After a grey and got a red!

[dk1677]

There was a grey running though with a nut so I grabbed the 850 with SHP's out. I dint see the grey but there was this red up in a lilac tree so I took a hide and waited for a clear shot. He was on the move but stopped long enough by the brush line to get a shot at 30yds. Not as well fed as the last few.                                                                                                                                               

[GD Giles]

Nice! I think all the squirrels at my house have moved to the front yard safe from me.

[Matt15]

Wow Dave, you seem to have a never ending supply of tree rats there!!! Nice shot!!

[BenjiHunter]

Nice shooting, Dave!

[Motorhead]

Bummer around here for the REDs ... there fully protected and Not of the hit list of tree rats for the freezer.
Interesting species those Reds, Far more aggressive & willing to get in your face or a dog, cats domain while acting playful or arrogant than the Greys ever do.

[pab1]

Nice work!

[dk1677]

Thank you guys! Open season here year round, no limit on the red devils Scott

[LDP]

Another good shot Dave

Bummer around here for the REDs ... there fully protected and Not of the hit list of tree rats for the freezer.
Interesting species those Reds, Far more aggressive & willing to get in your face or a dog, cats domain while acting playful or arrogant than the Greys ever do.

Red squirrels around here are very plentiful and have no regulation or hunting season so its a year round event for me. You are absolutely right on their behavior they are aggressive and loud when they dont like you around them.

[shadow]

Great shooting and pic bro and the Red Devils will run the Fox and Grays off so a plus to thin em out. Ed

[dk1677]

Thank you Bro Ed and Leland !

[jnc4558]

Nice pic. Grays are very abundant here also. Got 3 today (2 pictured).

[GD Giles]

nice shooting! Grays are all we have down here too.

[dk1677]

Nice ones JC!

[jnc4558]

Nice ones JC!

Thank you Dave. They were both big boys. I have not seen any females lately.

[Marc]

We can shoot reds year round here too.  Ever eat one of those little buggers?  Taste any good?

[Mark Conlon]

Over here in UK reds are protected species but greys are on open licence and can be shot all year round. Not got one with an air rifle yet but had a few with a catapult and they are great eating

[only1harry]

Nice shooting Dave. 
I think that Red Devil in the pic might be a hybrid.  You have been shooting many Reds, and maybe they started breading with the Greys since the little Reds seem to overpower the bigger Greys with aggression? Or the squirrel factory near you is pumping out hybrids now along with the pure breed clones

Harry 

[dk1677]

Thanks guys! You might be right Harry!