Thinking of squirrels

[Jim22]

I like eating squirrels but my wife doesn't want to eat them. Nor rabbits, quail, or any kind of grouse. No ducks. So my hunting is limited. She has a soft heart. I well remember Ptarmigan hunting in Alaska. She went with me. I found some birds and as I was lining up I heard her say. "Fly, birdy, fly".

I learned my lesson.

When we were young and in love we ate game meat and fish. Now we are old and if it doesn't come from someplace like Safeway it is not eaten.

Jim

[Landy88]

Landy, love you old Husky. Here's "my boy"....Attachment 299405

Thank you! I'm pretty damned fond of that old Mal.

You've a handsome dog; and I recognize that command belly rub position, too.

[Winger Ed.]

Now we are old and if it doesn't come from someplace like Safeway it is not eaten.

I've got one of those:

When we lived in the city, we had a out door cat that the new wife fed on the front porch.
One time her cat food kept vanishing. I set a hav-a-hart trap and one morning as I was going to work, she said,
"Hey, You caught a raccoon in the trap......AND NO,,, WE AIN"T EATING IT"!!!

[Earl54]

You cast your own darts?

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Bamboo skewers with cotton ball wrapped on the back end to fit the bore. Cheap reloads.

[sharps4590]

Ahhh..so he's a Malmute. Wasn't sure. I do love the working breeds and have had Husky's since '95. Steele is so rotten he should have an odor.

Now, skwerls. They were eating us out of house and home on the bird feerders...and where we live in the depths of the Ozarks there was going to be no eliminating them....no matter how many we ate..and we've tried!!! Soooo...someone, somewhere directed me to "The Droll Yankee Bird Feeder." A bit pricey but paid for quickly from saved bird seed. And, for a while a source of amusement as skwerls were flung from the perch. They are persistent but they learned to give up quickly with that feeder.

Typically skwerl season opens here the Saturday before Memorial Day and I am looking forward to it. This one will be my 64th skwerl season.

[Shanghai Jack]

You want sport?

Get one of those fancy, high end blow guns.

We used to "hunt" them on campus with a tennis ball bazooka fueled by hair spray.

[gumbo333]

Ah, a spud gun. Aqua Net was the best fuel ever. Good fun with green apples too.

[versa-06]

Lighter fluid worked good. Squirt in a bunch then shake the tube good to make it a gas, insert tennis ball & light it up. Ball would go out of sight sometimes shooting straight up. Cannon was made from soda cans. They were much thicker back then, wouldn't even consider it with the ones today.

[versa-06]

Man that brings back memories.

[Texas by God]

Spud guns were fun. We morterd taters into the cattle herd from 100+ yards away to watch them scatter.


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[TRG3]

For years, I used a .29 caliber flintlock for hunting squirrels, eventually moved to a .25 caliber flintlock. As you would expect, a lot or roundballs can be case from a pound of lead for these two calibers. These old eyes don't see the iron sights as good as they used to.

[dverna]

My squirrel gun this year will be air powered. Can't beat a penny and a half a shot. What is strange is we are not seeing very many at all.

[versa-06]

dverna; If you don't mind me asking, What is your air gun & caliber?

[dverna]

dverna; If you don't mind me asking, What is your air gun & caliber?

I have two both in .22. The “good” one is a Daystate Huntsman and will consistently shoot sub .75” groups at 50 yards. The “beater” is a DAR and is a consistent sub 1” performer at 50 yards.

[Geezer in NH]

126 days till Gray's open in NH

Red's are open year round

[Smoke4320]

we had a fair amount of Squirrelenfeffer growing up

[Daver7]

I have friend who loved his 44 mag.
He would shoot squirrels out of the tree by naming in front of them when the slug hit the tree it the bark would nook the squirrel out of the tree he'd grab them as soon as they hit the ground and snap their neck. Didn't believe it until I saw it.

[ChristopherO]

I've been highly considering going camping in the Ozarks to hunt with the .32 cap lock. Something I dreamt of 35 years ago. This may be the year for it.

[Lonegun1894]

What I've used for blowgun darts was those bamboo skewers about a foot long, and a piece of cloth for the fletching. Using a 5-6 foot long piece of 1/2" copper pipe always worked well for me. I've only managed two squirrels so far, but have taken plenty of rabbits with it.

[sharps4590]

Go for it Christopher!! We ain't gettin' no younger! I might have to break out my 36 flinter just for grins and giggles.

If the rest of the Ozarks are like I am here, squirrels are abundant. It would be a good year.