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Title: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Gordon Jabben on 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.
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Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Tony Sanders on January 07, 2015, 02:12:00 PM
Congrats Gordon. that is some pretty good shooting, especially on those always moving Bushytails.

  Tony
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: monkeyball on January 07, 2015, 04:12:00 PM
Gordon,
              That is a nice bunch of Fox squirrels!

                                 Good Hunting,
                                                   Craig
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Kopper1013 on 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!!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: KyStickbow on January 07, 2015, 07:24:00 PM
Nice shootin brother! Congrats
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: SheltonCreeker on January 07, 2015, 07:51:00 PM
Nice shooting. Congrats on the fine eating.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Gordon Jabben on 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.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: joe ashton on January 08, 2015, 12:27:00 AM
Outstanding.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: LookMomNoSights on 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  :laughing:  !!!!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Gordon Jabben on 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
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: on January 08, 2015, 05:19:00 PM
Way to go!

Congrats,

Bisch
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on January 08, 2015, 06:08:00 PM
Great shooting and a fine cache. Congrats to you and Molly!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on January 08, 2015, 07:47:00 PM
Man that's some good shooting , Congrats.....

,,,,Sam,,,,
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Fattony77 on 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!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: GregD on January 10, 2015, 09:39:00 AM
Gordon, what kind of dog is Molly? Nice shooting!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Gordon Jabben on 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.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Homey88 on January 10, 2015, 04:17:00 PM
Great shooting!!!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: BDann on January 11, 2015, 03:22:00 PM
Congrats on the nice mess of squirrels!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Soonerlongbow on January 11, 2015, 07:33:00 PM
Quote
Originally 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   :laughing:   !!!!
We have 2 that are so big from stuffing themself with feeder corn they look morbidly obese! Nearing 4-5lbs!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: joe ashton on January 11, 2015, 09:27:00 PM
fire up the BBQ
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Jerry Jeffer on January 11, 2015, 11:46:00 PM
Nice bag of squirrels. My dog can't see very well anymore, sad times for him.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: LookMomNoSights on January 12, 2015, 11:42:00 AM
A 4 to 5 lb corn fed squirrel....bet they'd be as tasty as you could get one to be!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: bill langer on January 12, 2015, 03:38:00 PM
WOW!

I haven't taken 4 squirrels in my 33 years of bowhunting!

Good shooting!!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: GREASEMAN on January 15, 2015, 05:50:00 PM
Awesome shooting
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Zedd on January 15, 2015, 07:44:00 PM
Squirrel hausenpheffer over homemade egg noodles....hmmmm, one of my favorite dishes.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Gordon Jabben on January 15, 2015, 07:51:00 PM
Thanks again guys.  I finished off the rest of the BBQ squirrel tonight.  I love venison but squirrel is better in my opinion.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: KYArcher on January 24, 2015, 08:22:00 AM
Congrats! Beautiful dog....KY  :archer:
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on January 24, 2015, 01:15:00 PM
That's awesome!!!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Big Lefty on January 24, 2015, 11:45:00 PM
Beautiful dog!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Basinboy on January 25, 2015, 08:34:00 PM
Awesome!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Wannabe1 on February 02, 2015, 05:25:00 PM
That should make for some great squirrel stew! Ate a lot of that when I was growing up.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: Producer on February 25, 2015, 09:47:00 PM
Great shooting Gordon.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: mangonboat on February 26, 2015, 11:46:00 AM
That's some impressive squirrel hunting with a bow. Clearly great teamwork!
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: tarponnut on February 26, 2015, 01:04:00 PM
Wow! That's impressive shooting.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: hardtimes on February 26, 2015, 02:57:00 PM
Great shooting! Congrats.
Title: Re: Squirrel hunting
Post by: hitman on February 27, 2015, 04:07:00 AM
Outstanding!!