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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 23, 2009 14:07:46 GMT -5
YEP more squirrels, biscuits and gravvvvvvvvvy.these squirrels ,i'll share with my neighbor .......  ....HEY HOOSIER, my rifle is a .22 model 144 Mossberg ,7 shot clip with a 2x7 Leupold scope, very hard to find and they are a tack drivers,you see some at gun shows now and then......TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR E  XPERIENCE....... .....turkey scout....please add a squirrel photo .,if you like!!!! |
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Post by hoosier on Aug 23, 2009 14:16:11 GMT -5
Excellent Jim! Those Mossbergs do shoot, don't they?!?! By the lay of the land, I have to guess these were taken close to your home. If you get to hunting Owen county, please leave some for the rest of us!!!! Skychief.
By the way, reading your posts inspired me to knock the dust off my Winchester 9422. I am happy to report it is sighted and ready to hit the woods. Even better, I have arranged a hunt this afternoon/evening with a 9 year old boy that I have been helping with his marksmanship and gun handling. He will be toting my Winchester 67. I am not sure who is looking more forward to it!!!!!
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 23, 2009 14:23:22 GMT -5
hey hoosier, i'm trying to get these easier fox squirrels..(PATCH WOOOOOOODS)..  and then go to owen county on labor day weekend and try to get some grey squirrels  ,if they hold still long enough..... .....GOOD LUCK with the youngster!!!... ...TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE...hoosier is!!!.... .....turkey scout |
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Post by hoosier on Aug 23, 2009 21:36:12 GMT -5
Success, success!!! We had a great hunt in Owen Putnam State Forest this afternoon. The temperature was cool and just a slight breeze was in the air. We walked a logging trail and saw and heard nothing for the first hour as we showed up plenty early. The activity quickly picked up as we neared a little stand of hickory. The trees were only as large as a mans leg but boy did they ever reach for the skies. Tall isn't the word for it.
The little feller had the first crack, but missed. The squirrels acted as they should early in the season while being missed with 22 shorts.....they kept cutting! His second shot connected and we marked the spot where he fell and kept watching the treetops. Long story short, 3 more shots and he had his second bushytail. The smile on my face was as large than his. Finally, he insisted I take the next shot and I took #3. All young greys (2 boars and a sow).
We walked back the trail toward the truck with much daylight left and walked under a couple more feeding squirrels. To my delight, the youngster felt like me, that we should "leave some for seed". We had to cross a very small, clear creek on the way out. We (I) took advantage of the creek and dressed our squirrels right there. The coons willl be pleased.
We had a great time together, to say the least. Hopefully his fire stays lit, so to speak. One thing he said took me back many years ago. More than once he commented on how much he liked the smell after a shot had been fired. I can remember like yesterday, though it's been over 30 years ago, making the same comment to Dad as he helped me. I learned something from my young friend today. That is, never overlook the small things, like the smell of hoppes #9 coming off a warm 22 in the cool squirrel woods!
Skychief.
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Post by jim1966 on Aug 24, 2009 2:09:30 GMT -5
Nice harvest. Congrats.
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 24, 2009 17:48:13 GMT -5
 THAT WAS A GREAT HUNT HOOSIER!! that young feller will have memories of that evening hunt for ever! and it looks like the pre-season practice paided off too! ... . i never got my first squirrel til i was 21 years old, this is why i believe in mentoring young folks, its nice to get started right!!!!! as for me i also had a great hunt, the fox squirrels were up early today and in the hickories, no wind and clear skies, just a beautiful day to be in the wooooooods!..this photo was the same squirrels as the other day(sunday morning)..TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE..........turkey scout |
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 24, 2009 18:02:37 GMT -5
 this photo was monday morning hunt(today), beautiful morning... :)turkey scout |
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Post by duff on Aug 24, 2009 18:26:17 GMT -5
Ol turkey scout is flat tearing them up! I walked through the woods with my dog working on hand signal obedience. He did quite well but the squirrels never showed up. Plenty of sign but maybe too early in the day yet.
Keep it up!
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Post by hoosier on Aug 24, 2009 19:59:46 GMT -5
Nice bunch of squirrels 'Scout! I went solo this pm and scratched 2 more greys into the pot. Pleasant evening and zero breeze. That made hearing them a lot easier. I noticed a lack of sign around shagbarks, but found them in the tightbarks.
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 24, 2009 20:16:24 GMT -5
YEP, my squirrel hunting will have to go on the back burner for a little bit, THURSDAY i got to check into St. Vincent Heart Center for a Cardiac Catheterization, hopefully no blockage, i had triple by-pass surgery in 2001, SO since this great hunting site is so good at getting PRAYERS answered, i could use some prayers , hopefully i'll be back in the woooooods in no time ... .thanks in advance................turkey scout |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 24, 2009 20:24:03 GMT -5
Hope all goes well with at the hospital turkeyscout.
Then it's back to tearing up some more squirrels.
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Post by duff on Aug 24, 2009 20:55:22 GMT -5
Jim you are in my thoughts and prayers the next few days. I am sure you will be back poking those bushy tails.
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 25, 2009 7:41:37 GMT -5
YEP, my squirrel hunting will have to go on the back burner for a little bit, THURSDAY i got to check into St. Vincent Heart Center for a Cardiac Catheterization, hopefully no blockage, i had triple by-pass surgery in 2001, SO since this great hunting site is so good at getting PRAYERS answered, i could use some prayers , hopefully i'll be back in the woooooods in no time ... .thanks in advance................turkey scout You got it Jim... You're in good hands... both with the doctor and God. Keep us informed.. WW |
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Post by racktracker on Aug 25, 2009 9:28:58 GMT -5
Best of luck to you TS.
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Post by hoosier on Aug 25, 2009 18:54:44 GMT -5
YEP, my squirrel hunting will have to go on the back burner for a little bit, THURSDAY i got to check into St. Vincent Heart Center for a Cardiac Catheterization, hopefully no blockage, i had triple by-pass surgery in 2001, SO since this great hunting site is so good at getting PRAYERS answered, i could use some prayers , hopefully i'll be back in the woooooods in no time ... .thanks in advance................turkey scout You got it Jim.....Good thoughts and prayers are being sent on your behalf! Let us know when all is well. |
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 27, 2009 16:55:31 GMT -5
GOOD NEWS FOR TURKEY SCOUT, i went to indy thursday and had the heart cath test, i had no major blockage ,which means no open heart surgery!!!...so Woody and all the nice folks that sent prayers, i thank you very much!!! i appreciated the support and our prayers were answered!!!!!....So back to the wooooooods i go, in a few days! god bless ..............turkey scout
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Aug 28, 2009 23:18:54 GMT -5
That's Great NEWS!
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Post by hoosier on Aug 28, 2009 23:43:10 GMT -5
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Post by turkeyscout on Aug 29, 2009 6:36:47 GMT -5
...thanks guys, for your prayers and concerns, when you go through some bumby roads, you sure do put thing in the right perspective. like god, family, friends and gods"creations"!!!!..........turkey scout
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....HEY HOOSIER, my rifle is a .22 model 144 Mossberg ,7 shot clip with a 2x7 Leupold scope, very hard to find and they are a tack drivers,you see some at gun shows now and then......TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR E
and then go to owen county on labor day weekend and try to get some grey squirrels 
,if they hold still long enough..... 
