Charlie,do you folks have any Hickory Trees down your way ? I usually have anywhere from one or two ,to a Dozen Squirrel cutting nuts here in my yard this time of year ,mostly Gray but an occasional Fox Squirrel shows up we don't have Blacks in our area ! We have Both Shagbark Hickory and Pig Nut Hickory ,they seem to enjoy both about the same !

russ we do have plenty of hickory nuts in our woods we have both kinds kike ya ll have..we mostly have gray squirls with and fox squirl every once in awhile no blacks....looking forward to saturday got a few 8 ga shells loaded will have to load a few more...charlie

just got thru loading up 10 more shells for the 8 ga this makes me 25 even you could probably tote 4 boxes of 410 shells versus weight...got every thing ready got the clock set for 5.00 am i dont have but a short drive to the hunting grounds....will be hunting with a hammer 8 ga that use to have 34 inch barrel but is now 32 inch...it is fairly light for a 8 ga coming in at 12 lbs...i will be setting in my hunting chair will not walk much with this gun..loaded shells fairly light at 40 grains of bluedot and 1 3/4 ounce of mixed shot some no 6 some 7 1/2 lead...gota go hope all you boys hunting tommorrow have a good day...charlie

got up early this morning at 5.00 grabbed a bite to eat and my gear and took off to my hunting spot...i sat downunder a pecan tree and only had to wait when the first fuzzy tail appeared..he had come a long way to get to the pecan tree he had come out of a huge oak then mayed his way thru the walnut tree then a hackberry tree then into a big ceder tree then to the pecan tree ... i raised the old 8 ga and backed the right hammer then kaboom down came the squirl...the next squirl was killed in the walnut tree...then the rest were all shot in the pecan trees...got 8 alll to gether quit at 9.30....everbody was out of pocket for squirl camp they said next weekend...one thing for surethe old 8 ga does a fine job missed 3 squirls but it was my fault dont see as good as i use to...it was chilly here this morning in the low 60s all i had wore was so light clothing wish i had carried a coat....charlie

Charlie sounds like a great hunt. Bobby

Charlie ,sounds like some pretty good Squirrel Gathering to me ! Good Shooting ! I love Squirrel ,we always cunt them in small pieces and layered them with onions and cooked them at a low heat " slow " for hours and they were delicious ! There is actually a bit more to the recipe than that but they are tasty !

Russ - Suggest you check your spelling

Thanks John !

went hunting this evening wind was blowing but i just had to try...i carried a 410 stevens double it was like toteing nothing compared to the 8 ga parker... one thing for sure the shells are a lot lighter you could probably tote 3 boxes of 410 compared to the 8 ga shells... the hunt was good but no squirls seen it was really cool i had to wear a coat..all in all it was a good hunt no squirls to clean....charlie

Charlie ,Squirrels are really good eating but best if you can get someone else to clean them !:rotf::rotf: