"counting" down the days

[buckshot roberts]

:) It's just about six weeks until squirrel season opens up........and I'm counting down the days.
It may be  just a bit early for some, but I got to checking my ammo supply,
and see if I had outgrowed any of my camo clothing, LOL...
And since I was checking, why not take that old savage  model 62 .22 with a tasco 4x15 scope on it, (I got at a yard sale, of all the places, I gave sixty bucks for it and a nice old Ted williams rod and reel) out to the range.....
When I went to get the .22, I ended up taking my 410,and other two 12 ga's along.
After setting up some squirrel targets up @ 100 yards, I got to looking at this cheap scope, I had never used one this small.
LOL I did'nt even know if the .22 would feed ok or even work right, I gave it a shot and it sure did surprie me.


My model 94-410 @ 25 feet

I found out that my savage auto shoots a little to the left........

and my savage pump shoots to the right.......

I got worked out......

Cleaned up and ready,with my gear tucked way........
 ow Now   now she's no squirrel dog........but she's dreaming of squirrel with rice.....Ron

[davidlt89]

Ron,
  nice little groups with the .22!!! .22 is the gun I would bring! have fun. God Bless.

[bowhunter 51]

I got out yesterday, Ron....Fresh'ened-up a salt lick which, by the way,
looked like a hog-lot in the woods....got ta' lookin' for squirrel sign, and
such....probably 6 or 7 weeks till opening here, as well....broke out my
22lr this morning....got to admit, it'll be nice to get back in the woods
with a rifle:) ....................................................................................BH51..........

[Brasco20]

.22 for sure.   Cute dog, i have a little female yorkie.  Great dogs

[buckshot roberts]

I'm going to hang on to the savage.22........not so sure 'bout the scope...... I'm going to be using both in august........I like using the model 94-410 in the early part of the season,while I can still get close shots....Ron

[gitano]

Nice brace of guns there, Ron.
 
I've used .22s mostly for squirrel hunting, but of late I've gotten a bit concerned about aiming a .22 up in the air to shoot. Those .22 bullets carry a lot farther than a no. 6 or 7 1/2 pellet does. I suppose it depends a lot on where one hunts. Of course, if you never miss, the point is moot.
 
Lookin' forward to dead squirrel pictures.
 
Paul

[Brasco20]

How long is the squirrel season?  In MT we just hunt them whenever, never heard of a season.  Are they different squirrels than we have, and do you eat them?

Brasco

[bowhunter 51]

Ahhhhhh........I just love the smell of gun powder in the mornings.............
Just 4 more weeks tomorrow, for me, .........guys........................................