It crossed my mind to head out Sunday to some public. I’ll bring the shotgun incase a grouse pops up.

 

Best recipe for squirrels, I never tried one

 

Here are the tastes of fall, ready in an hour and a half. My mother used this for pheasant back in the day as well.

 

Why wait. Squirrel is open all year long now.

 

Red Squirrel?

 

Talking squirrels always makes my mouth water. Seems as if many hunters find them difficult to skin and deal with hair issue on meat. Looks as if there is a good population this year where I hunt. Definitely looking forward.

 

Seems as if many hunters find them difficult to skin and deal with hair issue on meat.

Yep it's been over 40 yrs !Always liked hunting them just hated cleaning them and just moved on to rabbits with dogs!

 

Already told my wife I will NOT be going with her to church this Sunday

 

Bagged my first two of the season this morning. (I took shots at two others but I blame all the foliage. )

Nothing more exciting in mid-September than barking in the treetops…

 

Ha, the squirrels didn't get the word what day today is. Last night at dusk I'm sitting outside my camper enjoying a camp fire. Four tree rats showed up and started barking at me for being there. All were in pistol range and woulda been easy kills. I wonder if they'll be back tonight?

 

Another opening day for squirrels. My son is 7, just your average kid. Not ready to slay boone and crocket bucks at 500 yards, so squirrels are great. He was upset we didn't make it out until the evening due to church. We don't own property but are lucky enough to live within a drive to 2 different state game areas. By the time the truck is loaded you would think it's Christmas. We beat the heat and ended up with 3 squirrels. He loves being out picking the path and pointing out all the wildlife. Another opening day that I'll never forget and hopefully he won't either.

 

Are these available

Sept 15 is the hunting opener in my mind: squirrel hunting > deer hunting.

I went out to some public that I'd never hunted before on Sunday. I was scouting the goose situation there but also squirrel hunting. I only saw 3.

Additionally, it was a productive mushroom foraging day and I got a big groundhog in the backyard.

 

we shoot them all year round over here, i shot 2 saturday.

 

He's a baby but might not live to adulthood if he keeps letting old hunters get within 10'...

Guess I shoulda brought my .22. they're everywhere around my camp for the week.

 

Went out to some Publix to stretch the legs and pull out my grandpas old shotgun.

 

Went out to some Publix to stretch the legs and pull out my grandpas old shotgun.

Nice shooting

 

So.. I haven't hunted squirrel since I was a teenager (like 20+ years ago) with my grandpa, and I'm getting the itch to try again here soon. I'm going to take my girlfriend, who is a bit into taxidermy and skulls. I've got enough of a half-assed plan on where to go and what the rules are and whatnot, but I'm trying to rationalize one thing still... Do you guys have any advice on how to make a clean/humane kill without damaging the skull? Grandpa taught me to always aim for the head. Will be taking a .22 rifle and pistol to the field, both of which I've shot recently and am fairly accurate with. Is aiming just behind the shoulder for a heart/lung shot acceptable? Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but I need to mentally figure it out before I go.

 

That would certainly kill a squirrel. Just probably going to lose some meat but that is your best option if you want to leave the skull intact.

-VHR

 

Fist one this year. 40 yards with a pistol. It was a nice morning to be out, a little fog around.

 

Been out of squirrel hunt for a long time. Then last febuary, a buddy talked me into entering a squirrel derby. We got a late start as we had a big snow fall and my buddy needed to clear his drive first and had issues.
I did get one and missed one.
I’m not as steady as I was in my younger days. Esp on those close high overhead.
Been thinking about trying some shooting sticks to help steady my shot.
But I don’t really see that helping on high overhead shots.
Maybe a single long stick shoved in my front pants pocket would get me high enough. No sure.
Can’t use a shotgun till you’re 70+
Any remedies for a guy that lost his edge?

 

Been out of squirrel hunt for a long time. Then last febuary, a buddy talked me into entering a squirrel derby. We got a late start as we had a big snow fall and my buddy needed to clear his drive first and had issues.
I did get one and missed one.
I’m not as steady as I was in my younger days. Esp on those close high overhead.
Been thinking about trying some shooting sticks to help steady my shot.
But I don’t really see that helping on high overhead shots.
Maybe a single long stick shoved in my front pants pocket would get me high enough. No sure.
Can’t use a shotgun till you’re 70+
Any remedies for a guy that lost his edge?

Practice, practice, practice!! Then practice some more!!

 

We have been up at platte river all week and this place is overrun with squirrels. Too bad it's a campground.

 

I just came back from my salmon trip and I even took my .22 with me. I marched about for hours and only saw a single squirrel and he didn't give me a shot. I never see squirrels in the northwoods.

 

Took a big male red yesterday morn. Took a big female this morn. Feeding the turtles in the ponds out back. Will start to meat hunt for the other species after a bit. let them put some fat on, and their winter coats. Can't wait to eat some. Squirrel, my favorite meat. Besides bacon. LOL.

 

Got another couple reds this pm. An older looking male, and another adult female. Great target practice, and give the other species some room. Reds too aggressive, have to clean them out. No predators like fisher and pine marten.

 

Are you talking about small red (pine) squirrels or the big red (Fox) squirrrels?

 

If aggressive and cleaning then out, I’m guessing them little red SOBs