My buddy uses a Ruger MArk 3 target pistol with a rifle scope on top. Does pretty good tooWonder how a 12" Contender, w Romeo 5 reddot............using subsonic ammo would do?
I'm with ya on the cleaning and eating them, so the only time I hunt them is when I go with two buddies who like to clean and eat them. I just say here, these belong to you and they get all happy because its more for them to eat. I don't mind cleaning them except for they are small and hard to do, but not a fan of eating them. I know some may frown upon this, but they aren't going to waste.I like shooting them much more than cleaning them or eating them, so I don't shoot them. My back yard if full of them, always stealing the seed from Mrs. FL-NC's bird feeders. The fun part is her destined-for-failure Wile E Coyote schemes to stop the seed theft, which the squirrels always figure out and adapt to.
Picked up this fun little Marlin No47 to hunt squirrels at our place up north. Not pretty at all, but shoots straight and is like a toy to carry. I find something about hunting with old guns very satisfying. Think it makes the squirrels and rabbits taste better.
Debating on trying to find an old single shot 410 or 28ga to drag around the squirrel woods. I went hiking at my hunting area a few weekends ago and its getting populated. What's your preference on a squirrel shotgun?
I would love to find an older O/U 22LR-410. How well does the 22lr on that Chiappa shoot? I am even thinking about buying a Rossi or used NEF 410 and breaking it down and carrying in my backpack. We usually park and walk several miles, so it would make sense to have two different types for different woods. I wish NEF was still around and I could get a 410 barrel for my 44mag handi rifle.I squirrel hunt quite a bit and have a lot of fun in the woods. I prefer a 22lr/.410 over/under. More precise for longer shots with the 22 and yet still have a shotgun for the early season when the trees still have leaves. I use a chippa double badger. If it wasn't using that I would go for a .410 single shot
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I would love to find an older O/U 22LR-410. How well does the 22lr on that Chiappa shoot? I am even thinking about buying a Rossi or used NEF 410 and breaking it down and carrying in my backpack. We usually park and walk several miles, so it would make sense to have two different types for different woods. I wish NEF was still around and I could get a 410 barrel for my 44mag handi rifle.
You guys using revolver, are you using a scope too?Prefer it to deer hunting, actually. I absolutely love taking them with a handgun(got a scoped 22/45, a Single Six, and a Crickett pistol), but this year I plan on trying and airgun.
You guys using revolver, are you using a scope too?
I'm going to have to try that. I learned to skin the same way but do it when I got home and what a PITA.My preferred method to skinning a squirrel is to do it right after they hit the ground. I place the squirrel on its stomack, lift up the tail and cut down at the base of the tail and sever the tail bone. Then I flip the squirrel over, place my foot on the tail as close to the body as possible, and gently pull up on the hind legs peeling the skinoff like a glove up to the neck. Then I grap the sking on each rear leg and pull it off to the ankles. Cut the rear legs off at the ankles, and the head. Proceed to gut the squirrel, and you are done. If you head shot the squirrel, and you did everything right, there is little blood to deal with. I keep a paper towel square and a small spray bottle of white vinegar to wipe any hair that gets on the body off, put the cleaned squirrel in a plastic bread bag and store in my game pouch that has a few cold packs in it to keep the squirrels cool till I get home.