Got Skunked

[longislandhunter]

Had to be at work yesterday by 3 pm so I got up early, dressed in full camo and took the 350  Magnum .22  to get in a couple of hours of squirrel hunting in the 200 acre parcel of state owned land  down the road from my home.  The gun shoots RWS SHP's like a laser and hits hard so she's one of my favorite squirrel guns. I brought a bright orange hunting cap just in case there were any other hunters in the woods, but upon entering the designated parking site I quickly saw that as usual I was the only one there.  Just the way I like it.  

The woods were dead silent, no wind at all and the best part was there was just enough moisture on the ground to make quiet stalking possible.  My favorite tactic in this section of woods is to slowly still hunt down the trails that meander through the woods and listen and watch for squirrel activity.  There is one section of the woods where a group of  black squirrels have built nests and since I'd really like to get one of them for mounting so I planned on hunting that section first.  

I spent a total of 3 hours  silently slipping through the woods and trails, and saw a bunch of squirrels, but never got a shot.  I had plenty of squirrels within range, but they were all feeding on the ground and due to the thick brush and the fact that the squirrels were just very spooky today  I just couldn't get a clear shot I felt comfortable with.  Had a great time though,,, nothin better than slinking through the woods undetected and blending in with the trees and bushes.  Got up early again this morning and planned on heading back for another go,,, but it's lightly raining and I'm not real fond of taking my babies out in the rain.   May give tomorrow a try at the duck farm and bring the GAMO 1250 for some long range squirrel sniping  :)
Oh, and I did see a couple of the black squirrels, they still amaze me, but never got close to any of them.

Went to work and had  a great  night  fueled by a great day of air rifle hunting.....   Nothin like being in the woods with an air rifle in your hands...............  

Jeff

[CharlieDaTuna]

One thing I like about ya Jeff... you throw in the occasional bad days in with the many good days  and make a great read out of it. Another thing is those so called bad bays can actually be more fun when looking back on it than many of the good days. "Well they beat me this time but I'll be back"

You were just out to commune with nature and you brought the rifle in case something decide to bother you.

Just have to remember the following:

" A bad day of hunting is better than a good at work"

You will get that little black nutter soon enough, an when you do it would have been worth the wait.

[shadow]

Yup buddy been there too, see some but the right clean shot just isn't there. There's just something about being out and blending with MA NATURE that put's the ol soul at peace, good stuff. I alway's tell myself that their still there for next time.:) Ed

[longislandhunter]

Yeah,,, just being in the woods kinda gives my soul a "jump start".   Really aren't any "bad" days in the woods,,,, just days where you don't get to shoot, which is fine.  

Jeff