Squirrel Hunting

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October 19th, 2019, 12:37 PM
canadaman30

This time of year, any standing corn fields, with hardwoods close by.
October 19th, 2019, 03:23 PM
punkrockerpj

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Originally Posted by js4fn

look for bunch of leaves in a maple. You found a nest pump couple shell into it just before dark 2-3 squirrels will fall

sounds like a gambling game to me! pump a shell blindly and hope for the best, and every once in a while WIN BIG!!!! :P
October 19th, 2019, 03:32 PM
ben1983

i got out around 7 this morning and did some walking. i ended up sitting down about 30 feet away from a big ol' maple tree and a squirrel came bounding up a fallen rail fence. pretty sure i got him in the face with the first shot because he tried to hop off but was having a hard time by the looks of it and he ended up going about ten feet up a tree. apparently squirrels are pretty tough because i had shot him 3 times by the looks of it. i had panicked a little when i saw him take off from the first shot but i didn't see the missing eyeball until after he fell out of the tree. i'm guessing i could have just waited it out but i'd rather not lose him in a tree
October 19th, 2019, 03:35 PM
rossh

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

An excellent setup. Is your Rifle a Springer or a PCP? Shooting a Spring/Piston Air Rifle takes Practice, because of the double recoil.

Crossman Nitro Piston .22
Got 2 squirrels with it today head shots 33 yds
October 19th, 2019, 04:27 PM
js4fn

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Originally Posted by punkrockerpj

sounds like a gambling game to me! pump a shell blindly and hope for the best, and every once in a while WIN BIG!!!! :P

When squirrels are chewing your sap lines yup
October 19th, 2019, 05:14 PM
Snowwalker

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Originally Posted by ben1983

i got out around 7 this morning and did some walking. i ended up sitting down about 30 feet away from a big ol' maple tree and a squirrel came bounding up a fallen rail fence. pretty sure i got him in the face with the first shot because he tried to hop off but was having a hard time by the looks of it and he ended up going about ten feet up a tree. apparently squirrels are pretty tough because i had shot him 3 times by the looks of it. i had panicked a little when i saw him take off from the first shot but i didn't see the missing eyeball until after he fell out of the tree. i'm guessing i could have just waited it out but i'd rather not lose him in a tree

Gravity is your friend.. if they go up. They most time come down, just not gracefully.
October 19th, 2019, 05:59 PM
punkrockerpj

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Originally Posted by js4fn

When squirrels are chewing your sap lines yup

first squirrel I shot at was on top of a sap line. hit the sapline and he just about crapped his pants. sheepishly I apologized to the landowner and offered to make amends...
October 19th, 2019, 06:08 PM
ben1983

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

Gravity is your friend.. if they go up. They most time come down, just not gracefully.

it's kind of a satisfying thud. a few more and i can make a nice stew
October 19th, 2019, 08:13 PM
Snowwalker

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Originally Posted by ben1983

it's kind of a satisfying thud. a few more and i can make a nice stew

Takes less fox and grey squirrels to make stew, then the red ones. Out west you can shoot all the red squirrels you want but it takes a pile to make a meal for one person. Try feeding five or six guys..:whacked:
October 20th, 2019, 07:21 PM
trky chsr

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Originally Posted by js4fn

look for bunch of leaves in a maple. You found a nest pump couple shell into it just before dark 2-3 squirrels will fall

I hope you're joking. That's the dumbest and most unethical thing I've read. So if they don't fall out you've killed a "few" squirrels that will rot in the nest, nice. TC

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