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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 23, 2006 14:41:46 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed an extreme amount of squirrel activity lately? From my deer stand this morning I saw over 30 squirrels, both fox and greys. Seems to me that they need to be thinned out a little. I guess its time to trade the muzzleloader in for the rimfires!!
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Post by drs on Dec 23, 2006 15:13:22 GMT -5
Yes, infact I am seeing more squirrels now than I did during August & September. I really didn't get to do much of any squirrel hunting this past summer. What you need to do is get up in your stand and hunt squirrels that was. I've found that if I hunt squirrels after der season they seem to vanish as soon as I pick up my .22 and head back to the woods. I think they don't see you or don't expect to encounter a squirrel hunter in a tree stand. So try it and let us know how your success rate.
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Post by Hood on Dec 23, 2006 15:18:41 GMT -5
Kind of funny as I was thinking the exact same thing.
I sure hope they get it changed so that I can hunt squirrels until the end of Jan. like you guys down south.
Robert
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Post by jstalljon on Dec 24, 2006 20:27:33 GMT -5
Kind of funny as I was thinking the exact same thing. I sure hope they get it changed so that I can hunt squirrels until the end of Jan. like you guys down south. Robert AGREED!!! |
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Post by lugnutz on Dec 27, 2006 21:43:50 GMT -5
For the time it takes (for me) to clean a squirrel, its not worth shooting them.
I'm positive i can skin one deer faster than i can five squirrels!
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Post by esshup on Dec 27, 2006 22:38:48 GMT -5
I have a very easy way to skin them. I give them to my nephew. ;D
As soon as I step into the woods, I can see the squirrels running for cover. But, they don't have a clue that I'm there if I get up in the treestand. That works like a charm.
esshup
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Post by hornharvester on Dec 28, 2006 0:23:01 GMT -5
lug,
i believe someone posted a video on how to clean squirrels thats pretty easy. i was in the same boat you are until i learned to clean them by stepping on their tails. now i do a limit in 15 -20 minutes or less. h.h.
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Post by firstwd on Dec 30, 2006 23:47:53 GMT -5
Got one in a trap this morning. I tried skinning it like I do furs. Worked great and took less than 5 minutes on the first try.
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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 31, 2006 1:04:48 GMT -5
Me and an uncle managed 4 fox squirrels (2 a piece) this morning. We had a good time but I am done with them for this season. The little guy is starting to get involved.. ;D  |
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Post by papohead on Jan 12, 2007 12:12:36 GMT -5
Ok, I like to hunt squirrels but ruin them when I skin them. I shoot them in the head most of the time, and then when I am trying to skin them and am pulling the tail forward I tear the body into. Help! I do like squirrels and grave and sausage and eggs. Steady ;D
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Post by papohead on Jan 12, 2007 12:16:51 GMT -5
I also live in MO. and the Mo. Dept. of Conservation puts out a great monthly magazine free to all residents if you apply for one. But in last months magazine they listed three kinds of squirrels, grey, fox, and red. Plus they had pictures, one was grey and listed grey squirrel, and then the unusual thing was fox and it showed a black squirrel, and then red, which was reddish orange. I wonder what they where thinking about when they did this. I always thought the red and fox were the same, and about every squirrel hunt I know thinks the same. Any comments?  |
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Post by jajwrigh on Jan 13, 2007 0:07:16 GMT -5
Reds are very small, also known as pine squirrels. They are not much larger than a chipmunk. Foxes are the largest of the three and I have seen them in red, black, and white (not albino) color variations.
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