Squirrel hunting

Gordon Jabben · January 07, 2015, 12:29:00 PM

I started off well. Took four squirrels two days in a row with Molly. A dog is such an advantage and really adds to the fun. I always look forward to deer season winding down so I can hunt small game. 60# 21st Century bow and wood arrows. New camera Panasonic zs40.

Tony Sanders · January 07, 2015, 02:12:00 PM

Congrats Gordon. that is some pretty good shooting, especially on those always moving Bushytails.

Tony

monkeyball · January 07, 2015, 04:12:00 PM

Gordon,
That is a nice bunch of Fox squirrels!

Good Hunting,
Craig

Kopper1013 · January 07, 2015, 04:50:00 PM

Wow that's great shooting, you guys must have a bunch if those big fellas or you just got a great spot. Congrats to you and Molly!!

KyStickbow · January 07, 2015, 07:24:00 PM

Nice shootin brother! Congrats

SheltonCreeker · January 07, 2015, 07:51:00 PM

Nice shooting. Congrats on the fine eating.

Gordon Jabben · January 07, 2015, 09:49:00 PM

Thanks guys. The dog should get the credit. It's a lot easier when Molly tells me which trees they are in.

joe ashton · January 08, 2015, 12:27:00 AM

Outstanding.

LookMomNoSights · January 08, 2015, 08:43:00 AM

Nice shooting! I'll never forget the first time I got to see those big fox squirrels in the flesh. I was in Indiana for 3 weeks to bowhunt with a good buddy. He had told me about the tree rats as big as house cats. I thought he was talking it up a bit, being used to only seeing the greys we have over east. Turns out he wasnt....and I remember an instance where one of those little fellas was up an adjacent tree to me about 4 ft away looking like it was ready to pounce cuz he didnt approve of my being there. I barely got out of there alive

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Gordon Jabben · January 08, 2015, 10:19:00 AM

I live in NE Oklahoma, north of Tulsa and we have about a fifty fifty mix of fox and greys. A little further west and they are all fox squirrels. Greys are so much harder to get. Besides being a smaller target, they just don't stick around as long especially with the dog barking treed. In the pictures, one of the squirrels is a grey and that's about my average, I will get about one out of eight to be a grey. LMNS, I have been there. Fox squirrels at times show little fear of someone in a treestand and you feel like they are going to pounce on you at any time. LOL

January 08, 2015, 05:19:00 PM

Way to go!

Congrats,

Bisch

Cyclic-Rivers · January 08, 2015, 06:08:00 PM

Great shooting and a fine cache. Congrats to you and Molly!

SAM E. STEPHENS · January 08, 2015, 07:47:00 PM

Man that's some good shooting , Congrats.....

,,,,Sam,,,,

Fattony77 · January 09, 2015, 09:26:00 PM

Gordon, you are one shootin' son of a gun! I've got a good recipe for squirrel casserole if you need to change up the menu....looks like you have quite a few, so I wouldn't want ya to get tired of it too quick. Lol.

And Molly only gets half of the credit. She could find 'em for me all day long, but I doubt if I connect with anywhere near as many as you do!

GregD · January 10, 2015, 09:39:00 AM

Gordon, what kind of dog is Molly? Nice shooting!

Gordon Jabben · January 10, 2015, 10:34:00 AM

Greg, she's a Boykin Spaniel. Over the years, this is my third Boykin. All were good squirrel dogs but probably not as good as a mountain cur. Great companions but they need lots of attention.

Homey88 · January 10, 2015, 04:17:00 PM

Great shooting!!!

BDann · January 11, 2015, 03:22:00 PM

Congrats on the nice mess of squirrels!

Soonerlongbow · January 11, 2015, 07:33:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by LookMomNoSights:
Nice shooting! I'll never forget the first time I got to see those big fox squirrels in the flesh. I was in Indiana for 3 weeks to bowhunt with a good buddy. He had told me about the tree rats as big as house cats. I thought he was talking it up a bit, being used to only seeing the greys we have over east. Turns out he wasnt....and I remember an instance where one of those little fellas was up an adjacent tree to me about 4 ft away looking like it was ready to pounce cuz he didnt approve of my being there. I barely got out of there alive !!!!

We have 2 that are so big from stuffing themself with feeder corn they look morbidly obese! Nearing 4-5lbs!

joe ashton · January 11, 2015, 09:27:00 PM

fire up the BBQ