Valuable Squirrel Hunt this morning...

[roundball]

While waiting for November 4th, I went squirrel hunting with a .28ga smoothbore Flintlock this morning...started out in a natural ground blind that overlooks a trail crossing at a big drainage ditch down in a bottom that I wanted to use for deer season, and thought it might be a good start for some squirrels;

1) A few minutes after first gray light, turkeys started flying down out of a roost tree about 50yds away...one got as close as 30yds and busted me in my orange hat...wouldn't have mattered as our turkey seson is in April;

2) a few minutes after that, I heard something in the leaves behind me and assuming it was another turkey, slowly turned my head around to look at it and spooked off a Doe & yearlings;

3) Half hour later heard a snort right behind me, turned to see what looked like a 4 pointer going away.

Figured I was sitting right in the middle of a travel corridor and knew I couldn't stay there for deer season, so before I left for the day, I scouted out and set up another natural blind about 50yds further off to the side of that little strip of hardwoods.

Never did see a squirrel but the trip proved valuable as it relates to deer season...

 

[DrTimboone]

What size shot do you use for squirrels with that 28? I am thinkin about trying my new 20 ga on the little critters..Smoothbore is a whole new thing for me.

 

[Rebel]

I like #5's but #6 should work too, as well as #4. Whatever your gun shoots good.

 

[roundball]

What size shot do you use for squirrels with that 28? I am thinkin about trying my new 20 ga on the little critters..Smoothbore is a whole new thing for me.

My .54cal/.28ga Flint smoothbore load is:

70grns Goex 3F
Two Oxyoke Wonderwads
1+1/8 oz #6 hard shot
Circle Fly over shot card

Throws an excellent dense pattern that'll take small game easily at the 25yds I tested it...probably a little farther...hope to christen it this year.

 

[marwat06]

Glad I am not the only one. Took my son Rabbit hunting and ending up jumping a doe ... never did see any rabbits. Well at least you are one step ahead for Deer season.