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Title: Hunting hickory cutters
Post by: JonCagle on September 06, 2020, 10:31:28 AM

Squirrel season opened here in Va on Saturday so I took my longbow out to a stand of hickory trees. As I walked within view of the trees, the grey squirrel pictured started scolding me, I held still with an arrow on the string and he came for a closer look. When he paused on a branch I shot and the bunny buster blunt folded him. A good start to the fall season, one shot one kill. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

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Post by: Roy from Pa on September 06, 2020, 11:15:33 AM

 :thumbsup:

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Post by: mec lineman on September 06, 2020, 04:13:04 PM

Way to start her off,ended up fishing yesterday

Title: Re: Hunting hickory cutters
Post by: JonCagle on September 06, 2020, 04:32:42 PM

Quote from: mec lineman on September 06, 2020, 04:13:04 PM

Way to start her off,ended up fishing yesterday

That’s always a good choice. Even though the smallmouth fishing has sucked this year

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Post by: John3 on September 06, 2020, 06:50:03 PM

Great shooting....!    :archer2:

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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 08, 2020, 10:46:55 PM

Congrats. Them buggers can be fast.

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Post by: Gdpolk on September 08, 2020, 11:00:50 PM

Very nice shooting. Squirrel with a longbow is a challenging animal to hunt. They are small, FAST, very jumpy/skittish, rarely stop for shots, and even if all that works out the little boogers are pretty darn tough.

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Post by: 1Arrow1Kill on September 08, 2020, 11:38:28 PM

Ahhhh . . . squirrel on the grill . . . the sweet taste of success!  Congrats!

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Post by: Gordon Jabben on September 09, 2020, 05:48:30 AM

 :clapper:

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Post by: Kopper1013 on September 09, 2020, 07:29:32 AM

Delicious love chasing them

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Post by: GCook on September 09, 2020, 10:20:54 AM

Always love seeing tree rat kills with a trad bow.  Congratulations on a challenging trophy.

Title: Re: Hunting hickory cutters
Post by: evgb127 on September 09, 2020, 11:03:19 AM

Great shooting and a fine trophy. Pennsylvania’s season starts on Saturday.  I can’t wait.