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Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:44 pm
by graywolf
Squirrel season comes in a month from today. Plan on seeing how the Henry 410 does on them, at least the first part of the season anyway.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 9:19 pm
by Vaquero
What size shot? It should work well, no idea when our season opens, had to look.
Aug. 28th
I haven't squirrel hunted in ages, even though the woods next to me are full.
We don't really eat them so I don't hunt 'em.
Do have some grandsons coming of age soon and hopefully one will like shooting and or hunting.
I do enjoy deer hunting so I watch a lot of them.
Good luck to ya.
Be sure to share.
RP
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:13 pm
by graywolf
7-1/2 and 8 shot. I got back to squirrel hunting last 2 seasons by necessity. They been chewing rafters in utility sheds and overhangs. Had to replace 2 overhangs. Wife never has eat them and I haven’t in a long time, mostly because she want let me bring them in house. Been giving them away. Built a 2 man shooting house for deer when oldest grandson was 8. He’s 25 now. Lots of memories in that shooting house with all 3 grandkids.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:21 pm
by Vaquero
Understand once they go to wrecking things time to put a stop to that.
We use to make big stew in the early fall, with a variety of meats.
They are good for that, but my neighbor moved and haven't done one in years.
Cool about that time with the grandsons.
#2, he's 6 and was here one day last season and he and I watched two young bucks pushing and playing around.
Good memory.
Hoping for many more.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:00 am
by graywolf
You will have many more. There’s nothing like spending time with Grandkids.
Don
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:32 pm
by Ozarkwoodswalker
Wow! The difference in seasons from state to state is something. In missouri it starts about mid may and runs till the fifteenth of February... of course, after a brief period in may..May... hardly anyone is stalking the woods squirrel hunting in the summer csusecits so nasty hot and the vile ticks are apt to cover you up and pull you down out in the woods in the summer, then when it's cool enough in the fall deer season gets going g and no one ( well, not too many people are tramping through the woods scaring all the bucks away just for a chance to shoot a squirrel... but after deer season and on till squirrel season closes it can be fun....
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:09 pm
by graywolf
Ours starts 10 September and ends the 5 of March. I don't get in a big hurry to hunt in September. Still to hot plus lot of the squirrels will have wolves in them. I used to always wait til after first freeze.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 8:08 am
by Vaquero
Ozarkwoodswalker wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 6:32 pm
Wow! The difference in seasons from state to state is something. In missouri it starts about mid may and runs till the fifteenth of February... of course, after a brief period in may..May... hardly anyone is stalking the woods squirrel hunting in the summer csusecits so nasty hot and the vile ticks are apt to cover you up and pull you down out in the woods in the summer, then when it's cool enough in the fall deer season gets going g and no one ( well, not too many people are tramping through the woods scaring all the bucks away just for a chance to shoot a squirrel... but after deer season and on till squirrel season closes it can be fun....
We have a short Spring season but I'm not sure when it is exactly, I'd have to check.
All small game ends the 28th of Feb.
RP
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 2:08 pm
by MuddyWaters62
In my part of Texas, it is open year round. Down in East Texas, they have a Fall and Spring seasons. Right now it is too darn HOOOTTT!!! I can sit at my desk and watch my song birds and all the squirrels in my AC cooled house.
Muddy Waters68
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:25 am
by daytime dave
Our season goes from Sept 1 to Feb 28th. I use a variety of .410 shotguns. I also enjoy hunting them with air rifles. .22 caliber mostly. They make a tasty stew and are good in BBQ sauce in the slow cooker.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:35 pm
by graywolf
I been using the 410 more. The lady I been giving squirrels to knows I been shooting with shotgun. She didn’t care. I made sure she knew to look out for any pellets. I used to only use .22.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:43 pm
by graywolf
Still to hot and woods to thick to do much scouting, but this lone pine in lower part of yard is easy to see.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:50 am
by daytime dave
It's open here in NY. I saw a squirrel in my yard this morning. It reminded me that the season is open. So far I've been working too much to hunt. I'll have to see if I can change that. .410s and air rifles for me.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:06 pm
by graywolf
Still to many biting bugs to sit and hunt, but got the stand closest to the house ready. I'll have 3 stands ready by the middle of October. Have to really watch for snakes this time of year.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 5:23 pm
by daytime dave
Good luck, keep us posted. Watch out for those slithering ........
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:48 am
by BrokenolMarine
I don't know if we had seasons in Virginia, but on private property, invading the coops, they were varmints and legal all year. CZ455 and... The foxes and the rest took care of disposal. They could do serious damage to the feeder contents, the feeders themselves, and the physical coop structure attempting to get in.
We don't have as many here.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:04 am
by Hatchdog
graywolf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:43 pm
Still to hot and woods to thick to do much scouting, but this lone pine in lower part of yard is easy to see.
That picture sure looks familiar. We have a couple of tree squirrels here and they are giving our dog fits. They will tease him by entering the yard and when he shows an interest scoot thru the fence and turn around and chew him out. They are really working the pinecones like your picture shows and of course leave a big mess. Sure are noisy little buggers.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:23 am
by daytime dave
I got out with my new Henry .410 the other day. I got about 25 minutes of hunting in. It was too warm to expect to see anything, but I went out anyways. Of course I didn't see anything, but I enjoyed it.
Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 10:19 am
by clovishound
Tree rat season starts first of next month on private land and runs through the 1st of March. I would love to harvest a few from my back yard, but they rather frown on that in a subdivision.
This one would be first on my list.
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Re: Squirrel Season 2022
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:17 pm
by graywolf
Cooler days are nice. Took the Henry 410 down and sit in my chair for a while. Still with just a short sleeve shirt, getting eat up. Lasted about 30 minutes before I had to leave. Saw a couple but no shot.
