Tennessee "tree rat" season open this Sat.

Roundman · May 10, 2007, 07:08:10 AM

Take them kids out and gettem hooked.

awh · May 10, 2007, 07:22:45 AM

That 's right. Nothing like watching the young-n's try to get a squirrell lined up in their sights. Ours is a few months away, and I can't wait to get Lil-man on them again this year. Just good ol fun all the way around.

FinsnFur · May 10, 2007, 07:40:13 AM

Seriously???? Your opens this early? Wow that is odd.
I wonder why they do it that way.....most areas it's one of the first openers along with Bow deer.

DirtyDog · May 10, 2007, 09:29:31 AM

I said that too Jim when I first moved down here. They have a spring squirrel season down here in TN. Not sure what it would be like except for maybe hot.

FinsnFur · May 10, 2007, 09:31:10 AM

Yeah bring some paper plates and napkins, eat the squirrels right in the woods.

Hawks Feather · May 10, 2007, 09:50:24 AM

While I am not sure, I think they do it for the new born mosquitoes. This gives them a chance to learn how to bite without leaving the woods.

Jerry

KySongDog · May 10, 2007, 09:55:59 AM

Kentucky's early squirrel season opens the first saturday in June for two weeks. Them skeeters can be a problem this time of year.

DirtyDog · May 10, 2007, 10:06:08 AM

Quote from: Hawks Feather on May 10, 2007, 09:50:24 AM
While I am not sure, I think they do it for the new born mosquitoes. This gives them a chance to learn how to bite without leaving the woods.

Jerry

Don't forget about the ticks Jerry.

iahntr · May 10, 2007, 06:45:36 PM

That does seem funny, ours opens like Laborday weekend.

cb223 · May 10, 2007, 07:38:08 PM

Quote from: Roundman on May 10, 2007, 07:08:10 AM
Take them kids out and gettem hooked.

You mean like this?

iahntr · May 10, 2007, 08:03:35 PM

Cool ! That's a good picture!

Roundman · May 10, 2007, 09:37:40 PM

Awsome pic 223. Thats exactly what I mean.
The boy and I will make a weekend of it. Hunt a few hours and do a little work around camp. Light a fire and tell stories. We got our eye on a couple of big fox squirrels. He's yet to kill a red en.

FinsnFur · May 10, 2007, 09:56:54 PM

That WILL work!

Nice pic cb223

coyotehunter_1 · May 10, 2007, 10:39:18 PM

I've been seeing a lot of squirrels on the move over the past few weeks. It may have something to do with the late killing frost we had here. It set back a lot of trees and shrubs that were in bud and leafed out. I'm afraid our mast crop will be nonexistent this year.

Good luck with the hunt... those squirrels need thinning out or else they will be starving come fall.
Watch out for those snake varmints.

Bopeye · May 10, 2007, 10:42:54 PM

Quote from: coyotehunter_1 on May 10, 2007, 10:39:18 PM
Watch out for those snake varmints.

Yeah.........what ^^^^^^ he said.

awh · May 11, 2007, 07:07:51 AM

That is a great pic. I love seeing those young-ns out there hunting.

weedwalker · May 24, 2007, 05:25:14 AM

Season opens June 2nd here in Ky. Thinking about using my 17 HMR. There has to be something it's good for.

cb223 · May 24, 2007, 06:04:37 PM

I'm jealous!! I can't hunt small game till the middle of Sept.

Quote from: weedwalker on May 24, 2007, 05:25:14 AM
Thinking about using my 17 HMR. There has to be something it's good for.

My son uses a 10/22 and I use my .17 HMR.
I love my HMR for squirrels! Nothing much bigger but it's great for squirrels.

weedwalker · May 25, 2007, 06:09:00 AM

cb223, Which bullets have you tried? The .17 gr ballistic tip, 17gr HP, or 20 gr Gamepoint? What were the results on squirrels? Which one worked the best?

cb223 · May 25, 2007, 05:15:26 PM

I mostly only used the ballistic tip because it proved to be the most accurate. It did a good job. I did find that a shoulder shot anchored them better than a head shot. Not sure why. Ruined a little more meat but the hind quarters is better anyway.

With the ballistic tip and a shoulder shot it quite often did not exit!

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Tennessee "tree rat" season open this Sat.