Squirrels
Planning a Road Trip and Squirrel Hunt for 2025!
As the turkey season comes to a close, and hunting opportunities slow down for the summer, I am giving some thought as to how I will kick off the new small games season for 2025, and think I have an idea! Squirrel hunting is one of the most popular airgun quarries in the States, and … Continue reading
Have I found the Perfect Stealth Hunting Gun!?
One of the guns I have really enjoyed shooting as I prepare for squirrel season is the compact little Brocock Ranger XR. Getting ready for the woods, I brought this gun to the range to sight in, shoot a few strings over the chrony to get an idea of performance, and then have a fun … Continue reading
Hunting or Pest Control
The Difference Between Pest Control and Small Game Hunting Jim Chapman Sitting at the base of a pecan tree, I waited for the fox squirrels to come in and began the feast. It was early morning, and as the sun started it’s climb, I saw the first squirrel moving through the orchard. When he paused … Continue reading
Squirrel Hunting in a New Area
I head out to an area recently located where the squirrel population looks good. Loaded up my Brocock Bantam and was in the woods shortly after daybreak. I was out recently in Central Wisconsin hunting a new spot with the Brocock Bantam .22. Many of you know that in recent years I’ve been gravitating towards … Continue reading
Nebraska Squirrel Hunt with my Brocock Bantam!
Not wanting to wait any longer to go squirrel hunting, I take advantage of the early season in Nebraska….. only a 6 hour drive away! I know that it normally makes sense to wait for at least some of the leaves to start coming off the trees before heading into the woods after squirrels. These … Continue reading
Squirrel Hunting with the Prophet
I’m getting ready for my first squirrel hunt of the 20-21 season, traveling to Nebraska to take advantage of their early August 1 opener as I write this. It got me to thinking about the guns I used last season and the hunts I took them on, and I started thinking about a tough one! … Continue reading
Going for the Squirrel Grand Slam: Get that Black Squirrel First!
I’ve been going after this small game challenge for several years now, and my strategy is get the most difficult one out of the way first! I’ve written quite a bit About the squirrel grand slam, which I coined to describe taking the four most common types of tree squirrels in the USA: the fox … Continue reading
After my Squirrel Grand Slam…..Again!!!
Several years ago I proposed a small game hunting challenge I called the North American Squirrel Hunters Grand Slam. This was intended to be an activity that took effort, but was within reach of most people willing to work at it. It is tough to do every year, but as a one time mission the … Continue reading
Does Camo Clothing Improve Success for the Airgun Hunter?
Part I Several years ago, when I started hunting in South Africa, I found that I’d usually be the only hunter in the group wearing camo. There was some good-natured ribbing about the camo clad American redneck, but my local friends would tell me that if you worked the wind and shadows properly it wasn’t … Continue reading
Fall Squirrel Hunt
I like squirrel hunting in the fall when the leaves are coming off the trees, because the squirrels are moving, both up in the bare branches and also on the ground. You can spot them from a ways off and plan an approach…. on the other hand they can see you from a long ways … Continue reading
