I was in California, on business again last week, and when we wrapped things up early on Friday morning, I did what any good varmint hunter would do, I threw my stuff in my vehicle and went hunting.
By the time I got up to the ranch that I hunt on, it was early afternoon. I decided to hunt an area of the ranch, that is at a higher elevation than my normal spots. Spring comes later up there, and I knew it would still be green and lush.
It takes four wheel drive to get up the old logging track, that leads into the area that I wanted to hunt. Because of the difficulty of the 4x4 track, and the fact that the area is pretty steep, and takes some physical effort to hunt, it doesn't see much action from most guys. My kinda place.
The weather was about as nice as I could ask for. It was sunny, with the temp in the mid sixties. There was a breeze blowing, but nothing that wasn't manageable. Perfect ground squirrel hunting conditions. There were still a lot of wildflowers in bloom, and that always adds a nice bit of eye candy to the hunt.
Once I had my gear ready to go, I slipped out into the forest, and slowly started to hunt the area. It didn't take long before I started spotting ground squirrels with my binoculars. The adult squirrels were out and about, but for the first time this year, the new crop of mini vermin were also above ground at this elevation.
They were everywhere I went, and lots of them too. There are a lot of critters on this ranch that feed on these things, and the number of ground squirrels is always impressive. The place is an airgun hunters paradise.
I had a great afternoon of hunting. The P-Rod, as usual, performed flawlessly, and did herself proud.
I shot a lot of video, so I'll let the clips tell the story of some of the hunt. It also conveys really well, the type of terrain that I was hunting in. Also, if you pay close attention, you can hear two impacts in some of the shots. The first one is the pellet hitting the squirrel, and the second is the pellet hitting something behind the squirrel, after a complete pass through. Plenty of power for the task at hand.
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Day two with my P-Rod was fantastic. The weather was great, maybe a bit more wind, but nothing terrible, and the squirrels were out and about in great numbers. Shot some fun video clips, and as soon as I have time, I'll get the videos from day two posted.
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