Squirrel '09

[bowhunter_1978]

Who here is gonna pop some tree rats this Saturday? I know I am

 

[HICKMAN]

oh crap, it IS that time of year already, isn't it!

 

[PappyD]

too hot, too many skeeters....wait a while 'till they start cuttin' on hickory!

Oh ya, fried grey squirrel with squirrel gravy...

...wait...I think it was squirrel on them little skewers at lunch today at China Buffet...

 

[SC_Shooter]

I'm letting them think everything is ok for now...until they start cutting. Then it's lights out for a bunch of them who will find that living in my freezer is just fine. I've got the ghille ready!

After all, that Squirrel Stalker name came from somewhere you know.

 

[Joe Williams]

Still trying to figure out a place to hunt. Reckon it'll be Racoon SRA, but I'd love to find some farmers with a place it would actually be safe to shoot who would let us hunt!

 

[FordMan08]

wait a while 'till they start cuttin' on hickory!

They are already cuttin, hickory nuts and black walnuts are mature enough to provide food for squirrels at mid-August, many other forms of mast are not well enough developed until later. This is especially true of beechnuts and many of the oaks. So put on some skeeter dope and drop em now.

 

[Wabatuckian]

You know, it's illegal to bait deer, but how about squirrel?

I could just shoot 'em off my bird feeder

But yep, I'll be out. If not Saturday, then Monday.

Josh <><

 

[PointBlank]

...wait...I think it was squirrel on them little skewers at lunch today at China Buffet...

I love them things!!! I always figured they were rat or something though.

 

[doglb]

The countdown has begun, to bad I work Saturday! Oh well, Monday it is!
Happy squirrel hunting!

 

[huntall50]

I was hoping to take my son so he could bag his first squirrel but dropping my daughter off at Prudue on Saturday. We will be out there soon though.

 

[Joe Williams]

Going through my Indiana hunting digest, I can't find anything that disallows hunting on Sundays. Is it legal here? Surely hope so, since I'll soon start working Saturday afternoons, and Sunday will be the only full day I can spend in the field with my boy and wife. It's my first season hunting in Indiana, and I've not found all the rules yet.

 

[FordMan08]

You can hunt on sundays.

 

[FordMan08]

[SIZE=-1]In the early days of America, so-called blue laws restricted many activities on Sunday. In recent years, however, state governments have recognized that the people`s right to choose for themselves what they do, or don`t do, on Sunday is more consistent with America`s founding principals. Present day bans on Sunday hunting are the last holdouts of these blue laws, and hunters are questioning why they are being treated differently from their fellow citizens.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]The majority of hunters will agree that the biggest obstacle to hunting, and the biggest obstacle to recruiting new hunters, is lack of access and opportunity to hunt. By restricting Sunday hunting, states are not only limiting opportunities for today`s hunters but are making it harder to recruit new hunters to carry on our proud heritage. Anti-hunting groups understand this, that`s why they oppose lifting Sunday hunting bans--they don`t want a new generation of hunters to enter the field. This opposition to Sunday hunting is in fact opposition to the future of hunting itself.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Restrictions on Sunday hunting treat hunters as second-class citizens. Other outdoor activities are allowed on Sunday, including fishing, hiking and golf. By restricting hunting and not other activities, state governments are sending a not so subtle message to hunters and non-hunters alike that there is something wrong with hunting, that it isn`t as legitimate an activity. This message ignores the fact that hunters contribute billions of dollars to the benefit of wildlife, both through license fees and excise taxes paid on firearms and ammunition.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]There are compelling reasons why Sunday hunting should be allowed:[/SIZE]

