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(laughin')
You obviously haven't been charged by one!
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Oh, but I have, I have.... Still wake up in a cold sweat screaming about it....  And then there was the VC ( Varmint Cong) who breached the perimeter, and got in the wire...  Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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I have.
Bowhunting ground squirrels, Tejon Ranch 2008.
The simple act of trying to retrieve my arrow almost turned into a fight for my life.
Never again...
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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Campfire Oracle
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No back up?
A good sidearm like Sammo's, or, worst case scenario, a belt knife...
Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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I have.
Bowhunting ground squirrels, Tejon Ranch 2008.
The simple act of trying to retrieve my arrow almost turned into a fight for my life.
Never again... I had the same thing with a bow killed skunk, he ruined a preachers 4th of July cookout to. Whew!
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No back up?
A good sidearm like Sammo's, or, worst case scenario, a belt knife...
Ingwe .44 mag was back in the truck, and not a tree to climb in sight. I don't want to talk about it anymore...
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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Ive been charged four different times by skunks...no schitt. On one of them we really expended some ordnance as he was coming...to no avail....by the time he was 10 feet away I was laughing so hard I couldn't raise my gun.... Yep, he got me. Tomato juice, vinegar,Lysol, and a fresh pair of pants later, people would talk to me again....  Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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.44 mag was back in the truck, and not a tree to climb in sight.
I don't want to talk about it anymore...
 Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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The only time I've shot in self defense was a spotted skunk that "charged" me while bowhunting. I saw him coming for a long way, I waived and yelled as he got close. He just kept coming. A 160 grain Snuffer at 7 feet convinced him. I shot and bailed out sideways, he tried but didn't get me!
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I "convinced " one with my Model 64 Win. in .30-30 on a deer hunt one evening...same scenario. Don't know what it is about me that makes them run right at me.... must remind them of somebody...  Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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I've had 3 interesting encounters all while I had a bow. You're right about the laughing all I could think is nobody will believe this chitt!
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FWIW, a 12 gauge with No. 4s will stop a skunk charge................... but at about 10 feet, it'll let go the enemy ordinance, as it mists the striped dude but good......
Not pretty. Very not pretty...............
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My favorite small game rifle is also my favorite rifle of all. The 20" Marlin Mountie: ![[Linked Image]](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/dec2006212.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/montanaIdaho024.jpg) Though sometimes a .44 is needed as Sam has pointed out. The trick is to shoot low and watch them do tricks in the air. : ![[Linked Image]](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/montanaIdaho085.jpg)
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Sometimes when dealing with the killer squirrels, a precision rifle is needed to keep your distance, such as this Tikka .308. ![[Linked Image]](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/sup22019.jpg)
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Anyone in Eastern WA or OR know where there are a few of these to hunt?
My backyard .... don't think the city folks would like it too much ..... I really miss back east come bushy-tail season.
George Associate Gypsy Order of Sleepless Knights ... That is when I carried you ...
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I dig the Remmy pump for sqwacks. ![[Linked Image]](http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq62/chadwed/remsquir.jpg)
Karma and Trouble have busses, and there's always an empty seat.
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Oops..one of them fell in the swamp!
Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Oops..one of them fell in the swamp!
Ingwe Yeup, happens about every year here.
Karma and Trouble have busses, and there's always an empty seat.
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I think he was pushed!
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I'm a little curious why no one is field dressing their squirrels when they kill them. We always gut them, minus the heart and lungs, immediately upon shooting one. My dad goes a step further and stuffs the body cavity with hickory leaves. At any rate, I can't imagine carrying one around for any length of time with the guts still in them. Too funky for me.
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person. The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.
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