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Well the Indiana squirrel season started Wed. 8-15. Opening day was plenty cloudy. I went to one of my favorite woods. I found a pignut hickory that the local population was feasting on. Saw 4, shot at 3, and managed to shoot 1 [not the guns fault, age, dry eyes, and the beginnings of cataracts]. Still the one, was head shot!



My son came up for a hunt, yesterday, but when we got to the woods, it started sprinkling rain. I heard 4, but none to shoot at. My son managed to nail one, a young male. No pics, cause it started raining. We quickly cleaned the squirrel, and headed for the house.

Rather a slow start to the season, plus I caught a cough/cold from the missus, just in time for the season....

It's a start if not exactly spectacular! Alabama season still a month away. Gear is all in perfect shape, don't know about me.

Finally got out this morning-4 grays and 1 fox squirrel with the .25 Marauder.

Good for you. Wanted to go, but got this bronchitis infection. Hope to get out again Wed./Thurs.

Couple more weeks and we'll be open here in VA.

Looking forward to it, even though it's been really hot here.

Got my squirrel guns out today, very happy to see the new 452 likes Mini-Mags!





I love hunting them, but I don't like to put a lot in the freezer. Pretty rare that I don't get my limit, so 4-5 trips and I have all I want.

I've tried to get more people into it, but rarely have any luck. Don't understand it though, very fun animal to hunt.

Do you have any cats and dogs? They love squirrel meat. Probably most any meat, but if you get more squirrels than you can eat personally, that is a good use for them.

No dogs and cats here,actually works out about right.

Come October I’m more focused on deer.

What method of hunting are y'all using? Setting, calling, treeing with dog? Guess as a newbie wondering what works. Also, this time of year I assume you still have full vegetation? Are the ticks and chiggars bad like here in Kansas? Thanks for any insight on how your hunting them.

Got back out this am. The sun was shining and a good breeze out of the west. Got out and set up under a pignut hickory. 5 min. later, had one bouncing around in the treetop. Lined up, and net result, 1 shot, 1 limb chicken. The breeze picked up, and this blasted cough I've had for a week, kept me from seeing another. Hung it up and headed for the ranch.....



Nice young female.

Find the food and you’ll find the squirrels.

I hit beech and hickory’s early in September and if I hunt after Jan. 1st I usually hunt more oak flats.

I went this am, on what's been the best weather so far to hunt this season. Saw 3 and got 1. When I went to pick him up, I found a piece of his tail, laying on the ground. On further investigation, I saw that I shot him in the mouth, it exited between his shoulder blades, and cut a 3" piece of his tail off! In all my years of squirrel hunting, this was a first. I was going to walk back and get a pic of the tail piece, but couldn't find it. Oh well.......

Do you guys find a tree to set under and wait or what is your hunting technique?

I just find the trees where they’ve been cutting and go from there. Don’t sit down much, but might lean against a tree a while if I’m waiting on things to settle down from my walking. I’d say I’m never in one spot more than 15 minutes or so.

Me too Holston, good ole fashion still hunting. Hard to beat for a day of pure enjoyment.

Got out this morning, on what had to be the best one for hunting, since the season opened. Went in about 7:30, but didn't see my first one until after 9am. Should have had three, but due to my poor shooting, I managed to get one. Next time I go out, I'm going back to my single shot........

Still over a month away for us. Can't wait, got several new guns to try out on the limbrats.

One squirrel at a time, that must take awhile to get enough to make a meal.

Finally broke the 1 squirrel/hunt curse....got TWO this am! Took the single shot, got 2 with 2 shots. Both head shots.


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Just got all my stuff ready for the morning.

Could not talk any buddies into going...their loss, going to check a few Beech trees that are usually HOT this time of year.

I normally work Saturdays but have tomorrow off due to a wedding in the evening. Hoping to have a limit skinned and in the freezer by 11:00.

My son nailed 2 this am. I saw a couple, but couldn't get a shot. Then the humidity went way up, so we quit.


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