Bike and Blast

[Bicycleman]

Went out about 10:45 back along the river (walked South first).  Temperature was about 50 F Degrees and almost calm.  There was very little wildlife moving.  Finally after about an hour and a half, I saw movement and started creeping closer.  She was moving in and out of her tree remodeling her nest.  She saw me, stopped, moved a little closer to her nest, and stopped for the final time.  Dropped her with a clean head shot using the new Box Domed pellets.  Continued hunting South; turned around and started back.  When I was almost back at the starting point, I saw another.  It played around for a few minutes, moved out of that tree and disappeared.  I think it went in a nest.  I will get it next time.  Hunted four hours - one shot, one kill.  That Discovery .22 seems to get better each hunt.  Dave (Nail Gun), three more weeks left of the season.

Hey, I am going to try a picture this time.  Ms. Judy is doing the photography with her phone.

[AK73]

Nice shooting.

[yak]

I just started reading these stories tonight. I really enjoyed them. Good job on all those fox squirrels. Impressive shooting !

[Bicycleman]

Thank you Hunter. And yak, thank you too.

Today (Monday, 2/10/14), I will call this post ---> Just Bike.  I went out in the afternoon to try for the one that got away last time.  Because the fields were dry enough, I took the bicycle so it could get some exercise too.  I didn't see any squirrels.  End of story!

[longislandhunter]

Good shooting, nice black nutter and super nice  stock on that disco.   Thanks for sharing the hunt.

Jeff

[renval]

Great story Mike, keep it up!

[Bicycleman]

I am about ready for the season to end.  I am tired of those Fox Squirrels making me feel like an rookie. 

It stormed last night, so I figured I might have some luck today.  I went out about 2:00 p.m. under clear skies and a light wind.  The temperature was about 50 F degrees.  I started the hunt in a little neck of woods I had not been in before.  After about 15 minutes, I saw two at almost the same time.  I think one had seen me.  The other fed for a little while and disappeared.  I will get them later; I moved on.  I moved into an old favorite spot and sat on a log.  About a half hour later I saw one high in a tree feeding.  I shot and missed.  Five minutes later, it gave me another shot - WHOP.  But it didn't fall and changed trees.  Now it is getting toward sundown and it is trying to hide.  I shot near where it was and it moved down.  While I reloaded, it hid from me.  I shot near it again (no clear shot again) and it moved some more.  While I reloaded, it disappeared again.  This time it would not move when I shot.  I walked around the tree, shook some vines, walked around the tree, shook some vines, etc.  No luck.  It was moving around earlier pretty good, like it had only a broken leg or shoulder.  I hope it survives.  One more week of this season.

My one mile walk back to the truck took me over 30 minutes through the sugar cane rows and muddy head lands.  Good workout.

[jeff76]

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for the folks who want to do this but are worried about what people might think of a guy riding a bike with a rflr slung across their back.

[Bicycleman]

This morning, the temperature was about 60 F degrees with a heavy overcast, almost no wind, and very light mist.  I was in the woods a little after 7:00 a.m.  I shot on one squirrel twice and missed (partly due to distance and partly because of branches.)  Its buddy was in another tree and I missed it too but only once (same reasons.)  It is very hard getting closer with the woods so naked.  Or it could be me.

As I was leaving the woods, I saw this guy and two others.  He was sitting in the open and gave me a good shot.  When I hit him, he disappeared around the tree.  I quickly reloaded and hustled it over to the tree.  He was way up there hanging in the vines.  After making certain he was dead, I shook him down.  The other two smoke in the wind, so I headed home.  Much fun!

The picture shows the rifle I hunt with.  That is the shooting stick I use.  And that is the cap I wear.  A good friend gave me that cap and I hope to see him soon (very soon.)
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[Bicycleman]

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you all for following my 2013-14 Squirrel Season Hunts. 

This is a short summary of the season:  I hunted approximately 25 times within a mile of my house.  I harvested 19 Fox Squirrels.  On a couple of hunts, I got three.  On a couple of hunts, I got two.  Most of the hunts that resulted in kills, the count was one.  There were too many hunts (like the one this morning) when I got NONE.  But there is an always ---> I always enjoy being alive, outdoors, and hunting with my new Discovery .22.

Louisiana has a Spring Squirrel season in May.  So, in May, I will be back with reports similar to these.  Thanks again and goodbye for now.

Mike

[stonykill]

thanks for sharing. We enjoyed the reading! See you in May!

[Bicycleman]

Tom said:  "See you in May!" 

Ladies and gentlemen, it is May.  I have started the Spring Season hunts at ---> http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=67184.0