We live in "Squirrel Country" up here in central oregon, and every year rack up some decent numbers....we're already re-filling our tanks !
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Squirrel country...
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It's getting less and less squirrel country here. I hope I'm wrong, but it sure is fun while they last.
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Extremely nice country to get away from the real world. You are truly Blessed! Our squirrel season starts Aug. 15th. its good here as well.
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LaPinehunter,
Nice pictures, I took notice of the cabin, best be lopping the top out of the one tree before it has a chance to come down, putting a hole in the roof.
Cheers
Nice pictures, I took notice of the cabin, best be lopping the top out of the one tree before it has a chance to come down, putting a hole in the roof.
Cheers
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Thanks for all your replies, we're doing our best to stay cool this week...i was up on the mountain scouting around and snapped this foto. Polymer tipped pellets have been my choice ( after i proved their accuracy to myself )... and recently noticed there are now "metal-tipped" type rounds, if you may have used them, what were your results?
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Lucky you! I'm not wishing groundhog season away, but I am anxious for squirrel season to begin
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Thanks for the nice comments, to get to the best spots, i take my SxS buggy scouting, but living in the forest, we are always fighting off wildlife, and in the past couple seasons, we have been over triple digit dispatches just inside our fence...i usually stop squirrels and raccoons from my blind on the front deck, i'll see an occassional coyote, but we hear them howl nearby some nights, and recently a cougar ran along side our fence chasing a deer, with two Oregon Fish and Game trucks right behind them, they got out of their trucks fully armed and loaded for bear, and took out after them,...and later when i saw their flashlights coming back thru the forest, i went out to ask what they found,...nothing, so he's still out there with now several local horse attacks,... and just last week, we saw a wolf at the back gate, at first glance i didn't recognize what it was, and as i had the crosshairs right on his snout, i realized as he was standing next to the gate he was a big wolf, and federally protected...we have two nearby wolf packs up in the Diamond Lake area that are being electronically tracked, and i believe this one is a young big male ousted from the family....and later after gauging his size next to the gate, and seeing his incredible speed thru the forest, we are taking personal precautions...
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That looks like some really beautiful country up there. I've been an avid squirrel hunter for a long time although I prefer powder burners for hunting them.
Squirrel season opened here in Missouri back in May but it is way to hot. I normally wait until October to start my hunting.
Squirrel season opened here in Missouri back in May but it is way to hot. I normally wait until October to start my hunting.
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The other evening from the front yard, my wife called out to me that something "big" was coming down one of our trees (she said maybe a small bear)...so i had her go into the house, and i set-up in my blind on the porch waiting to spot it again, night fell, and i saw something inside along the fence line, and it seemed to be moving in on me, ....when i put my scope in the general area, i saw it scurry behind one of our big Ponderosa trees, hiding it from my view, and i still wasn't sure what it was..,i kept my crosshairs on the base of the tree, ready to ID and shoot if necessary, and then i got my first glimpse, a big snout with growling teeth stuck it's head from behind the tree, and that's all i needed to pull the trigger on my FX 30 cal Bobcat, hitting the raccoon right on the noggin...but when i went to check, i discovered the biggest meanest alpha raccoon in the neighborhood, and he was mad at me for shooting him and coming after me!...i leveled the Bobcat on my hip and pulled the trigger as quick as i could and hit him square again, and he was still coming,..i stepped back out of range of his attacking claws and bite, and reloaded and shot again and stopped him, but he was still dragging himself towards me, and growling in raccoonese "i'm going to kill you"....i was carrying a large caliber holstered handgun, and humanely as possible dispatched him. The next norming we went out there and sure enough he was the local alpha, and so big i could hardly lift him by his tail, and when we saw the size of his claws and teeth, we were glad i didn't have to tangle with him in the dark....
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These are exactly the kinds of stories I’d like to hear about coming from Oregon rather than all the craziness from Portland. Keep em coming and be safe!
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We used to have a little lot that was on the little deschutes river in La Pine. I think my father sold it to a developer that was buying up all the property in the area several years ago.
I’m in north eastern Oregon now and there’s no squirrels in the mountains here at all. They’re all in the city and at the parks.
I’m in north eastern Oregon now and there’s no squirrels in the mountains here at all. They’re all in the city and at the parks.
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What’s a ‘good day’ squirrel hunting? Like in a dedicated area like that?
Just curious as I’m in a suburban area and taking 8 a day in my backyard, key has been keeping the feeders stocked, notice they either come early in the morning or late in the evening and rarely other times
it’s like rush hour
Just curious as I’m in a suburban area and taking 8 a day in my backyard, key has been keeping the feeders stocked, notice they either come early in the morning or late in the evening and rarely other times
it’s like rush hour
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Hi Fenian, nice shooting, and that's a good daily haul,.. we get plenty of shots in the yard, and have waves of squirrels coming at us daily, so we don't need a feeder or bait, and we usually just dispatch the destructive ones, and there are plenty of them..! There are days when we'll rack up double digits and fill a bucket, and some days when we'll only get a couple shots in the trees...yesterday my wife signed-off on a particular troublesome big grey squirrel in the yard, and i spotted him in one of our 100 ft tall trees, he was holding a pine cone in front of his face, and staring me down when i put the crosshairs on his forehead and pulled the trigger from a shouldered stance, we both heard the impact, but he used up one of his lucky stars when the pinecone took the full brunt of a 22 poly-mag round (i usually use a 30, but the 22 is so quiet for evening shots) ...example of the 30 cal poly-mag's work
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