Spring squirrel season starts up here in KY in a week. Anyone else going to go? I really enjoy it, except for the ticks! With the weather we have had this winter, the woods will hopefully be full of them.

Started this past Saturday here.

Saturday May 11 for us in Tennessee. Will be out with my 9 year old.

I used to go and risk the ticks but now I don't.

We'll usually go out for KY Spring Squirrels, but it usually a somewhat wasted effort. It's still a good excuse to go take a hike.

My beagle used to love going out, whatever the reason, and she especially loved when we'd go out together for squirrel. That was right in her wheelhouse. However, in the spring, I find even her patience was tested. Several times, she'd disappear and I'd wait ten minutes or so and call back to the house.

"Yep," said KYHillChick. "She's back on the porch."

Even my dog got bored.

Good luck! I'd really like to make it to KY and/or TN for a spring squirrel hunt. Darn kids and their baseball...

Missouri opens Memorial Day weekend. I'm usually busy fishing then. It's more fun on the water than dealing with the ticks, chiggers, spider webs, poison ivy, snakes and humidity.

Yes it opens on the 25th here in the show me state. Unfortunately, I will be returning from a prairie dog shoot and won’t be able participate in the opening day festivities.

arent the squirrels too small this time of the year?

With the mild winters we have these days, spring squirrels seem to be pretty fat and happy around here.

I'm gonna make it a point to do a float this year with the boys (Son and SIL). Squirrels in the morning/evening, Smallmouth and Goggle Eye the rest of the time......



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That sounds like fun. I know you are aware, but if you find a mulberry tree it is the place to be. It was cool here this morning and I had need to drive a country blacktop. It was loaded with squirrels, seems to be a lot of them this spring.

10-4 on the Mullberries.... Ordered a set of Skinners for the 39A this morning. Gonna be fun to woop up on them boys with their scoped rifles!


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My 39A has a Williams aperture sight rear and a 1/10" flat faced gold bead Marbles front sight. It is my favorite squirrel rifle! I have other . 22's, scoped bolts and semi autos, Ruger MK Hunter handgun and S&W K22 revolver. Nothing is more fun than that little lever gun. Couple years ago I lip squeaked a pair of coyotes and killed them both with the little Marlin. Love that rifle!

That's ironic MOGC. I use a 39A and peep as well in the state of misery. Good luck and no ticks. And always be near a mulberry tree. Be Well. Rusty

opens today here in OK

Best season there is,,, we didnt have alot around here this fall an winter,, no acorns ate up the hickory an gum balls and left before deer season,, didnt have near enough in the freezer

Reynolds and parts of Shannon counties were loaded up with both acorns and squirrels all winter where I hunt.

Im in southern reynolds and we didnt have squat,, I heard bunker area to eminence had som squirrels but i didnt go see,,

The area around Ellington was loaded.

Really? Dang , Garwood and VB were absent of em ,, I have 100's-1000's of acres of old growth timber here and I couldnt buy any,, few old reds that were the size of house cats ... deer were starving to the point the were out eating along the hiways 24/7 seen more deer run over on hiway this year than ever before,, acorns were just spotty huh,

Weird...

Full of Squirrels or ticks..... ?


Over the last 20 years I have walked miles & miles of the most prime Chigger infested land Texas has to offer. I wear snake boots all the time. I don't even own any others. I have always sprayed my boots with Mosquito spray, even to the point of wondering if the glue would turn loose on the sole. I have never had a single tick or chigger on me over all of that time.

Permethrin is the deal. Treat your clothes and it is good for a couple washings and up to two weeks.

Permethrin is good for 6 washings. Been using it for years.