We finally had a hard frost down here a couple of weeks ago, which gave me the green light to start hunting. Today was the first afternoon that I found time for it due to long work hours. I loaded the truck up with the HW97 and a pouch of pellets and drove to my spot. I spent the first 30 minutes walking the field edges and ended up shooting the first one. He had a big ol nut in his mouth and stopped at the field edge contemplating when he was gonna make a run for it across the small field to the wood line opposite where he was. Very risky for a squirrel with hawks and such. I was able to make a clean head shot from a sitting position from a distance of roughly 30 yards while he was making up his mind.
After that I walked the wood line a bit further and then decided to enter the woods at a place that I love to sit and still hunt. I sat down on the old tree that has been my seat for the past 4-5 years and waited and listened. It was already getting late afternoon and I could hear several rummaging around on the ground for various nuts and such, mostly acorns. Right about the time I said to self.....its time to ease on out, I saw a nice one run across a fell tree and disappear on the ground somewhere around 50-60 yards away. I slowly walked that direction and about the time I had almost reached the edge of where the woods open up to the pasture, there he was about 20-25 yards away up in tree. I dropped to a knee, took aim, and shot. I heard that "thewapp!" sound and saw him fall to the ground. It was a short hunt and only netted a couple. But it was the first two with the HW97 of this season. Doesn't really matter if its two or ten though.........its about the most enjoyable thing I can imagine.
Can't think of a better way to spend an afternoon!
Thanks for lookin........TR
After that I walked the wood line a bit further and then decided to enter the woods at a place that I love to sit and still hunt. I sat down on the old tree that has been my seat for the past 4-5 years and waited and listened. It was already getting late afternoon and I could hear several rummaging around on the ground for various nuts and such, mostly acorns. Right about the time I said to self.....its time to ease on out, I saw a nice one run across a fell tree and disappear on the ground somewhere around 50-60 yards away. I slowly walked that direction and about the time I had almost reached the edge of where the woods open up to the pasture, there he was about 20-25 yards away up in tree. I dropped to a knee, took aim, and shot. I heard that "thewapp!" sound and saw him fall to the ground. It was a short hunt and only netted a couple. But it was the first two with the HW97 of this season. Doesn't really matter if its two or ten though.........its about the most enjoyable thing I can imagine.
Can't think of a better way to spend an afternoon!
Thanks for lookin........TR
