Squirrel Season

308sniper · 01-12-2006, 01:17 PM

How succsessful was your season. Nothing for me but 3 more days left.

Tree climber · 01-13-2006, 03:49 AM

gonna get started this morning. our season goes through Feb. 26th.have been seeing them all around my deer stands.
see 10 or 15 every morning at each stand.

Jumpshootin · 01-13-2006, 07:21 AM

The season in Michigan runs from Sept. 15 thru March 1, and it's been a good one again this year. Lots of squirrels in my area. It's all mature oak forest in this area and there was a very good acorn & beech nut crop. I've been getting a few each time out and have taken a limit(5) on several occasions.

Lanse couche couche · 01-13-2006, 07:42 AM

Nowadays, I'm happy hanging out in the woods and dropping one or two per hunt. I think that I've killed about 6, all with a .17hmr. However, far fewer people are hunting squirrels in my area than in the past, and there are lots of 'em. If I wanted to do a serious hunt, I could likely limit out every time. When I was younger, it was mostly greys, then the reds started taking over. Not it seems like the greys are back in greater numbers now. The season starts August 1 in Illinois, which I think is way too early, unless you are comfortable killing she squirrels with signs that they are still nursing young.

308sniper · 01-13-2006, 02:00 PM

How is the 17 working.

Lanse couche couche · 01-13-2006, 02:23 PM

The .17 is working like a charm. I have actually taken all body shots, usually aiming right behind the front legs.It makes a good sized exit wound, but doesn't cause that much damage. Maybe its the bullet type i use, or I'm just lucky, since other folks state that they have had much more damage. I'm not too concerned about the rib cage anyway.The .17 is alsodeadly on crows that I run across while squirreling. I dropped one out of a tree top at about 240 yards one day.

308sniper · 01-14-2006, 11:00 AM

What bullets?

CopenHagen*Jbo · 01-14-2006, 01:06 PM

are the .17 expensive? havent really researched one before but they sounds pretty fun to shoot

Ridge Runner · 01-15-2006, 11:12 AM

I just bought a 17 mach 2 and it works well, darned thing is so accurate its scary, headshots are the rule mostly, hate skinning a body shot squirrel, specialy this late in the year when they are so tough to skin.
RR

Lanse couche couche · 01-17-2006, 07:26 AM

308,

I bought a box of 50 Remingtons for about 10 bucks some time ago. They are all now rolling around loose in a dresser drawer, so I'm not sure exactly what they are.