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Shotgun for squirrels? I thought that's what a good .22 rifle was for.
In Texas you can not hunt squirrels with a pellet rifle.BlackEagle said:I like to use my Ruger AirHawk .177 pellet rifle. Pellets travel around 1,000 fps and it is plenty accurate to 30 or 40 yards. 8)
1down2across said:I used to use #5 or #6 but now I use .22 LR CPRN. I got tired of pickin the shot out of my teeth. I've been hunting squirrel with an iron sight .22 for about 40 years. For me it is more of a challenge.
John S said:BlackEagle said:I like to use my Ruger AirHawk .177 pellet rifle. Pellets travel around 1,000 fps and it is plenty accurate to 30 or 40 yards. 8)
In Texas you can not hunt squirrels with a pellet rifle.
John S said:In Texas you can not hunt squirrels with a pellet rifle.BlackEagle said:I like to use my Ruger AirHawk .177 pellet rifle. Pellets travel around 1,000 fps and it is plenty accurate to 30 or 40 yards. 8)
SweetWilliam said:When I squirrel hunted as a kid I would always use a shotgun with 4's. Early in the year theirs a lot of leaves still on the trees & all you might see is a tail.
I miss those days of sneeking up a dry creek bed listening for squirrels feeding.
4's would cut through the leaves better & some of those big Fox Squirrels were pretty tuff & 2 shots were required. Don't get me wrong I would all so would use a 22 a lot.
But probably in the past 10 yrs. I go with my buddy's cousin who uses dogs.
And I have to say its a blast. You just walk through the woods & let the dogs do the work. Once you here them tree you go over to them & their might be 1 squirrel or 4. All he asks is you shoot them in the head with a 22. I've got a10/22 target that's just perfect for that task.
Usally theirs at least 3 or 4 of us hunting at a time & he hardly shoots anymore so you get to do a lot of squirrel sniping. And the good part is he does most all the cleaning out in the woods as soon as their shot.
It's nothing for him to get 150 or more a year.
He knows a lot of people who love squirrel meat & gives most away.
These people eat everything head,brains.
Rick Courtright said:We had a "house rule," courtesy of my mother: "No shotgunned rabbits will be brought into my kitchen!"
Rick C