Which gun

[JohnnyDollar]

Who is doing to hunt with a rifle vs. a shotgun?

 

[JohnnyBond]

Shot gun

 

[stik]

shotguns are for birds and rabbits

 

[WRbowhunter]

my dad's old 410.

 

[varminthunter]

17 HMR in a Savage 94

 

[GRAMPS]

I will use a shotgun until some of the leaves start thinning out; then I will switch to my .22 rifle.

 

[redblood]

i have never even killed a squirrel with a shotgun. i will go with a 22, actually a couple different ones

 

[Hickory Nut]

I hate it when I bite into a piece of shot when eating squirrel. A .22 rifle is my choice. It adds another dinemsion to the sport. If you're going to get a mess of squirrels with a rifle, you've got to use stealth. If the squirrel discovers your presense, you're likely to not get a shot. A .22 just puts more "hunt" into the outing. I've bagged many a squirrel with a shotgun, buy my favorite is the .22. I think the .22 is also more humane. Most of my kills are quick. With a shotgun, they tend to crawl around a lot before they die. But that's just me. To each his own.

 

[redblood]

I agree hickory nut, nothing against scattergun hunters, but like the skill challenge that is needed in hunting with a 22. I also think you can higher numbers with a 22 due to less disturbance.

 

[stik]

lots of times we will hunt in tandem, one with a shotgun and one with a rifle. sitting shots belong to the rifleman, runners go to the shotgunner.

 

[Kimberman]

Ruger 10/22

 

[JohnnyDollar]

Ruger 10/22

meee too. :grin:

 

[pilgrim]

I will start the morning with a Savage .22. If it goes south, I'll have a Stevens 311 16 gauge in the truck. I've been to every opening morning with my grandfather since I was 12...I don't intend to lose this year. ;^)

edit: for those wondering, I'm 31.

 

[JohnnyDollar]

do you normally set up around the hickory trees?

 

[pilgrim]

I just still hunt. The trick is playing the angles and catching them in transition.

 

[buckhorn40]

22 or 17 hmr