GUNS Magazine December 1958 - Jeffersonian

THE COLLECTOR'S CASE presents itsshowcase of fine accessories forsportsmen, hobbyist and collectorsin beautiful Rhodium finish.Colt Hi36 Patterson 131 ABColt 1849 Pocket Pistol 131 BBColt Wells Fargo131 CBColt 1862 Pocket Pistol 131 DBColt 1848 Pocket Pistol 131 EBColt 1855 Pocket Pistol 131 FBColt .38lighting131 GBColt .45 Caliber131 HBEnglish Naval Flintloclf l 131 JBSwiss Target Pistol 131 KBColt 1851 Model131 LB 'BeltPistol Flintlock 131 MBEach Tie Clip handsomely boxed 2.50Also ava ilable antique rifles, antiqueswords, sport cars, antique cars andmisc.Dealer inquiries invited.The Collector's Case....Z:i Clr~Rumford 16, Rhode d25 Circle St., Rumford 16, Rhode Island•AMERICA'S NUMBER 2 GAME TARGET(Continued from page 29)similar habits, so the same hunting method sapply to both .Th ese squirr els feed principally on hickorynuts, beech mast, most varieties of acorn s,hazelnuts, pecan s, walnut s, dogwood berries,haws, blackgum seed, field corn, and variousoth er simiJiar food items. The items specifiallynam ed are th e things which squirrelsdine on princip ally.Most squirrel hunting seasons are openduring the fall and early wint er, with a few(especially in the south) openin g late inthe summer. Durin g normal weath er (in th efall), the best hours of th e day for squirrelhunting are from sunup until about midmorning,and from mid-aft erno on until ju stbefore sundown. Hard rains can upset th etimin g of squirrel feedin g and frolickingactivities, and so can cold weather late inthe season aft er the leaves get off th e tr ees.On cold sunshiny days, th e fuzzytail s domost of th eir stirring durin g the middlepar t of the day, mainly because it is warm erand more comfortable th en.Real wild gray and fox squirr els foundin the backwoods are far different fromth eir town and city park cousins. Thosefound out in the wild are smart, shy, andthoroughly alert little creatures th at will"skeedaddle" like a blue streak for thenear est den hole at th e slightest sight orsound of danger. They seem to hear extremely well and to see even bett er andthese faculti es coupled with th eir swiftnessand size, mak e th em anything but pushoversfor hunters. Tak e a tip from me and neverIand for hunters. Tak e a tip from me and nevers!~ a!' h! a~thin1r: u' ' u!!ersI.... 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Wear it proudly;it identifies you as a memb er of this great sportsman 's organization.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pleas e enter my su bscription for TH E AMERICAN •RIFLEMAN, enroll me as an NRA me mber an d send my •gold.filled lapel buttonoEnclosed is m y $5.00 0 Bill me please 603-12• Name __ .m.._ _ __ _ _ _Age •• Address _ _ ...m._ ..._ ..._ .__..._ m..._ ...m.... _ •••City & State ._ .._ ..m. _ _._m._ _ _• NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATIONwear any whit e garment into the woodson a squirre l hu nt. Most other colors areall right during th e fall when the leavesand other foliage are of many shades anyway,but white is out. It is a warning signalwhich squirre l eyes spot long before th ehun ter can see the squirr el.Still hunting is simply a system of findinga good squirrel feeding spot, slipping ba ckto th e place later with a good scope-sighted.22 rille, and sitt ing and waiting for thesquirrels to come in to feed . Always examinethe squirre l cuttings in the feeding nooksto mak e sure that they are fr esh. If th eyare, you've found a good still hun tinglocati on.In some part s of the country, squirr eltreeing dogs still play an importan t part insquirrel hunting. A good squirrel-treeingdog may be of almost any breed or stra in,although those which are part tr eein g-typehound and pa rt "ju st dog" seem to maketh e best ones. Many dogs ju st naturally takeup squirr el hunting and treeing on theirown, by being hunt ed in good squirrelterritory.Dog hunters usually hunt in pairs. Andsquirrel hunting with dogs is usually betterafter most of th e leaves are off th e treesin the fall. Some squirrels will freeze tothe limb s or tr ee trunks when th e dogs treeth em, whil e others will start running forth e nearest den hole. Becau se of thi s varietyof shots offered, quite often one huntercarr ies a .22 for th e shell shots, whil e th eother carr ies a shotgun for th e runningshots.The dog is turned loose in good squirre lwoods and the hunters follow along, movingcarr ies a .22 for th e shell shots, while th eother carr ies a shotgun for the runningshots.The dog is turn ed loose in good squirr elwoods and the hu nters follow along, movingslowly, until they hear the dog bark tr eed.Then they head for the spot. If th e squirrelis ru nning when the hunters get there, if thesquirr el dog is a good one he will berunning too and following th e squirre l'smovements. But if the dog is doing his yelpingfrom one spot, around the base of onetr ee, and if there is no den hole in the tree,the hun ters will start searching for a squirre llIattened out on a limb or against th e bodyof the tr ee up near th e t op,Th ere is perh aps more stalking done th anRUBBERRECOiL BOOTSfor shotgun $ 3 DOZEN• or rifle69c each. US