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Offline Bowhunter4life

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Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« on: June 09, 2011, 12:41:00 AM »
Out shooting a bit near the house, ran accross this "Barker" and managed to put a good hit on him.  One blade from the Big Jim 300 grain VPA hit him accross the bridge of the nose at 18 yards.  Few small twitches and it was over.  58" Widow PSA II, 70# @ 30", shooting 31" Gold Tip 75/95's tipped with the a for mentioned Big Jim Big 3.

             
           
           
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Jun 12, 2011
 Was out shooting again today and got another one with the Kwyk Styk, 58", 61# @ 30", shooting a 31" Gold Tip 55/75 with a 200 grain Snuffer on the end.  Just over 15 yards and literally within 2 yards from where I shot the one the other day...        
     
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Jun 14, 2011
Went out again today... Took the Morrison Shawnee, 62", 64#, shooting 31" Gold Tip 55/75 with 175 grain Judos.  16 - 17 yard shot downhill caught him right between the shoulder blades facing me, exit out the left hip.  Had to step on him to finish him a bit quicker.

Three males in three outings with three different bows and three shots.

     
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Jun 16,2001
Went out again today, took my 60" MOAB, 62#, shooting 31" Gold Tip 55/75 with 175 grain Magnus 1 on the end.  And where there are Males, there will be Females...  Missed her with the first shot at about 12 yards and got a second shot on her off the side of a tree while she peeked around it trying to find me, maybe 19 yards.  You can see the damage...

     
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28 Jun 2011
Went out today before it rained, took this one with my 56" Kwyk Styk, 62# @ 30", shooting a 31" Gold Tip with a 200 grain Snuffer.  14 yards right through the left shoulder and out the right lung.

     
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30 Jun 2011
Took my 60# Morrison Shawnee today, shooting 31" Gold Tip with 175 grain Magnus 1 on the end.  This was about an 8 yard shot, caught him at the back of the lungs on the right side angling forward and pretty much took out everything on the left side.  (This is the cleanest side you are seeing here...).

   

I've only got one more bow in the rack that I haven't used to take a Squirrel this year... Guess what I'll be carrying the next time I head out...     ;)    
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July 7, 2011
 Well, after a weekend camping and fishing with the family I got a chance to head out again tonight.  Never been out there at this time of the day, didn't see any Squirrels, but did see a few Voles...  I was shooting my 68# MOAB with 31" Gold Tips and 175 grain Judos.  This shot was about 7 yards and I had to hold at full draw for about 15 seconds to pinpoint him in the fading light... I hit him in the head but truthfully was just looking at center mass...  Even so, with the tangle of stuff he was in I had to blood trail him for about 4 feet to find him, luckily I still had a flashlight in my Arrowmaster from the Solana hunt...

 
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2011, 12:46:00 AM »
Good shot,but talk about overkill.  :biglaugh:
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2011, 01:19:00 AM »
Great shooting.
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2011, 02:35:00 AM »
a head shot no less!

well done
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2011, 04:12:00 AM »
god shot! congrats!
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2011, 05:41:00 AM »
Sweet   :thumbsup:
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2011, 05:58:00 AM »
That would do it!  :biglaugh:
Good shot!
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2011, 06:16:00 AM »
Nice shot!!
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2011, 06:30:00 AM »
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Good shot,but talk about overkill.   :biglaugh:  
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2011, 06:40:00 AM »
Well im glad you hit him in the head, idk if you would have brought him down without perfect shot placement.   :D    :knothead:  

jk good job brother  :thumbsup:
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2011, 07:21:00 AM »
Good shooting but is it squirrle season there?
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2011, 07:28:00 AM »
I'm thinking you made his/her partner a widow...lol

Good shooting!!

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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2011, 07:30:00 AM »
Way to go Jeff! Good Shot!
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2011, 09:20:00 AM »
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Good shooting but is it squirrle season there?
Yes it is squirrel season there. They have a 9 month season.
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2011, 09:32:00 AM »
Yeah, but how was the blood trail?
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2011, 09:37:00 AM »
Nice shooting......squirrels are tough...not sure if there is such a thing as 'overkill' on a squirrel.

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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2011, 09:50:00 AM »
That will answer the age old question, is #70, and a 300gr broad head enough for squirrels. Great shooting.
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2011, 10:09:00 AM »
"Overkill" is when you purposely run over them with the car!

Fox squirrels are tough, right there with a cat!

No meat was harmed in the shot! That's what counts!

Great shot  :thumbsup:
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2011, 10:25:00 AM »
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Yeah, but how was the blood trail?
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From the pic Charlie I think Jeff pretty much gave him a heart attack with that set-up.
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Re: Squirrels and a Voles... Widow, Kwyk Styks, Morrisons, and MOABs...
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2011, 11:06:00 AM »
I know it was a bit risky going after such a dangerous quarry without a narrow 2-blade single bevel, but I got lucky...  No need for the backup guide to put a finishing shot into him with the 375 H&H.  ;)

Was really just testing out the broadhead.  Shot it at stumps, dirt, sticks and the like and just a bit of touch up and it is ready to go again.  None the worse for wear!  Great heads!

Oh, and David is correct, Squirrel season is May 15 - Jan 31...  Fried him up with mushroom gravy and biscuts... yummy!
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