Species

Squirrel

Mast-driven; calm, quiet mornings when the hickories and oaks are dropping. Here’s the behavior the score is built on.

How it behaves

Follows the food, most active when the hickories and oaks are dropping their nuts.

Less tied to fronts than most game.

Wind drowns out gobbles and makes birds nervous, so calm mornings are best.

Forest, fields, and the edge between them: the ground public wildlife areas and forests are ranked on.

Mild-weather comfort. Happiest in the crisp early and late stretches, not the temperature extremes.