I'm making my first trip down the ranch next weekend, as Squirell season opens here on the 8th. I'll be camping down there from Thursday.
So yesterday I sat in my back yard for a little practice shooting. I have a small back yard, so 10yds is as far as I can sight in, but it's better then nothing. When I do my part the B26 it will shoot some nice clover leaf groups.
So as I'm sitting plinking away, I hear the distintive bark of a squirrel, and there on a nearby palm tree, looking down at me and barking with all his might is a young grey, and he is just going off. I rasied the rifle to my eye, and settled the crosshairs right over his head, and he was about as close to 10yds as he could be from me. Of course I didn't shoot but it was quite the rush seeing the tree rat in the crosshairs.
This continued on through out the aftermoon, it was as if the local population of squirrels, decided to see what all the noise was about! I had at keast 4 different nutters in my scopes at different times. Everyone with a perfect backstop behind them.
Talk about temptation!
Of course next week, I'm sure none will be around, but if they are I think the B26 and I are going to have a lot of fun thinning out their numbers and hopefully put an end to their destruction on my property. I'll hopefully get a nice supply of squirrel tails too, for tying up some flies!
I'll keep you guys posted!!
