Sure am missing going to the woods looking in the tree tops. Can't wait for opening day!! Anybody else look forward to opening day of squirrel?
Looking forward to August squirrels
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I am this year. Got a 17 mach II I need to break in.
bowhunterfanatic
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I do. Even more so these last couple years because I got access to a large block of hardwoods that is absolutely loaded with squirrels.
Buzzard Breath
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I am. We had a mast failure on a couple places I hunt, so I'm curious to see if the squirrels return to previous year's populations, or if it's going to take them a few years to get back to 2021 levels. I've got places I can go that still have a good amount of squirrels, but my preferred places were void last year after the hickories all dropped.
JAD
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I always go. I grew up in ancient times when many areas had few or no deer. Opening day of the small game season was a real big deal! Everyone went. Now the focus is on deer hunting, which I love, but small game is still special.
Omega
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I think I will stick to the backyard, they have been doing a number on my apples this year. I hope the apples hold out until then, otherwise it will be a varmint hunt for me.
I always look forward to it but rarely go. Maybe this year will be different.
I always try to go opening morning
I love squirrel hunting in the hardwoods. It reminds me of my youngest days wondering around the woods staring in the treetops chasing squirrels. Good times!
Wen I was a kid there was a place by the railroad tracks that somehow got passed over by the loggers, it wasn't but maybe 20acres but it was giant hickory and acorn trees and some ash too. You could sneak in there around Labor Day on a quiet morning and it sounded like light rain there were so many squirrels in there cutting the hickory nuts.That place drew squirrels in from all up and down the river bottom.
We always have a group of 6-8 that hunt opening day. Looking forward to it this year as always. I usually hunt the first couple weekends and then Ky bow opens just 2 weeks after Ky squirrel season so don't go after them again until end of Dec or January.
squirrel_hunter
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I live in Arkansas. Our season opens May 15th thru February 28th. Our limit is 12. I think that is the limit. I been reloading 410 3 inch 6's. And 28ga with #5's. I will start in September. I like chasing with a 410 and 28ga.
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Same here. I like chasing with my 28g while leaves are on, then switch to 22 when they are down.
squirrel_hunter
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I been reloading 410 3 inch 6's. And 28ga 3/4 oz 5's. Fixing too start.
bowhunterfanatic
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24 more days!
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I still haven't gotten a book...when does it open?
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They're already cutting the 'hicker nuts'.
It seems a few weeks earlier than normal.
It seems a few weeks earlier than normal.
Buzzard Breath
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I'm ready. The mailman just brought me this. I'm hoping that at the end of the season, I don't have random shells in cupholders, change cups, on top the dryer, in random pockets of packs, etc..
squirrel_hunter
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I live in northern Arkansas. There in the hickory nuts. And i seen where they where in walnuts too. Season is opened here. Just too hot.
