Squirrel season opens tomorrow here in Ohio, and I for one can’t wait to get out in the woods with my small caliber muzzleloaders. Anyone else excited about some small game hunting this fall/winter? If so, what’s your weapon of choice?
Anyone else excited for squirrel season?
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hanshi
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Normally I'd be having an adrenaline rush over that. But I haven't hunted in 6 years and likely won't doing it anymore.
Our season open over two months ago, I've got a legal limit in my freezer right now.
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I'm hoping to just get to the shooting range . Started off with spring turkey season , May first , wife and I both got some sort of "covid like " , sickness. That was good for five weeks down. Recovering from that , We went away for a week's vacation. That went ok, but ate up another couple of weeks , prep time and chores. Then wife had an incident with her heart , complete with heart cath , etc.. A week later , another heart development , emergency room visit with defibrilator , and another four days in the hosp. . Only thing , I hope this hospital BS , is over and done. Wife is ok on $300 a month meds. , and again , I'll settle for a couple hours at the range w/my hunting rifles. Combo m/l deer and bear season , is on in Pa. in about six weeks. Gettin' old sucks. Seems like all your life , ya bust your A$$ ,get smart enough ta git along, then your body begins to fail. I know , whine , whine whine , sorry about that , and wish ya all well. ...................oldwood
I for one, am ready to blast some squirrels this fall and winter. Here in Arkansas, squirrel season opens in the middle of May and runs till the end of Feb. Most of the time it's just downright miserable walking the woods from mid June on into late September.
Dad and I plan on making a few hunts with the smallbores this year. Hopefully we can find a quiet part of Ouachita NF to bag some.
Weapons of choice are:
Dixie Tennessee .32 flint
Pedersoli Frontier .36 flint
backup pieces are the trusty 20/.62 flint trade gun loaded with no. 6.
and an early 1900's Hopkins and Allen black powder 12G
My favorite time to get on them is when the leaves have fallen and they're cutting nuts. CAN'T WAIT!!
Dad and I plan on making a few hunts with the smallbores this year. Hopefully we can find a quiet part of Ouachita NF to bag some.
Weapons of choice are:
Dixie Tennessee .32 flint
Pedersoli Frontier .36 flint
backup pieces are the trusty 20/.62 flint trade gun loaded with no. 6.
and an early 1900's Hopkins and Allen black powder 12G
My favorite time to get on them is when the leaves have fallen and they're cutting nuts. CAN'T WAIT!!
Still working overtime. The Richmond In. officer that was shot three weeks ago was removed from life support this morning and passed soon there after. Will be helping with coverage this week in their city until after services occur but am glad to be able to help them out.
Walkingeagle
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I sure wish we had a squirrel season here. They are classed as fur bearing and can only be trapped on public lands, buy the trapline owner. We do also only have red squirrels, not any of them big guys ya’ll got!
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Jim K
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Our season starts next Saturday. I made a scouting trip this morning to check the hickories at my favorite spot. Looks good. I’ll be using my newly built Kibler .36. Can’t wait!
Rock Home Isle
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Family Dove Hunt tomorrow…rabbit hunting in early October…squirrel hunting in early November…Goose hunting & Pheasant hunting in mid November
Silky921
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I'm in Ohio as well and look forward to getting out as well, just need it to cool down a little bit. Typically I use my 36 caliber Lehigh, but I also have 28 gauge fowler that I recently got my ignition problems fixed that I plan on using in the early season.
Our season opened on Sept.1st. I went out this morning for a couple of hours (on the second) while it was still cool. (60's) Saw 3 squirrels, and took two with my .32 flint lock. both were head shots. Once the breeze picked up, I did not see any more squirrels.
i am soo ready, starts next sat in pa, got the 36 underhammer al dialed in
In short? YES! Tree rat tastes mighty fine to this Yankee. I developed the taste living with my Southern family as a little guy.
Brokennock
Cannon
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Thank you for helping out.
Squirrel season opens here in the morning. I don’t normally squirrel hunt because I’d rather hunt deer, but I have the day off, and I need some forest therapy, so…
Jay
Jay
AWESOME!! Did you build some brass shotshells to go with? I love hunting with pieces of history!
Ninering62
40 Cal
I really miss dove & quail hunting. I haven’t done either in the 8 long yrs I’ve been in Fl.
Ninering62
40 Cal
Like many, I too grew up squirrel hunting from the age of 8. After having raised 5 grey squirrels from babies & befriending s few wild ones I don’t hunt them anymore. But I’ll still belly up to the table if someone else kills & cooks them.
