little squirl hunt

[charlie cleveland]

a friend called about 1.00pm this evening and wanted to know if i wanted to go squirl hunting...he had to twist my arm but i went...choice of gun was the parker 20 gh shells federal 7 1/2 7/8 ounce load...i too the granddaughters little daisey...well the hunt went well on the start with 3 squirls in the bag..now that 4 th squirl decided to go into a very fine patch of briars...we finally saw him and got him almost that squirl had died but it was hanging on to some vines in the death grip..i shook vines till i was wore out with no results finally my friend larry who was shooting a scoped ruger 22 said let me try shooting them vines well 4 shots later that squirl came tumbleing down...we went on and got 2 more making a total of 6..little daisey helped tree on four of the squirls and treed once on her on... and i was back to the house by 4.00and by 4.30 i was in a deer blind...did not see a deer but it sure was a good evening... charlie