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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting » Brave Squirrel    View previous topic :: View next topic  Brave Squirrel   Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:14 pm Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 I had a very interesting squirrel encounter yesterday.I was visiting my mother out at her place in Sonoma Ca.I was sitting there talking with her,and I look up,and there he was less than three feet from me just sitting there looking at me!I moved a-little,and he just stood up on his hind legs but didn't even flinch.He stayed in the same place for over a minute.He was so close I could have grabbed him. I always assumed that they would be skittish,but this little guy had no fear at all!My mom was like how cute,and I was thinking squirrel stew! Of course my air gun was 20 miles away.Why is it that when I have all my gear handy there is nothing to harvest,but when I have nothing,sh$t just comes out in the open right to me?I probably could have made the kill with a freakin spitball he was so close.I wouldn't have believed it had I not been there.Has this ever happened to anyone? _________________   Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:06 am scroller99 Veteran Member Joined: 03 Dec 2008 Posts: 272 Location: Hopewell Junction If you feed them they will come! I stayed at a campground when I was 6 or 7 and when you sat around the squirrels would come and check you for food stick there heads in your pockets and climb all over you. let them try it now _________________ crosman2250 xt crosman 1077 crosman modded 2240 benji 392 drozd bumble bee   Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:56 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia If you can just grab the critter, ask Momma for some tea then choke it. Is that considered hunting? I know PETA wouldn't like it. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:26 pm Bozo Veteran Member Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 107 Location: The remote parts of El Dorado County, CA In CA, at least, "grabbing" is not a legal method of take. Besides, the season isn't open yet. Who gives a rip about what PETA likes? (Or are we talking about People Eating Tasty Animals? They'd like it just fine.) _________________ Sheridan Blue Streak , Barska Red Dot sight, .20 Gamo Big Cat 1200, 4x32 Ruger scope, .177 Re: Brave Squirrel   Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:55 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Mark5043 wrote: Why is it that when... Murphy. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:22 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia If you're grabbing the squirrel... worrying about if it's in season or not should be the least of your worries. _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:20 am domer_pyle Senior Member Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 523 perfect time to suddenly develop an uncontrollable violent twitch.. one that resembles a karate chop to the throat!   Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:39 am Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 domer_pyle wrote: perfect time to suddenly develop an uncontrollable violent twitch.. one that resembles a karate chop to the throat! LOL! The thought did enter my mind,but he probably would have took a bite or two in the process.I'm sure that would make for a nasty infection of some sort.Wouldn't have done it anyway though,because my mother is anti gun,and hunting etc.Had she not been there,and I had my gear,he would have ended up in the pot for sure.   Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:03 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia You could have pulled the nasty illegitimate child of Roger and Ozzy, hit it with a cordless to knock it out then "bite it's f#cking head off"! _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person. 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