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Post by span870 on Sept 4, 2014 20:45:11 GMT -5
What is the hardest shot to make in hunting? After several days squirrel hunting on some new property that has nothing but gray squirrels I'm going to have to say a gray squirrel in late August early September shooting a.22 looking for a head shot while he's feeding in a tree. I need some fox squirrels to make he think I'm a better shot again.
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Post by firstwd on Sept 4, 2014 20:56:42 GMT -5
Agreed. I shoot a .17 HMR and that doesn't make it any easier. It is loads of fun to sneak around with all the cover trying to get the shot lined up.
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Post by span870 on Sept 4, 2014 21:58:09 GMT -5
That's what I've been using also but mine has the heavy barrel and wood stock. Just too heavy to hold steady to get a shot. Those .17 hollow points do some damage on head shots though.
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Post by firstwd on Sept 4, 2014 22:04:45 GMT -5
I use Hornady polymer tips. Most of the time the results are not photo friendly, but there is no doubt on a shot. Clear hit or miss and no worries about maybe a poor hit.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Sept 5, 2014 3:30:41 GMT -5
The Turtle dove that zooms in on you from behind, I also get frustraited at teal doing the same thing.
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Post by drs on Sept 5, 2014 4:12:57 GMT -5
What is the hardest shot to make in hunting? After several days squirrel hunting on some new property that has nothing but gray squirrels I'm going to have to say a gray squirrel in late August early September shooting a.22 looking for a head shot while he's feeding in a tree. I need some fox squirrels to make he think I'm a better shot again. Gray Squirrels is all we have down here where I live in Kentucky, seeing a Fox Squirrel is rare. Fox Squirrels are far easier to hunt & hit with a .22 LR than Grays. But I've found that Gray Squirrels are better eating and more tender than Fox Squirrels. I have greater luck hunting Gray Squirrels after our Deer (Gun) season. In December when there is no leaves on trees and Gray Squirrel are more on the ground and easier to see in trees. |
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Post by featherduster on Sept 5, 2014 4:45:54 GMT -5
A Fox squirrel in December when the trees are naked and they see you coming miles away.
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Post by span870 on Sept 5, 2014 5:33:20 GMT -5
The Turtle dove that zooms in on you from behind, I also get frustraited at teal doing the same thing. Ah forgot about the lowely dove. I got a harder dove shot for you than that. Years ago when atterbury used to put a whole lot more money into their dove fields we hunted them every year. The hardest dove shot for me was them poor doves when you were the last shooter on the line and they started at the first shooter. We used to call it running the gauntlet. Don't know how many mature doves I killed that didn't have tail feathers. As far as teal. Yeah I tried that once. About 16. Teal came in before shooting time. We let it land. At shooting time dad said go ahead and jump it and shoot it. I jumped up without the gun shouldered. I think my first shot that bird was in the neighborhood of 100 yards. Not a big proponent of water swatting but... |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Sept 5, 2014 6:09:17 GMT -5
Ya I know what you mean about the gauntlet, funny thing is some of those birds get shot at 5 or 6 times and still come back to the field. I'll go bonkers trying to catch up to them, guys laugh at me when I look for a really long time for a downed bird but in my opinion they're too hard to hit to let them go to waste, I was hunting along the walbash one day on a bend with a steep bank, one flew over me and I hit it, well he landed down that 12 ft bank and next to the water my buddy looked at me while I'm scanning the highbank to get down to it and says "You're going after that?" I said "Hell ya, they're too hard to hit and taste too good to pass up!" I found a way to that dove and a way back up.  |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Sept 5, 2014 6:15:36 GMT -5
The erratic movements of bucks & does during the chase-phase in thick cover while re-positioning & anticipating their travel path to locate a clean shot window within bow range when the doe decides to stop.
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 5, 2014 6:22:28 GMT -5
I'll go with pheasant's - they kicked my tail more than once when I was a teen. As for early season squirrels I use high brass 6's and a full choked 12GA.; they can be tough to get a good shot on until the cover opens up. Once that happens I switch to a .22 or .22mag.
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Post by HighCotton on Sept 5, 2014 6:25:58 GMT -5
For me, the hardest shot has been any squirrel with a self bow or trad bow! I'm only 2 for 11 so far with my recurve. Absolutely the toughest shot for me. Since I'm not even close to the likes of scrub-buster or trapperdave, I consider the 2 I've taken this year trophies of a lifetime!
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 5, 2014 6:36:39 GMT -5
2 for 11 - to me that is impressive! The Princess only has a couple to her name with her compound, and it is more of a target set up than a hunting set up. (now she hasn't gone out in a long time) For those few who have met her, she is teaching in the Houston area (first year) and has had students for 2 weeks now; she is enjoying herself so far.
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Post by kevin1 on Sept 5, 2014 15:29:39 GMT -5
Any squirrel once the leaves are down, with an air rifle, from max range.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 15:38:34 GMT -5
The hardest shot for me are the shots I have to pass on with a deer I want to shoot because it's not the right shot, for whatever reason. Fought many an internal battle with those situations. In my early years, I lost some of those battles and unfortunately, lost a couple deer as a result. I try harder to win those battles now.
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Post by htownhunter on Sept 5, 2014 16:10:04 GMT -5
The hardest shot for me are the shots I have to pass on with a deer I want to shoot because it's not the right shot, for whatever reason. Fought many an internal battle with those situations. In my early years, I lost some of those battles and unfortunately, lost a couple deer as a result. I try harder to win those battles now. I had one last year. Only buck I seen all year and he just never gave a good shot. This year I moved the stand closer. Hehehe |
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Post by drs on Sept 6, 2014 4:33:40 GMT -5
A Fox squirrel in December when the trees are naked and they see you coming miles away. Good possibility a Squirrel would spot a Hunter in late season. The trick is to hunt them as you would hunt Turkey or Deer by wearing camouflage, getting in an area where they are most active, and sitting very still. Lot of times, I've had shots at Squirrels sunning themselves on limbs, without knowing my presents. |
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 6, 2014 6:31:30 GMT -5
A Fox squirrel in December when the trees are naked and they see you coming miles away. Good possibility a Squirrel would spot a Hunter in late season. The trick is to hunt them as you would hunt Turkey or Deer by wearing camouflage, getting in an area where they are most active, and sitting very still. Lot of times, I've had shots at Squirrels sunning themselves on limbs, without knowing my presents. Agreed; I do much more sitting and less moving once the leaves are down. |
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Post by firstwd on Sept 6, 2014 20:38:11 GMT -5
Woodducks coming into a roost area at last light is incredibly fun, frustrating, four letter word and laugh producing all at the same time!
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