I shot my first squirrel today

[Mount Sweetness]

I love me some squirrel too. Season starts soon down here, looking forward to getting the niece and nephew out with the .22

[JamesK]

I hunted squirrels for years and loved every moment of it. I think it has a flavor all to its own an a tender flesh that can be quickly over cooked. Think they headed for the cities for they are over whelmed with them while the woods have very few. Enjoy your time hunting them

[greatwhite]

Congrats on the squirrel. I don' think I have seen anything of size around here or any of the places I hunt.

[Hunter John]

MMMmmm Limb chicken..enjoy

[GoldenLakePete]

Wont be long Pete. There are greys hanging around in places they simply shouldnt be. I think some came up with the cottagers to a local lake as the surrounding hardwoods are full of them.

I saw a dead one on the highway in Deacon the other day. Maybe they're moving in. Previously I'd never seen one west of Eganville.

[JoshG777]

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Good shooting dude. Welcome to the tree rat slayer club. LOL

Found some good public spots with fair numbers of squirrels, so have been out after them the past several Saturdays. Have always gotten at least one, and limited out last Saturday. It's a good way to get out the in woods, do some scouting for future other hunting opportunities, and practice your skills on what's usually a pretty challenging game animal in the wild (as opposed to when you see them all over the place running around with impunity around your neighborhood)--plus they make damn good eating any number of ways. Taking a snap shot at an about two-inch diameter target (squirrel head/neck area) offhand at 25-35 yards with a .22LR is good real-life shooting practice (I think it's also the way to go if you want to get the most and best from a squirrel meat-wise).

Also have gotten close to a couple grouse (but no good shot oppportunity), saw a bunch of turkey sign and jumped at least one for sure, lots of deer sign also and jumped at least half a dozen, including a couple big does, a smallish 4pt (I walked up on it really close--like 5-10 yards--moist ground and downwind and it didn't see me but walked halfway around me until it got my scent and took off), and good sized what looked to be 6pt buck.

[dog12008]

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Good shooting dude. Welcome to the tree rat slayer club. LOL

Found some good public spots with fair numbers of squirrels, so have been out after them the past several Saturdays. Have always gotten at least one, and limited out last Saturday. It's a good way to get out the in woods, do some scouting for future other hunting opportunities, and practice your skills on what's usually a pretty challenging game animal in the wild (as opposed to when you see them all over the place running around with impunity around your neighborhood)--plus they make damn good eating any number of ways. Taking a snap shot at an about two-inch diameter target (squirrel head/neck area) offhand at 25-35 yards with a .22LR is good real-life shooting practice (I think it's also the way to go if you want to get the most and best from a squirrel meat-wise).

Also have gotten close to a couple grouse (but no good shot oppportunity), saw a bunch of turkey sign and jumped at least one for sure, lots of deer sign also and jumped at least half a dozen, including a couple big does, a smallish 4pt (I walked up on it really close--like 5-10 yards--moist ground and downwind and it didn't see me but walked halfway around me until it got my scent and took off), and good sized what looked to be 6pt buck.

Thanks and great shooting nice squirrels you got

[Hunter John]

Red headed squirrels . doesn't get any better than that.

[chris1395]

Good job. I skin mine out as soon as I shoot them and they peel pretty easy, otherwise if you let them cool down it's near impossible. I remember hunting with my grandpa and skinning out the cold squirrels was always a two person job, me as the holder and him as the cutter, and more than once his jacknife would slip and get a piece of me!

[Snowwalker]

Red headed squirrels . doesn't get any better than that.

Red headed women beat red headed squirrels...any day.