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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 23, 2005 11:26:59 GMT -5
Way to go H.H.
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Post by jajwrigh on Aug 23, 2005 17:44:41 GMT -5
Yeah nice work!
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Post by 1ranger49 on Aug 23, 2005 18:23:50 GMT -5
Went out the other day. Saw 4, shot at 2, got 2, came home, cleaned 2, browned 2 in the skillet, put 2 in the oven and ate 2. yum, yum
Neil
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Post by ajm on Aug 24, 2005 5:24:18 GMT -5
Went out the other day and saw four squirrels but only got mosquito bit. Which brings me to my point. I had to look for some bug spray! I have never used any before to speak of. I found some really good stuff at Menard's it was 100% deet. It didn't smell as bad as I thought it would but be sure to follow the directions. I went from looking like I had the measles to not even having bugs get close. It only cost a little under $4.00 and it sure beats itching for five days!
ajm
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Post by drs on Aug 24, 2005 6:51:32 GMT -5
I went Squirrel Hunting yesterday, saw eight, and got four "Fox Squirrels". I miss my 5th Squirrel! Just as I expected, the areas north of I-64 have a few more Squirrels than the areas south of U.S. I-64. Last season, the areas north had more mast while in the south, most areas (below I-64) had few if any. The Squirrels I bagged were one young and three mature Squirrels. The Females, I bagged, all had littlers this past Spring. The only thing lacking in the area, I was hunting, is that the owner didn't plant Field Corn this year. Also I should note that the Squirrels aren't quite on Hickory yet and it seems that mast is a little late this year before Squirrels start cutting on Hickory. I got these Squirrels out of Poplar and Cherry Trees.
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Post by jajwrigh on Aug 24, 2005 13:27:16 GMT -5
Perhaps the action is picking up a bit....
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 24, 2005 18:45:16 GMT -5
Went this evening and saw one and shot one. Squirrels don't seem to be moving in the evening. This squirrel came out of a hickory again. h.h.
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 25, 2005 10:12:40 GMT -5
hunted south-west owen county for two days, got two greys ,only seen five, most were in hickory, seems like the squirrel population is way down, it was also very windy,even at day light, i sure do not see much movement when conditions are like that. seen some turkeys and deer, also there seems to be white oak acorns ,seen some on the ground, could be a hot spot for deer.i"ll go back in september to see if squirrels hunting pick up.turkey scout
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Post by hoosier on Aug 25, 2005 22:47:48 GMT -5
turkeyscout, sounds like you've been in my neck of the woods. Were you visiting or do you live down here? I have seen about what you described above, not much squirrel action so far. I hope the poor mast of last year didn't take its toll on their numbers.
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 26, 2005 9:02:25 GMT -5
hi hoosier, i have a cabin about a mile and a half from patricksberg, last couple years there were plenty of squirrels,but your right, no mast acorn crop(and all the logging going on taking all the oak trees and not replanting with oak seeding, i hate to see a log truck on the road,i always say #%^*&%$#+!@. they have rip owen county of a precious oak forest,i love to squirrel hunt, love to have squirrel , biscuits and gravy.i live in anderson, been hunting down there for twenty years or so. have a good day turkey scout
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Post by hoosier on Aug 26, 2005 19:22:20 GMT -5
Hey Turkeyscout, I bet some of those log trucks you have been cussing were mine!!! That's right, I have done a lot of logging in Indiana and Illinois including the Patricksburg area ;D. You should hug a logger when you see one for providing a number of different habitats for our wildlife from deer to turkeys to ruffed grouse. Have you ever been in a super old woods with nothing but big trees? They are a pleasure to hike through and visit but you wont catch me hunting in one. They are like biological deserts! The browse that infiltrates a stand of timber after a harvest is a bountiful smorgasborg to a great number of our native species (game & non-game), not to mention the cover and nesting opportunities this new growth provides. When you have the opportunity, take a close look at a woods which has been logged a couple of years ago and count the number of new stems of oak, cherry, poplar and ash in a square yard and you will learn a valuable silvicultural lesson. You will find HUNDREDS of new tree starts. This is why reseeding after harvests in this hardwood belt is unneccesary as well as counterproductive. In any case, keep after those bushtails and try to regard the timber industry in a different light. Our ears start itching when you cuss at us for eeking out a responsible living by the sweat of our brow while improving wildlife habitat along the way. Take care, Hoosier (proud hunter and timberman).
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 27, 2005 10:07:23 GMT -5
hi hoosier, sort of a surprize to be talking to a logger, anyway , i"m sorta like a guy from missori, show me , from my experience, after a several years after the logging harvest is over, the only trees that i see growing are yellow poplar, wild cherry, and sasasfras.these trees drown out the white oaks sprouts and they never get a good start.futher education and studies are needed to stop this kind of logging practice or some day i"ll have to take my grandkids to a state park or a nature preseve, to show them what a white oak trees looks like.i"m a enviromentalist and this just my opinion that i strongly believe in.we do need to harvest white oak trees, but we also need to keep a eye on them to assure they get a good start for future generation. you make some good points,but where are the white oaks trees? there not in owen county, have a good day and good luck with your hunting..turkey scout
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Post by hoosier on Aug 27, 2005 13:40:33 GMT -5
Turkeyscout, are you basing your assumption on one or a few different tracts? Were any seed trees left unharvested on the tract(s)? How many have you studied. As many variables exist to sway the "re-growth" of any certain stand to include aspect, soil type, grazing history, harvest type and so on. There happens to be a great amount of white oak stands and regeneration of the species in Owen county. I am glad to see your interest in the subject and hope you will see it through in learning all that you can. Do you know what will be growing one day on the parks and preserves you mentioned without logging? A "Climax Forest". These stands, when left untouched in our region will have ZERO white oak. All they will grow is beech and sugar maple, both of which are very shade tolerant species. SQUIRREL HUNTING NEWS:.........A friend and I went this morning in S. Owen county and came out with 3 between us. They were finally getting serious about the hickory. Still, we should have seen a lot more as it was a perfect morning to hunt (cool, calm and rained last evening). In the end we agree that the numbers are way down this year. Good Luck All!
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 27, 2005 18:58:28 GMT -5
I got 3 this morning and saw 5 (I think ).
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Post by hoosier on Aug 27, 2005 21:25:15 GMT -5
Way to go squirrelhunter! What are ya hunting them with???
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Post by jajwrigh on Aug 27, 2005 23:49:06 GMT -5
I am going out first thing tommorrow....I know an area where there are fresh cut acorns all over the ground already...
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 28, 2005 11:23:26 GMT -5
Way to go squirrelhunter! What are ya hunting them with??? I've been using the Marlin model 25N topped with a Simmons 3-9X.Next week I plan on bringing the Contender with the open sighted 14" .22 barrel and see if I can get a couple with it .If they keep staying up in the tops of the trees like they have been I'll have to use the Marlin though ;D.
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 31, 2005 22:43:14 GMT -5
I went again this evening and might as well stayed at home. Hunted about 4 hrs and never saw a squirrel. Game wasn't moving at all in the woods. Oh well, better luck next time. h.h.
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Post by jajwrigh on Sept 1, 2005 21:30:34 GMT -5
Anyone going to give this long weekend a shot? I am considering it seriously. Its time to end the drought...
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Post by hoosier on Sept 2, 2005 0:20:52 GMT -5
Yep, I'm going this weekend for sure. I have been a couple more times since my last post. Not much to report as the squirrel woods are like a dessert this year. The numbers of squirrels seem so low that I have decided not to even hunt behind my place. A lot of good mast will go to waste this year.....it's a shame.
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