Yesterday I learned just how tough those pesky little ground squirrels are. My son and I had to go help a local farmer out and while we were there we just happened to see plumb ground squirrel running around the calf pen. Of course while we were busy working he was more the content just staying out in the open. But he must have heard us ask the farmer if we could shoot him because as soon as we had the green light to remove him, he made for a tire pile very quickly. I had the little Remington Summit and promptly missed the first shot, which sent him a few yards further away. He ran to the top of the hill and stopped just before going into his hole. He stood up on his back feet to give us one last look before diving in for safety. That gave my boy just enough time to get off one shot with the B28. From 40 yards the CPHP made a mighty solid thump and the squirrel rolled over and started the death shake. While I was congratulating the boy on a great shot we both watched in utter amazement as he got back up to all fours and crawled into his hole. He laid there completely motionless for at least 35/40 seconds before coming back to life. Needless to say I will now take dk1677 advice about rule #4 and “double tap†the rest of the squirrels I get a crack at. Again I don’t have near the experience some of you guys have shooting squirrels but I would have thought the B28 would firmly anchor one from only 40 yards. I hate loosing an animal that way, but I learned just how tough these litter buggers can be.
