These are a couple of airgun squirrel hunters I've come across over the year. At top is a guy I met today. Below is Vinny, a hunter I haven't seen so far this season. Check out the monster scope on the guy's gun I met today! Considering airgun kill range, it seems a bit overkill but as long has he's having fun with it, that's what matters. I like airguns in the same way that I hate using shotguns on small game. If you can increase the challenge, the more power to you. That's why I've started hunting with the 17HMR revolver. Problems do arise when game sightings are rare as they were for me today and you'd really like to bag the few game animals that you see. That's why half way through the day I went home and swapped my 10/22 for the scoped 17HMR. Also, if the gun doesn't have enough power to give you a clean kill, that's not good either. But if your gun has the power to do the job, airgun hunting is great! One of my sponsors is PredatorXtreme. That magazine has an excellent section on airgun predator hunting. Check it out. Vinny, drop me an email.Regarding the squirrel below, I was just about to hang it up for the day and was on my final stretch to the parking area. I was passing through a heavily hunted area where I rarely see a squirrel, and that's why I was so surprised to see a big, fat squirrel with a beautiful white tail running from me on the ground about 40 yards away. I will usually wait until it stops for a moment to take my shot but I wasn't about to let this one get away. I quickly pulled the hammer, got my cross hairs on it and squeezed off a round. It rolled over! Nice shot if I say so myself. At least I had something to show the air gun guys in the parking area. I guess the moral of that story is never to give up and prematurely unload your firearm. I learned that lesson over the summer when unloading my 10/22 cost me a woodchuck.
SEASON TOTAL (9/1 - 10/20/08): 30