Squirrel

[Elmo]

Nice skinning/gutting job, shawn.

[shawnhu]

Thanks Elmo, here's some more.

This one's oragans were well intact, with the exception of the brain.

You can see how large the heart is compared to my thumb.

[Dave]

Picked up a few last weekend in Kent. Lot of fun with the .22.

Is that a Marlin 22 ?

[Deerslayer2388]

I have a marlin .22 it's the 795 semi and foes any one hunt near 7a Oswego county?

[waltny]

Got a grey over on the APB yesterday, and about 100 ticks. I could not believe how bad they were, every few steps I was beating multiple ticks off my pants.

[waltny]

Excellent post mortem Shawn.

[shawnhu]

Hey thanks Walt!

What's with the ticks? I thought it's too cold for them to be active now. Did you use insect repellent?

[Elmo]

Shawn, have you gone outside the last couple of days? I think you pulled a Rip Van Winkle because it's May already.

[shawnhu]

Haha, that's true, I was sweating the other day with a T-Shirt on during mid-day.

[waltny]

Yes the weather ridiculous this "winter". Once it get above 40ish the ticks get active again and I didnt even think about it till I saw them coving my legs. I did a through check once I got home and only one made it to skin.

As for squirrels, Ive been finding a TON of activity and tracks when there is snow on the ground but spotting them lately has been difficult. The greys I have gotten that were males were well endowed as they get ready for mating season. What a mess that part makes when trying to get a clean skin of a hide...

[Doewhacker]

Walt have you headed north to my neck of the woods at all?

We walked through the county land with the "pond", lots of guys drive trucks back there by the looks of it and the pond is washed out. It looked like it might hold some small game, lots of pines and moderately thick stuff. I did see plenty of deer tracks there.

[waltny]

Hey thanks Walt!

What's with the ticks? I thought it's too cold for them to be active now. Did you use insect repellent?

No insect repellent as it was a impromtu stop inbetween service calls. I was heading down for a issue, got called off and the other site pushed out the machine availibilty till later that evening. Seems like most of my stops are like this as its like pulling teeth to try to get free time on the weekends.

Walt have you headed north to my neck of the woods at all?

We walked through the county land with the "pond", lots of guys drive trucks back there by the looks of it and the pond is washed out. It looked like it might hold some small game, lots of pines and moderately thick stuff. I did see plenty of deer tracks there.

Ive been planning on it. I did alot of scouting and found cuttings and piles all over. Most of my sites have kept me further south down the northway the last few weeks. I hope to be up there tomorrow actually.

Speaking of deer tracks(beds and droppings) they are all over the albany pine bush. Ive been using their trails and there are predator tracks all over theirs too. Ive seen a few VERY large ones I would swear are bobcat. They are broad and deep and well off the beaten track of being a dog.

[Doewhacker]

Guy at work shot a Bobcat this past deer season, as far as I know it was in the Pinebush. It would not surprise me.

[Skillet]

Here's a shot of the limit I took within 45 minutes. Second day of shotgun, after I had filled my buck tag. I went back to my stand near some walnut trees, and they were everywhere.

[Deerslayer2388]

Damn I haven't seen any lately and I need a spot to go in 7a ne Ideas?

[Skillet]

No ideas for you in 7, Never hunted there. Just got back from camp. Got 1 red, 1 grey, and 1 huge grey that I think might've been a fox squirrel, anybody seen them around?

[RPIBuckHunter]

Good to see people are still hitting them. My semester at school started a couple weeks ago so not sure if I will be able to get out again this season...

[Deerslayer2388]

Think I might try sun flower seeds

[Skillet]

Killed a squirrel last week in Naples that dwarfed the Grey I shot before it. It had more red on it too. I think it was maybe a fox squirrel. Anybody see them in the southern tier? I've only seen a few others like it.

[Elmo]

Killed a squirrel last week in Naples that dwarfed the Grey I shot before it. It had more red on it too. I think it was maybe a fox squirrel. Anybody see them in the southern tier? I've only seen a few others like it.

Haven't seen anything like it but from what you're describing, it sounds like a fox squirrel.