squirrel hunting anyone

[possumpacker]

shotguns are for girls and old blind people joe.lol

 

[freekforge]

You guys are making me jealous! Transportation aint working out for me to get out and shoot some. But it will happen and i will have my squirrel n noodles.

 

[possumpacker]

What's the smallest shot that is adequate for reliably whacking squirrels from typical squirrel whacking distance? #6? #7-1/2? #4?

6 shot would be the smallest i would use but #4 shot and full choke is better

 

[bwframe]

I've never heard of piney squirrels till now. By the picture it looks like a mix of fox and gray squirrel.

I've never seen them here either. Are they north?

Incidentally, I notice my yard squirrels apparently can read the calendar.

 

[Hookeye]

Pineys are also known as "red squirrels".
If you see a fox or grey squirrel running like mad there's probably a piney chasing it.
Aggressive little bastids.

 

[hooky]

I've seen pineys this year for the first time since we moved back to the Indy area in '01.

 

[SAILORGOLF46]

I live in N.W. Johnson county and we have red squirrels aka pineys, have not seen them south of central Johnson co.

 

[churchmouse]

I swear my area is over ran with Piney's.

 

[ctbreitwieser]

If anyone shoots a piney, fox, and gray at the same time, would you mind posting a picture? I shot 4 grays yesterday, but they had some reddish color in them. Now I don't know if they were pineys.

 

[hooky]

Pineys are small and they have a white belly. You'd know it if you shot one.

 

[Hookeye]

Pineys are small.............this is a 10/22 for size comparison ('bout half the size of a reg fox squirrel, maybe even less).
Greys seem to be 2/3 to 3/4 fox squirrel size.

 

[SAILORGOLF46]

Beautiful rifle, I love walnut and blued steel.

 

[HICKMAN]

Got in the woods later than we wanted this AM

His five pattern camo:

I found these:

He found this:

Secrets to success, coffee and lawn chair, LOL:

 

[jamesb]

I made it out to Wilbur Wright FWA this morning for about an hour. First time there, hunted in unit 2. Walking in heard one cutting, stalked it but it turned out to be a piney, a pretty small one at that. I moved on and scarred up another 2. Stalked a grey and bagged him. Saw a few more but couldn't get a clear shot at them and had to go so couldn't wait around too long.

 

[Nightsniper]

Pineys are small.............this is a 10/22 for size comparison ('bout half the size of a reg fox squirrel, maybe even less).
Greys seem to be 2/3 to 3/4 fox squirrel size.

Looks like a Big A** Chipmunk

 

[Hookeye]

Chipmunk's cousin with a terrible attitude.
They are pretty though, I think the best looking of tree squirrels.

Dunno if I have the eyes to take these demons with an iron sighted .22 pistol anymore.

 

[Nightsniper]

So Where can you go to shoot one of these overgrown Chipmunk Demons ??

 

[Hookeye]

I see 'em in all my deer hunting spots- mid to northern part of the state.
Saw some when down south turkey hunting.
I must be a piney magnet or sumpthin'.

 

[rhino]

I saw one in an alley in downtown Crawfordsville yesterday morning. He looked lost!

 

[freekforge]

Finally got out! went for a drive and checked into the area near the battle field walked around a bit but didn't see anything. No big deal though it was late wasn't really expecting much just walked around for 30 or so minutes. Gonna head down near Milan this weekend anybody know of some public land down there?