That’s as pretty of a squirrel as there is. I had to wipe a little drool off my chin.
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2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........
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IMO, and going off of how badly I tear a squirrel to pieces even with a .32 RB, I would say by using a scattergun.
However, a good friend of mine who is a top notch taxidermist contents he would rather repair one big hole than several small holes when mounting a squirrel.
With that said, and I’m not proud of this in the least, I tend to blow squirrels in half with my Crockett. I attribute that to bad vision. I just aim for the center and hope for the best. It’s often blood and guts hanging out.
One week from today, fellas, and my right eye gets repaired to hopefully normal vision. Two weeks later my left eye.
Cha-Cha-Cha!
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Yeah, I think a subsonic 22 or a pellet to the body would work.
You forgot the “eh”.
Yep, I spent a lot of time in the UP, eh. They have wonderful bars up there. When we closed down the bars in, I think it was Ironwood, we would walk across the road into Hurley Wisconsin and drink for another hour or so. Loved those college gals up there.
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As a taxidermist, I prefer a bullet through the lungs. No head shots. Some taxidermists like you to use a shotgun but I’m partial to just sewing up two holes in the chest. With a shotgun you can hit an eyelid, shoot through an ear, nick the tail. You get the picture.
I hope you get one. They’re beautiful animals!!
I’d love an Aberts squirrel too. Another pretty one!
So many squirrels, so little time…….and money
He told me dont gut it or get it wet. Just bag it and freeze it asap or at least put it on ice.
So many squirrels, so little time…….and money
Yes sir.Good looking little buggers.
Methinks ol Ed would be hard to do a mount for. He tends to decapitate them. Wonder how hard it would be to mount a new head on a squirrel
I.e. it might take 2 squirrels to get 1 good mount. Blow front off one and back off other?Methinks ol Ed would be hard to do a mount for. He tends to decapitate them. Wonder how hard it would be to mount a new head on a squirrel
Three stinking Dr. appointments this week are behind me now. Weather looks good for tomorrow. Gonna have my Alpha Sierra Sierra in the woods when day breaks and hopefully get a few more for the supper table. And if my TOTW order gets here like the tracking # says, range time.
Yep. Ed's rifle needs a warning label on it. "May cause decapitation".
Will say, head shots make em much easier to clean.
That’s an awesome looking squirrel.
Never seen one like that before.
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The one I just posted a picture of was shot with a.22 long rifle about 30 years ago.
Still looking great.
I saw allot of them in NC.. fox squirrels
There was one mounted at the shack. They had a fixed up farmers quarters with wood stove there. it was nice.
The squirrel looked real good. with the deer n turkey fans...
They did a turkey fan on Black Walnut.. that looked good.
There was one mounted at the shack. They had a fixed up farmers quarters with wood stove there. it was nice.
The squirrel looked real good. with the deer n turkey fans...
They did a turkey fan on Black Walnut.. that looked good.
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