English squirrel hunt.

[Britsmoothy]

What was, I was hoping for, was a pheasant but the day turned into a Squirrel hunt instead.
We have a low sat on us today with strong winds and rain.
I chose my only cap lock, the .45".
Using 5/8oz of #7 shot I had a swell time.
However, I was nursing a stomach bug,a swollen right heel and bad psoriasis!
I wanted to go home bath the dog, light the stoves and go to sleep but managed to make good a few hours in the woods with a small smoke pole.
Check the photos.

Squirrel meat stored, dog washed, gun cleaned, fires lit, now, where is that brandy......

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[robinsroost]

Well done Brit, congratulations! Jess seems to favor squirrels over birds. The squirrels look to have eaten well, they are fat. What do they feed on over there? robin :bow: :bow:

 

[Britsmoothy]

Boy them photos are big

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[Spikebuck]

Boy them photos are big

B.

The things some guys will do to make their game look bigger!!! :wink: :grin:

Congrats on a good hunt, Brits. :hatsoff: :thumbsup:

 

[necchi]

Wow,
do you think you could use just a little larger file for the photo share so we can actually see it?

 

[coloradoclyde]

The photos are ...Texas style... :rotf:

 

[Britsmoothy]

I have no idea what I done

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[ghostdncr]

Looks like a fine hunt was had! As to the enormous photos, I right clicked on the images and chose "open image in new window" and they show up appropriately sized to fit my screen.

I've got plenty of good squirrel recipes, but nothing for crow (raven?) or jays (or whatever the blue/grey bird is). Do you eat those or just shoot them as pests? In my experience, "eating crow" is best avoided if at all possible. :haha:

 

[Patocazador]

What kind of jay bird is that?

Was the low from hurricane Ophelia? I saw that it was supposed to hit Ireland and Scotland but I thought England was not in the path.

 

[azmntman]

Boy them photos are big

B.

The things some guys will do to make their game look bigger!!! :wink: :grin:

Congrats on a good hunt, Brits. :hatsoff: :thumbsup:

:rotf:

 

[Britsmoothy]

We just call them jays. Considered a pest species and prolific.

 

[Wes/Tex]

Well dang if that doesn't work! Learn something new every day! :wink:

Good job Brit....you are going to have one hellofa end of season "all critter' BBQ or stew! :shocked2: :rotf:

 

[hanshi]

"Mocking Jay, perhaps??

 

[wvbuckbuster]

That is a mixed bag for sure. Thanks for sharing always enjoy your outings. Dan.

 

[frontierman01]

nice shooting. not to hijack this topic. but I was under the impression that it was impossible or nearly so to own a fire arm in England.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Not true.
There are many restrictions compared to the states but certain guns are readily available and a license reasonably easy to obtain.