barns and other outbuildings. You can often spot them by hiding in the woods and looking back toward farm buildings. Before you head into the woods searching for small game, you will need to get the right hunting gear together. At a minimum, you need comfortable shoes, sturdy clothes, and some kind of knife.
However, using equipment picked for small game hunting will make your expedition more comfortable. When gearing up to hunt small game, start at the bottom with good boots.
Comfortable, waterproof hiking boots are a good choice for most kinds of hunting. They will keep your feet dry, give you good footing through all kinds of terrain, and offer some protection from brush.
If you are hunting pheasants, marsh rabbits, or any kind of night hunt, opt for rubber boots. Pheasants and marsh rabbits live in areas where pools of water are plentiful. Hiking boots offer some protection from moisture, but good rubber boots are better for these extra-wet environments. Some raccoon hunters even wear rubber hip waders to allow them to ford creeks in the dark. The minimum you need for small game hunting is heavy jeans, not shorts.
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