tree rat hunting, 22 or shotgun?

.22 always

so much fun

It can be alot of fun with ano accurate 22 rifle. Just alot of leaves on the trees this early in the season.

I can barely hit them with a 12 ga :)


BTW - Try low brass 8's , I swear by them

shotgun hunting for squirrels is just no fun

its loud and it scares everything away after 1 shot

nothing more fun than finding a tree with several squirrels in it and sniping each one a shot at a time

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Still hunting/stalking through the open woods for bushy tails is the way to go.

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you can do that with a .22

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A .22 doesn't?

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not always, more often not

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.22 always

so much fun

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This haha. I actually still use the old .410 crack barrel I started out with as a kid. Fun little gun... especially for tree critters

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I actually still use the old .410 crack barrel I started out with as a kid.

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should be required for every kid

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you can do that with a .22

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Psssh. I'll always do it with the shotgun. It's better because it is so take that.

And, FWIW, the .17hmr is blast for shooting the treerats.

oh and

And then try to get a head shot on it with the twice deuce.

Squirrel hunting with a .22 is significantly more challenging and significantly more fun than doing it with a shotgun. Tis not debatable.

Are you from the prairie or something? Those SOBs hate squirrels. I mean HATEEEEE them with a deep burning passion. They will only squirrel hunt with a 12 gauge (or a 10 if they've got one) because absolutely every squirrel seen must die.