Squirrel Hunting ?

[charlie cleveland]

was setting around trying to figure out what gun to use for squirls this saturday ....first thought i would use the old ten gauge.. then decided i would use the 16 single barrel that i had bought just for squirls...changed my mind decided to use the old 22 with scope naw to many leaves yet.....boy am i getting frustrated.....no how a women feels in the shoe department now.......well finally decided to use the8 ga parker with short barrels since it balanes so nicely....what the heck decided to use the 8 ga loomis with 36 inch barrels 3 1/2 inch chambers after all them squirls aretough critters.....isnt it teriblethat a hunter as so many decisions to make..... charlie

So many choices to make. I just got back from both a WATERFOWL SEASON EARLY RECON and a "woodchoppers ball" so to speak, and took the old 20 gauge M12 I got on my 12th Birthday for some squirrels- just in case. Here in West MI the leaves are still green and thick, and a scoped .22LR is fine for about a month from now, but if your want squirrel pot pie (Yummy) or Brunswick stew, a 20 is great.

Wow- a 8 gauge cannon- as I also took the old Stihl Super 28AV and a axe and a tow strap, as the picked corn field is bordered with some dead and fallen elm trees, the hickory and white oaks are still standing, the grown is covered with nuts and cuttings- No squirrels, did dump a crow however- and yes, the geese were using the field as the farmer told me- so we shall see on Sat 9 Oct- our Zone Opener for ducks and geese-

I'd like to have it legal to use a 8 gauge double- I'll probably use the big 12 Smith 3" 32" F&F- Hevi-Shot Classic Doubles for loads- but an 8 or even a 10 bore with Nitro Proofed 30 or 32" barrels- Mama Mia-

[charlie cleveland]

morning all wishall of us were sitting under a large oak tree with more squirls in it than we have ever seen...francis i bet that old lc smith with the3 in chambers and long barrels would be bad medicene on about any thing a fella pulled the trigger own...always wanted me one of those long range smiths but they have passed me by... and one of thosemodel 12 20 ga guns would be a pleasure to tote for a fella like me....theres a lot of guns out there that i would like to take with me saturday morning hunting but a man can just tote so many and that old 8 ga loomis weighs15 pounds loaded...its about a handfull....if i kill tomany squirls i may have to call on you boys to come and help tote them out.....charlie