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Post by HighCotton on Sept 3, 2014 16:07:24 GMT -5
So, I'm guessing it was the cooler morning temps that had 'em moving this morning. 4 more for Team 2! 2 grays and 2 fox. The coolest part was taking my second squirrel with the Deerslayer recurve. And from a treestand! I heard him cuttin' up in a hickory but couldn't make him out. Next thing I know he is scurrying down the tree to the ground but a sapling branch was in my way. I figured, well that's not bad cover. Drew back and let the arrow go. Thwack! Missed him by inches. Crazy thing is he hopped a couple feet like he didn't know why that skinny bird with green and white feathers was messin' with him! With the second arrow already nocked, I slowly drew back again and released...and the Longbow arrow tipped with the same Muzzy from my gray squirrel severed his neck from the rest of the body! Took this pic just for something a bit different: Now for some honesty here lest anyone think...Dang boy...sure good shootin!!! I'm actually 2 for 11 arrows flung as for connecting on squirrels!!!
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Post by drs on Sept 4, 2014 4:11:35 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 I've not been able to hunt this past week due to our weather being rainy (we needed the rain thought!) Also been very foggy, gloomy during 1/2 of the week. Not good Squirrel Hunting weather. You guys up in SW Indiana, you might want to start checking-out the Beech Trees. Up there, I almost always found Squirrels starting to cut on Beechnuts around the 10th of September. The woods I use to hunt, located near Dogwood Lake F&G area, had large Beech Trees that always yield me several Squirrels.
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 4, 2014 9:56:36 GMT -5
2 more for team 6
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Post by INhuntin on Sept 4, 2014 16:53:04 GMT -5
I have not had a good chance to get out, every time I'm off from work it starts raining. It is almost deer season I wonder is it legal to hunt deer & squirrel at the same time? Because when I'm sitting in the tree stand the squirrels just about run over me. It would be easy to hunt them then. LOL
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 5, 2014 6:52:01 GMT -5
Yep, it's legal. There have been days I've been tempted.
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Post by maddog on Sept 6, 2014 5:48:58 GMT -5
Got another 2 1/2" of rain last night in a little over an hr. That's close to 15" since Aug. 1. Half my woods, I have to hunt, I can't get to, because of muddy lanes/ditch banks. May be a few days before I can get back out.
maddog
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Post by saltydog on Sept 6, 2014 11:15:15 GMT -5
drs finally got you some help this morn before the rain set back in. Woody add 3 more for team 7.
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Post by jdub1 on Sept 6, 2014 19:39:12 GMT -5
2 more for team 2; that 1 fox is really huge. Ask Dave how his hunt went.
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Post by drs on Sept 7, 2014 4:27:14 GMT -5
drs finally got you some help this morn before the rain set back in. Woody add 3 more for team 7. Thanks, I didn't have a chance to hunt this past Saturday as I had some late Summer yard work to do around my home. Hope to get out this coming week. Got a Doctor's appointment on Monday morning, but it's in the morning, so might be able to hunt some that afternoon but will hunt on Tuesday. Nice Grays you bagged there!
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Post by drs on Sept 7, 2014 4:36:31 GMT -5
Got another 2 1/2" of rain last night in a little over an hr. That's close to 15" since Aug. 1. Half my woods, I have to hunt, I can't get to, because of muddy lanes/ditch banks. May be a few days before I can get back out. maddog We received a good rain last week, but the 80% chance for rain, for Sunday, "evaporated" to just a 20% chance. We received only 1.5" of rain in August so it's still fairly dry here in Central Ky, as farm lakes & creeks are very low. Also, Temps & Humidity have been unusually high this Summer here. Almost every day, there is a heavy fog and no wind; my Brother, who knows about weather, says we're under a high pressure system, which has a "Cap" over Central Ky, and the upper air temp it too warm, keeping everything stagnant. Hope it changes soon.
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Post by jdub1 on Sept 7, 2014 8:39:02 GMT -5
3 more for team 2; doubled up on the foxes.
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 7, 2014 8:43:23 GMT -5
Picked up this one this morning; could have had another if it wasn't using a woodpecker for cover. No way with a shotgun I wouldn't have hit them both. Team 2. Oh btw; who thought soldering 2 shotgun barrels side by side was a good idea.....it's not!
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Post by INhuntin on Sept 7, 2014 10:56:36 GMT -5
I finally got a non-work morning that it wasn't raining. They were already moving when I got to the woods so I took this one with my .410 on the way in. About 9:00 I shot two more chasing each other & I called it a day before it started getting hot. Total for today is 3 more for team 12.
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Post by maddog on Sept 7, 2014 12:24:22 GMT -5
Well, got done sweeping up water in the basement, and since it was such a beautiful morning, I hauled my butt to the woods. It was beautiful out. Put me down for 4 more for team #1 LCB. Brings my personal total up to 14. First two. One from and oak, and the other from a pignut hickory. Third one from another hickory. The last one from the top of a tall oak. Four for the day. maddog
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Post by jdub1 on Sept 7, 2014 18:09:42 GMT -5
And another for team 2
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Post by deadeer on Sept 7, 2014 20:12:13 GMT -5
Ooooooooooo, look out boys. Score one for team 12! It could be a hot streak. Unfortunately I did not have my 4yo boy with me like I hoped. But he did get to watch me clean him up. Excited!
Jay
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 8, 2014 7:01:05 GMT -5
Mark Team 9 down for 5 more. Took 3 on public and on the way home hit a small private woods I just got permission to hunt to pick up the other two. These will be really good eating, not an old one in the bunch. That should bring my total to 19.
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Post by HighCotton on Sept 8, 2014 9:18:11 GMT -5
Well for all I thought this cooler weekend would bring em out of the woodwork... not to be! Can't really figure it but it reminded me of mornings when I just know the dee will be moving only to get Skunked. Still...add 2 for team 2! Only able to knock down 2 fox squirrels.
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 8, 2014 10:24:20 GMT -5
squirrels EVERYWHERE this morning..........so was my shooting. Time to break out a scoped gun.
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Post by scott on Sept 8, 2014 15:51:51 GMT -5
5 more for Team 6; from over Labor Day weekend, I couldn't hit a bull in the butt with a bass fiddle should have had at least two limits to add to the tally. Saturday morning was very frustrating as I missed every single squirrel until i finally connected with these two late in the morning. Sunday morning; had some better luck but was hunting a very small section of woods with a buddy so had to share shots; still the poor shooting continued as I should have had a couple more. I was unable to get out this past weekend and will not be able to chase the elusive ones this coming weekend, the time before deer season is quickly dwindling need to get out at least a couple more times. I believe this brings my total up to 20. Also I think our team name should be "Squirrel Team 6"; a knock off of Seal Team 6
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