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Post by msu2hunter on Nov 9, 2009 13:37:39 GMT -5
I am new to hunting all together. I have a 10/22 and decided to start with squirrel since I have a gun, would like to eat them and they are not a difficult animal to handle once killed.
I have been (3) times in the past month and a half. I have been to Wilbur Wright FWA twice and Yellowwood once. Wilbur Wright has been terrible. I saw a number of squirrels at Yellowwod, but I am a terrible shot. I have a couple questions.
1. I was planning on going this Sat. 11/14, but was advised not to go since it is opening weekend for deer gun season. I am curious what you guys think about that. I do not want o be in the center of stupid people trying to hunt deer. How busy does Yellowwood get on opening weekend.
2. How long can squirrel last before I eat it? I am referring to the time between killing it, finishing hunting and driving home.
3. Is this time of year good for hunting squirrel? Are there still nuts in the trees?
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Nov 9, 2009 18:48:53 GMT -5
First welcome to the forum and the family of hunters.
Unless you plan to hunt squirrel in a tree stand or climber I would not be out at Yellowwood or any public lands during Gun Season Opening Weekend.. As to your second question; I don't know but what I do is gut and skin them after the hunt and throw them in a ziplock freezer bag and put them on ice in my ice chest. Also don't know what your $$$ situation is but have you tried a shotgun for hunting? Yeah this is a good time for squirrels. There are people way smarter than me that will give you all the in and outs of hunting. Just wanted to say welcome.
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Post by todd on Nov 10, 2009 6:45:46 GMT -5
Most of the squirrels will be on the ground. There's not many nuts left on the trees. A walnut tree has three left on it.Like tag team said try a shot gun with #4's or #5's they are some good loads for squirrels. Hope this helps
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Post by msu2hunter on Nov 10, 2009 7:58:41 GMT -5
I have thought about shotgun. I have heard people say it is a big hassle to get the shot out of the squirrel. I would rather use a shotgun. It would allow me to spend more time getting my scope properly sighted.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 13, 2009 9:00:32 GMT -5
As TAG says you might want to stay out of the woods for a few weeks with deer season opening on Saturday (that's because there will be a lot of nuts in those trees for a few weeks).
I would say to you that to make the most of your time hunting squirrels use a 22 rifle.
I enjoy scoping it in and perfecting my shooting skills so that I can make clean head shots.
that is unless your going to EAT THEIR BRAINS.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 13, 2009 9:05:12 GMT -5
Oh I forgot if you do decide to hunt the next few weeks don't forget to wear blaze orange.
IT'S THE LAW.
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Nov 13, 2009 16:28:56 GMT -5
As TAG says you might want to stay out of the woods for a few weeks with deer season opening on Saturday (that's because there will be a lot of nuts in those trees for a few weeks).... ;D |
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Post by msu2hunter on Nov 16, 2009 9:16:50 GMT -5
I didn't go squirrel hunting this weekend. I decided that if I go during deer season it will be on a weekday. I finished sighting in my scope. It sure is hard to stay out of the woods. I should have taken up hunting earlier in the year so I am not thinking about competing with the deer hunters. Thanks for the advice.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 17, 2009 7:33:38 GMT -5
Late December is a great time to go squirrel hunting because with leaves gone you can see the little buggers a long ways away.If you have a friend or a child who wants to join you it really pays off at this time of the year because one person can circle the tree while the other awaits the shot.
ENJOY.
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Post by dadfsr on Nov 17, 2009 15:46:27 GMT -5
If you use a shotgun(I really don't like anything more than a 20 ga and prefer my old .410) you really need to aim it just like a rifle to keep as much of the shot away from the body as possible. I usually aim for the tip of the nose with the .410 and usually have had very little shot to deal with or as much of the meat torn up. I think at times that I would have put much more meat in the freezer if I had been squirrel hunting rather than deer hunting  The other concern I would have with going squirrel hunting during deer season is that, especially when using a rifle, you really have no idea where that bullet is going when firing UP in a tree...just too many deer hunters hanging around in trees at that time to even think about firing up in the air. |
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