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I would like to but got to much going on.It's a cool morning here in kokomo In. Thinking of going out
I would like to but got to much going on.It's a cool morning here in kokomo In. Thinking of going out
Squirrel hunting has gotten that way in most places. Very few people hunt them when compared to 20 years ago. That's another reason why I like early season squirrel hunting so much, no one else in the woods and I don't have to wear that gawd awful hunters orange.Anybody here hunting squirrels in the Northeast/New England? I grew up spending time on my family farm in S. Carolina and squirrel hunting was a childhood staple. It seems that many of my New England countrymen have forgotten what a fine meal a couple of juicy greys can be.
My son informed me that his 13 year old daughter wants to come over this weekend ( she doesn't live with him) to shoot my guns and go squirrel hunting. Going to introduce to her the world of black powder. The squirrel hunting we will see. Gladly take her and show her how,but I'm not sure if she will shoot one. Was going today, but think I'll wait to take her.Squirrel hunting has gotten that way in most places. Very few people hunt them when compared to 20 years ago. That's another reason why I like early season squirrel hunting so much, no one else in the woods and I don't have to wear that gawd awful hunters orange.
Looking forward to Saturday morning, just 3 more days away. I have my doubts as to my overall success due to being somewhat restricted by a bum knee, but I'm going to out there just the same. I move at a snails pace when squirrel hunting so hopefully this dang knee can tolerate the steep grades of the hills and mountains for a while anyway.
Good luck tomorrow on all counts.My son informed me that his 13 year old daughter wants to come over this weekend ( she doesn't live with him) to shoot my guns and go squirrel hunting. Going to introduce to her the world of black powder. The squirrel hunting we will see. Gladly take her and show her how,but I'm not sure if she will shoot one. Was going today, but think I'll wait to take her.
Good Morning, Ed.Squirrel hunting has gotten that way in most places. Very few people hunt them when compared to 20 years ago. That's another reason why I like early season squirrel hunting so much, no one else in the woods and I don't have to wear that gawd awful hunters orange.
Looking forward to Saturday morning, just 3 more days away. I have my doubts as to my overall success due to being somewhat restricted by a bum knee, but I'm going to out there just the same. I move at a snails pace when squirrel hunting so hopefully this dang knee can tolerate the steep grades of the hills and mountains for a while anyway.
Good Morning, Ed.
It's that day, hope your able to get out there and get ya some Squirrels. Post some pictures if you get some.
Best to ya.
Fred.
I think you will enjoy your Crockett rifle. Most everyone else likes theirs.Sounds like ya put some effort into your hunt. 5 shots, 3 hrs and 3 Squirrels, I'll take that. In woods away from all the manure going on,is rewarding in its own way.
I, too have a bum knee, and a shoulder.
Can't walk the distance I use to.
I've also missed some easy shots.
Going to load up my new Crockett Rifle tomorrow and sight her in.
Still have a month and a half to go.....
Glad you were able to get out and get some. It was some reading, like reading about hunts and adventures.
Thanks for posting appreciate it.
I enjoy my Crockett a bunch. Might take the Newenglander shotgun too. Whichever, I'll be having fried squirrel and squirrel egg rolls before too long.I think you will enjoy your Crockett rifle. Most everyone else likes theirs.
Good luck tomorrow on the sight in. Let us know how it went.
One thing is for sure. If you're wanting a few squirrels in a hurry, then your New Englander scatter gun would be the squirrel tool to get er done.I enjoy my Crockett a bunch. Might take the Newenglander shotgun too. Whichever, I'll be having fried squirrel and squirrel egg rolls before too long.
You’re killing me Ed. I have to wait 3 more weeks!!Made it back out to the woods this morning. Hunted a little further back on the other side of the mountain. Very thick with smaller maple trees that averaged 3 feet high to about 8 feet high. It was very difficult to see much but in the long run it was an asset. I found I could slip in under most of them IF I didn't move them too much as I was slowly moving along.
