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ohiohunter01 10-22-2002 10:44 AM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
Glad to see someone who enjoys squirrel hunting as much as i do jason!
I do however have to disagree with the people who have said a using a shotgun in the early season while the leaves are still on the trees is best...Personally i think it should be the other way around if anything. I can agree it would make it easier to shoot a squirrel with a shotgun while its in a tree but also think it tends to persuade hunters to shoot at a cluster of leaves thats moving (not actually seeing the squirrel) as opposed to gettin a nice clean shot...Just my opinion though...As said before some people enjoy shooting shotguns, others like myself enjoy good clean kills with a 22lr...
If there is anyone in northwest ohio that would like to go hunting sometime let me know!!! [email protected]

Mark

Squirrel Master 10-22-2002 01:45 PM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
Has anyone noticed that there posts have dropped? Mine is at 0 right now. Wonder why? <img src=icon_smile_question.gif border=0 align=middle>

Squirrel Master

duckbill 10-23-2002 06:02 AM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
Squirrel Master,
I thought the sames thing. I was a couple shy of 300 and suddenly dropped to 274. Wierd, huh?


gun4hire35 10-23-2002 12:22 PM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
I use a 1100 12_ga shotgun with 1 1/4 oz of 7 1/2 or a 10/22 with winchester wildcats.

gun4hire35 10-23-2002 12:24 PM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
I think I lost 3 or 4 posts maybe. It did this a while back also and I lost about 30. Some ppl lost all of theirs.<img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle>

Squirrel Master 10-23-2002 01:46 PM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
Time to email the moderator I guess.


Squirrel Master

3030win 11-03-2002 08:01 PM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
I like to stalk squirrels with my bolt action 410 shotgun. Once the leaves are all down I'll switch to my henry .22

Guns cause crime, like flies cause garbage.

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.243 Grundy 11-05-2002 08:21 PM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
I go with my good ol' remington 581 .22. Currently i'm using Rem. sub-sonics for ammo. It's cheap, quiet in the woods when shot and is very accurate in my rifle. I very rarely use a shotgun, I just find it more challenging to pick shots out of a tree with a .22 then throwing a bead in the general direction and pulling the trigger. So in the early season, it's extra challenging with all the leaves. But it's still fun and that's all that matters!
&quot;You can't eat what you don't shoot at!&quot;

SMITTY03 11-06-2002 09:53 AM

RE: Guns for squirrels
 
Everyone is talking about shotguns and .22's, but i would like to bring something new to the table. I just began hunting squirrels with the new .17 hornady. Bad to the bone!!!!!

RYAN SMITH


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