Deep Forest Ambush ! Scored Twice Today ! The Hunt is Getting Harder !

[outdoorman]

  Nice off hand shooting!

Thank You for your kind reply, Eric !         Nice & Lucky... off hand shooting!       

My Best Wishes to You Sir & Good Hunting     -       Tom

  Well, yes, there's luck involved in off hand shooting, more so as the range increases, but there's a lot of skill involved as well. I shoot off hand exclusively and have taken over 100 squirrels in the year and a half I've been into air gunning. I target shoot every day and I love the challenge of trying to get better at off hand shooting. I didn't get much enjoyment out of placing the gun on a rest and trying to hit the same spot over and over again. To me, the real challenge is getting your off hand groups closer and closer. So again, great off hand shooting from that distance.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Nice work and great read!!  Patience is an earned virtue.

They definitely learn quickly... I'm having to stretch the legs a bit on my Marauder as they've stopped coming to the tree line behind the house. 

Yes they do Steve...That is so true.   I glad you enjoyed the hunt.  Thank You for your kind reply.  The squirrels get smarter and then we have to get smarter too.       

My Best Wishes & Good Hunting               -              Tom

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

  Nice off hand shooting!

Thank You for your kind reply, Eric !         Nice & Lucky... off hand shooting!       

My Best Wishes to You Sir & Good Hunting     -       Tom

  Well, yes, there's luck involved in off hand shooting, more so as the range increases, but there's a lot of skill involved as well. I shoot off hand exclusively and have taken over 100 squirrels in the year and a half I've been into air gunning. I target shoot every day and I love the challenge of trying to get better at off hand shooting. I didn't get much enjoyment out of placing the gun on a rest and trying to hit the same spot over and over again. To me, the real challenge is getting your off hand groups closer and closer. So again, great off hand shooting from that distance.

Eric:    I practice off hand shooting a lot. I replicates actual field conditions where I hunt.  You have done very well with 100 squirrels in a year and a half.       I do not have a shooting bench so a rested shot to me is off a door frame at the house or a tree trunk and sometimes a big rock, out in the woods. If I have something moving in the trees, I have to be able to move with it.   Yes shooting off hand is a challenging skill and I find, that I improve greatly, the more I practice it.                 Best Wishes to you Eric and more Good Hunting       -       Tom

[beachgunner]

  Nice off hand shooting!

Thank You for your kind reply, Eric !         Nice & Lucky... off hand shooting!       

My Best Wishes to You Sir & Good Hunting     -       Tom

  Well, yes, there's luck involved in off hand shooting, more so as the range increases, but there's a lot of skill involved as well. I shoot off hand exclusively and have taken over 100 squirrels in the year and a half I've been into air gunning. I target shoot every day and I love the challenge of trying to get better at off hand shooting. I didn't get much enjoyment out of placing the gun on a rest and trying to hit the same spot over and over again. To me, the real challenge is getting your off hand groups closer and closer. So again, great off hand shooting from that distance.

Well said. Can't bring a bench into the woods.

[Mackado]

Great shots, the freezer is overflowing now , 'Wait-a-minute wine'  I like that, I'll make a mental note, my Bush/hunting language skills are very limited. 

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Great shots, the freezer is overflowing now , 'Wait-a-minute wine'  I like that, I'll make a mental note, my Bush/hunting language skills are very limited. 

Octavio:     It is a Wait-a Minute VINE, and it is covered in small thorns, almost like Cactus Needles. They break off in your skin and form small red sores, similar to acne. When the sores break open, then the thorns may fall out. I've never made any WINE from them but they sure can make a guy want to WHINE about them, until they heal.    A little Wine on the wound might help with the small infection, and it would not hurt to take a swig after the hunt is over and the guns are put away.      There is other things to avoid also, Poison Oak and Poison Ivy to name a few.  All these things are challenging to avoid in the dark.  Walking on deer trails does help some. Moving slowly is also beneficial.    Thank You for your kind reply Octavio.     By Best Wishes to You     -      Tom

[Mackado]

Great shots, the freezer is overflowing now , 'Wait-a-minute wine'  I like that, I'll make a mental note, my Bush/hunting language skills are very limited. 

