squirl tales

[charlie cleveland]

decided about 3 oclock to go squirl hunting..i picked up the 8 ga parker but put it back in the corner decided to hunt with a 20 ga lc smith at under 6 lbs.grabbed a box of those federal 7/8 ounce loads at 1200 feet a secound...they were 7 1/2 shot but they ll do for now.got into the woods at 3.30 nothing moving for awhile then i saw one climbing a big hickory tree i pushed off the safety and got ready to take a shot ..well where that squirl went is anybodys guess my neck is still hurting from looking up that tree..was not to long after i gave up on that first squirl i seen one sneaking up a small white oak pushed the safety off and letem have the rite barrel down he came. i reloaded and just set waiting for another to show before i picked the one id just shot up..i then heard some turkeys thought it was a loner looking for his flock..bout this time a squirl went to barking at something i seen him run up and down a big hickory i thought thats a awufully long shot but think i ll try this little twenty out.that tree was probably 65 steps away all i done when i pulled the trigger was make that squirl run up thetree and go to barking but i bet there was 25 turkeys that flew up into the trees around me..them turkeys were clucking and carrying on something fierce. they had the squirls barking and carrying on too i never heard such a racket..finally they quited down to just a few clucks occasionly i then went back to looking for squirls i heard one behind me and slowly turned around doggone it was 6 more turkeysthem things like to have never got by me about that time i seen a squirl and shot it when i did them turkeys flew into the trees over my head..i had just about enough of these turkeys so i picked up my squirls and left them turkeys up them trees...what and evening.... did manage to get two squirls but shoulda had my limit.. wait till turkey season.... charlie