Well, I had a little bit of free time this morning before work. Made for a good little walk in the squirrel patch. A big ol tender fox to start to the season!
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Oh thats one of those invisible-face squirrels hahaha .....NICE!!
I love squirrel hunting so much unfortunately I have to wait til sept 1st ...................Booo summer. Can I just hibernate until fall
That cleared his head! Any shot details?
Oh and good shot.
Oh and good shot.
The season opens here in Missouri same day, I've got a whole batch of youngin' running around my yard and I'm thinking squirrel and dumplings.
Thanks Brit!
All I could see was its head, so it made for an easy target
.440 ball with .015 mink oil patch on a dry felt OP wad over 40gr of schutzen 3f.
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Now I want to get out in the woods again.
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Sweet!! Nice shooting!
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Nice Shooting and rifle. I took my .32 Cherokee out last Spring to Kentucky, but didn't connect. Found out my sights were different than where the ball was hitting.
My son and I plan to swing down that way again this Spring for a bit more camping and hunting that tall timber and steep hills. What we did shoot were, as usual, a chore to skin. I've yet to find a 'tender fox squirrel', nor such a grey, for that matter. They just don't like to give up their hide. As much as I could I used the 'Step on the Tail' method, but having never tried that before found out if the skin isn't cut along the legs the tail pulls right off. Back to the slit across the back and pulling with both hands approach. With much additional research and motivation to cut out a couple jigs from Aluminum plate I'm hoping that the skinning process goes much simpler this time around.
From the videos online using these should make dressing out the quarry less strenuous.
My son and I plan to swing down that way again this Spring for a bit more camping and hunting that tall timber and steep hills. What we did shoot were, as usual, a chore to skin. I've yet to find a 'tender fox squirrel', nor such a grey, for that matter. They just don't like to give up their hide. As much as I could I used the 'Step on the Tail' method, but having never tried that before found out if the skin isn't cut along the legs the tail pulls right off. Back to the slit across the back and pulling with both hands approach. With much additional research and motivation to cut out a couple jigs from Aluminum plate I'm hoping that the skinning process goes much simpler this time around.
From the videos online using these should make dressing out the quarry less strenuous.
Nice rig you got there. I’ve always used the slit across the back method. Quick and easy.
They’re fall off the bone after a few hours in the slow cooker.
They’re fall off the bone after a few hours in the slow cooker.
Here in Virginia, I have to wait until August. I have a new to me 1860's era 13ga. SxS. I just finished tuning the locks and it is considerably lighter than either my CVA 12ga or Pedersoli 12ga double. Can't wait...
I like your rifle
Thank you sir. I just bought it from a fellow forum member. I really like it too. 36” bbl, 6lb carry.
Congrats on the tree rat n you cleared its sinus issues for sure. Our Spring season is upon me, but i have not gotten my .40 barrel yet from Bobby. I am in the process of sighting in n load work on both of my .45's
I just finished my 45. You gave me a great idea. We don’t have much squirrel hunting here but you can’t walk a hundred yards in the sage some years without kicking up a rabbit. Thanks for the load data.
When I was younger, my parents house was surrounded with pecan trees. We also had a few black walnut. One fall, when I had a pile of freshly harvested walnuts sitting on the ground in front of me, a squirrel came right up and started selecting his favorites. I don't know what he chattered at me when he stood up on his hind legs, but I'm sure it wasn't "love ya bro!"
Interested in knowing how this turns out for you. Please report your findings.
Squirrel hunting with a ML is a lot of fun, but rabbits would be fine with this ole boy as well.
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These skinning jigs turned out pretty well, all in all. Modifications needed are to enlarge the openings of the leg slots another 1/8" while keeping the thin ending point the same. This would allow the legs to start into a those cutouts smoother.
Also, on the small Grey squirrels we shot, the tail holding slot in the middle was a tad too wide at times, permitting the tail bone to pull through. Yet, this was still much quicker than slitting the skin across the back or stepping on the tail. Everything was hung at chin level. Easy to work with.
I shot two more squirrels Saturday evening in Northern Kentucky, a young fox squirrel and a Grey. They both were amazingly easier to remove the hide than those Grey's my son and I killed in Southern Kentucky. Regional differences, I suppose.
