Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Well today after school, I elected to go chipmunk hunting with my pellet gun. As I was walking through the woods, I was hearing chipmunk tweets all around me. I figured it must be the mating season. So as I was walking, I heard a chipmunk tweet that was really close. I froze. I looked around and saw a nice male dive into a hollowed out dead tree. I sat for about 10 minutes. Nothing. He wouldn't come out. Maybe he found a female to mate with. So I walked by my usual hot spot, an old rock wall that used to protect the railroad tracks that ran through there. Nothing was happening at the wall. Usually when you walk by the wall, they flinch or run away, weaving in and out of the rocks. So I went up to another one of my hot spots. As I was walking, a grey squirrel starting barking. He sounded off the alarm. The chipmunk ( at the time I didn't see ) then ran across the rock pile he was sitting on and froze, giving me a perfect oppurtunity. I shot. Hit him in the spine and down he went. No exit wound. Chipmunk #3 on the season down! So back the way I came I went. But this time, I get really stealthy by the rock wall. That was all I needed to walk up on two males chasing eachother. These two chasing eachother confirmed my suspicion of the mating season. Well, the one chipmunk that decided to walk up to me at about 7 yards was the one who got shot. He stuck his head up over a rock with just its chest and it's head showing. I tried for a chest shot, I really did, but the head just got in the way... Chipmunk #4 on the season down! Pictures: Head shot: Both chipmunks were shot with a Winchester 1000x with Beman Crow Magnum pellets in .177 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. wow they must have good eyesight if you need total camo, even gloves. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. No, their eyesight really isn't that good, but they pick up shadows and movement more than a human figure. So I go into camo anyway. Plus it eliminates the chance of spooking off other game ( turkeys, deer, etc... ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. do you fry 'em or bake 'em? good shootin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. [ QUOTE ] do you fry 'em or bake 'em? good shootin' [/ QUOTE ] Neither. It would take alot of these buggers to make a stew or anything. I shoot them because they are garden destroyers, plus they keep my eyes sharp and my shooting sharp for squirrel season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shedhunter Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Those little guys sure bleed alot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. One shot went into the spine and the heart. The other was a head shot.. You can only imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shedhunter Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. How much do you get for their fur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Well. This year I intend on tanning and selling a few furs. Not sure how much I could get for them. Any ideas or requests for skins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. I'll give you $5.00 for a Daniel Boone hat. Can you get it ready by October? I think his was a Coon skin hat, but a Chipmunk hat would be much more handsome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. [ QUOTE ] Well. This year I intend on tanning and selling a few furs. Not sure how much I could get for them. Any ideas or requests for skins? [/ QUOTE ] YOu may want to check to make sure that is legal. Dunno about NY, but here, and in a few states i know for sure that is not legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. wacoyote, I'll see. I'll keep you in mind. I am going to be out on chipmunk hunting for a little bit because I'm going to let them mate and grow up their babies, then I will start blasting them around the middle of July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Congrats on the harvest! I've been catching mine with traps but not really for hunting purpose. My quest is more about elimination since they are digging under my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Good job! Anyone ever eat those??? I know you'd have to kill about a dozen, but do they taste like squirrel?? Chipmunks and dumplins has a nice ring to it. Or is called chiplins??? (I crack myself up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. [ QUOTE ] they keep my eyes sharp and my shooting sharp for squirrel season. [/ QUOTE ] thats not a very good reason to shoot them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Squirrel, Once again, that was my feeble attempt at humor. Don't go making me a hat. I'm sure your dad would love one though. Chipmunk and dumplings?? Sounds good if your a coyote, but I think I'll pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] they keep my eyes sharp and my shooting sharp for squirrel season. [/ QUOTE ] thats not a very good reason to shoot them. [/ QUOTE ] I just don't friggin get it. No matter where I post a story about me shooting chipmunks, somebody always has a problem with it. Guess what folks!? It's legal. You may not agree with it, but it's legal! They are garden destroyers and occasionally get into peoples houses. I am doing my best at keeping my local population down. Some say that they are cute and shouldn't be shot etc... So is a 1/2 year old fawn that I let walk that ends up at the butcher later that night. Tough nuts. Besides, atleast I am on our side and not with "them". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Here's a question, if you are trying to cut the population because they are garden destroyers why are you taking a break while they breed? You do realize that if that is your purpose, every female you shot now would be 6 less that will be around in a couple months? (assuming they have 5 or 6 babies, i don't know how many they have) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. fisherguy, it is just another reason for me to go back out. The amount of these guys running around after the mating season is incredulous! The young ones are the ones that get shot first. The older ones have a few scars on them.. lol... But I take breaks on shooting them because I do not want to completely eliminate every chipmunk in the neighborhood, although the laws permit it, I want the chipmunks to be there next year and the year after. Looking forward to my younger brother getting his first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Given the chance, I will completely eliminate them around here. They're so dang destructive, even more so than mice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. well all i have to say now is good luck hunting for more of those guys and congrats on the ones you have got. by the way what brand bb gun is that, it looks like a nice gun. i might want to get one down the road. i hunt with crossman for squirls and rabbits and i shot a chipmunk once but they are so fast and small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Squirrelhunter91 ... your my new hero! I like the way you hold your own against some of these guys. I also like your detailed writtings of your hunts. It is entertaining. Keep killing those rodents. Quality Chipmunk Management ... QCM Keep it up kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Thanks Bow Hunter Derek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. [ QUOTE ] Squirrelhunter91 ... your my new hero! I like the way you hold your own against some of these guys. I also like your detailed writtings of your hunts. It is entertaining. Keep killing those rodents. Quality Chipmunk Management ... QCM Keep it up kid! [/ QUOTE ] I agree. Ive seen this kid take it on the chin a couple of times because of this. I still dont understand why people choose to challenge him on this. They are considered a varmit and its legal (obviously) where he hunts so let the boy have fun! By managing the number he also can stay hunting in the off season. I dont see anything wrong with that. Crow hunters dont try to eridacate the population and everyone knows that crow hunting is just a sport. I personally dont know, or cant think of, anyone that eats crow (literally). Squirrelhunter, you deserve and "atta-boy" for holding your ground. Keep up the good work. Jeramie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Re: Got my 3rd and 4th chipmunks on the year today.. Maybe just tell us your stories, and leave the pics out of them for awhile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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