Due to it being so thick in there, I wound up depending on my ears more than visual in locating squirrels. Found a couple of lone squirrels in the tops of a few smaller hickory's. But I didn't want to waste a lot of time waiting for a shot on just one squirrel so I moved along until I found a tall hickory that had a few squirrels cutting. Took about 1.5 hours to get two squirrels. One or two headed out and one was still up there when I gathered up my squirrels and headed out in search for another hickory that has a good crop. They are few and far between this year.
On the way back out I hobbled over to the hickory I hunted under yesterday. Wasn't there long until I got a shot. Hit the squirrel way up there, it fell down about a foot or so, grabbed ahold of a small limb, hung there for about 20 seconds, then fell a little further and got hung up in there somewhere. Pretty sure it was dead but I could not locate it up in that hickory. Sat down, had a snack and waited for it to fall. It never did so that concluded my hunt for the day.
Sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windshield.
So a grand total of only 2 squirrels.View attachment 246567View attachment 246567
You’re killing me Ed. I have to wait 3 more weeksMade it back out to the woods this morning. Hunted a little further back on the other side of the mountain. Very thick with smaller maple trees that averaged 3 feet high to about 8 feet high. It was very difficult to see much but in the long run it was an asset. I found I could slip in under most of them IF I didn't move them too much as I was slowly moving along.
Due to it being so thick in there, I wound up depending on my ears more than visual in locating squirrels. Found a couple of lone squirrels in the tops of a few smaller hickory's. But I didn't want to waste a lot of time waiting for a shot on just one squirrel so I moved along until I found a tall hickory that had a few squirrels cutting. Took about 1.5 hours to get two squirrels. One or two headed out and one was still up there when I gathered up my squirrels and headed out in search for another hickory that has a good crop. They are few and far between this year.
On the way back out I hobbled over to the hickory I hunted under yesterday. Wasn't there long until I got a shot. Hit the squirrel way up there, it fell down about a foot or so, grabbed ahold of a small limb, hung there for about 20 seconds, then fell a little further and got hung up in there somewhere. Pretty sure it was dead but I could not locate it up in that hickory. Sat down, had a snack and waited for it to fall. It never did so that concluded my hunt for the day.
Sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windshield.
So a grand total of only 2 squirrels.View attachment 246567View attachment 246567
Hang in there, Jim. Three weeks will go by fast.You’re killing me Ed. I have to wait 3 more weeks!!
Lol. Right on. One time when hunting with my .32 Cherokee I missed a squirrel and it stayed still. With that gun I swabbed between shots. I ran a wet patch down then a dry one. I’d check on him. Still there. Reloaded and missed him again. There was no third shot. LolOne other thing I wanted to mention but forgot all about it until just now.
Saturday while hunting when I was under that tall hickory, I had maneuvered my way to one of the only 3 trees that was suitable to use as a rest and where I could still see up in the hickory. My bum knee was killing me so while waiting for a squirrel to present me with a shot, I finally just sat down. It was on a fairly steep hillside, complete with rocks, but I found a little crevice to put my butt in so it was fairly comfortable, but I was still more laying down than sitting up. After a few minutes and still looking near straight up, a squirrel stopped to cut on a hickory nut. He was, like all the others, way up near the top. While sitting I was able to get a good rest off of the tree and fired. The squirrel fell.
Now I was faced with a different situation. I had to reload but the sun was coming up and I just happened to have picked the only spot there where I was in direct sunlight after it came up a bit. After firing the other squirrels stopped moving. No doubt they were looking for whatever made the noise. So I dared not move. Well, after a couple of minutes I knew I needed to reload but I dared not stand up due to being seen. So what's a man in this situation to do? Well of course, in very slow motion I pulled the ramrod out, then began to reload while I was halfway laying down and halfway sitting up. I remember telling myself that I probably spilled some powder when trying to pour it down the muzzle and that with my luck, the next shot will be a miss.
Lo and behold, when the next shot presented itself, it was a hit.
So there you have it. It is possible to reload when darn near laying down and still get it right.
Lawdy, how I love squirrel hunting in the dark hardwoods of the southeast mountains with my little .32 Crockett squirrel rifle.
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