Squirrels & a Big Surprise
Jun 20, 2024 1:29:13 GMT -5
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Post by sixshot on Jun 20, 2024 1:29:13 GMT -5
My youngest son is home for a few weeks from Mississippi to his home here in Idaho. He actually has 2 offices & for now is working out of his office just across the Idaho border in Utah. Today he brought the youngest son up for a quick run on some ground squirrels because I've been telling him they are really thick this year & Callshot can't hit them. My grandson Drew doesn't get much opportunity to shoot when they are home in Mississippi so he was looking forward to shooting his iron sighted 10/22 Ruger. Even though he's only 11 years old he has done a fair bit of shooting when they have been in Idaho.
As luck would have it the very first critter we spotted was not one Badger but two Badgers in a field, just off the road. A quick turn around & some necessary instructions from his dad, relayed from the front seat to the back seat & the chase was on. When we eased back down the road & spotted the 2 Badgers his dad gave him the OK to chamber a round & go on safety. When I eased to a halt the front Badger made a dash for the den hole & never even slowed down. Badger #2 ran for the den hole but at the last second it stopped for one more quick look & raised it's head just a bit. Brett told him to shoot it right under the chin.
Yikes, the kid had never seen a Badger before, hadn't fired a shot in over a year & was shooting iron sights at about 40 yds. I think the only one nervous was Grandpa! You can see where he hit it & it never moved, then him & his dad walked up & dad said give it another one just in case. Happy Days, Drew got his first Badger & 31 ground squirrels.
We have it on ice & I'll take it to the taxidermist tomorrow for a nice rug for Drew.
Dick
As luck would have it the very first critter we spotted was not one Badger but two Badgers in a field, just off the road. A quick turn around & some necessary instructions from his dad, relayed from the front seat to the back seat & the chase was on. When we eased back down the road & spotted the 2 Badgers his dad gave him the OK to chamber a round & go on safety. When I eased to a halt the front Badger made a dash for the den hole & never even slowed down. Badger #2 ran for the den hole but at the last second it stopped for one more quick look & raised it's head just a bit. Brett told him to shoot it right under the chin.
Yikes, the kid had never seen a Badger before, hadn't fired a shot in over a year & was shooting iron sights at about 40 yds. I think the only one nervous was Grandpa! You can see where he hit it & it never moved, then him & his dad walked up & dad said give it another one just in case. Happy Days, Drew got his first Badger & 31 ground squirrels.
We have it on ice & I'll take it to the taxidermist tomorrow for a nice rug for Drew.
Dick
