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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : shadow November 05, 2008, 04:48:47 AM
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We'll I think I've got the flu bug, the last two day's feeling like some of my harvest look lol. I awoke this morning with the sweats, aches and pains but the weather here has been outstanding, 70+ degrees so I sucked it up and dragged myself to the rig with my B26 Sporter and headed for the nut farm. I arrived and with a swig of flu medicine I headed for the sticks and just stepped inside the tree line when I spotted a big shadow of a Squirrel on the trunk of a tree. The sun was to the front of me so he was up and out there somewhere so I moved next to a brush pile and started to glass from the shadow back to where I thought he would be and sure enough there he was. He was just starting to stretch himself out for a tan and hadn't spotted me but with the open ground between us I couldn't move in on him. This was going to be a long shot for sure as I did a quick scope adjustment, I'm looking at over 30yrds but here we go. She was locked and loaded with CPH so I raised her up and rested the crosshair on the side of his mug. I took my time and just focused on just that spot between the eye and ear then released the CPH. WHACK! which is a great sound and I watched through the scope as he fell from his tanning bed and while free falling hit several limbs on the way down. He hit the turf but to my amazement started to crawl on his left side leaving a blood trail behind him in the leaves. This big buck had crawled ten feet before expiring to the blood loss and I praised him for the fighting effort as I stepped out some yards which came to a little under 35yrds, not to shabby I thought as I sweated out this cold bug. I took a look up at the tree and I could see blood from limb to limb that he hit on the way down then from there across the leaves to his final resting spot, one tough fella. The rush from the hunt wore off and feeling the bug again I grabbed a pic for my hunt buddies, dressed him out then headed out myself. As I was working my way back to the rig I looked back to see half a dozen nutters moving through the trees, no worries though I know where their at and one is all that I need today, good medicene.:) Ed
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I woke up this morning feeling bad myself Ed and we both took the same medicine..(http://../jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif)....I think your big boy outweighs both mine together...lol..
Nice shootin as always !
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Jeff I was looking over your big Gray's and their as big as my foxnutter harvest , I need to get some gray's.:) Ed
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Thanks airhunt buddy, I think their pumping up for a raid on me lol. Come and get some nutters, I'll go down with the lead flying lol lol. Ed
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Wow, great shot at that nutter from almost 35 yards away.....and you're not feeling well to boot!!!! You're dedicated....real dedicated to the hunting of squirrels.
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Thanks Stanley, I figure that if I was stuck out in Ma Nature feeling this way I would still need some grub and the fresh air and sun did brighten my spirits.:) Ed
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That is one fine lookin nutter Ed,,,, way to go !!!
I absolutely love the coloration on those rats, just beautiful.....
Fine shootin buddy,,, hope you kick that flu bug quick....
Jeff
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Thanks Jeff and I'm all medicated up for the evening, was going to go out for a night hunt but flu meds and night hunting critters don't mix lol. I'm on a consent hunt for grays now, want some gray tails for my collection.:) Ed
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Just think how many varments Ed could shoot if he were feeling better. I even think Ed could take down varments shooting with is feet and toes..:)
Gene
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Feet & Toes:???? HMMMMM????? Yeah,,,, Ed could pull it off!! Tim.
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LOL hehehehe thanks Gene and Tim and God forbid if I lost the use of my arms you better believe that I would find a way to master that skill lol. Ed
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I just had this vision of anarmlessED and I slipping through the brush looking for Tree Weasels...All of a sudden he becomes still,silent,totally focused on a distant shadow...Then without a noisehe flops on his back and pulls a rifle out from I dont know where!! Within seconds a nutter is down and he lacing his boots with his teeth...Never did see him take his boots off............
I'll stop drinking now.......