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

[Staredge]

All geared up and ready to go. Excuse the paracord. The leather thong I had as a horn strap broke as I was trying to adjust it (to be fair, I think I bought it during the Clinton administration) and that’s all I had handy. Ended up a little shorter than I wanted. I’m hoping to weave a wampum strap for it this winter. The plaid bag behind it is a possibles bag that I sewed together a bunch of years back from plans in either Fur Fish & Game or Backwoodsman magazine.


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[Trigger]

I've been watching my spot. There is just me..

There were two trucks there last week. Bow hunters. that was all I saw of them.

On the other side of me.. there is a car that parks same spot.. both deer season and turkey.

 

[ETipp]

All geared up and ready to go. Excuse the paracord. The leather thong I had as a horn strap broke as I was trying to adjust it (to be fair, I think I bought it during the Clinton administration) and that’s all I had handy. Ended up a little shorter than I wanted. I’m hoping to weave a wampum strap for it this winter. The plaid bag behind it is a possibles bag that I sewed together a bunch of years back from plans in either Fur Fish & Game or Backwoodsman magazine.


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Those look very nice. Well done.

 

[ETipp]

OK... I just hadn't seen that word outside of one town.

call people in the woods mush. Lol.. what's up mush see anything.

Actually, Trigger, no. I do not call people in the woods "mush" unless they utilize mush for brains mentality. Like shooting off their firearms in an irresponsible fashion. Most people in the woods are simply hunters that does it correctly.

Mush is also a known command for a dogsledder to the dogs.........mush... "go". I reckon it works better than "Gitty-Up horses".

 

[ETipp]

Wowser. Forecast calling for the high this weekend to be about 31 and a low of about 17 degrees. That will put a stop to the squirrel hunting for a while. Looks like after today, there’s only one more day this week of good squirrel hunting weather.

It’s becoming more obvious that this ole boy has most likely missed the best part of squirrel season this year. Darn it all, this has been one heck of a screwed up year for me all the way around. The best I can do is to keep soldiering on. Lots of walking to do this year in search of interesting things.

Confidence means a lot in hunting for this ole boy. Gotta keep looking.

 

[Trigger]

It's not a real bad slang.. if they new they would say hey mush what's up back..

Is like if you're a mush.. then you might hang out at Dinkins donuts with a couple buddy's standing around the truck and or car being a Mush.

 

[Trigger]

Around here we don't get many idiots out there.

I've hunted out of state. I've seen it. Not like that here.

 

[Greg Selner]

All geared up and ready to go. Excuse the paracord. The leather thong I had as a horn strap broke as I was trying to adjust it (to be fair, I think I bought it during the Clinton administration) and that’s all I had handy. Ended up a little shorter than I wanted. I’m hoping to weave a wampum strap for it this winter. The plaid bag behind it is a possibles bag that I sewed together a bunch of years back from plans in either Fur Fish & Game or Backwoodsman magazine.


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Great looking powder horn and possible’s bag.

 

[Staredge]

Great looking powder horn and possible’s bag.

I love the colors on the horn. It was a cheapo one I bought somewhere along the way.

 

[Boomerang]

Forecast calling for the high this weekend to be about 31 and a low of about 17 degrees. That will put a stop to the squirrel hunting for a while.

Oh come on now Ed, that’s prime squirrel temperature!
Here is a picture of the temp outside last year when I went squirrel hunting. That was a little too cold.

 

[yellowhammer]

All geared up and ready to go. Excuse the paracord...

@Staredge , where did you get your horn?

 

[10 spot]

Oh come on now Ed, that’s prime squirrel temperature!
Here is a picture of the temp outside last year when I went squirrel hunting. That was a little too cold.
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No way, toooo

 

[Staredge]

@Staredge , where did you get your horn?

It’s been 20+ years, but I’m guessing Fort Chambers BP Gun Shop in Chambersburg PA.

 

[snakebit]

That’s a wild looking squirrel isn’t it? I wonder if they hunt them in India. I’ll have to ask one of the Indian phone scammers sometime.

 

[snakebit]

Well fellas, annual deer camp was a bust as far as freezers filled. Just a plain lousy year. To make matters worse, this guy with back legs the size of chicken thighs decided to have snacks 15 ft. from my stand. On a happy note, many bottles of Amber liquid from Ed's neck of the woods WERE harmed during the week of camp. You'll have to expand the photo.