hunter109 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 well i am a big squeril hunter and i am going to start here in september here around ohio. well when do you all go into the woods for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I don't get any time to do it, but I sure did like it in my teenage years. It helps to keep your eye sharp and your trigger finger disciplined. I think Tominator loves it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beagleman78 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Tree Rat hunting Our's opens the seconed weekend in November for us in central FL. I like to hunt them also, I only use a 22 rimfire to do it im shooting a Remington nylon 66 topped w/ a 3X9 simmons. I nolonger like biteing into bird shot after I've cleaned me a mess and fried and simmered in gravy. now my biscuts I need help with lol. Good gosh I done went and made myself hungry :hammer1: buddy I can eat these buggers every day and never grow tired of them.. I imadgine y'all squrelles are way bigger than ours down here . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted July 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 well i use a 12 gauge in the fall when the leafs are still on and a 22 when i get all he leafs off i use open sights though i am a good shot with it also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 dude i LOVE squirrel hunting. a week from today ours open!!!!! AND IM PUMPED!!!!! i use a 12 GA. year around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterLuke Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Ours opens near the beginning in Sept. but I usually wait for it to cool off a tiny bit and a few leaves to fall. I use a 12 gauge or 4-10 usually, but occasionly I'll take a .22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Tominator will love you spelling as well.........lmbo SQUIRREL Season starts Sept 1 here...I'm always excited for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhunter39 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 our tree rat season i believe opens aug 15th . eith my 16 GA pump or my 410 single shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsdrifter Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Ky's opens again in August,I believe,normally I wait until after it cools off alittle.Just not as much fun when the temp is 90' at 8am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 well you ant got to spell to be a good hunter now do you well i like useing a 22 but sometimes in the early season i use a 12 or 20 gauge i mean we have a lot of leaves still on when it starts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'll wait for the weather to cool off and break out my Buckmark if the Deer hunting is slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobblerroller Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) Heck yeah! In fact, I'll get up early and go sit under a tree in our pecan orchards and wait for one to come scurrying along. We probably 20 or more every year. It's very fun. Gobblerroller Edited July 28, 2009 by gobblerroller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 we shoot as many as we can here till the end of the year well i shoot them hot cold i dont care never had one with worms in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 well i don't know when squeral season opens here in Ohio but well squirrel opens in september i think well i don't hunt them anymore because well i don't like how they taste well once in awhile i take pot shots at them while im bowhunting because well its fun well ive never shot one like that though well but i have got close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Tominator said: well i don't know when squeral season opens here in Ohio but well squirrel opens in september i think well i don't hunt them anymore because well i don't like how they taste well once in awhile i take pot shots at them while im bowhunting because well its fun well ive never shot one like that though well but i have got close :D :wacko: too funny! Ive also been known to fling an arrow at a limb rat every now and then....I would like to get into it more, but I find I dont have much time. Deer, ducks and geese consume much of my hunting season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 well i hunt them till deer season comes in and then that is all i do but i hunt them till deer season and get all i want to eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 IL. season opens August 1st (I think). Lasts till February! I generally get out a couple times in September when it cools off some. I may have to get out sooner if the weather stays cool! Tominator... ouch! No mercy! ~ or perhaps I missed something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I like to hunt them, but don't do it that much. I have stuck a few with an arrow from a deer stand. It pins them to the ground and they run around on the arrow like a pinwheel until they expire. I quit doing that. I take my kids out every year to chase them. Last year I had a couple I got with head shots with the .44 Mag. lever gun. Ate those tonight, actually. See my post in the Chuckwagon for more on that! HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Country Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I think it is August 15th in Kentucky...I start out with my Remington 870 in 20 gauge with Express #6s and my Ruger Single Six in .22 LR (KY passed a new law prohibiting me from whacking squirrels with my .45 Auto)... the squirrels are usually traveling between scaly (shag)-barked hickory trees at this time, will hit the common hickory trees about Labor Day, and the Oaks in late September...if it is a good mast year... Our deer season opens on September 6th or so and at that point I am combining hunts...bow hunt for deer from sunrise to 9am, then exchange the bow for my shot gun, and chase some late rising bushytails till about noon...then set up in a field to shoot a few doves...grab a bite to eat for lunch, then hunt again in reverse order...makes a full day... On late season squirrel hunts, I switch the shotgun out for my Marlin semi-auto .22 LR. This year, I will be testing my 7 year old son's patience a little to see if he is ready to start hunting under my supervision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowslinger Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 yes i love to hunt them i some times take my bow or a 22 mag also use a 12 ga or 16ga depends on my mood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted August 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 well thats cool i hope to get out of this boot soon so i can go out opaening day well thanks for posting to this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 one elk bullet equals about 5,000 squirrels, doesn't it??? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted August 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 no you will blow sqiual up with one of thoughs bullets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Im a pretty serious squirrel hunter. Ive been after them since I was a kid. Our season opens in May and we have a serious abundance of them. I typically dont hunt them until we get a freeze. I like the cold to help thin thier fleas, tics, and whatever else may be living on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I love squirrel hunting (You already know that!) and I'm already looking forward to it this season. I don't usually start until after our deer season's end, which is always January 1. I have went out a few times earlier though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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