Squirrel Hunting 101

Hi All! Betty here again. It's been a while since my last post, but I thought maybe you all could benefit from my squirrel hunting experience. I have outlined a few simple tips to help you hunt your very own squirrels at home. First off - make sure you are familiar with your prey. These guys are sneaky little devils (and evil to the core!).

Next - make sure you have plenty of back up. Today, I have Frank and Robin as my assistants.

It's always helpful to make sure you have someone taller to reach Mister Squirrel (this is where Robin comes in):

You will need to keep an eye on your assistants at all times - Frank obviously has a tendency to get easily distracted (shiny object, butterfly, etc...). Here you see him staring at... well... the corner of the deck:

You will also want to allow breaks for you assistants:

Make sure that you have the tree

surrounded at all times:

Now, I like to start off with an "innocent invitation" of play to Mister Squirrel:

Sometimes it doesn't even hurt to give the tree a little shove (you know, to shake things up a bit):

I do like to get as close as possible to Mister Squirrel as I can:

Sometimes it helps if you levitate:
Now, this is very important - you will want to ignore the paparazzi as much as possible. They are very distracting and your in-attention may allow Mister Squirrel to escape!
Sometimes it helps to feign dis-interest (as Frank is demonstrating - like I said - the kid is easily distracted!):
If all else fails, an imploring look to mom "please get me the squirrel!!" might do the trick! Good luck in your squirrel hunting!!