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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : January 07, 2007, 03:55:17 PM
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Went for a walkabout and nearly stepped on a fox and got stepped on by a big Buck. I have photos of both, the buck from very close... 15 yards or so. I was closer to the fox, but slow to get my camera out. I considerred a shot but thought better of it with my .177 CFX.
Are squirrels afraid of deer? I didn't see any for the longest time. Finally at the end of the day I saw 2 about 60 yards out. I SLOWLY crept over there, the leaves crunching quietly under my feet. I used trees and bushes to slowly move to about 30 yards. I have spooked many squirrels trying to get too close but I"m getting better at it.
I was leaning against a tree and waiting for the one on the ground to present a good angle. He turned towards me and half way sat up...I let a predator fly and hit him squarely. It did not dispatch him as quickly as the last 2.... he fell over, jumped up and ran very quickly about 8 feet up a little tree he was under. Then he just fell off it and hit the ground. He crawled about 3 feet, but in less than 5 or 8 seconds he was gone. Again, very little blood. I have a picture finally. Got lot's of pictures today. I'll try to attach the squirrel shot but anyone wanting a very good photo of a buck or a mediocre shot of a fox let me know. EDIT (I see I must greatly reduce the detail so all the shots will be mediocre, whoops)
Regards,
John
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Good hunt John, enjoyed the details and the pic :)
I don't think squirrels are afraid of deer at all,,,, they're have been plenty of times when I've sat in my tree stand while bowhunting deer and seen several squirrels casually feeding on the ground while there were deer feeding on the same acorns. I've usually found that an area that has a good population of squirrels is usually also a good deer hunting location as the two feed on a lot of the same type of food.
Anyway, keep those hunting stories and pics coming. Look forward to your next one.
Jeff
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Another happy hunter,good shot John and thats a great background to display your rifle and game.Keep em coming and :) hunting. Ed