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October 19th, 2019, 12:37 PM
#11
Has too much time on their hands
This time of year, any standing corn fields, with hardwoods close by.
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October 19th, 2019 12:37 PM
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October 19th, 2019, 03:23 PM
#12
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
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October 19th, 2019, 03:32 PM
#13
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
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October 19th, 2019, 03:35 PM
#14
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
Last edited by rossh; October 19th, 2019 at 04:12 PM.
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October 19th, 2019, 04:27 PM
#15
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
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October 19th, 2019, 05:14 PM
#16
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.
Take the warning labels off. Darwin will solve the problem.
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October 19th, 2019, 05:59 PM
#17
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...
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October 19th, 2019, 06:08 PM
#18
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
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October 19th, 2019, 08:13 PM
#19
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..
Take the warning labels off. Darwin will solve the problem.
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October 20th, 2019, 07:21 PM
#20
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