2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........

[Jim K]

I’m still behind on my deer hunting and I usually don’t take pictures of doe deer, but this is a first for my .54 GPR. It’s a start so maybe I can get back to doing some squirrel hunting, at least a little bit now that I can see a little better.

Pretty good size ole gal for these parts.

Way to go Ed. I’m glad you got one!

 

[ETipp]

Thanks fellas. It isn’t much and definitely not the one I’ve been looking for, but she is groceries and she will make do for now. A couple more and I’ll be done then back to full throttle squirrel hunting.

 

[Duk]

I’m still behind on my deer hunting and I usually don’t take pictures of doe deer, but this is a first for my .54 GPR. It’s a start so maybe I can get back to doing some squirrel hunting, at least a little bit now that I can see a little better.

Pretty good size ole gal for these parts.

Nice job on the doe Ed looks like a older deer with that long nose, she'll be good eaten.

 

[Duk]

Finely got out with my S×S looking for squirrel and pheasant, walking on the edge of a corn field next to the trees. I had pheasants getting up 50 to 100 yards out but nothing closer, but I seen this guy trying to hide in the crotch of a cottonwood tree 70gr. 2f 1 1/8 ounce of number 5 shot works pretty good on squirrel. Got a shot on another one a couple hundred yards farther down, I know I hit him I could tell by the way he acted, but he crawled farther up and I couldn't see him. I sat for half an hour hoping to see some movement or anything else. I don't know if there is a den up there or he was laying in a crotch but either way I didn't get him.

 

[ETipp]

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Finely got out with my S×S looking for squirrel and pheasant, walking on the edge of a corn field next to the trees. I had pheasants getting up 50 to 100 yards out but nothing closer, but I seen this guy trying to hide in the crotch of a cottonwood tree 70gr. 2f 1 1/8 ounce of number 5 shot works pretty good on squirrel. Got a shot on another one a couple hundred yards farther down, I know I hit him I could tell by the way he acted, but he crawled farther up and I couldn't see him. I sat for half an hour hoping to see some movement or anything else. I don't know if there is a den up there or he was laying in a crotch but either way I didn't get him.

Oh yeah, way cool, Duk.

 

[ETipp]

You-who…..I see you in there.

 

[ETipp]

Big foot carrying a GPR!

This is some of that old school camo I was telling you all about. The pic was taken at twilight so it’s not in color. Critters see me but don’t know what to think. I blend right in with the freshly fallen leaves. This stuff really works well.

Yesterday while out scouting, I was wearing some other old school camo and I had two different squirrels within 15-18 feet of me. One came down a tree and was heading straight towards me. I froze because there was nothing else I could do. The squirrel would hop a few steps towards me, stop and raise up on his hind feet, look, then got closer. He finally went up a tree about 8 feet away. He never knew what I was and he was not alarmed.

 

[snakebit]

I’m still behind on my deer hunting and I usually don’t take pictures of doe deer, but this is a first for my .54 GPR. It’s a start so maybe I can get back to doing some squirrel hunting, at least a little bit now that I can see a little better.

Pretty good size ole gal for these parts.

She'll make fine back straps and tacos! I'll raise my glass of amber liquid in your honor around sundown.

 

[snakebit]

You who…..I see you in there.

Keeping an eye on things.

 

[snakebit]

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Finely got out with my S×S looking for squirrel and pheasant, walking on the edge of a corn field next to the trees. I had pheasants getting up 50 to 100 yards out but nothing closer, but I seen this guy trying to hide in the crotch of a cottonwood tree 70gr. 2f 1 1/8 ounce of number 5 shot works pretty good on squirrel. Got a shot on another one a couple hundred yards farther down, I know I hit him I could tell by the way he acted, but he crawled farther up and I couldn't see him. I sat for half an hour hoping to see some movement or anything else. I don't know if there is a den up there or he was laying in a crotch but either way I didn't get him.

I thought them NODAK ringnecks were so tame they'd fly right into your game pouch? Least that's what they fellas I used to hunt with in Nebraska would say. Or was it SODAK? Glad to read ya had a good day Duk.

 

[ETipp]

She'll make fine back straps and tacos! I'll raise my glass of amber liquid in your honor around sundown.

Thanks, Tom.

I beat you to it today.

 

[snakebit]

Thanks, Tom.

I beat you to it today.

Well, after hunting, shooting, dragging and cutting up meat you deserve a good dose of innard oil Amigo. I still got choreing to do. I'll have to play catch up later

 

[ETipp]

Well, after hunting, shooting, dragging and cutting up meat you deserve a good dose of innard oil Amigo. I still got choreing to do. I'll have to play catch up later

Innards oil. Ha, I like that one. Mind if I borrow it?

 

[snakebit]

Innards oil. Ha, I like that one. Mind if I borrow it?

By all means friend

 

[Duk]

I thought them NODAK ringnecks were so tame they'd fly right into your game pouch? Least that's what they fellas I used to hunt with in Nebraska would say. Or was it SODAK? Glad to read ya had a good day Duk.

When I hunt the family farm their not so spooky, but today I was hunting public land and they get hunted pretty hard.