Squirrel Doggin' 25-26
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He is saying "We ran around for four hours in this weather and only saw three and you let one go! Please find us a better place to hunt, dickhead."
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I talked this over with the dog and he insisted on a pertinent edit. See above.
Took Uncle Charlie with me for our first hunt since last Friday. Slick had himself a day. Hunted like he was having fun for the first time this season. I'm happy he's back. Poom sumbitch has been through a lot in the last 10 months. Did me proud today. Shooters did ok, too. Got the black on a double on our way out of the first woods two hours after we walked right past that tree on the way in. Both of them males, which struck me as odd for a double this time of year with the squirrel rut full on. Four on the first stop, one on the next. We did about as good as I would have guessed today. Saw 6, killed 5. Slick found one about 15 yards from the truck in a thin strip along the creek. Young squirrel panicked after timbering through a few trees and ran down one to the ground. Slick was 12" from chomping it, but it got going and outran him through some thick brush to a big den tree with a hole. We never got a gun up as it all happened fast, but it was a good chase for the dog. Try again tomorrow.
Yesterday was dank, damp and still and we had a good day, although we did not see a Fox squirrel all day in a place where plenty of them. Sunny, warm with a nice breeze and we had another good day. Slick was on a mission today. Saw 9, killed 5. I had one timber out to a hole after a missed hail mary shot at a very stubborn squirrel after a long stand-off. Had one timber out to a hole as soon as I got to the tree. Two others the dog did not see. They just scurried past me while I was standing still and the dog was out of sight. Beautiful day to be out. Literally the nicest day we've had all season. Slick went 20. 4 miles today. That is covering some ground. We visited four spots. Got one early on the first stop, two on the second stop, none on the third (the one that bailed after I missed), two on the last stop. Stay dry and rest tomorrow and Saturday.
I kept a careful count of our action today. We went to 26 trees today in four hours. 19 of them were leaf nests, three were holes, 2 were just empty trees, and two had a squirrel. We walked a long way today to see only two, both of which got a lethal 40gr. dose of lead. Wind unrelenting today, and the rats were not moving. Try again tomorrow. Slick showed a lot of heart today. He hunted hard and fast until we quit. He’s about back down to fighting weight now, too. Looking like his svelte younger self.
and beats sitting at home.