New squirrel feeder = busy backyard

[scubajeeper]

I made a squirrel feeder out of 3 inch PVC and screwed it to a tree about 50 yards from my patio where I normally shoot from. Well, the word has gotten out and it’s become a hangout for the locals. The squirrels are really enjoying it and I don’t mind the cardinals getting something to eat but I’m not going to feed the crows.
This morning I gave them a little lesson with the .25 Krait shooting 25 gr. At 930.

 

[Contndr35BB]

I made a squirrel feeder out of 3 inch PVC and screwed it to a tree about 50 yards from my patio where I normally shoot from. Well, the word has gotten out and it’s become a hangout for the locals. The squirrels are really enjoying it and I don’t mind the cardinals getting something to eat but I’m not going to feed the crows.
This morning I gave them a little lesson with the .25 Krait shooting 25 gr. At 930. View attachment 582027

Great work ! Now we need to see the feeder !

 

[Berserkeley Mike]

Between the Corvids and Cardinals, I'm confused. What is the purpose of this feeder, 50 yards away? Helping out starving wildlife, fattening up this fall's quarry, back porch entertainment at a safe distance or something else?
Good shots of course.

 

[ray1377]

Not sure where you live so pardon my post. Down here in Mississippi the crows are pretty smart and you usually don't get a chance to shoot at the same one twice. And if you shoot one, the rest will fly off and stay out of gun range for a W-H-I-L-E !!! If you got 4 in one sitting consider yourself lucky or your crows are really dumb. I had a friend who wanted me to keep the crows off his fresh planted corn fields. After just two outings the crows that didn't get shot learned just how far to stay away from us to keep from getting shot. And at the time we were using .17 HMR. It was amazing to see them figure out just how far we could get them from where we were at. At the time we were amazed. Nice shooting on your part for sure. And we need pics of that feeder

Ray

 

[scubajeeper]

Yeah, basically to keep the squirrels hanging around for October and feed the birds a little. Why 50 yards? Well mostly because I can slip out the back door without scaring them off and at 50 you can’t miss from a rest.

I’m next door in Louisiana, crows are smart all over. The first one was on the ground by the feeder, when I shot him the rest flew up in the trees. I had taken my Krait out of the safe from 74 degrees in the house to a humid 84 and, of course, my scope started sweating and fogging up. I was standing behind my wood rack and they couldn’t figure out where I was. I managed to find one amongst all the leaves on the trees and nailed him. At this point I figured it was all over but they just kept calling out so I just waited and wiped the lenses on my scope. I figured out where another one was and shot him, three on the ground. They all flew off but one landed in the top of a dead tree at about 70 yards and I was able to put one in him. It surprised me too that I was able to get four, I’m guessing since my Krait is pretty quiet and they couldn’t figure out where it was coming from, their curiosity got the better of them. Anyway it was a fun 5 minutes.