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Squirrels

rooster85

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Lake County
Who's getting excited about chasing some tasty bushy tails this year? I enjoy hunting squirrels almost as much as deer, its almost like a step back in time to my childhood running through the mountains with a .22 and a peanut butter sandwich. Not a care in the world and certainly no electronics to get in the way of living. So who's ready?
 

brock ratcliff

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My son has been begging me all summer to let him bust one in our yard. I'd say he'll be primed by the time season comes in.
 

bowhunter1023

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Appalachia
I remember my first kill as well. My dad took me out behind my grandmas house with a single shot. .410 that I still have. I was probably 7 or 8. We took 2 steps in the woods from the yard and I busted one that ran up a dead fall, then paused to check us out. I was super pumped and ran back to the house to show my grandpa. He jokingly gave me a hard time for killing his "pet" as he loved to watch/feed the birds and squirrels. We killed another squirrel 5 minutes later and I was on top of the world. Squirrel hunting is such a great way to spend quality time in the outdoors.

I'm ready to stick a few with some carbon sticks!

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finelyshedded

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SW Ohio
I love to hunt squirrels! Have some awesome memories as a youngun and even much later slipping through a hickory grove,beech stand or an oak flat listening for some cutting or that telltale sign of one leaping from branch to branch. I remember very well of my first squirrel I took with my dads 22/410 over under and nearly took two simultaneously but I missed the second one due to being so pumped in killing the first one...lmao

Can't bring myself to kill any of the dozen or so I have in my back yard(hickory/oak woods). It would be no challenge and I enjoy watching them...dang
 

finelyshedded

You know what!!!
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SW Ohio
Although, squirrel,squirrel gravy smothered over candied sweet potatoes sounds very good right now...double dang!!
 

Mike

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Up Nort
I got my Ruger 10/22 dialed in at Woodbury so I'm ready. This will be my first time hunting them.
 

rooster85

Junior Member
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78
Lake County
I love to hunt squirrels! Have some awesome memories as a youngun and even much later slipping through a hickory grove,beech stand or an oak flat listening for some cutting or that telltale sign of one leaping from branch to branch. I remember very well of my first squirrel I took with my dads 22/410 over under and nearly took two simultaneously but I missed the second one due to being so pumped in killing the first one...lmao

Can't bring myself to kill any of the dozen or so I have in my back yard(hickory/oak woods). It would be no challenge and I enjoy watching them...dang

Ive got a Savage 24 in 222/20 Ga thats taken a squirrel or two as well. Lol. It took 5 shots to drop that first squirrel, i was so excited. Got that tail at my parents house on the wall. Lol.
 

aholdren

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South East Ohio
I used to live for it cause I had an older guy that would take everyone I killed. Today its hard to find anyone that wants them so I dont hunt them much.
 

Huckleberry Finn

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I've had 1 great squirrel hunting morning where I dropped 3 in about half an hour...

Maybe I'll get out again this year, I like to always do at least 1 hunt.
 

Jackalope

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I remember my first like it was yesterday. Single shot 410 also. I still have that gun and make it a point to pull it out once a year and take a walk through the squirrel woods.