Alabama Delta Squirrel Hunt

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Beach-gunner

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Few photos from a squirrel hunt that I had yesterday in Upper Mobile Delta WMA in south west Alabama yesterday. These squirrels are out in the wild, the WMA is an 50,000 + acre wilderness of sloughs, creeks, rivers and swamp land; the squirrels there are not feeder dwellers, there is an abundance of natural forage for them. Yesterday was a very good setup from a weather stand point as a front was on the way to move through the area mid day. I’ve noticed that the squirrels get very active on days when a front is coming through. Yesterday was particularly good as the colder weather coming in created a good amount of fog and dampness so it was easy to move around without being detected by the squirrels excellent eyesight and hearing. Also as you can see from the photos the trees still have a good bit of foliage. Yesterday as they were feeding in the trees, I could locate one introduce it to the Taipan Veteran 22, go pick it up and typically see another right away. I had two squirrels on the ground on several occasions before moving to pick them up and sitting again. 10 or 15 minutes would pass by and I would see more activity in the trees at 60 to 70 yards out, a little slipping through the woods to get into good range....and THWACK, the Taipan would strike again. It was a GREAT DAY. Could’ve taken more but limit is 8 per day in Alabama. Season ends in March as the winter months come the trees will lose their leaves and it will be time to pull out the Vulcan 25 for longer distance shooting. Last year it was awesome fun to take them at 70 and 80 yards, can’t wait for December and January!

Beach-gunner

Dennis
 
4 squirrels for the lady who cuts my hair...She was very happy and 4 for Squirrel gumbo at my house!

BeachGunner the Vulcan 25 I will use later this Winter is 2nd Gereration purchased in 2016. It is topped with MTC Viper Pro and pushes the JSB 25 grain at 900 FPS, laser accurate like the Taipan Veteran, just a little louder. In the Fall I use the Taipan because it is eaiser to get into a better range without being seen by the squirrels, however once all the leaves fall off the trees the shots will be much longer as I won’t be able to remain concealed by the tree foliage.

Beach-gunner

Dennis
 
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Hi Dennis,

What advantages does your .22 veteran have over your .25 vulcan? Is it just that it's a bit quieter? Do you prefer the ergonomics?

I had a gen1 .22 vulcan for a couple years that I'd use for invasive cormorant shoots organized by the local ministry of the environment. Very effective gun. After a year and a half hiatus I'm thinking of getting either a .25 vulcan2 or a .25 veteran standard. Seems like the extra range of the .25 is worth the lower shot count. Would love to hear your thoughts on the matter. 

Thanks,

Rob
 
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Cam44,

My first PCP was the Vulcan 25 cal...a great airgun....as I enjoyed shooting it often I was worried about it being too powerful for my back yard use. Pass through specifically, I target shoot, practice and tune in my back yard. So I decided to get the smaller caliber 22 Veteran. An added advantage with the taipan is its compactness and ability to slow down FPS and still have a relatively flat tagetory out to 40 + yards. My back yard shooting distance is maximized at 38 yards. When squirrel hunting in Fall and early Winter in Alabama the trees still have a good amount of foliage and moving around its easier and less weight with the Taipan Veteran and the extra range of Vulcan 25 is not necessary. I don’t think I would ever sell the Vulcan as it is very accurate and very well built (never had any maintenance issues in 3 years of use). Once we get into late Winter and the trees lose all their leaves....that is when the Vulcan will shine! I’m comfortable using the Taipan out to 75 yards or so, but I do like having the extra energy of the Vulcan at 75 + yards.

Where do you shoot Cormorant? They will destroy fish populations in lakes and small ponds, if not managed!



Beach-gunner

Dennis
 
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Hey Dennis, 

Thanks for the response. You've got a solid rationale for your arsenal. Do you find that the Vulcan groups better than the Taipan at 75-100 yards? I'll probably end up with the Taipan Veteran .25, although I do wish that they used the CZ barrel instead of the LW one in that caliber. 

I live in El Salvador. There are a few lakes that have been invaded by thousands of these birds so the government periodically would recruit people through the local hunter and field target clubs, take us over to the nesting islands and tell us to kill as many as possible. First time I went with a .177 HW97. I bagged about 35 birds, but realized that a pcp bullpup was really what was needed, so I got the vulcan .22. The next two times I went I got close to 200. 

Happy shooting,

Rob
 
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Awesome on the Cormorant hunts! To answer your question Vulcan vs. Taipan: the 25 gr pellet will be more accurate most of the time, I think because wind has less affect. But to be truthful I have not tested the Taipan out to 75 and 100 yards significantly. My shooting experience at those distances with taipan has been very rare and casual, maybe a mag or two (10 to 20) shots, just to see if it was doable. I have done an extensive testing. I did purchase the JSB 22 cal 25gr Monstor redesign for this purpose but I have not taken the time to see how accurate. Got pre-occupied with squirrel hunting :).



Dennis
 
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