Well it took some time but I made it out for a hunt at last.:) Works picking up some and I've also been spending time down at the hospital with the wife, Mother in law is very ill so slip a prayer in if you can.:) The best way for me to clear my head is to go hunting so I loaded up the Powerline with her new camo and headed for Nut City. The weather was trying to show some sun between snow flurries when I arrived but one way or another a squirrel was coming home with me today and with that thought in mind I loaded up the Powerline with a CPH and slowly worked my way through several inches of snow towards the woodline. With the lack of foliage on the tree's the hunt was in my favor as I entered the wood's and first scanned the ground for tracks, lot's of critter tracks but snow falling from a limb out past thirty yards in front of me got my attention. Not much of a wind I thought so somethings got to be moving out there and that's when I spotted two squirrels chasing one another around the tree. With a clear lane with no obstructions between myself and them I dropped to a knee next to a tree and watched them for a minute . I decided to set up for a shot from here so I got comfortable with shooter and continued to watch em through the scope waiting for that right moment and it came when one stopped on a limb while the other was around on the backside of the tree trunk somewhere. The squirrel was busy keeping a eye on his buddy and with a perfect side profile I sent the CPH away. A slight report and then the distant sound of a solid hit followed by the nutter dropping directly from the limb to the snow covered floor. I reloaded knowing that there was another out there but just then I seen him make a mad dash deeper into the forest. I stood up and brushed off the snow and began my count back to my harvest which ended up being a smidge under 37 yrds. I'm so impressed with the Powerelines accuracy and I told her so as I checked out the shot placement which found it's mark in the sweetspot. The blood was already chilling over at about 35 degrees here today so I grabbed him up and snapped a couple pic's for you all. I dressed him out and with the wind starting to kick up now I headed out, head home and warm the bones and if the wind settles down tonight I will head out for night patrol with the TAC1. Ed
