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Post by INhuntin on Aug 20, 2020 17:17:58 GMT -5
They were cutting hard this morning & I found out the old .410 won't make it to the top of the tree. I caught this one cutting down low BIG mistake. First one for team #8  I think I'll be taking the 12ga next time, so I can hit the ones in the top of the tree. |
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Post by esshup on Aug 20, 2020 20:47:12 GMT -5
.410 or 12 ga. They all will make it to the top of the tree, the pellets are going the same speed if the shells are marked the same dram equivalent on the box. It's up to you to pattern the gun to make sure the pattern is dense enough to kill the squirrel.
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Post by darinfry on Aug 21, 2020 9:28:23 GMT -5
2 more for me and team 4. Really liking this hatsan flash in 25. Anyone looking to get into air rifles should check these out. Very accurate, quiet, and easy to pump up if dont want to mess with air tanks  |
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Post by omegahunter on Aug 21, 2020 11:18:43 GMT -5
5 more grays for Team 1 LCB! Great morning! 3 out of one hickory and didn't make it 50 yards and got 2 more from another hickory. Maybe these will make it to the freezer instead of the fryer. 😁 Makes 7 for my personal total. Gonna put the 881 away now and go back to my favorite...Marlin 17 Mach II.  |
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Post by HighCotton on Aug 21, 2020 11:43:11 GMT -5
Dang omega...
Great morning!
I got out for the first time this morning.
Nada Zip Zero!
The CZ 452 Mannlicher sure looked good cradled in my arms, though!
And the skeeters must’ve like it, too! Dozens had a big ole swarm of party hovering over her!!!
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Post by INhuntin on Aug 21, 2020 12:47:16 GMT -5
Here is my take this morning for Team #8 Squirrel Busters. I tried out last seasons hunting spot & didn't see a thing. I ran back to my new spot & they were cutting up a storm. I took this one about 5 steps into the woods with the first shot. Then the rest scrambled & never gave me another shot.  |
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Post by bullseye69 on Aug 21, 2020 17:56:43 GMT -5
Got to get back out after work today. Waited till 5 to go out. Seen 4 total but only got three of the buggers. 3 for team Fort Nuts.  |
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Post by deadeer on Aug 21, 2020 20:20:08 GMT -5
Got to get back out after work today. Waited till 5 to go out. Seen 4 total but only got three of the buggers. 3 for team Fort Nuts. Oh good. I can slack off knowing you are doing your duty now. 😉👍 |
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Post by bullseye69 on Aug 21, 2020 21:46:03 GMT -5
Got to get back out after work today. Waited till 5 to go out. Seen 4 total but only got three of the buggers. 3 for team Fort Nuts. Oh good. I can slack off knowing you are doing your duty now. 😉👍 Well i hope not all of ya slack off. 😁 |
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Post by deadeer on Aug 22, 2020 1:07:06 GMT -5
Saying a week of 90's coming. Not a lot of interest then. Will get in the mood when the sweat isn't burning my eyeballs. Lol.
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Post by omegahunter on Aug 22, 2020 10:22:46 GMT -5
5 more grays for Team 1 LCB. Had my limit at 8:30 on the dot. Personal total is 12.  |
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Post by jamesg6626 on Aug 22, 2020 14:51:57 GMT -5
Last weekend my son got the only one we got a shot at. Went back out this morning and I missed the only one we got a shot at. Did see a few, but still no cutting. Although I did find some unripe acorns on the ground here and there. Maybe activity is about to start picking up a bit.
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Post by INhuntin on Aug 23, 2020 10:44:21 GMT -5
Last weekend my son got the only one we got a shot at. Went back out this morning and I missed the only one we got a shot at. Did see a few, but still no cutting. Although I did find some unripe acorns on the ground here and there. Maybe activity is about to start picking up a bit. I thought it was odd too that the squirrels were not cutting on any of the acorn trees just the Shag Bark Hickory. They were ganged up on those, I counted 4 in the top of one tree. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2020 18:46:17 GMT -5
Last weekend my son got the only one we got a shot at. Went back out this morning and I missed the only one we got a shot at. Did see a few, but still no cutting. Although I did find some unripe acorns on the ground here and there. Maybe activity is about to start picking up a bit. I thought it was odd too that the squirrels were not cutting on any of the acorn trees just the Shag Bark Hickory. They were ganged up on those, I counted 4 in the top of one tree. It's been a little while since I've squirrel hunted, but I thought I remembered them cutting heavily on hickory almost exclusively in early season, then switching to oaks later... |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 24, 2020 20:55:29 GMT -5
I know most of the years I've hunted,which has been since the mid 70s,I've seen them cutting on oaks and hickories both when the season came in. There's been a few years I've seen them cutting the oaks first.
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Post by INhuntin on Aug 24, 2020 22:36:27 GMT -5
I thought it was odd too that the squirrels were not cutting on any of the acorn trees just the Shag Bark Hickory. They were ganged up on those, I counted 4 in the top of one tree. It's been a little while since I've squirrel hunted, but I thought I remembered them cutting heavily on hickory almost exclusively in early season, then switching to oaks later... Thank goodness I was thinking maybe the covid had gotten to them. LOL It's the first time I haven't had work get in the way of my hunting. Normally I wouldn't get out until I took vacation to deer hunt. Retirement is starting to be fun. |
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Post by wesb81 on Aug 25, 2020 5:42:05 GMT -5
2 for team #7 taken on 8-22-2020  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2020 7:05:39 GMT -5
It's been a little while since I've squirrel hunted, but I thought I remembered them cutting heavily on hickory almost exclusively in early season, then switching to oaks later... Thank goodness I was thinking maybe the covid had gotten to them. LOL It's the first time I haven't had work get in the way of my hunting. Normally I wouldn't get out until I took vacation to deer hunt. Retirement is starting to be fun. Congrats on retirement, you're a lucky guy if you're retired and not working a retirement job. |
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Post by INhuntin on Aug 25, 2020 8:22:16 GMT -5
Thank goodness I was thinking maybe the covid had gotten to them. LOL It's the first time I haven't had work get in the way of my hunting. Normally I wouldn't get out until I took vacation to deer hunt. Retirement is starting to be fun. Congrats on retirement, you're a lucky guy if you're retired and not working a retirement job. Nope not yet I'll let all the covid nonsense die out before trying to find something. I really don't need a job I just need a pass time type job for the non hunting months. I had planned to go fishing this spring but every time I tried to get out it was like fishing in the middle of Walmart's parking lot. LOL |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 26, 2020 9:57:43 GMT -5
I was a little late getting out this morning but saw 1 as soon as I got in the woods,missed it though. I only stayed about a half hour and didn't see any more,too danged hot/muggy for me.
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