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  1. 3 Of The Usual And A 1St For Me

    in Airgun Hunting

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    ive been topping up the squirrel feeder for a week now with sunflower seeds and they've been empty the next day each time so I went out after them this morning. set off at half 6 and on the way to the wood I took a u turn and went for a gander at a lodge where there is usually a few ducks. and sure enough as I got there I saw a pair of mallards swimming about so I got comfortable and waited for them to come closer. 5 minutes later and the drake offered me a chance and I took it. my 1st duck ever :thumbs:

     

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    back to the plan in action, as I was topping up the feeder I scared two squirrels away but I knew ide get more opportunities so I sat down in my hide. about half an hour later a squirrel jumped on my hide and was about 4 foot in front of me but I couldn't get a shot but it didnt see me and it stayed near by. a few minutes passed and it came creeping down a tree only 12 yard in front of me and sat on a branch in front of me. the shot was obscured by twigs but I managed to dodge them and claimed squirrel number 1. the second squirrel was taken on the exact same branch as the 1st. shortly after that I saw another a fair distance away, a lot further than I usually shoot at but I was feeling confident and tried and.............................. failed miserably haha :icon_redface:

     

     

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    on the way back I saw two more squirrels in the distance. so I crept closer and one ran away but the other one wasn't as smart. and I claimed my 3rd squirrel for the day :thumbs:

     

     

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  5. Pb Squirrel Haul

    in Airgun Hunting

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    That will live long in the memory! great sport squirrel shooting.

     

    If you have a feeder up, get there before first light, get settled in and STAY PUT. Don't go and collect the fallen, leave them - other squirrels will come and look over the dead ones - barking at them, which in turn calls more in.

     

    aye 1st light and the last light without fail there's always squirrels visiting the feeder :thumbs:

  8. Pb Squirrel Haul

    in Airgun Hunting

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    smashed my squirrel pb today! :boogy: 4 squirrels! that probably doesn't sound a lot but to me that's a huge bag considering my previous best is 1 in 1 session haha! and the fact that the most ive seen in one day is 2 in the last 2 years! the 1st squirrel I got was when I was on my way to the squirrel feeder and I suddenly saw a squirrel running along a branch with an acorn in its mouth. it stopped and had a staring contest with me and lost as the air arms s300 sent it to sleep. so one in the bag I went to the feeder. upon arrival I scared a squirrel away from feeder but I new it would be back so I got in my hide and waited. as I was waiting I saw a squirrel in the distance. and then I saw it was being followed by another! by this time I was getting exited and then I saw two more! at least one of them had to come to the feeder and one did. I let it have one last sunflower seed before lights out and the air arms did the job. so 2 down and I decided to go for a gander for some more. and sure enough I saw two more feeding on some of the thousands of acorns that are around at the moment. after a bit of cat and mouse I had a chance and took it. squirrel number 3. as I was retrieving number 3 I looked up and another squirrel was staring at me. barely 15 yards away. I couldn't believe my look and took that out as well. so 4 shots took and 4 squirrels down. not a bad few hours out at all. and all male squirrels as well as the picture shows :laugh:

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  11. 1St Catapult

    in Catapult & Slingshot Hunting

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    This is what ive got so far

     

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    its still a bit big so far so I need to cut it to shape and ime going to get some band and some ammo and then ime ready to practice :thumbs:

    Thats a perfect fork! :yes:

     

     

    I know I was quite surprised how good it was to say I only looked for about 15 mins :bye:

  17. Wiggins Retires

    in General Talk

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    Roads aren`t just for cars though are they

     

    You know,, I`ve been out cycling and been threatened with allsorts,, even cars trying to push my KIDS TRAILER that I use for the grandkids, off the road,,

     

    Not the sort of wankers I`d want associated with. Roads are byways, for TRAFFIC, not cars

     

    aye fair point :thumbs:

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  24. Bolt Action?

    in Rifle Reviews, Technical Help and Tips

    Posted · Edited by bushing lad

    ive got an air arms s300 and I just wanted to know if I should clean the bolt action? and if yes, how? because where I go to zero is quite sandy and it is impossible to keep sand off it. Also, is it advisable to use the s300 in the rain? just worried that rain in the bolt action may affect pellet accuracy somehow. cheers.

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