Posted: 6/15/2007 1:51:26 PM EDT
| Just wacked #s 14&15. Damn things are all over. #14 & #15 ran up a tree, #14 stopped and looked back, big mistake. 12ga, #6 shot, but he bit down on a twig as he was falling, now he's hanging up there about 25' in the air by his mouth. #15 hauled ass, I got about thirty yards ahead of him & waited till he got to the jump across the open area, when he slowed to jump I busted his squirrely ass. Dogs are chowing down as I write. I'm using an old (1900ish) 12 ga double barrel, rabbit ears, 28" barrels, full choke. Still a great gun but I have to use low power loads to be safe. Perfect for squirrels and such. |
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Do you have to kill them? That sounds horrible!  Why can't you do this instead my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=253221 
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Perfect. I usually use a 20s-30s era 20 gauge side by side for squirrels. Guns like those are perfect for them. They feel so classic and "right" in the hands. |
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For whatever reason, the squirrel population in NH has been huge this spring. I had one give birth to baby squirrels under my car last Friday. One baby fell in my driveway and started squeaking, another one fell out as I pulled out of my work parking lot, and another survived a 180 mile drive to Maine, as I could hear it squeaking under the car when I got there. |