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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : GoodOlRWS45 October 25, 2008, 11:58:39 AM

: RWS 350 loves squirrles
: GoodOlRWS45 October 25, 2008, 11:58:39 AM
This morning I went out looking for some squirrel action, and found this little fella peeking at me from his burrow.  He caught a 14.7 grain Beeman (H&N) Field Target Special with his neck from about 30 yds.  I actually shot 3 today, but two were on the other side of Barbed wire fences.  

Also, I found the remains of a squirrel on the same barbed wire fence.  I think had a date with a Red Tailed Hawk.  There are a lot of them in the area.
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: longislandhunter October 25, 2008, 12:01:06 PM
Outstanding shot and a great pic....

I wish we had them where I live,,, they look they're a blast to hunt....

Jeff
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: only1harry October 25, 2008, 02:08:49 PM
Good shooting!  What do these ground squirrels eat in the desert?  

That dead squirrel hanging there looks like he tried to climb an electric fence :-)
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: GoodOlRWS45 October 25, 2008, 02:37:33 PM
It's not really desert.  What you can't see is about 100 ft away is a Cherry orchard.  About 500 ft away is an Orange orchard.  There is no shortage of food or water.  However, I do see that the pics make the viewer thirsty.
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: Rimrock October 25, 2008, 04:06:13 PM
Good shooting.I'm glad to see that someone else goes after these ground rats.
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: shadow October 26, 2008, 07:50:31 AM
Fantastic shot and the pic's tell the story, that one has been hangin there awhile hehehe. One way to dry out a hide for sure.:) Ed
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: gamo2hammerli October 27, 2008, 06:44:48 AM
Excellent shooting at the ground squirrels.  They must be very hard to see as their fur colour looks almost like the colour of the ground.  That`s one thing with nature....if the prey don`t move...the hunter might just walk pass them.  The hung up squirrel looks like someone put him up there for Halloween.
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: GoodOlRWS45 October 27, 2008, 01:40:14 PM
I' d driven by that squirrel jerky for 2 months before I decided to have a closer look.  I thought it was just an old plastic bag or something that got caught on the fence in the wind.  Obviously I was wrong.