Squirrels of 2015 - Pictures Thread

[trophy hunter]

last one I shot.

 

[rbane3]

What a awesome morning. I didn't shoot well and only walked out with one. I bet I could have got my bag limit this morning with my trusty 20 gauge but I love .22 hunting. Morgan Monroe is full of them but it's thick for .22 hunting. I love the challenge though. If I didn't have a baby at home I would have hunted longer.

Any time spent in the woods is worth it. Good on you for the one you brought home, and putting your family as a priority. How old is the youngun? We're expecting our second late October. I have a feeling I won't get out for deer this year! Haha

 

[rbane3]

last one I shot.

Nice little piney with iron sights and a pistol! What distance would you say?

 

[trophy hunter]

Nice little piney with iron sights and a pistol! What distance would you say?

thanks, about 25 yrds.

 

[addictedhealer]

Any time spent in the woods is worth it. Good on you for the one you brought home, and putting your family as a priority. How old is the youngun? We're expecting our second late October. I have a feeling I won't get out for deer this year! Haha

Thanks. My little man just turned a year old a few weeks ago. Congrats on the second.

 

[findingZzero]

I don't care about what you do with squirrels, but don't you dare hurt that tree!
p.s. with all the walnut trees i have, my yard is a target rich environment.

 

[possumpacker]

my grandson and i went fri evening and i was able to take 3

this pic was sat morn when we each got one before it got really. we went again this morning, perfect day, no wind and squirrels cutting hard. we were hunting a woods that had amanage cut bout 10 years ago and has a 15 ft heavy canopymaking it hard to spot them cutting in the taller hard woods but were able to eack take one as we were leaving. he shot the gray.

 

[ScouT6a]

My son, my brother and I went out this morning. Not a great day, as far as the squirrels were concerned but a beautiful day. The last couple of years, I have been hunting them with my .36 caliber flintlock.
Today, I decided to take my Gamo Big Cat .22 caliber pellet rifle. I have used it on rabbits with great success and was not disappointed with it on squirrels. Using some 15 grain pointed lead pellets and it put them down quick.

 

[rbane3]

My son, my brother and I went out this morning. Not a great day, as far as the squirrels were concerned but a beautiful day. The last couple of years, I have been hunting them with my .36 caliber flintlock.
Today, I decided to take my Gamo Big Cat .22 caliber pellet rifle. I have used it on rabbits with great success and was not disappointed with it on squirrels. Using some 15 grain pointed lead pellets and it put them down quick.

Nicely done sir. Get any photos?

 

[rbane3]

my grandson and i went fri evening and i was able to take 3

this pic was sat morn when we each got one before it got really. we went again this morning, perfect day, no wind and squirrels cutting hard. we were hunting a woods that had amanage cut bout 10 years ago and has a 15 ft heavy canopymaking it hard to spot them cutting in the taller hard woods but were able to eack take one as we were leaving. he shot the gray.

If I remember correctly, you two have gotten out a few times this summer? That's fantastic! He's lucky to learn woodsmanship from his grandpa. Keep at it!

 

[possumpacker]

these are from monday mornings hunt. the windless mornings were having are awsome for huntin. i've got 41 for the year so far.

 

[Huzrjim]

these are from monday mornings hunt. the windless mornings were having are awsome for huntin. i've got 41 for the year so far.

Nice Winchester Model 74. I have the same rifle that my Father bought in 1941 before he left for the war.

 

[rbane3]

Decided to take out the old Stevens bolt action for a bit more of a challenge. Using the 10/22 has seemed a little too easy recently, haha.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Looks like some good results thus far! I went out Sunday night. Our woods still has a lot of thick undergrowth (river bottoms) and the leaves are still pretty thick on the trees. I heard a couple playing up in a Hickory tree but could never see them through the foliage. I had another one run out of a hollow log in front of me and before I could get my gun aimed at him was up the back side of a tree and gone.

Figure another week of the cool dry weather will start to turn the leaves a bit and make it a little easier to see. The undergrowth will be a challenge since we had water standing in part of the woods up through late June. Lots of shoulder high horseweed and other stuff to contend with as a result of the flooding.

 

[addictedhealer]

Can't wait for this weekend I'll be out. I gotta get my extractor issue worked out though, been having major failures to eject with my brand new 10/22. Tried all kinds of ammo and same results, currently using mini mags.

 

[possumpacker]

Can't wait for this weekend I'll be out. I gotta get my extractor issue worked out though, been having major failures to eject with my brand new 10/22. Tried all kinds of ammo and same results, currently using mini mags.

a friend of mine had a new 10/22 that did the same thing. itold him to shoot a couple boxes of cheap stuff thru it real fast and probleb went away.

 

[possumpacker]

Nice Winchester Model 74. I have the same rifle that my Father bought in 1941 before he left for the war.

that was my dads rifle he got it for his 15th bday in47. its been my primary squirrel shooter since 69.

 

[possumpacker]

nice lookin shooter ya got there wish i still had my 25 year old eyes for open sights

 

[possumpacker]

Decided to take out the old Stevens bolt action for a bit more of a challenge. Using the 10/22 has seemed a little too easy recently, haha.

nice lookin shooter ya got there wish i still had my 25 year old eyes for open sights

 

[HamsterStyle]

a friend of mine had a new 10/22 that did the same thing. itold him to shoot a couple boxes of cheap stuff thru it real fast and probleb went away.

Whats this cheap stuff you speak of? Hahaha. Hopefully getting out this weekend again.