Favourite squirrel gun??

[Sausagedog 7,381]

I think I've shot about 300 squirrels this year so far.

I've shot them with air rifle,  lr, hmr, flint and caplock, 410muffpower and a 12gmuffpower.

In all honesty, the muffpowers (not got the 410 anymore) are the easiest for squirrel eradication. No precise aiming, running shots, no safety concerns (within reason), works with knackered eyes, low noise, next target soon pops up!

I enjoy using all but the easiest is the muffpower.

What is your favourite tool for the job of squizz bashing?

 

[Dervburner 2,548]

Semi auto or hushpower pump shotgun for drey poking and chasing them around the woods is great fun.

air rifle on feeders

.17 hmr when they’re out burying nuts in the open fields and I’ve run out of mice to shoot

 

 

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

300 is some going Mr Sausage wish I had them numbers to go after I've only had 36 so far. I only shoot them with my 12g , love it it's great fun , running on the ground or up trees  

[Stavross 13,711]

I like the little.22 for shooting them off the feeders around the shoot, I used to use the hatstand semi for shooting them out the trees but I don’t have that anymore, I like to leave some up in the trees for the kids to have a go at on shoot days

ive always wanted a hushpower, but for some reason I’ve never got round to getting one

[villaman 9,979]

Sub 12 air rifle.177  from feeders or this time of the year in the trees 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

1 hour ago, FOXHUNTER said:

300 is some going Mr Sausage wish I had them numbers to go after I've only had 36 so far. I only shoot them with my 12g , love it it's great fun , running on the ground or up trees  

Some years it's much quieter here but every two or three years they are everywhere.

[Sausagedog 7,381]

34 minutes ago, Stavross said:

I like the little.22 for shooting them off the feeders around the shoot, I used to use the hatstand semi for shooting them out the trees but I don’t have that anymore, I like to leave some up in the trees for the kids to have a go at on shoot days

ive always wanted a hushpower, but for some reason I’ve never got round to getting one

I use to love using a 22 on the pheasant feeders when I was on the estates. Doing the rounds was good fun plus you never know what else you might happen upon.

[Stavross 13,711]

I find it the ideal gun to have on the front of bike, there’s not a pest it won’t deal with

[Dervburner 2,548]

3 hours ago, Stavross said:

I find it the ideal gun to have on the front of bike, there’s not a pest it won’t deal with

Yerr, I love the .22

[ianm 2,594]

Either a shotgun whilst mooching about or my 32ftlb BSA R10 off squirrel feeders.

[Sausagedog 7,381]

I'm to tight to feed them and my neighbours don't like me using theirs☹

[Dervburner 2,548]

5 hours ago, ianm said:

Either a shotgun whilst mooching about or my 32ftlb BSA R10 off squirrel feeders.

Yerr, fac air doesn’t half smack ‘em on the feeders.

[ianm 2,594]

43 minutes ago, Dervburner said:

Yerr, fac air doesn’t half smack ‘em on the feeders.

I usually feed them for a week or so then have a few hours one morning on them. Three hours generally see's me getting a dozen to fifteen. They make good fox bait.

[Dervburner 2,548]

10 minutes ago, ianm said:

I usually feed them for a week or so then have a few hours one morning on them. Three hours generally see's me getting a dozen to fifteen. They make good fox bait.

Yerr, they were eating me out of peanuts after two days on the last feeder I set up. What are you using in feeders Ian? The peanuts definitely pull them in, but not the cheapest.

[Sausagedog 7,381]

19 minutes ago, Dervburner said:

Yerr, they were eating me out of peanuts after two days on the last feeder I set up. What are you using in feeders Ian? The peanuts definitely pull them in, but not the cheapest.

Can't you use wheat.  Borrow some from a pheasant feeder