GUNS Magazine December 1958 - Jeffersonian

FOR MILLIONS OF RIFLE AND SHOTGUNHUNTERS. SQUIRRELS OFFERKEEN HUNTING THRILLS PLUS SAVORYEATING WHEN THE HUNT IS DONEThe rest of the afternoon's still hunt followed the samesmooth pa ttern. The grays and a few fox squirrels weredinin g heavily on the hickory nuts, and by just sitting andwatching the trees with my scope-sighted .22, I was ableto bag my limit in about two hours. There's a lot of goodeating in six nut-fatten ed gray squirrels, to say nothing of thesport in bagging them .According to statistics, more sportsmen hunt squirrels thanany other type of small gam e except rabbits. The little nutcrunchingfuzzytails are hunted with everything from bowsand arrows to 10 gauge magnum shotguns, but the moreexperienced squirrel hunters prefer either .22 caliber riflesor shotguns in 12, 16, 20, or .410 borings. For still hunting,the ever popular little .22 rifle is best ; and for stalking anddog hunting, shotguns hold a solid advantage.Before going fur ther into the discussion of squirrel gunsand loads, let us first talk briefly about the fuzzytails them.selves. Gray and fox squirrels ar e the varieties usually huntedas game, and both varieties have (Continued on page 42)tsetore gomg turther in to the disc ussion ot squirrel gunsand loads, let us first talk briefly about the fuzzytails them.selves. Gray and fox squirrels ar e the varieties usually huntedas game, and both varieties have (Continued on page 42)Still hunting for squirrels is riflesport, but other hunting methods maydictate shotguns for moving targets.l.: i9~ t , a u t o l o a d er s like' R~ m i n g ton .22, t e ~ m ed upwith patience and -. ca llare good for squirrels.l.: i9~ t , a u t o l o a d er s like' R~ m i n g ton .22, t e ~ m ed upwith patience and -. ca llare good for squirrels.