On day two, of my continuing adventure, of hunting ground squirrels with my Marauder PCP Pistol, I headed out to a canyon that has always produced a good number of squirrels. I always like hunting this canyon, because of the varied terrain.
The mouth of it is fairly open, wide and flat, with a large meadow full of stumps and old logs. Yet as I hunt my way up into it, the canyon narrows, and the timber gets much thicker with lots of deadfall and blowdowns. Perfect ground squirrel habitat.
The sides become very steep, and that can make for some interesting shots. Hit a squirrel up on the side of the steep canyon wall, and it will roll a long ways until it comes to rest at the bottom.
The first shot of the day, was on a squirrel with just its head showing over the back of an old log. The range was just under 40 yards. When the shot broke, the pellet completely penetrated the squirrels head, blowing a lot of dirt and dust off of it, as well as impacting a log behind it, leaving a nice indentation there. The power and accuracy of this rig are excellent, making head shots to 60 yards, the rule of the day.
As I slowly hunted my way up the canyon, and by using my binoculars to find them, I was able to pick off several more ground squirrels along the way . As the vegetation is getting taller, and taller, it's becoming ever more challenging to find them. A few weeks ago, they could easily be seen down on the ground, and sitting on mounds, now, they pretty much need to be up on something to be spotted.
Below, are some video clips from the days hunt. They may take 20 to 30 seconds to load, and run 2 minutes 30 seconds. Thanks for watching.
This little P-Rod carbine is a definite keeper. I will be hunting with her again soon. Stay tuned for more stories, and video adventures of P-Rod doing her thing.
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