happycamper374
Member
It's a bit embarrassing to broach this topic, but I've never been rabbit hunting and never shot at a squirrel with anything larger than a BB gun. I've gotten several deer but just never went for small game. I went from sparrows and BB guns to does and 30-30's.
I missed deer season this year AND my girlfriend has been talking about missing tasty critters around the apartment (from last season), so I figured rabbits and squirrels were one the few options still open. I know a friend from work who owns some land, so we'd go there.
When you guys shoot squirrel with .22's, how can you ensure the safety of what's beyond your target? I mean, shooting a .22 up into a tree doesn't exactly qualify as a backstop. Shoot them when they're on the trunk? Just don't miss?
Also, for rabbits, I have a 12 gauge and a .22. I've heard of people using either. I'll just be hunting either by myself or with my girlfriend, no dogs. What do you recommend I use? I'm not too shabby of a shooter, but I've never shot a rifle at a rabbit sized target moving at the speed of a rabbit. And what's the strategy, wander around till you see one and then blast it? Still hunt? Just make sure you're vewy vewy qwuiet?
Thanks for the help.
I missed deer season this year AND my girlfriend has been talking about missing tasty critters around the apartment (from last season), so I figured rabbits and squirrels were one the few options still open. I know a friend from work who owns some land, so we'd go there.
When you guys shoot squirrel with .22's, how can you ensure the safety of what's beyond your target? I mean, shooting a .22 up into a tree doesn't exactly qualify as a backstop. Shoot them when they're on the trunk? Just don't miss?
Also, for rabbits, I have a 12 gauge and a .22. I've heard of people using either. I'll just be hunting either by myself or with my girlfriend, no dogs. What do you recommend I use? I'm not too shabby of a shooter, but I've never shot a rifle at a rabbit sized target moving at the speed of a rabbit. And what's the strategy, wander around till you see one and then blast it? Still hunt? Just make sure you're vewy vewy qwuiet?
Thanks for the help.