Spring Squirrel Season

[Meatstick]

Have hunted squirrels for 62 years and have never shot a squirrel out of a mulberry tree.

Have you ever hunted the spring season??
No doubt, mulberries are useless for an August squirrel hunter

 

[Rdtle]

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Found a box of unicorns today. View attachment 113250

Bought a few boxes of these and they wont eject out of my over and under 410. Rim on them is rounded not flat. If they work for you let me know and I’ll sell you my boxes at cost.

 

[Rdtle]

My preferred weapon for those tasty morsels is a .25 cal PCP air rifle. Little more of a challenge in the spring due to the leaf out of trees but it’s damn fun taking a limit out of one tree. So quiet that the don’t know what hit them.

 

[GunCat]

Me and my huntin buddy will be out and at’em come Saturday

 

[woodsman92]

I inherited a 16 ga last year that I've been dying to get out in the field. Anyone have a suggestion on 16 ga loads to use for squirrel?

I have used a 16 a lot for squirrels. I just use Winchester high brass 6 shot

 

[barney]

In 50 years + of hunting Squirrels, I harvested only one female (Sow) , in the fall season, that was pregnant.

You just didn't know they were pregnant if you killed sows of breeding age. Squirrels breed twice a year, Dec-Feb and June-August.

By the end of spring hunting season squirrels are just starting to rut, by the beginning of fall season most are bred.

 

[davers]

You just didn't know they were pregnant if you killed sows of breeding age. Squirrels breed twice a year, Dec-Feb and June-August.

By the end of spring hunting season squirrels are just starting to rut, by the beginning of fall season most are bred.

Reproduction: Eastern gray squirrels males reach breeding age at 9-11 months and females are about to breed around 6-8 months of age. After that, the eastern gray squirrel mates twice a year from December to February and from May to June.

 

[Valley Station]

Have you ever hunted the spring season??
No doubt, mulberries are useless for an August squirrel hunter

Hunted spring season? Yeah, since it became legal season 20 years ago or so. Don't see many fruit bearing Mulberry in mature woods. Mostly fence lines in fields?
Honestly can't. recall ever seeing squirrel feeding on Mulberries, even around town with tree covered with fruit.
Robins sure like them.

 

[muddhunter]

Hunted spring season? Yeah, since it became legal season 20 years ago or so. Don't see many fruit bearing Mulberry in mature woods. Mostly fence lines in fields?
Honestly can't. recall ever seeing squirrel feeding on Mulberries, even around town with tree covered with fruit.
Robins sure like them.

I can tell you without walking into the woods when the mulberries are ripe. Just look at the purple bird shat all over the car. Depending on where I park I may not even have to leave the house to know.

 

[Recurve78]

All I know about the spring squirrel season is these guys are in trouble if they show up this week!

 

[aaronc]

My preferred weapon for those tasty morsels is a .25 cal PCP air rifle. Little more of a challenge in the spring due to the leaf out of trees but it’s damn fun taking a limit out of one tree. So quiet that the don’t know what hit them.

Wow...that .25 oughta do it.

 

[aaronc]

Me and my huntin buddy will be out and at’em come Saturday View attachment 113361

Pic of the year right there...thanks for posting. That fella on the right has a little flat work done on his horn ..nice....and look at the figure in that rifle 🧐..wow....love it man 👍

 

[KY_Fried]

Pic of the year right there...thanks for posting. That fella on the right has a little flat work done on his horn ..nice....and look at the figure in that rifle 🧐..wow....love it man 👍

I love the one bird stuck in the rocks that looks like it's been dead for a week 😂

 

[aaronc]

I love the one bird stuck in the rocks that looks like it's been dead for a week 😂

Seen that...about the 3rd time I looked at it.

 

[NOCAMST]

I had to cut a big mulberry off a service line the other day after that storm rolled through. It was absolutely loaded up with fruit. They weren’t ripe yet but I’m guessing the shear amount of fruit on it is why it split the tree in half in that wind. Not sure if all mulberries are loaded up like that one but if they are should be a good spring season.