Squirrel hunting, in general

As its been said, walk into a good spot and just sit, pretty quick you'll have them chattering all around you.
 
They are also social, curious and sometimes territorial. Calls can work to your advantage.
 
Dragon63005 said:
Mannlicter what is the rifle there you posted?
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that is a Ruger 10/22 with a laminated Mannlicher style stock. My wife gave me the rifle for Christmas back in 1995. She bought it at WalMart. Evidently they had a batch made just for them. They did not sell well at the price they were asking, and this one was marked down to $185 :D
It will hold Minuit of Squirrel out to 50+ yards.
The Scope is a Bushnell 3-9X, sighted in for 50 yards.
 
I love squirrel hunting, it's my favorite time to be out in the woods. You can really learn a lot about your surroundings on a nice, quiet squirrel hunt. I've hunted with shotgun, handgun, and rifle. For me it's hard to beat a nice, accurate 22. cal rifle, they just relax things a bit better. Shotgun is too loud for my likings and I'm not good enough with a handgun to even bother.

I just love a simple 22. rifle, they are a lot of fun and they teach you at the range. They can handle a lot of rounds and they don't scare the shooter. I have gotten to know my rifles very well, so I trust my shot when I have a squirrel hanging off of a branch.
I went out a few times this year, but there are still a lot of leaves left on the trees. I took two greys the other day, they made it really easy so I couldn't resist.

I hunt with a single shot Remington, a Sako P72 and a CZ.
Here is a pic of the CZ.
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The tails of my fallen foes.
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dang fool squirrel stopped to give me the paw the other day. Sadly for him, I responded with my 1948 Remington 521T. :D

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My favorite shotgun squirrel load is #4 or 5 duck loads. Hard hitting and less pellets to bite into. I use a Rem 870 12 ga.
 
I use a Pedersoli .36 cal flitlock, loaded with 20 grains of FFF and .010 patch. Shoots quite accurate as you can see from these head shots.
 

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It is an Italian made gun, by Pedersolli. I bought it out of a Cabelas catalogue about 8 years ago. They come in 4 calibers; .32, .36, .50, and .54. I love mine.
 
Dang !! All they sell now is the percussion cap type.. Oh well...
Thanks for sharing the pics Bud !!
 
Use a Ruger 10/22 with hollow point rounds. Rugers are tack drivers. Use a Simmons 4x28 scope on it. Easy directions.

1) Find seat in the woods.
2) Fine squirrel.
3) Place scope on head
4) Squeeze Trigger
5) Remove squirrel coat
6) Cook and eat

Good stuff.
 
dipbait said:
What gauge and choke do you guys prefer? I have a 12 and 410 both full choke. The 12 is good if the squirrels are high in the trees the 410 is better if squirrels are closer.

Ive been seeing a lot of squirrel on my hikes in the pecan trees.I have a 870 Remington 2 3/4" chamber full choke. Thats the gun Im gonna take. Ill use light loads. Some of the shots will be high some not. what size shot would you guys recommend? I have a box of sixes.

I also have a single shot 410. I love it for rabbits but have a hard time knocking squirrels out of trees with it. I have high brass 3 inch 11/16 oz in size 4 ammo.
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Try 3" loads with #6's. shells loaded with #4's don't have enough pellet count to constistantly kill tree rats plus the small bore size usually pattern smaller shot better.
 
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