im ready for some squirrel hunting with my .22

[strong89]

earlier in the year i bought me a stevens .22 semiauto rifle. it has an older look to it which i love and its surprisingly accurate... 5 a day sounds like a fun time ahead...

 

[snapping turtle]

I had a stevens auti growning up. Had a plastic stock and was tube fed. Was a real hoot to shoot.

I wait till the weather cools before I head out to kill tree rats.

I believe this year will be mainly a pistol hunting year. I will wait till snow before I break out the marlin 39a. By then the easy ones will already be taken.

 

[strong89]

i might try out my chiappa .22 1911 just for fun... its gonna be a good season..

 

[Stubz]

I'm ready too, bought two .22's for this season actually, a Westernfield and a Marlin, both bolt guns - tube fed. Though I won't be breaking a rifle out until the leaves fall off a bit. .410 until then. Now if I could just get around this stupid work that keeps me out of the woods...

 

[cyprant]

Why do you all wait for the rifle???
Newbie hunter here...

 

[Mad Dog]

I'm taking opening day off work and going hunting. The weather is going to be beautiful and cool. Where I've been looking, the oaks and hickories are full of nuts. It should be a good year. I'll be taking my little H&R Sportster .22. I love that little single shot.


Mad Dog

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Why do you all wait for the rifle???
Newbie hunter here...

Thick leaves and ground cover make for a difficult shot placement. Many guys will start out with a shotgun early in the season and switch to a rifle when the longer shots start opening up.

I have been debating about whether or not this will be a hunting year for me- I am leaning towards yes!

 

[roadrunner681]

Thick leaves and ground cover make for a difficult shot placement. Many guys will start out with a shotgun early in the season and switch to a rifle when the longer shots start opening up.

I have been debating about whether or not this will be a hunting year for me- I am leaning towards yes!

same deal for me i use 410 then my 22 when it opens up.

 

[03A3]

same deal for me i use 410 then my 22 when it opens up.

Me too ( but 16 gauge). But I am going to try to get out to check the zero on my rifle today anyway. I haven't had a chance to shoot much lately so I'll also spend some time shooting from various positions.
I just looked at the calendar. Two days from now I'll be in the woods. I better be finding my mosquito repellant and sharpening my pocket knife.

 

[huntall50]

I will be taking out my Westpoint(Stevens) 20ga/.22 OU early season. It's my time to sharpen my woodsmanship skills, scout deer spots and put some meat in the freezer.

 

[SpaldingPM]

I like to use .50 beowolf on the little rascals.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

I like to use .50 beowolf on the little rascals.

Why so small? Ever see what happens to them when they are hit with a .50bmg?

 

[SpaldingPM]

Why so small? Ever see what happens to them when they are hit with a .50bmg?

Haha. Well I was jut trying to give them a chance. I suppose a 20mm would work too?

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Haha. Well I was jut trying to give them a chance. I suppose a 20mm would work too?

You wouldn't even have to hit them directly with that one! Talk about 21st century "barking!"

 

[Mrkeller]

Why not just get some tannerite and put some nuts on top of it?

 

[SpaldingPM]

Why not just get some tannerite and put some nuts on top of it?

HAHA! I actually laughed out loud reading this.

 

[Giddaltti]

I'd like to try it this year. Any suggestions locations near by. I'm thinking Wilber Wright or Atterbery. This would be my first time ou t.

 

[strong89]

im just goin out behind my house.... just got my .22 sighted in last night.

 

[Stubz]

I'd like to try it this year. Any suggestions locations near by. I'm thinking Wilber Wright or Atterbery. This would be my first time ou t.

I'm from up by Anderson, I figure on hitting Wilbur Wright mostly myself. I walked it twice last year. I'd say stay away from the... S-E side, I think, as I was told it's pretty boggy. Hit the first area past the shooting range towards winter, it's pine groves (think wind break, cover). Early you're looking more for the nut tree's - beech, oak , hickory, walnut. Go slow and watch both limbs and for ground movement, the lil guys digging through brush for dropped morsels.

 

[Mrkeller]

Tannerite vs 30 squirrels - YouTube funny but a waste of meat.