CA squirrel opener

[jmsdad]

Had a great hunt on the squirrel opener last Saturday. Got to the hunting area by 8:40am and limited out by 10:00am. Used an unmodified (except for the hair curler/felt baffle and CARM magazines) P15 in .22cal shooting 15.89 JSB Hades @ 880fps. Recovered two Hades pellets upon cleaning. These were the longer shots 47yds and 55yds.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@jmsdad Good show! And in good time too. Was this on private or public land? Nice recovery of those Hades. The daily bag limit is 4 out there?

 

[jmsdad]

Public land. Limit is 4 per day/ 4 in possession

 

[Ezana4CE]

@jmsdad Good shooting at those distances. That seems like a nice outing. Is that in the hills/mountains? Do you eat them by any chance? What are they eating out there this time of year?

 

[beerthief]

good first day , grays around me are small maybe 1/2 that size

 

[jmsdad]

Mountains in the national forest...~5000ft elevation. Yes, I do eat them. Squirrels are feeding on acorns and pine cones.

The western gray squirrels are larger than its eastern cousin. I have hunted the eastern grays when I lived in GA some years ago

 

[Ezana4CE]

@jmsdad I’ve been hearing them eating on pine cones out here this week. Was just curious. I hope you’re able to get out more during the season. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ranchibi]

Great shooting with your light and compact P15 on those squirrels! Nice pic.

 

[Wiseguy]

Nice work with your P15. Those greys look big, I bet they will make a good dinner. Thanks for sharing the hunt with us stuck at work, makes it much better...not.

 

[Senor Ramon]

Had a great hunt on the squirrel opener last Saturday. Got to the hunting area by 8:40am and limited out by 10:00am. Used an unmodified (except for the hair curler/felt baffle and CARM magazines) P15 in .22cal shooting 15.89 JSB Hades @ 880fps. Recovered two Hades pellets upon cleaning. These were the longer shots 47yds and 55yds.

Nice shooting! The Hades did their job!

 

[Bigragu]

Bro, don’t try hiding! I’m unveiling you!