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Offline Austin

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Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« on: September 25, 2023, 04:54:47 AM »



My son Nelson, hes shooting a Wayne Estes .36
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2023, 05:58:49 AM »
And shooting it right well I reckon.

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2023, 01:52:32 PM »
NICE STEW/MEMORIES FOR DINNER!!!!  NICE

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2023, 01:58:11 PM »
I love squirrel gravy and biscuits.

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2023, 02:37:38 PM »
We had a good hatch of squirrels this year. They’re everywhere.
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2023, 03:12:32 PM »
Our Skwirl season opens up this coming Friday in Arizona. Hope to spend the day in the Forest with my .40 or maybe my .62 or maybe my .660 decisions decisions.
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2023, 03:48:42 PM »
They will be good eating!
Are they all fox squirrels ?

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2023, 04:25:21 PM »
 Man! Those guys look healthy, as in Big. Way to go.

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2023, 04:30:25 PM »
Greys and fox mixed…. Greys in the woods, foxes in the edges
Greys still got their summer hair, tails and belly show the grey
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2023, 07:11:21 PM »
Nice batch of greys. Well done.
Our red squirrels are inedible, much like a Spruce cone would be.
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2023, 08:14:31 PM »
Good shooting, and good eating!

our foxes are about 25% bigger than the greys, but they dont play well together and the greys run the foxes out.  They stay on opposite sides of the roads around here. 

Foxes are bigger, but I think about 50% dumber?  At least it's only the foxes I ever see dead in the middle of the road.  They're also the only ones I ever see alive IN the road.  Maybe they're just too big and slow to get out of the road in time?

We call the smaller red things 'ground squirrels'.  About like chipmunks, without the racing stripes.  The stray cats apparently like the taste of both!

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2023, 11:05:52 PM »
Cool beans Austin. I gotta guit @$#%&*@ around in the garden and get in the woods.
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2023, 01:06:38 AM »
Looks like a fun hunt!

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2023, 02:22:19 AM »
Here’s a picture of the same young man on the day that I gave him this rifle in the late fall of 2013. This is his go to gun and he’s good with it!


 
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Offline Dave R

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2023, 03:27:56 AM »
AWESOME!!!

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2023, 02:02:50 PM »
Austin, I must apologize for not giving proper praise to your squirrel bounty. A lot of folks shoot squirrels but not many can say they did it with a flintlock.
Well done!
Not an excuse but when I saw all those squirrels on the tailgate, I was jealous about the fact you all get to shoot squirrels in the Summer. Then all I could think of, is that I will have a go at the tree rats this coming weekend.
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2023, 07:19:07 AM »
Cool beans!

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2023, 05:37:56 PM »
That's some fine shooting and a nice mess of squirrels for dinner.

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2023, 05:51:50 PM »
very cool. I love hunting squirrels. Those are some big ones too.

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2023, 10:25:43 PM »
And that's a fine bunch of 'em too.  Good shooting with a nice rifle.  :D
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2023, 02:20:32 PM »
That is just GREAT. It’s cool to see both pictures. I wouldn’t have recognized him from his younger photo.
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2023, 04:19:26 PM »
That is just GREAT. It’s cool to see both pictures. I wouldn’t have recognized him from his younger photo.
Wayne or Nelson?
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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #22 on: October 03, 2023, 10:08:41 PM »
Hurry, cool em' off and then heat em' up again!  Nice shooting, nice gun and nice photo.

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2023, 03:51:51 AM »
Going to be some good eating for sure. Great hunt!

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Re: Sunday afternoon squirrel hunt on Stoner Creek
« Reply #24 on: October 08, 2023, 05:17:07 AM »
Most of my squirrel hunting was done in Georgia, both gray and fox.  The thing that stood out about hunting fox squirrels is that not only are they much larger than the grays but they also sit still for a shot and don't just "jet" away. 

We had lots of fox and plenty of grays so comparing the two was super easy.  So, dumb?  That might be their problem.  The difference in size between the two species down South is rather stunning.  I have a fox mounted which I'd do with a gray.  They also have a wide variety of colors and markings.

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