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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Hunting Gate => Topic started by: A.K.A. Tommy Boy on February 05, 2018, 12:22:00 PM
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I've just got back in from hunting and..Wow..I'm So Happy with this 22 Cal. Crosman Summit Ranger rifle ! I went out hunting in the woods this morning at around 7Am just a little before dawn. I was following a forest trail that I have scrubbed out over the past 30 years of living here. I crossed a small shallow duck lake to gain access to a nice stand of Oaks beyond. After I entered those woods I spotted a Squirrel moving through the forest. I trailed him through this forest until he came to rest on a pile of logs. The shot was broadside and I had a clear unobstructed view of the entire squirrel in this elevated position. I knelt down in the snow and took a supported off-hand shot with my gun braced by my arm and elbow resting on my knee. I hit the squirrel square in the side of the head. The pellet hit him just below the ear and exited below and to the front of the other ear, on the opposite side of his head. The range was about 25 to 30 yards. The Sky was Overcast and Cloudy with more Snow on the way. The Temp was -7F and the winds were calm. There was about 24 inches of fresh power snow on the ground. The squirrel dropped dead in his tracks. I was shooting 22 Cal Crosman Piranha 14.4 Gr. Hunting Pellets. The gun that I was using was my 22 Cal. Crosman Summit Ranger NP2 Rifle. I Gotta tell you... this gun is Quickly Becoming my Favorite Rifle for hunting in the back woods. That Makes 51 squirrels for this season and 3 for 2018. If I had been on my toes I might have gotten another Cottontail too. One jumped up out of the snow bank next to some Dead Falls in the Area and took off while I was monkeying around trying to take the pictures. Thats ok. Now that I know there is one living back there I will target him next time I am back in that area. WOW what a feeling successful hunting is. GEE WHIZ.....AM I EVER STOKED THIS MORNING ! Good Luck to all you GTA hunters. I Sincerely Hope that You can be successful TOO !
MY Best Wishes to ALL - Tom
Dear All : To See my Review of the Crosman Summit Ranger NP 2 Rifle :
Click Here > https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=139029.0 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=139029.0)
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Nice work, Tommy Boy!! 8)
And at such a loooowww temp, too, you are hardcore! ;)
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Great shooting Tom! Perfect shot placement.
I don't know how you do it with those extreme temps. I give you a lot of credit. That's beautiful scenery and trail btw. That would probably make me hit the woods... humm... when it's 30 out, not -7 ;D
Harry
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Great shooting Tom! Perfect shot placement.
I don't know how you do it with those extreme temps. I give you a lot of credit. That's beautiful scenery and trail btw. That would probably make me hit the woods... humm... when it's 30 out, not -7 ;D
Harry
Well Harry..I take what I can get ! ;D It is.. Minnesota in Winter.... After All ! ;D Thank You for your kind reply Sir.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Nice work, Tommy Boy!! 8)
And at such a loooowww temp, too, you are hardcore! ;)
Well Gee Whiz Chickie ! I'm really just an Old Soldier and a Softy at That ! Thank You so much for your kind reply.
My Best Wishes to You. - Tom
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You are very welcome, Tommy Boy! I have loved me some old soldiers all my life, nothin' like 'em to take care o' bidness when the time comes.
Well done, sir! ;D
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You are very welcome, Tommy Boy! I have loved me some old soldiers all my life, nothin' like 'em to take care o' bidness when the time comes.
Well done, sir! ;D
Thank You again Chickie.... for a most gracious and kind reply ! My Best Wishes - Tom
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We will be getting some more snow tonight. I willl have a fresh coat of tracking snow for my next hunt so we will see what tomorrow morning brings. I will post results, ( if any) Here.
My Best Wishes to all GTA hunters. May your hunting always be successful. - Tom
Dear All : To see my Review of the Crosman Summit Ranger NP 2 Rifle :
Click Here > https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=139029.0 (https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=139029.0)
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Tom, excellent hunt and shot! In that cold with a head shot at that distance is spectacular! The photos are unreal especially the winter morning shot..gracious! Well, that rabbit you saw is in biggg trouble :)...you should be stoked! LOL
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Nice shooting Tom!
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Tom, excellent hunt and shot! In that cold with a head shot at that distance is spectacular! The photos are unreal especially the winter morning shot..gracious! Well, that rabbit you saw is in biggg trouble :)...you should be stoked! LOL
Thank You Randall ! I am a Forest Hunter. The Cold and Snow are what lies out there. I am in my Zone and True Environment while Hunting. I am glad you enjoyed my hunting post. I am fortunate to live were I do and try to share my good fortune with other folks like you Randall.
My Best Wishes to You - Tom
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Nice shooting Tom!
Thank You "Dead Eye Disco Dave" ! ;D May You Have More Good Hunting.. Dave ! My Best Wishes - Tom
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Tom, thank you...as I am hunting in the beautiful forest and snow vicariously through you! :)...enjoying it immensely too!
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Good Shooting Tom, the best part is it's already preserved by the cold lol.
Phil
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Tom, Burrrrr - way too cold for this Louisiana boy.
Very nice pictures and good shooting.
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Very nice shooting off hand from that distance with a springer no less.
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Tom, thank you...as I am hunting in the beautiful forest and snow vicariously through you! :)...enjoying it immensely too!
That is good to hear. I'm glad you like them Randall ! I will keep on trying to please. My Best Wishes - Tom
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Good Shooting Tom, the best part is it's already preserved by the cold lol.
Phil
Phil...Your Right ! I guess it is sorta like a Poor Mans Freezer ! It puts the Cold in Stone COLD Dead on Arrival !
Best Wishes - Tom
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Tom, Burrrrr - way too cold for this Louisiana boy.
Very nice pictures and good shooting.
Thank You for your Kind Reply Mike ! I understand your point of view on the cold. It would be just too cold for many folks.
Best Wishes - Tom
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Very nice shooting off hand from that distance with a springer no less.
Thank You for your kind reply Eric ! Many others do much better with a PCP. I do what I can with what I have.
I guess I'm just a springer kind of guy.
My Best Wishes - Tom
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Fantastic hunting and shooting there Tom !!!
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Nice shooting Tom. You are a true diehard hunter. The squirrels should just surrender at your door ;D
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Fantastic hunting and shooting there Tom !!!
Thank You Wayne for your Kind Reply ! Todays Hunting did not go near as well as yesterday. I only saw one and he spotted me coming way off and eluded me. The Squirrels had the last Laugh Today ! Best Wishes to You - Tom
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Nice shooting Tom. You are a true diehard hunter. The squirrels should just surrender at your door ;D
Thank You Michael for Your Kind Reply ! I came home empty handed this morning and it was much Colder too ! It was -16F this morning when I went out at 6:45 AM. I was truly lucky that there was no wind at that temp. The Squirrels had the last laugh for sure !
Best Wishes - Tom
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Great shot! Especially braving those temps!
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Great shot! Especially braving those temps!
Thank You Ken ! When it gets cold like this, sitting long hours in Ambush is not a good option. Sitting around causes me to get cold Real Quick. Sitting in something like a tree stand is even worse because a person is exposed to a lot more wind up there. Staying on the move and still-hunting at ground level is the best choice, least-wise for me it is. I'll be going out later on this morning and trying my luck hunting again. I might as well take advantage of the current Heat Wave going on ... right now at 3 AM, it's +6F this morning, with a falling temp. It will be colder when I go out. Around here it warms up and snows then it gets cold again. That's how things work where I live. ;)
My Best Wishes - Tom