paulk73 151 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 well after a full day of sitting about in the house yesterday, i decided to blow the cobwebs off and have a look at some permission i have, that is being invaded by squirrels.its a 16th century private house, and the squizzers have got into the loft. anyways, i arrived just after dawn, and got my stuff together. i decided on my approach hoping to surprise a squirrel on the lawn(like i have done a few times previously). i rounded the wall and had a quick scan on the lawn, but there was nothing about. then i heard the tell tale, scrabblings of the claws on bark. i looked up into a big scotts pine in front of me, and saw a bushy tale disapearring round the trunk. i waited for a couple of mins, and the little grey head peeped round then on deciding things where safe he sat on a branch in full view. i got him in the scope, then gave a little hold under and squeezed off the pellet. he dropped like a stone. good start. less than 5 mins in, and one in the bag. . i went and sat down under the big yew tree in the center of the lawn, as the gives me a good feild of view and a nice dark back drop. i waited a little while, before deciding to stretch my legs. i walked into the small wood, and imediatly spotted something that didnt seem quite right. i raised the rifle and looked through the scope to see the curve of a grey head and an ear sticking up. i got onto 1 knee, got steady and let the pellet go. a satisfying crack as the pellet found its way home. back under the yew tree, and a couple of pigeons dropped in, but i couldnt get a shot off before they saw my movement. just then i looked up into the trees and saw another one making its way along the branches. i followed it movements, until it stopped in a tree. i slowly made my way over and scanned the branches, til i saw something that was in contrast to the beach tree bark. i looked up and could just make out the ear and the eye. i took a step back and knelt down, gave a bit of hold under to counteract the steepness of the shot, and gently slipped the accupel on its way.crack down he came. number 3 then i thought id just have another quick scout about, and see if i could see anything else, i walked up to the edge of the grounds, and saw another squizz, this fella wasnt hangging around, and i followed him til he stopped in a fork in a tree, i knew where he was, so i knealt down and waited, not for long though. ecause he peeped out over the branch, and i let another accupel go. it smacked home under the jaw, and when he landed, there was a big bulge in the top of the head where the pellet hadnt quite exited. a good couple of hours, after a full day indoors yesterday. 1 Quote Link to post
dillan 19 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Good session PK73 and write up Quote Link to post
Elliott 436 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Great shooting with the HW100 Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 cheers people. Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 The first squizzer on the left in the last pic is a fat f**ker, he's definitely been eating all the nuts 1 Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 he wont be eating any more. thats for sure pal. Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 he wont be eating any more. thats for sure pal. Thats a few thousand future sapplings saved Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 lol Quote Link to post
bushing lad 114 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Well done mate Hopefully ile be getting out this week after them after seeing 4 or 5 yesterday Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 good stuff. let us know how you get on. i need to get back out myself. im bored to feckin tears being off work, and stuck in the house. Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 hi Paul I started to read this earlier,but had to pick er up from tesco's. nice shooting buddy and write up and pic's well done Davy Quote Link to post
77 si 21 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 nice shooting Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 thanks guys. im off out again in the morn to see if any new ones have taken on the territory since the last residents left. lol Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 went out again yesterday morn with a mate to the same permission. only 1 shot presented itself all morning. my mate took the shot, and it was a male squirrel. we seen a couple more, but they were right in the tops of the trees, and they didnt stop, so no shot was on. anyway its 1 less doing damage to the building and trees. we also watched 1 stripping bark from a mature tree, presumably to line the dray. but it was in a tree on the border of the permission, so once again not really a shooting oppertunity due to safety reasons this time. Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Some nice squirrels there, what do you do with them? I am still tryign to get a few so I can try an Elvis favourite, Southern Fried Squirrel! Quote Link to post
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