It was a beautiful afternoon so I grabbed my bow  and went for a stroll.  

My intent was to get back in some of the cane thickets to look for a pig.  On my way I was stumping just to practice a bit. I enjoy that almost as much as hunting !!  As I walked along I saw a few cat squirrels but they didn't hang around. As I rounded a curve in the trail a fox squirrel sat up down the way. I couldn't resist.
I watched the arrow arch through the air and start falling. It was really looking good. I don't know who was more surprised when it thumped home. I was aiming/looking at the squirrels head, he was sitting upright. The arrow dropped down and hit him through the shoulder. I'm sure my jaw hit the ground ! I counted 41 long steps to him.. This has to rank up there in the top ten best (luckiest) shots I've ever made.. This 63# Wesley has a bad habit of getting bloody !!

Nice!

Awesome!

 Congrats, and great shooting!    

Pat, you da Man!

Nice  

Good shot Pat. Your in a groove. RC

Is nothing safe on your land...LOL...nice shot Pat.

Great shot! And a good pic too. Recipes?

Great shooting Pat    


Bill

Good shootin!

Great shooting as always Pat.

It wasn't all luck. After all, you tried to do it. Nice shot.

Excellent shot Pat!  Squirrel stew!

nice shot!

Something as big as thse "small" hogs you have been shooting will seem like gimmes now.

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This 63# Wesley has a bad habit of getting bloody !!

Shame on that Wesley ....  

Good shot! Those Texas squirrels are hard to skin out. Hide does not give at all.

I slit the hide across the top of the back, enough to get my fingers in.. Then pull in opposite directions, good exercise !!! Ya wind up with a naked squirrel that you clip the appendages off of, then gut and in the stew pot !

Awesome shot Pat!!