Southeast Missouri. Our season always starts the Saturday before Memorial Day and ends February 15. I hunt them throughout the season but my favorite time is mid-August when hickory nuts start ripening. I have previously been using Ruger 10-22s but this year I switched to a super accurate Tikka T1X. The scope is an Athlon 4X12 rimfire model. This rifle is not picky so I shoot various brands of sub-sonic ammo. This is my first year using a suppressor and I love it!