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Offline turtle

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First day of season
« on: September 01, 2016, 09:50:20 am »
This morning was the first day of squirrel season here in Ohio. Was cool enough that I had to give it a go. Limit is 6 but was warming up by the time I got the 4th so I came home for breakfast. One didn't make it into the pic.

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: First day of season
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2016, 09:53:57 am »
Nice shootin'
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2016, 09:56:23 am »
Nice hunt, it opened here in TN. last Monday, been so sticking hot I have yet to go out after them little buggers, love hunting them with my 22 also. :) I like hunting them also with my bow but it is more like stump shooting when I do that. ??? Looks like you rifle is zeroed nicely. :)
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2016, 10:02:42 am »
Yeah,  been hot here also but was down to 58 this morning. Aready in 70s now and up into 80s this afternoon.
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2016, 10:09:30 am »
Cool turtle....Good shooting!!!Got plenty there for a few good meals.It opened here too sept. 1st.Lots of leaves here still though.The other day out stump shooting an arrogant buck squirrel kept barking at me and I got to within 20' of him.He is in the freezer now.....lol.
Those look like red fox squirrels.They are here too and those smaller grays.They're a little harder to get....lol.
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2016, 10:11:09 am »
Nothin like some pot pie
meat to sharpen your aim. :)
Beware of those nasty chiggers. >:D
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2016, 10:11:50 am »
Great fun and necessary to keep the population healthy. They sure can get out of hand fast when hunting stops.
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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: First day of season
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2016, 10:57:34 am »
Good shooting. That's a nice old Remington you have there too.

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Re: First day of season
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2016, 12:46:09 pm »
Cool turtle....Good shooting!!!Got plenty there for a few good meals.It opened here too sept. 1st.Lots of leaves here still though.The other day out stump shooting an arrogant buck squirrel kept barking at me and I got to within 20' of him.He is in the freezer now.....lol.
Those look like red fox squirrels.They are here too and those smaller grays.They're a little harder to get....lol.

They were all grays. Didn't see any fox squirrels today. I hear you about the early season leaves. I saw at least 5 I could never get the crosshairs on cause of all the leaves.
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2016, 02:39:24 am »
Man, dont waste them skins! Perfect for making rawhide bow strings.
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2016, 04:03:12 am »
The Tails are worth .25 apiece or for credit against lures, from Mepps Spinner Company. Used to do that when I was a Kid. Just salt the tip of the tail, or carefully split the Butt end and remove the bone/meat and then salt.
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2016, 12:40:19 pm »
Nice shooting! But now you can't have scrambled eggs and squirrel brains!:)

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Re: First day of season
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2016, 07:22:58 pm »
Congrats!

Few friends are goin' for them with the bows early next month.
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Re: First day of season
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2016, 09:08:49 am »
Nice shootin, i went out thursday got 2 , than again friday and got 1. Sorry no pics, but the one i got friday went rite on the spit in the back yard for lunch. Hard to beat slow roasted squirrel over a bed of coals.
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