Octavio:     It is a Wait-a Minute VINE, and it is covered in small thorns, almost like Cactus Needles. They break off in your skin and form small red sores, similar to acne. When the sores break open, then the thorns may fall out. I've never made any WINE from them but they sure can make a guy want to WHINE about them, until they heal.    A little Wine on the wound might help with the small infection, and it would not hurt to take a swig after the hunt is over and the guns are put away.      There is other things to avoid also, Poison Oak and Poison Ivy to name a few.  All these things are challenging to avoid in the dark.  Walking on deer trails does help some. Moving slowly is also beneficial.    Thank You for your kind reply Octavio.     By Best Wishes to You     -      Tom

LOL, That's funny  , yes I know it was VINE, I missed the misspelling in my rush to post, although I thought it was just a simple thorn tree, not one that can give you sores.

I was thinking of going Rabbit hunting with air rifles down here in South Florida's WMA areas, something I've never done and always wanted to do, but in my research I began to realized that it takes more than I bargain, I need special gear to protect from thorny plants, poisonous snakes, mosquitos, water resistant boots and coat, coolers, game bag, face protector, and so on, and then one article also warns about poison ivy and other nasty swamp bugs, so, needless to say I changed my mind, maybe when I was younger I could learn about all the challenges of going into the deep woods, but I don't even know what poison ivy looks like, much less what to do if I step on the middle of it , so I better stick to rat hunting in my backyard and read all you guys wonderful hunting adventures..      

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Great shots, the freezer is overflowing now , 'Wait-a-minute wine'  I like that, I'll make a mental note, my Bush/hunting language skills are very limited. 

Octavio:     It is a Wait-a Minute VINE, and it is covered in small thorns, almost like Cactus Needles. They break off in your skin and form small red sores, similar to acne. When the sores break open, then the thorns may fall out. I've never made any WINE from them but they sure can make a guy want to WHINE about them, until they heal.    A little Wine on the wound might help with the small infection, and it would not hurt to take a swig after the hunt is over and the guns are put away.      There is other things to avoid also, Poison Oak and Poison Ivy to name a few.  All these things are challenging to avoid in the dark.  Walking on deer trails does help some. Moving slowly is also beneficial.    Thank You for your kind reply Octavio.     By Best Wishes to You     -      Tom

LOL, That's funny  , yes I know it was VINE, I missed the misspelling in my rush to post, although I thought it was just a simple thorn tree, not one that can give you sores.

I was thinking of going Rabbit hunting with air rifles down here in South Florida's WMA areas, something I've never done and always wanted to do, but in my research I began to realized that it takes more than I bargain, I need special gear to protect from thorny plants, poisonous snakes, mosquitos, water resistant boots and coat, coolers, game bag, face protector, and so on, and then one article also warns about poison ivy and other nasty swamp bugs, so, needless to say I changed my mind, maybe when I was younger I could learn about all the challenges of going into the deep woods, but I don't even know what poison ivy looks like, much less what to do if I step on the middle of it , so I better stick to rat hunting in my backyard and read all you guys wonderful hunting adventures..    

[Tater]

Great story, Tom! When you were describing what you were wearing  I was reminded of the catalog descriptions Seinfeld character Elaine Benes used to come up with when she was working for J. Peterman.

Urban Sombrero or the Himalayan Walking shoe? 

Great story Tom!

[Wayne52]

Great shooting Tom !!!

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Great story, Tom! When you were describing what you were wearing  I was reminded of the catalog descriptions Seinfeld character Elaine Benes used to come up with when she was working for J. Peterman.

Urban Sombrero or the Himalayan Walking shoe? 

Great story Tom!

Thank You for the kind reply Jerry.  I give the descriptions of what I am wearing because I go about hunting squirrels the same way as I used to hunt Whitetail Deer.  I wear camouflage clothing, spray down with sent shield etc. The more I can blend in with my surroundings in the woods, the more shot opportunities become available. Squirrels have Good eyesight and hearing. They can spot small acorns from high in the tree tops and the slightest faint noise will alert them. I am not sure about their sense of smell, but I think it has got to be much better than a human.                        My Best Wishes & Good Hunting      -      Tom

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Great shooting Tom !!!

Thank You for your kind reply, Wayne !     I have been following all of your adventures in the North Woods.   You make some really hard shots.    I am impressed with your accuracy and your Dominator.   I remember your post, awhile back, on a 30 yard shot on a ground hog. with your SPA pistol too.  Good shot there !               My Best Wishes to You & Good Hunting         -         Tom