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Title: 1st squirrel
Post by: IAOUTDOORSMAN on January 15, 2010, 01:06:00 AM
After about three years of trad hunting I finally got my first squirrel.  The past has been filled with near misses, close calls, and dodged arrows.  I would probably have killed one by now if I did more actual squirrel hunting.  I get most my shots while walking into a deer stand or out deer scouting.  This afternoon was dedicated to squirrel hunting.  The squirrel was shot with an easton Legacy and hex head.  The bow is a 50# Kodiak Hunter.  I did a thread on the bow some time back.

(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc272/IAOUTDOORSMAN/p1140021.jpg)
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Post by: Sticks2117 on January 15, 2010, 01:10:00 AM
Good shot way to go  :clapper:
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Post by: Mudd on January 15, 2010, 01:35:00 AM
How cool is this? Way! Thanks for sharing.
God bless,Mudd
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Post by: akdd on January 15, 2010, 01:54:00 AM
Good shooting
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Post by: GingivitisKahn on January 15, 2010, 06:59:00 AM
Great job!

  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Irish Archer on January 15, 2010, 07:02:00 AM
Congrats. That's a small target.  :clapper:
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Post by: katie on January 15, 2010, 11:13:00 AM
Awesome!  I have lost some of my best arrows at squirrels while deer hunting!  They are in no way easy game.  Congrats!
You going to come to the Tradgang Iowa bunny hunt?  I think it will be fun.
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Post by: BowHuntingFool on January 15, 2010, 11:17:00 AM
Congrats, I have shot hundreds of arrows at those critters, only hit one and he ran off with my arrow in him half way up a tree until the arrow finally fell out! Sure are tough!
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Post by: Kenneth on January 15, 2010, 11:21:00 AM
Good shooting brother!!!  I missed the same fox squirrel 4 times yesterday!!!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on January 15, 2010, 11:34:00 AM
FOXY!

Good shooting!
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Post by: BowHuntingFool on January 15, 2010, 12:00:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Kenneth:
Good shooting brother!!!  I missed the same fox squirrel 4 times yesterday!!!
Its pretty amazing how they duck/jump your arrow! That instant reflex must be due to the threat from above!
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Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on January 15, 2010, 12:35:00 PM
SWEET !!!!  :)
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Post by: Brad_Gentry on January 15, 2010, 12:41:00 PM
Way to go! Ya gotta watch out now, though... there's things are addictive!
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Post by: Smallwood on January 15, 2010, 12:45:00 PM
:clapper:
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Post by: glenbo on January 15, 2010, 04:32:00 PM
Good for you and nice shooting.If I had a dollar for every one I have missed this season.Not done yet
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Post by: hayslope on January 15, 2010, 04:54:00 PM
Way to go......

It took me longer to take a squirrel when I first started out than it did to take a deer.  Not for lack of trying, just for lack of actually hitting one.

You have to consider that a trophy.  They are tough to hit and sometimes even tougher to expire.
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Post by: EricW on January 15, 2010, 05:51:00 PM
Congrats. I got my 1st this year also.
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Post by: Gumby on January 15, 2010, 07:07:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: RightWing on January 15, 2010, 07:17:00 PM
Nice Shooting ..!! That is a big rascal ...!!
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Post by: smokin joe on January 15, 2010, 07:37:00 PM
They are so small and hard to hit. A squirrel might be the ultimate bow hunting challenge. That is a real accomplishment.
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Post by: FerretWYO on January 15, 2010, 09:21:00 PM
Nice shooting
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Post by: myshootinstinks on January 16, 2010, 09:50:00 AM
The smaller the target, the greater the reward.  :thumbsup:  

    No one really hunts squirrels around here but both my parents were from eastern KY.  I never saw my Grand-pa gets so excited about anything as he did squirrel hunting.  I have fond childhood memories of hunting the little buggers.