Strut10 Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Took my oldest boy out this afternoon for his first-ever squirrel hunt. We did the walk & sit, walk & sit deal. Didn't take him long to lower the boom on his first piece of game ever. Made a real nice 25 or 30 yard shot on this fellow. We stayed out for about 2 1/2 hours and saw a bunch of squirrels and heard others we didn't see. By the time we walked out, the boy hadn't missed a shot (although he did have to give one tough guy a follow-up shot). All in all it was about the most fun we could have had in such a short time. Best thing is........there's waaaay more squirrels left in that piece of timber than what the boy toted out. So I imagine we'll be back there before too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Congratulations:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinois59 Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Good story and pics. Congrats on a great day together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Nice! Good for him.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookieee Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 it doest get much better than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 it doest get much better than that now isn't that the quote of the day:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockadj27 Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 That's great to see... Congratulations to you and your son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Way to go, Dad!!!!!!! Congrats :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 What a great outing for both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Well done, that's how most of us started..now you have a hunting buddy for life.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Wow, what a THRILL it must have been. Congratulations to you and your son ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Congratulations! Looks to be a successful and memorable day in the woods!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Good deal Don. He needs to join the squirrel contest next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'll bet he wasn't at all happy about having to do that :D Nice Job Gentlemen...........keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 He looks pretty pumped up! Congrats to him, nice little shotgun he has there. :cool! You oughta get him on the forums Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Thats awesome. Congrats to him and to you Pop;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Cool!! You notice there are lots of squirrels this year? Atleast more than years past? They are all over the place up this way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark_85 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 grats to your son he looks like he's on cloud 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Thats awesome. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Cool!! You notice there are lots of squirrels this year? Atleast more than years past? They are all over the place up this way... Yep. We only made a small circle in a small woodlot to get those 4. We saw another 6 or so that he didn't get shooting at. Plus we heard a few more that we didn't see. Seems to be a great year for squirrels. I better be careful though. Seems J-man (real name's Jordan) can be awful hard on them. He's got another 20 shells in that box. Could be some real hard times ahead for the tree rat population around the Strut10 Ranch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 That's awesome...congrats. Is that an H&R 20 guage? That was the first gun I bought...paid $42 for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Is that an H&R 20 guage? That was the first gun I bought...paid $42 for mine Yep. It's an NWTF youth turkey model. He won that one at our local NWTF banquet. I had it kicked up a notch by having Rem-Choke threads cut in it so he could use tubes. He was actually using his Comp-N-Ckoke turkey tube on the squirrels. With an "end-of-the-nose" aim, it damages very little, if any, meat. 3 out of my 4 kids have that same gun. The 4th kid's only 19 months old. So I have another few months to get him his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Couple fat squirrels there Don. Congratulations to your son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Nice job!!! You need to send him to my hunting woods, we have way to many. I grabbed my bow at least 4 times yesterday because I thought a deer was coming in, only to find out that it was just another Pope and Young squirrel!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_RIDGE_RUNNER Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Now that is a great afternoon at the Strut Ranch. Your son will not forget that day ever. I am well into geezer status and can still relate the story of my dad taking me on my first ever hunt and it was for squirrels. I only got one but for many years could still take you right to the tree I shot it from. It finally blew down but I can still take you right to where it was and remember the shot with great clarity. Congratulations for taking the time to take your son hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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