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Squirrel limit tips.... (long read)
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<blockquote data-quote="sun" data-source="post: 4967448" data-attributes="member: 8678"><p>The .410 pump for gray squirrels</p><p></p><p>I mostly use a .410 so that I don't have to limit the direction that I can shoot up into the air as when using a far reaching round like the .22lr. (Yes, some woods have boundary limitations.) The .410 has plenty of killing power and range for squirrels without having to deal with much meat destruction or lead in the meat. While the full choked .410 may provide an aiming advantage over the .22lr, it still requires a high degree of marksmanship when you're shooting up into trees at 40 yards or more, and not always at sitting squirrels.</p><p>One of the methods I employ once I've gotten a fix on a squirrel's general location and start the stalk through the noisy leaves, is too try to fool the squirrel into thinking that I'm another squirrel or forest animal to not cause it to become alarmed. So sometimes I will gently call to it with an Olt bellows squirrel call as I quickly take a few steps at a time through the noisy leaves towards it. You have to try to step softly and sound like another squirrel without being too noisy by over rustling leaves. You often are forced to make some kind of noise as you advance, but you have to learn how to not make the advance sound too unnatural as you move into gun range. If the squirrel does get alarmed, I just might rush toward the tree he flees too and try to get a shot or two at the elusive target. Sometimes they move up high into a tree, hugging the top side of a branch and will offer you a shot if you can locate the wisping of its tail (a breeze helps). Other times, they will scurry to another tree and possibly give you a chance to shoot at a quickly moving target. This is where the .410 really shines over a .22. Not that it's overly easy, but it can certainly help to make it a more makeable shot than with a .22</p><p>When a shot on a squirrel does come at relatively close range, I may aim off to the side just a little bit so that the whole payload from a 3 inch .410 shell doesn't damage too much meat, but hopefully inflicts just enough damage to do the job.</p><p>Nothing is quite as gratifying to the squirrel hunter as a well placed quick reaction shot on a fast moving squirrel, especially once its been successfully located & stalked to within gun range.</p><p>What a noble and challenging small game animal!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sun, post: 4967448, member: 8678"] The .410 pump for gray squirrels I mostly use a .410 so that I don't have to limit the direction that I can shoot up into the air as when using a far reaching round like the .22lr. (Yes, some woods have boundary limitations.) The .410 has plenty of killing power and range for squirrels without having to deal with much meat destruction or lead in the meat. While the full choked .410 may provide an aiming advantage over the .22lr, it still requires a high degree of marksmanship when you're shooting up into trees at 40 yards or more, and not always at sitting squirrels. One of the methods I employ once I've gotten a fix on a squirrel's general location and start the stalk through the noisy leaves, is too try to fool the squirrel into thinking that I'm another squirrel or forest animal to not cause it to become alarmed. So sometimes I will gently call to it with an Olt bellows squirrel call as I quickly take a few steps at a time through the noisy leaves towards it. You have to try to step softly and sound like another squirrel without being too noisy by over rustling leaves. You often are forced to make some kind of noise as you advance, but you have to learn how to not make the advance sound too unnatural as you move into gun range. If the squirrel does get alarmed, I just might rush toward the tree he flees too and try to get a shot or two at the elusive target. Sometimes they move up high into a tree, hugging the top side of a branch and will offer you a shot if you can locate the wisping of its tail (a breeze helps). Other times, they will scurry to another tree and possibly give you a chance to shoot at a quickly moving target. This is where the .410 really shines over a .22. Not that it's overly easy, but it can certainly help to make it a more makeable shot than with a .22 When a shot on a squirrel does come at relatively close range, I may aim off to the side just a little bit so that the whole payload from a 3 inch .410 shell doesn't damage too much meat, but hopefully inflicts just enough damage to do the job. Nothing is quite as gratifying to the squirrel hunter as a well placed quick reaction shot on a fast moving squirrel, especially once its been successfully located & stalked to within gun range. What a noble and challenging small game animal! [/QUOTE]
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