if i want to catch the squirrel from a tree i always gather branches and start throwing... worked everytime. Might need to collect the missed ones and throw again...The question wasn't how to catch the squirrel, but how to use the ritual that (supposedly) makes it easier. Ritual or not, you'd still have to use some kind of missiles to get it to fall down to the ground (although I haven't tried to use the ritual and then climb the tree, but expect that not to work). I use rocks rather than branches, but you can probably use anything that can be thrown or fired.