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[aero320]

Originally Posted by Pookie

I was just playing. I prefer a shotgun for just about everything, if you want to make sure you bring something back.

I grew up in western Kentucky (Murray) and in the old days there were not many deer so we squirrel hunted all fall. Half of the meat that we ate was killed or caught at the lake or river. Before I was old enough to have a gun, I would accompany my dad in the woods. Shotgun was the preferred method of killing the grey squirrels that live in that area. If my dad thought there was a squirrel in a tree, my job was to walk around to the other side of the tree and "shake a bush". This would scare the squirrel and it would go up the tree and dad would shoot it. I still remember the morning I killed my first squirrel with a single shot .410!

I hunt now because of the exercise not so much the food. I set my limit at six squirrels (rather than the state law of 10) and I use a bolt action .22 to make it harder. Truth is I miss about half of the shots. I still have the recipe that mom used to cook old squirrels using the pressure cooker! Our rule here is if you kill it, you eat it.

Some mornings we would go down to Kentucky Lake (where we kept a small 14' v-bottom boat with 10HP motor) and bass fish along the banks while watching the trees for squirrels, a combination trip.

[jad2t]

Originally Posted by aero320

Some mornings we would go down to Kentucky Lake (where we kept a small 14' v-bottom boat with 10HP motor) and bass fish along the banks while watching the trees for squirrels, a combination trip.

In the fall, I will absolutely have my .22 with me in the yak while fishing and if I see a squirrel in the tree, it's mine! Or at least I'll give it a shot, pun intended.

[aero320]

Originally Posted by tacklemake

You may have been to deep with the bait because I found them just off the bottom in 8' foot of water and they were hammering top water plugs. The louder the better it turn them on but as soon as the sun burned off the fog they stop....................woody

Carp?

[tacklemake]

Originally Posted by aero320

Carp?

I'm catching bass on top water plugs...........woody

[aero320]

Originally Posted by tacklemake

I'm catching bass on top water plugs...........woody

Sorry Woody, I was commenting on the photo of the graph showing fish right off the bottom.

[SAMBOLIE]

Originally Posted by agelesssone

I've been using .22's for the last 40 years, no shotguns, just headshots or let'em go.
Same with deer. .280, 140 GR SPITZER boattail, headshots out to 200 yds (a rarity in TN where I hunt, 90 yds usually max), although I did do a neck shot last year at 90 yds because the head was behind a tree.

I have always hunted small game and birds with a 22. Shotguns do too much damage to the meat.
Nothing like shooting doves with a 22. Just watch their eyes as they fly into the sun. When the sun reflects on the eyes aim for the head.

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by aero320

I still remember the morning I killed my first squirrel with a single shot .410!

Same here on that one. I still have that old break down single shot .410 in the safe. That gray I shot fell out of the tree on the other side of my family's property line fence. I was young then and scared to death to go get it. In my mind then the "law" was hiding everywhere waiting for me to step over the line. LOL...

I am kinda with Jimmy on the hunting. Hunted a ton from little to graduation then stopped all together. Of all I did shooting squirrels with a bow and quail (when they used to be plentiful around here) was the most fun.

[jad2t]

Originally Posted by SAMBOLIE

I have always hunted small game and birds with a 22. Shotguns do too much damage to the meat.
Nothing like shooting doves with a 22. Just watch their eyes as they fly into the sun. When the sun reflects on the eyes aim for the head.

Shooting doves with a .22 would be quite impressive but I'm calling BS haha. Hey just don't ever show up at the fields I hunt. I have a hard enough time shooting them because I'm quite rusty on my aim. The last thing I need is you there to guarantee not a single dove flies toward me.

[jad2t]

Originally Posted by Travis C.

I am kinda with Jimmy on the hunting. Hunted a ton from little to graduation then stopped all together. Of all I did shooting squirrels with a bow and quail (when they used to be plentiful around here) was the most fun.

We have quite an abundant population of squirrels in Tennessee so it's a great sport to get into. I'm still debating whether to go after them Saturday or chance that the cooler weather won't hurt the fishing too badly and head to "Lake X" again.

[XxthejuicexX]

Originally Posted by jad2t

We have quite an abundant population of squirrels in Tennessee so it's a great sport to get into. I'm still debating whether to go after them Saturday or chance that the cooler weather won't hurt the fishing too badly and head to "Lake X" again.

I am trying to decide if I want to drag the bass boat to the stones and fish Mona or maybe hit the river here in town and fish for gar, something I have not done in awhile. I just hate to waist gas and time to drive to priest area from my house if the cooler wither is going to screw things up. Are you guys hunting public land for squirrels?

[jad2t]

Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX

I am trying to decide if I want to drag the bass boat to the stones and fish Mona or maybe hit the river here in town and fish for gar, something I have not done in awhile. I just hate to waist gas and time to drive to priest area from my house if the cooler wither is going to screw things up. Are you guys hunting public land for squirrels?

Since it will be my first time in quite a while squirrel hunting I'll probably go with my Father a couple times and hunt his land so he can refresh my memory of tactics. Once deer season starts he'll want to only use his land for that so I'll leave it alone and hunt public lands probably around Percy Priest.

I'm still 50/50 on what to do. It's not like one of these Fall cold fronts that really gives them lockjaw. That strong North wind on Saturday usually doesn't help any though. Decisions...

[MNfisher]

Originally Posted by jad2t

I'm still 50/50 on what to do. It's not like one of these Fall cold fronts that really gives them lockjaw. That strong North wind on Saturday usually doesn't help any though. Decisions...

Early season teal and wood duck opener....go shoot you some ducks!


Mike

[Halli]

It is very Important that ya'll go hunt'n cause It helps with my fishin.


I have always used a .22 for squirrels but as I get older I may have to get a shotgun for them.

[Reel Tune]

I would say the fish were feeding at night,\.