Squirrel Hunting With Champion Dogs

Ben Framed · December 09, 2024, 08:00:15 PM

If you are an outdoors guy or gal who likes to hunt , this may be for you!

Get the cook pot ready!

https://youtu.be/E80u5sOuGCw?si=RKuEAkMf6wB3HFYy

animal · December 10, 2024, 10:15:15 PM

seems like a lot of trouble for some tree rats. or some coon hunters jonesing for a fix.

I've killed a lot of stuff in front of dogs but only once with squirrel for some reason or another, and I was like 7 years old then. It's kinda cool but noisy. A quieted down rifle with.22 shorts is more my speed ... One great thing would be that there's nearly no chance of picking one up that was still alive .. still have a scar on my left hand where a squirrel's teeth met from that.

Ben Framed · December 11, 2024, 09:19:49 AM

Quotestill have a scar on my left hand where a squirrel's teeth met from that.

When I was a kid I knew an old man who warned me of the same thing. He had a scar between his thumb and the first finger, right in the soft spot.

animal · December 11, 2024, 10:55:19 AM

that's the spot. weird... I always thought I was lucky that he didn't bite where there were bones or more important stuff.. Maybe they target that spot?

ugg .. just realized that now I'm an old man warning people ..

BeeMaster2 · December 11, 2024, 01:34:17 PM

Animal,
That is why god keeps us around. 😁

Ben Framed · December 16, 2024, 12:07:12 PM

Quote from: animal on December 11, 2024, 10:55:19 AM
that's the spot. weird... I always thought I was lucky that he didn't bite where there were bones or more important stuff.. Maybe they target that spot?

ugg .. just realized that now I'm an old man warning people ..

lol

Thanks for the warnings!!!! Especially for the sake of some 'younger' folks who may read this lol..

The15thMember · December 16, 2024, 01:18:51 PM

My youngest sister has been learning about how dangerous squirrels can be in her falconry education. Apparently, if you want to hunt squirrels with a bird of prey, it's recommended you have your bird wear "squirrel chaps", which are basically boots to protect their feet from the squirrels' teeth. I think squirrels are the only small quarry animal where there is a serious concern they could harm the bird.

Ben Framed · December 16, 2024, 08:52:15 PM

Sounds reasonable Reagan.

Falconry has always been interesting to me. Please keep us updated as she progress along.