From your desk chair in your office, listening to hits of the 70’s, through the screen door on your land, suppressed.
@thrillhill
LOL! I had forgotten you were out here for one of those! Good times!
Kinda like
@mj1angier , early in the season when the leaves are still on the trees I use a .410 coach gun (side by side with 20 inch barrels) with #4 shot.
I use #4 shot for 3 reasons.
1. I can't find anything bigger in .410 that is lead only. If I could get my hands on some #2 lead I would hunt with them.
2. Some of the old growth hickory, oak, and poplar trees down here on Bear Creek are really tall. I need the bigger shot size to make it up that high.
3. All of us in my family LOVE eating squirrel, but my wife prefers "pass through" shots if possible. She would rather me kill them with a .22 all the time but the leaves and my eyes/reflexes no longer allow for it.
Once the leaves are off I switch to my 10-22 rifle with a 3x9 Nikon Prostaff and BX trigger.
When using LR ammo I always use CCI Standard Velocity. Always. It's what works best for our family. Not necessarily opposed to hollow points or extra velocity, but I value the utmost consistency over both expansion and speed.
All my life I prided myself in being able to mostly shoot them in head with iron sights. It humbled me somewhat to have to start using an optic 3 or 4 years ago since my eyesight is now changing (started around 41 years old, I'm 45 now).
The fun exceptions are the yard squirrels as
@fieldgrade mentioned above. I also use a lot of 22 shorts and CB ammo in lever guns around the house.
Sometimes I simply sit where I think they are gonna be. Other times I like to walk, sit down for a while (at least 10 minutes), walk another 50 yards, sit down etc. Walking with more than one person is always a little more productive usually.
I love the squirrel hunting and the squirrel eating. Plus it can be a social activity if you want it to be. And a great introduction to the outdoor pursuits for youngsters and newbies.