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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: foresterdj on February 28, 2023, 10:40:03 PM

Title: last day of MN squirrel season
Post by: foresterdj on February 28, 2023, 10:40:03 PM

Nice day today, 32 degrees and sunny. Three shots, 2 squirrel, no idea how I missed the first one, it should have been an easy one. Took picture when I got home.
Kibler SMR in .36, 40 gr FFFg and .020" hoppes lubed patches.

(https://i.ibb.co/K2nr7xM/2-squirrels-last-day-of-season.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9bPr2HF)

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Title: Re: last day of MN squirrel season
Post by: MeliusCreekTrapper on February 28, 2023, 10:41:54 PM

Good shooting. Last day here in WI too, don't think I will get out though (darned work again).

Title: Re: last day of MN squirrel season
Post by: Daryl on March 01, 2023, 02:58:32 AM

2 for 3 not bad.  Those pines have weird bark I'm not familiar with. White Pine maybe? Here, we just have lodge pole pines & Poderosa further South.

Title: Re: last day of MN squirrel season
Post by: foresterdj on March 01, 2023, 06:51:47 AM

The gun is leaning against a Red Pine, or Norway Pine as they are called here in MN. I have a few Eastern White Pine in the yard also, cannot see one in the picture though. Overall, on my 10 acres, I have 21 different naturally occurring tree species.

Title: Re: last day of MN squirrel season
Post by: Daryl on March 01, 2023, 09:00:42 PM

Yes - Red Pine - I'd forgotten about those. Had those in Northern Ontario, around Igance, South of Soux Lookout, on the TransCanada Highway.
Brings back memories. Tks.