squirrel hunting anyone

[freekforge]

Anyone else planning on shootin some tree rats in a few days? Im going to try salamonie and mississenewa hopefully be borrowing my brothers single shot modified choke since mine is a 20" cylinder bore. Then maybe my bow on some private land.

 

[bwframe]

I might take a stab at some Brunswick stew. Last year was a huge year for squirrel breeding. Everyone I talk to notices loads more that usual. The neighborhood dogs patrol my yard along with a couple of hawks and still I have a half dozen squirrels running.

I warmed up by taking out "Alvin" a few hours ago with the Shadow 1000.

 

[chezuki]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/great-outdoors/313740-indiana-woodland-squirrel-extinct.html

 

[Hookeye]

I prefer to shoot only pineys. Might whack a few next weekend with the Mark 1.

 

[bwframe]

I prefer to shoot only pineys. Might whack a few next weekend with the Mark 1.

Huh, the guys down here prefer greys?

 

[freekforge]

Wish i had some .22s to shoot em with but im pretty much out so i gotta use the shotgun. Gonna have mom fix some squirrel n noodles hopefully. almost had a ground hog yesterday but poor shot placement resulted in a lost critter...i feel aweful wondering if he will live or if he died.

 

[freekforge]

chez sounds like when i started shootin fish i bring my bow out to the river and not a carp to be seen bring my pole and you could walk on all the carp out there

 

[chezuki]

I'm hoping to change the score a bit this season.

 

[Hookeye]

I said I prefer to SHOOT pineys. Didn't say I ate them.

You'll note the season is for Fox and Grey squirrels.

 

[hooky]

I wait until the first frost. The mosquitos are gone and the leaves are usually thinned out by then.

 

[Hardscrable]

As a kid, every year I could hardly wait for Aug 15 to roll around. Loved early mornings in the woods stalking tree rats. Couldn't beat it with a stick ! Got away from it through the years due to business, family, etc. Now I have the time and tons of them steps from my door. Each summer I think I'll go out after a few but don't really want to clean them, etc. When fishing, I can catch & release what I don't want to clean. Kind of hard to release a successfully hunted/shot squirrel. So I just go to my gun club and pretend. But maybe this year...

 

[Hookeye]

Used to hunt a spot that had mature 40+ acre woods. Large oak stands.
Tons of grey and fox.
Pistol hunting them got boring.

 

[freekforge]

hey that reminds me i have some .22mag stashed away for the rough rider i know i could pop one with the LR cylinder need to go out and shoot some paper with the mag and see where it hits.

 

[shinkle]

we have shotguns. we have .17hmr guns. but my son and I usually head to the woods to hunt squirrels with our recurves and judo points. we load up our back quivers and head to the woods. a squirrel is definitely a trophy with a traditional bow. but with that said I will say we come home often empty handed and eating mcdonalds. happy, joking, and telling stories the whole way.

 

[bwframe]

...almost had a ground hog yesterday but poor shot placement resulted in a lost critter...i feel aweful wondering if he will live or if he died.

Squirrels are a might smaller than ground hogs, just sayin'...

 

[draketungsten]

My 10 yr old and 6 yr old are chomping at the bit for squirrel season so we'll be out in the 93 predicted degree temp. I ordered 500 rounds of 22 LR from Palmetto so I should be in good shape. I'll also be taking advantage of the situation and look for deer trails for deer season.

 

[freekforge]

Squirrels are a might smaller than ground hogs, just sayin'...

Pretty much the same thing my dad said. I was shooting an arrow with vanes out of a quick draw bowfishing rest i forgot i wasn't using a flipper rest. I hit high windage was perfect but elevation was about 3" high pretty sure it was just a flesh wound. now had that been off my flipper rest i would have ground hog for supper today.

 

[buckstopshere]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/great-outdoors/313740-indiana-woodland-squirrel-extinct.html

Go deer hunting. You'll see tons of them. At first, you'll think its a deer but find out it's the squirrel. Then you'll shoot the squirrel and get excited because you just killed a squirrel with a bow. Then you'll watch a shooter buck scamper off.

 

[hammers]

Down here in southern IN., they are already cutting on pignuts. Got a squirrel camp this weekend.

 

[Double T]

I'm going out friday. IDC, I just need to get into the woods.