Squirrel Season

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"Squirrel season is ending early due to a massive squirrel population decrease in Georgia. It seems like a local forum, importatlanta.com went on a squirrel massacre and wiped out 80% of the squirrel population, thanks importatlanta."

[BKgen®]

[TheSnail]

Ok, just came back from a new wma. It was Pine log wma and I like it so far. So I spent all yesterday at the allatoona one and did not see shit. I went from 11am to about 3:30pm and never even chambered a round. I went home and asked hunters on a hunting forum why there were no squirrels and they said it was because squirrels dont come out during those hours on hot days. So I went again at 6pm pulled in and this big beaver looking thing starts running across the grass. I was like what the fuck is that. Got out the car, pulled out the gun, and it took of running again. I was debating weather to shoot it since I dont know if it was in season. I know groundhogs and beavers can be shot year round, but I did not know if it was a muskrat or something. It was a brown 2ft long beaver looking thing with a black furry tail. Anyways I got it in my sights and a truck pulls up, so I try to play it off as I was not about to shoot something, since I did not know if it was the guy that runs the place. Turns out to be some guy getting a map for the place. Then does this round about uturn thing and scares the brown creacher away. So I go into the woods, dont see anything then went home before it got dark. So that was about 5miles of walking for that day and did not shoot anything. I came home, looked up that beaver looking thing and it turned out to be a groundhog. I never seen a groundhog in real life so I didnt know.

Today I planned to go the Pine log WMA which is 2X the size as the other place and is one of the only places up north GA with a shit ton of Wild boars. I got there at 2pm walked about a mile down some stream that has trout, and did not see shit other then a turtle. I headed back and came across a funny looking kid fishing. He was wondering if he fucked up my hunt, I told him he didnt, I have not see shit. I was chit chatting with him for 10min, he asked if I seen any hogs. I said no. He said that is the reason he does not venture off in the woods by himself. He said they will charge and attack you unless you shoot them first. He said the last thing he'd want is to be tree'd by a hog, which means climbing a tree then having to stay on the tree since the hogs will circle around so you are stuck there for how ever long. Anyways I get back to the road and try a different trail thats the main trail. I come across some guy and his kid. They live there and he was giving me a bunch of pointers about the area. He said they came across a black bear a minute ago, I was like WTF. I talked to him for a about 15min. He told me there are some big boars out there, he said he found one foot print the size of his Skoal lid. That kind of made me realize how far in the sticks I was as I have never heard of a Skoal lid used as a unit of measurement. Anyways he went off for another 15min letting me know how important it is for me not to get lost got on another story then told me to know where the sun was. I told him I have a compass and he said compass’s confuse him lol. Anyway, nice guy. Most of the people out there were nice, but they all talk too much. Ok, so I go down this trail, after about a mile I hear a squirrel. I step to the side of the trail and it takes off. It was 200ft away, so I was like why did it run off? Turns out these wilderness squirrels are alot harder to hunt then your normal city squirrels. City squirrels are used to seeing people so they just sit there until you get 50ft away then they run up a tree. These wilderness squirrels are alot more afraid of people making them alot more tricky to hunt then I expected. I go down the road and come across a dear. The dear is about 100-150ft away and does not see me. I put it in the sights and just watch it for 5min. I keep going down the trail until Im exhausted from 3miles of walking in the hot sun with nothing to drink, and camo pants and long sleeve shirt. I come across another fisherman. He caught 8 trout. I ask him how much longer does this trail go and he said as long as you wanna go. I start talking to him about animals around. He said its too hot for the squirrels, and they will come out later in the day. We talk more about the hogs and coyotes then he was on his way, I went down the trail a bit longer then went over to the creek and sat down and watched the trout for 10 min. I started to head back, it was about 5:30 now, I was dizzy from the heat and thirst but still had another 2miles to go before I got to the truck. About half way back, I hear a couple of squirrels screaming, I sneak up on them but cant figure out where they are. I go to the other one screaming until I got so close it stopped screaming, the other one starts screaming again so I go back over there and it stops screaming, and now the other one starts screaming again so I once more go back over there and it stops screaming again. I sit there for 5min trying to spot it, then I notice something sticking up from the trunk of the tree, I put it in the scope, zoom in, and sure enough its the squirrels head peeping. I pull the trigger and the squirrel came tumbleing down. I walk into the woods and spend 10min looking for it. To the point I was questioning if I actually shot it or if I was hallucinating from heat, thirst and exhaustion. I eventully found it, it was still breathing so I shot it two more times. Good, I finally got one. I started back on the trail again and about a 1/4mile from the truck I heard some rustling in the woods. I was at a part that had a small field of high grass and a wall of high grass between trail and the woods. I sneak halfway through the wall of grass and try to peep into the woods to see what it is. I "think" I saw a dog sized thing, so I was like "Oh shit, no way are those hogs." I back up, get back on the trail and go about 20ft back to give me some distance. I go in all the way in the woods and sure enough its 4 wild pigs rumbling about, to little baby ones. I start sneaking up to them and the little ones take off running. The big ones (100-150lbs) stay there. I sneak up a bit closer and one of the big ones starts walking at me. I pulled up the gun and it stopped and looked right at me. It was only 40-50ft away so I was like fuck this, I put the crosshairs right inbetween its eyes and pulled the trigger. It did a loud gurgling scream, and I did a 180 and ran the fuck out the woods. Rechamberd the rifle and expected one to come charging at me from out the woods. Nothing happend for the next minute, and I heard rustling again. so I figured it was squirming on the ground. I go back into the woods and there is one big one slowly walking around in a circle. It kneeled down, got back up and started slowly moving around again. Then it went over to the tall grass and sat there staring into the tall grass. It was motionless, just staring. I snapped 4 pictures during the time. I was still about 40-50 from it, but was wondering if that one was the one I shot in the head, or if it was looking into the grass where the one I shot layed dead. So I did not want to shoot it since I did not want to kill two, so I just sat there for 5min watching it stand there motionless. Then it went into the tall grass and started walking my way through it. So I did not want it to ambush me so I got out of there back on the trail and threw some rocks into the tall grass. I didnt hear anything. So I went back into the woods and got about 15ft from where it was standing. I did not see anything, but did not want to go up to the tall grass and have one come charging out. So I backed up, got on the trail and went home. I wish I had a better idea of what happend to the hog I shot or if the one I shot was the one that stayed there. I shouldnt of ran when I shot it, but it was the first time I came across one, and when it did its loud ass gurgling scream I was like fuck this and booked it out of there lol. Oh well I'll get a confirmed hog kill sooner or later. Here are some pics.


Creek
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Turtle
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Turtle



Trail


Creek


Coyote Area


Squirrel


Squirrel


Shitty pic but best out of the four pics of the hog looking into into the tall grass. (it's strait in the middle, facing to the left with its head behind the tree)

[BKgen®]

damn.... dunno if i would've actually posted a pic of the dead squirrel. IA's self proclaimed PETA members will get up in here and start bitching

[aemkitfox]

First, I never knew there was actually a squirrel season. Second, do I really need a liscense? Third, can I use my Beretta 9mm?

[TIGERJC]

damn.... dunno if i would've actually posted a pic of the dead squirrel. IA's self proclaimed PETA members will get up in here and start bitching

o you must not seen his other pictures

[BKgen®]

o you must not seen his other pictures

nope lol.


nice shot though, snail.


edit:

nevermind, now i know all i need to know about Snail.

Shot a rabbit

Bored, Here's a mouse I caught.

The dogs drank antifreeze and died!

Oh deer