brownie65 Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 I have had a request for a squirrel hunting contest. Is there any interest in this & if so give some ideas on how you would like to see it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions It would be fun, but i have no idea how you would do it. An idea would be to have a postal shoot with squirrel targets, i dunno, whatever yall wanna do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions Longest tail? I have no idea. You could do a longest tail on pheasant or dove though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions since they don't have antlers, we could measure the skull. Or see how many square inches the hide is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions I have requested the contest. My thoughts are: [*] Teams or partners depending on how many people sign up. [*] Scoring goes by amount harvested. [*] You must prove the amount harvested by a picture. [*] Any squirrel that can be taken legally in your state may be entered ( ie. red squirrels, black squirrels, white squirrels, albino squirrels, fox squirrels, grey squirrels, maybe chipmunks? ) Feel free to add more folks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie65 Posted August 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions Anyone that is interested in this post your name. Also any ideas you have. I think it would be best to just have it on a Saturday & Sunday. Or just Saturday if there is anywhere that does not allow Sunday hunting. My feeling is that if you run it for a couple of weeks then it is going to be won by the person(s) that have the chance to hunt most of the week. If we could get it set for a day or weekend that everyone could go then that would be best. We would also need to know what your states daily limit is. Lets hear your opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions so you are saying we would see who could bag the most in one day? I don't really hunt them a lot until after deer season, until the first frost they all have wolves and aren't edible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions I'm definetly in. Squirrelhunter91 New York - 6/day 12/possession Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions I really don't hunt them, so ignore this comment if you see fit, but it seems to me if your state has no limit, that would be an unfair advantage to guys who have a limit. To be fair, I'd say you'd have to go by weight or length or something like that. Then again, like I said, I don't hunt them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions I think it would be awesome! Small game should have a contest like everything else. Count me in on this. I'm in NY and our season starts Sept. 1 with a 6 per day limit. You have some good ideas SquirrelHunter91. I think we could do it by teams and have like the team with the most weight or most squirrels harvested and maybe have an Individual winner for Longest Tail and heaviest squirrel. The only thing is the squirrels shouldn't be just shot and wasted, if you are going to shoot them, eat them also. Let me know if I can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie65 Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions well so far there are only two people that want to do it. We will give it a few more days to see if there is any more interest. If not then I see no reason to pursue it with just a few people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions I am in! I won't be able to do it until December when i get home from college(unless i take out some campus squirrels with a blowgun lol). Our bag limit is 12 per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions Even if this is like a contest without prizes, I think it would still be fun to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions The prize could also be a banner for the signature. I don't know how to make them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions Me neither squirrelhunter but that would be cool. If you'd like to maybe work together on this, let me know. I'd be glad to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunten4life Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions Ill do it just let me know how it is going to be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squirrelbuster Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions I will be in if it happens Squirrelbuster New York Sept. 1 6 per day limit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions Hmmmmmmm, I never hunted tree rats! Just kidding! Ill be bow hunting for deer the first four weeks of our small game season here in PA. Then again there isn't any small game to hunt anymore! Rabbits and phesants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions Spyder, you must mean warbles, the larva that live under their skin? I've shot a few in my hunting career with warbles and I'll cut a little bit of the meat out where the larva was in the skin but otherwise they don't do much unless your squirrels get alot of them. Only once did I not keep a squirrel because it had like 5 of them on it. I think having teams and doing it on a weekend would be good. I only hunt grey squirrels though because I don't eat the reds or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions Yep Turkeygirl, we call 'em wolves down here, not sure why! Almost all the squirrels have them here until first frost, and they usually have a few on them. I just can't bring myself to eat a squirrel that has them, so it don't hunt them at the beginning of season. Last year i shot one that had like 6 knots on it, and it had a big on right on it's chin. It was so big i don't know how it could eat. I had never seen what they actually looked like, so i pressed my knife blade behind the knot, and a short, black worm as big around as my finger popped out. I about puked! If there is one thing i am squeamish about, it is parasites living on other animals. I couldn't live like that!At least people don't get them! P.S. Does anyone know what kind of insect the larvae becomes??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions A few weeks ago, I was skinning a chipmunk and found what I though to be his wee-wee.. , but as I was skinning it, the thing started moving and squirming across the skinning board. I stared at it for a second and then cut it in half with the razor blade. I then figured it was just a parasite and no big deal. Now I know what it is. Warbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gfourhunter Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions horse fly, warbles are horse fly larvae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Re: contest ideas/opinions I would join in on this contest, but I also do not know how you could pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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