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Post by trapperdave on Aug 30, 2014 8:13:10 GMT -5
morning hunt postponed due to rain. could of had a limit before the rain if id of had a shotgun lol
hunting with the airgun this morning, nothing would sit still long enough for a head shot
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Post by drs on Aug 30, 2014 8:31:26 GMT -5
I wish you could send some of that rain to our area. Here in Central KY we're very dry and need rain!!!! Yesterday, I looked at my indoor-outdoor weather recorder and the Temp. was 90* in late afternoon and the Humidity was at 7%!! Very breezy here too, but what is strange the Southern part of my County the Humidity is always higher... huhI guess it due to our elevation. The humidity is a bit higher in the early morning hours but quickly dries up. Raining here right now - guess I won't be going out this morning and 80% chance tomorrow. PLEASE SEND SOME OF THAT RAIN TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 30, 2014 10:53:05 GMT -5
ALL UP TO DATE... I THINK..
PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I GOT A FEW WRONG..
THANKS
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Post by michaeladkins on Aug 30, 2014 17:24:26 GMT -5
Please add 1 more for team 6. I had to work for this guy. It is hard to find these guys when it is windy.
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Post by 76chevy on Aug 31, 2014 7:47:52 GMT -5
killed one last night, only seen the one. Cutting on shagbarks!
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Post by 76chevy on Aug 31, 2014 8:19:45 GMT -5
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Post by dbd870 on Aug 31, 2014 8:57:11 GMT -5
Went out and saw a couple before the rain started; Missed 1 on a marginal shot. Crummy hunting weather for the long weekend so far
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Post by drs on Aug 31, 2014 9:19:26 GMT -5
Nice going there.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 31, 2014 18:00:38 GMT -5
You guys are not making me look good to my 4yo. We have been out 6 or 7 times now, and have only seen 3 while hunting. And only seen a few in yards, in the road, and in town of course, but none in the woods. We have not had a good population here for some time. We're talikng up in the NW corner of the state, LaPorte cnty. Have tried Kingsbury and today Winimac FWA. Sat with acorns falling around us but have not seen any cuttings. Found a few shagbark hickories and walnuts but no squirrels. One thing we do have a ton of is hawks, and we have been wondering if their not putting the hurting on our bushytails. My one good deer hunting spot is loaded with gray squirrels, but I am not chancing messing up that spot before the deer season starts.
Jay
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Post by INhuntin on Sept 1, 2014 8:02:45 GMT -5
I can't believe how much rain we are getting, normally this is the dry season. I got out yesterday for a little while in the pm & was only able to take 1 for team 12. All the rain did make for quiet walking through the woods as long as I stayed out of the standing water puddles. I just wish the rain would get over with so I could get some serious hunting done.
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Post by HillBillyJeff on Sept 1, 2014 9:13:06 GMT -5
Mark me down for one more on team 1 LCB. Mosquitoes weren't biting, but wouldn't stop buzzing my ears. That and a bit too much wind for me. Going slow this season for me here. I keep telling myself a 1 1/2 squirrel average per week is all I need lol
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Post by maddog on Sept 1, 2014 11:08:37 GMT -5
first time I've gotten out since thurs. Cloudy and windy, but put me down for two, for team 1 LCB. Brings my personal total up to 10. You absolutely couldn't hear them, you had to see them. Both taken out of different pignut hickories. A young male. Young female taken from a different tree. Proud of this one, cause i free handed it. Head shot to boot. Not bad for an old geezer. maddog
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Post by drs on Sept 2, 2014 4:06:31 GMT -5
maddog, Fine looking Fox Squirrel! I wish we had them down here on my property area; but I have to be contended with bagging Grays. They are MUCH harder to see and to bring to bag. BTW, what caliber is your Squirrel Rifle??
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Post by maddog on Sept 2, 2014 5:25:10 GMT -5
It's an H&R Sportster .22 rimfire. i shoot CCI SV LR through it for my squirrel hunting.
maddog
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 2, 2014 7:01:32 GMT -5
Was away from the computer all weekend, but did make it to the woods 3 times. Friday: Took the old Browning out for a stroll and got two. Not a very good pic. Phone camera lens cover is getting pretty scratched up and doesn't do well unless in lots of light. Saturday I got rained out within a few minutes of hitting the woods, but got back after it Monday again: Carried the 10/22 SAR (Squirrel Assault Rifle) and got them all before 8am and still had 20 out of the 25 rounds that I loaded in the magazine. Fox in an oak, two grays in walnut and two grays in a pecan. Please add 7 more for Team 9. That should bring me to 14 so far.
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Post by jason26 on Sept 2, 2014 7:44:14 GMT -5
3 for me using my air rifle and 4 for my dad ty
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 2, 2014 9:10:35 GMT -5
SCORING IS UP DATE...
YOU ALL ARE DOING GOOD...
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Post by michaeladkins on Sept 2, 2014 9:37:44 GMT -5
Great job Team 6! We are on the heels of the LCB. The marathon is just beginning.
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Post by HighCotton on Sept 2, 2014 15:54:23 GMT -5
Well, sad day for the Ruger Takedown. It was bound to happen sooner or later. First miss ever with this gun...on a gray. We went 1 for 2 dropping this fox:
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Post by drs on Sept 3, 2014 4:08:50 GMT -5
Well, sad day for the Ruger Takedown. It was bound to happen sooner or later. First miss ever with this gun...on a gray. We went 1 for 2 dropping this fox: In all my 50 years of Hunting Squirrels; I've found that Gray Squirrels are MUCH HARDER to hunt & hit. Fox Squirrels are far much easier to hunt & bring to bag.
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