Friday afternoon on squirrels

[Dervburner 2,549]

As I’d recently had a good few squirrels in the traps and shot a fair few more recently I got around to setting a feeder up on Monday. I didn’t really know what to expect, but when I checked it on Wednesday the hopper was half way down. I topped it up and checked it again on Thursday, half way down again. This looked promising as it usually takes about a week before they’re on it proper. Well, as the weather was looking ok for Friday, I thought I’d try this window of opportunity as the weekend looks poor to say the least. Anyway, as I arrived with my pop up hide there was a squirrel already onboard filling it’s face with peanuts. I’d already set up the impact with jsb rs 13.4 grain pellets running at 910-920fps (25ft lb) as it was a bit breezy I thought that even though I was only shooting at twenty five yards I’d have an advantage in the breeze over my 12ft lb .177, I was shooting in a small goyle anyway, so the wind wasn’t too bad as it turned out. When I got settled in it wasn’t long before the fun began. The first three in the first ten minutes, then a steady flow for the next hour and a half. When I checked the feeder as I cleared up, it was all but empty. I’ve refilled with what peanuts I had in the truck and I’ll check again on Sunday to see if there’s been much activity.

[Stavross 15,911]

Nice I haven’t shot one yet up at the shoot but it’s normally this time of year the start hanging off the feeders

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Excellent  fun. Just watch they don't do a charge from behind you in that pop up!

[Wolfdog91 7,239]

That's a good little meal right there ! Glad you had a good session

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Good session

[villaman 9,983]

Absolutely loads about this autumn 

Normally find they don’t come onto feeders until most of the natraj food has gone , mid November for me 

Good afternoon DB

[BenBhoy 4,706]

12 hours ago, Wolfdog91 said:

That's a good little meal right there ! Glad you had a good session

What they like? How do you cook them?

[villaman 9,983]

4 minutes ago, BenBhoy said:

What they like? How do you cook them?

All depends on what they have been feeding on . Mine feed on hazel, beech and chestnuts  . Taste  between lamb and duck . I normally roast whole with salt , pepper and olive oil , or cut the back legs of , simmer for 15-20 minutes then finish of in oven 

One of the best wild meat 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

They are OK. But difficult to skin.

I've tried all the methods. I eventually settled on placing a grenade up their vent. That peels them a treat.