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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : shadow August 06, 2007, 01:53:01 PM
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Well after a long day at work I needed to relax and I know of only one way, HUNTING!. I changed into some camo, grabbed the QB-78.177 and a tin of Predator's and headed out to the Grove of tree's. The half a mile walk through the wheat field with the temp at 88 deg. warmed her up and ready to hunt. Upon reaching the grove of tree's I took a moment and chambered a Predator and headed in making sure not to step on twig's etc. and giving myself away. The stealth payed off, I spotted a squirrel grooming himself on a deadfall at about 30 yard's. I slowly went to one knee and from there down to the ground. Up on my elbow's I placed the crosshair's on his head, flipped the safety off and sent a Predator away. On impact he just stiffened and dropped of the deadfall, a couple quiver's followed but it was over in second's. I stepped out my yard's to my harvest, sorry my mistake 45 yard's hehe. The Predator entered below his ear and as you can see there was no damage control. Picked up my harvest and headed home, no more stress and dinner to boot. Ed
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Good story and good shooting. Exactly how many squirrels live there? LOL. I would think you have put a serious dent on the population there. Good job, David
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Daved, lot's of them nutter's around here, they breed like ....tree rat's hehe. I leave the babies alone and the old buck's, good breeding stock for next year. };) Ed
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45 yards,,, simply outstanding Ed. Great shooting for sure :)
Jeff
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Thank's Jeff, I can't brag enough about how Mike from ( Flying Dragon Air rifles) tuned babies shoot. Put the crosshairs on em and shoot. Ed
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WOW!! Nice shooting with that qb!
You know if I had a nickle for evertime you guys killed something with a predator id be a rich man! Great shooting, they shure are a lethal combo in the hands of a skilled shooter.
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Thank's Jason, I think the pellet company should give us free tin's of em for promotion purposes hehe. Ed
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Great Shootin there Ed !
I love your hunts, always an adventure buddy.
And you and Jeff are surely great marksman and true hunters and woodsmen
Keep those stories a commin, I likes them guys ! Them who can't get out and hunt read. Them who can hunt, hunt and write, and take photos ! For the rest of us !
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whoops ! :-)
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Great shootin Ed. What a combo stress relief and dinner. I see why the camo comes together so well. I agree with Big Bill I can't hunt (wouldn't eat the city creatures anyway) so I read and hang on every word. Keep them coming
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Thank's guy's and for you all that can't get out and hunt, I take a little part of you with me when I'm in the wood's hunting. No hustle and bustle just a slight breeze, enough to cool you and the sound's of Mother Nature at work. As you sit in your hide with your pride and joy in your hand's, you wait for that moment when everything come's together. The game appear's and your heart speed's up a little but you've been here before so you relax and set your sight's. All is still in your mind as you find the smallest target on your game, not the head but the eye. The trigger is squeezed , the messenger find's it's mark and a smile form's on your face. All is right with your world once again. Ed
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Thats poetic Ed... Easy there, your starting to sound wimpy! LOL
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Hehe, come spend a winter up here with me hunting Randy, 4ft to 6ft snow and at time's 10 deg. below and a wind that will strip the hide of you. I use that poem to keep my mindset lol.Ed
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Thanks for taking a part of me with you. The rest of me gets to read about it when you get time to write the story. Thans for the good read. And it doesn't make you sound whimpy it makes you sound whole. : )
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Randino - 8/7/2007 7:33 PM
Thats poetic Ed... Easy there, your starting to sound wimpy! LOL
Oh no, Randy, let's think about this thing for a minute!! As you get a little longer in the tooth like some of us, you'll figger out that it takes a real man* to come up that kinda verse (of course, I know you're just funnin' with Ed ;~). And remember, chicks also dig guys who can spout poetry.
Before you know it YOU'LL be quotin' verse back to US- heck, I'll bet you'll be askin' Gene to set up a Poetry Gate- LOL!!!
* and of course, that includes real women too!
Bryan
PS- By the way, Ed, that was some kinda amazing imagery you came up with.
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Just trying to live the dream buddy, life is just to darn short. Randy, I know that your just funning me and that's the great thing about GTA, it's all about Airguns and Fun, now get up here this winter so I can take you on a hunt that will stay with you a lifetime.:) Ed
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Personally Ed, I see you as a stone-cold, hunting machine. I try to live up to that image, lol.
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Only when duty require's me to be hehe. I've let many a varment move along, the Airgun God's may smile down on me and offer something better on the next hunt. Give and take.:) Ed
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I'll see if I can get over there, Winter break or so, That sounds like a great time.
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Dress warm cause I spend hour's out in preformed snow hide's, no heat, don't want to melt the snow lol. Ed