• [SIZE=-1]Sunday hunting has no detrimental effect on wildlife populations. The 43 states that allow some form of Sunday hunting have healthy wildlife populations in those areas that can sustain them. In fact the states with the most abundant game populations allow Sunday hunting. Those states that have recently removed prohibitions on Sunday hunting have not seen a negative impact on game populations. Allowing Sunday hunting will give state wildlife agencies more flexibility in managing populations. The extra day a week for hunting will give the agencies the ability to increase hunting in areas of overpopulation by encouraging hunters to go afield.[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]The most common reason that hunters stop hunting is lack of hunting opportunity. Hunting opportunities are largely decided by two factors: accessible land and available time. Since most hunters work Monday through Friday, a ban on Sunday hunting cuts their available hunting time in half.[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]Sunday hunting is an excellent way to recruit new hunters. Many young people have school or athletic obligations on Saturday. Allowing Sunday hunting means that parents can spend time hunting with their son or daughter, passing on a heritage that is so important to America. With the myriad of activities that compete for the attention of young people today, a restriction on Sunday hunting means many of them never take up the sport.[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]Sunday hunting will bring an economic benefit to many rural areas. Every day that hunters are in the field, they spend money on gas, food, lodging and the dozens of other incidentals that go along with a day`s hunt. The ripple effect of this spending can have a major impact on a rural town or county.[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]Out-of-state license revenue can grow as a result of Sunday hunting. Few hunters will take extended hunting trips to a state that won`t let them hunt one day of the week. These out-of-state hunters pay higher license fees that benefit the game department and also spend even more money on incidentals than in-state hunters.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]Current Sunday hunting bans:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Currently seven states entirely prohibit hunting on Sunday for wild game; they are Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey and Connecticut. All of these states have considered legislation to lift the bans in recent years. Repealing the Sunday hunting bans has been actively supported by the wildlife agencies in Maine and New Jersey.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Four states allow limited Sunday hunting: Maryland allows hunting on two Sundays during deer season; South Carolina allows Sunday hunting on private land only; North Carolina allows Sunday hunting on some federal installations; in 2001 West Virginia enacted legislation that allows Sunday hunting on private land, but each county can hold a referendum to ban Sunday hunting; currently 14 counties allow it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Recently several states have recognized the folly of Sunday hunting bans:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]New York: In 1996 New York opened Sunday hunting on three Sundays during deer season. Within five years the law was changed to allow all Sunday hunting, except on specifically designated lands.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Ohio: In 1998 Ohio passed a bill allowing a test of Sunday hunting on public lands for a period of three years. In 2002 the legislature made Sunday hunting permanent without opposition from groups that had concerns when the test began. The state wildlife agency supported the change.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Michigan: Sunday hunting was banned on private land in certain counties, but in 2003, all Sunday hunting closures were repealed. The bill was supported by the state wildlife agency.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]None of these states have experienced the horror stories forecast by opponents of hunting. The states continue to have healthy wildlife populations. Hunters continue to behave in a responsible and safe manner. Church attendance remains unchanged. Landowner-hunter conflicts have not increased. In sum, Sunday hunting has had nothing but a beneficial impact on these states and the future of hunting in them.[/SIZE]

 

[jtmarine1911]

I can't eat, I can't sleep, and I still can't decied what I am going to start the season with. Probably the good ol' O.F. Mossberg and Son's 410, have used it opening morning for the past 20yrs, why break the tradition.

 

[AmericanBob]

still looking of a place to hunt. time to start knockin the farmers doors.

 

[HICKMAN]

Oh ya, fried grey squirrel with squirrel gravy...

...wait...I think it was squirrel on them little skewers at lunch today at China Buffet...

Hehe, you must eat at the one on Hannah and Madison

 

[patience0830]

i can!

I can't eat, I can't sleep, and I still can't decied what I am going to start the season with. Probably the good ol' O.F. Mossberg and Son's 410, have used it opening morning for the past 20yrs, why break the tradition.

I can eat, i been sleepin good, and my browning ATD in .22 short is goin to the woods first this year. then the new 10/22.

 

[Wabatuckian]

I think I'll take another camping trip, this time with the .22 in the back seat. Fishing poles are a constant, of course.

Just need to see what days I have off...

Josh <><

 

[Wabatuckian]

still looking of a place to hunt. time to start knockin the farmers doors.

You are about an hour, hour and a half south of me, Bob. I lived on 5119 Pappas Dr, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237 until the age of 10.

Nothing to hunt there but bees with rubberband guns.

If you want to make the drive, family land is full of squirrel, as is the Salamonie Reservoir.

I'd be happy to be your guide, again if you want to make the drive. I figure if you camped, you could fill your season limit in two days.

Josh <><

 

[glock 27]

I`ll be out sat and sun and introducing a new guy to tree rats to. He did pretty good his first year of deer, so now he wants a smaller target.