Went to my buddy’s place where the squirrels are stirring. He lives off the main road and all his neighbors love us since we started last spring when he got me into this madness. I dropped two at 40 yards, the second one was coming to check on his dead friend. We collect them when we can and drop them off at a bird sanctuary. These two obliged in a nice, neat little pile. But the highlight of the day is when we opened up to the pasture behind his house. I recorded two personal bests. My fist was a kill at 123 yards. We had shot out the nearby squirrels but some in the far hill were playing as if to taunt us. I bested my best with a spectacular kill at 140 yards. Now the kill itself was exhilarating, but the critter danced and then rolled down the hill like “Princess Bride”! Best part of my tall tale is that it was witnessed. Maybe because I was yelling “He’s still rolling!” I’m probably not the best hunting partner...
Satisfying day with ground squirrels
- Thread starter Haganaga
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Squirrels don't check on dead "friends", nor do they dance. Live squirrels eat dead squirrels. Shoot one, more come to feed, shoot them too.
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Yeah, he was gonna give his friend CPR. And the last one thought he was auditioning for “Dancing with the Stars”. I was using a Steyr Hunting 5 Auto .22
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Oh man, there are ranchers who bring their cattle to graze on the pasture behind my buddy’s house and the squirrel’s holes can break the cow’s legs. Not to mention the havoc the create with homeowners sprinkler systems... needless to say all were happy with my new hobby
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