Are squirrels really that tough?
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BushWacker
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Re: Are squirrels really that tough?
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Reply #20 on:
May 18, 2022, 12:23:39 AM »
My experience has been a good brain or spinal cord shot (or both if it's a head-on shot) stops them in their tracks but most body shots, even in the heart, they will run for a bit until the blood flow doesn't reach the brain anymore.
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Re: Are squirrels really that tough?
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May 20, 2022, 12:57:08 PM »
I agree Larry. You at least have to count on some running post hit if you shoot the body. If you break a leg (hopefully front) that may slow them down but will not eliminate the chance of them running. How far they run also seems to be influenced by the size of the hole I make.
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Re: Are squirrels really that tough?
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In my experience the only “instantly fatal” shots I’ve ever managed we’re accidents. Missed head shots that hit the spine instead. Danrned effective but not a shot I would intentionally try.
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Re: Are squirrels really that tough?
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May 21, 2022, 12:20:03 AM »
I got a red chipper today with a head shot and it died so instantly at first I thought I missed it because I didn't see any movement at all after the hit through my scope at 10X but when I walked up to it there it was in the exact spot I shot it.
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May 21, 2022, 11:56:03 AM »
I cannot remember a head/neck shot that was not a drt situation. Maybe they take one step. Usually not even that. I've hit the head but not the brain and still they dropped immediately.
In terms of toughness of squirrels I also think of my more limited dove experience. I've shot about 12 (don't keep notes like I do with squirrels) and lost a couple with my 25 caliber P35. I have lost no squirrels with that gun. In the case of the lost doves I saw a puff of feathers but I am pretty sure it was from the bottom half of their body, not the chest. I hope I missed them but I think I hit low and they died later. I wouldn't say a dove is tough, I've also killed them by shooting through the chest from the back side, but they still need a solid vitals hit to drop quickly.
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Re: Are squirrels really that tough?
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May 21, 2022, 07:44:38 PM »
Yes, no, sometimes, always, easy, hard, headshots only, vitals all day, never lost one, can never recover one, need hollowpoints, killed 1000 with a red ryder, anything less than 68 ft lbs is unethical.
Those are pretty much the typical answers on how tough any critter is to kill according to the masses.
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