Stumpy the squirrel gets a pass.
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 5:27 pm
For years I have hunted the squirrels in my front yard. Living in a residential neighborhood conditions must be perfect in order for a shot to occur. Only 4 shots have occurred within two years resulting in 3 hits.
Because most of these squirrels reside in my front yard no neighbors can be outside and no cars on the street. Would not want to leave any witnesses to a potential squirell massacre. Many mornings I will get up in watch the squirrels in the front yard and by the time I have strung a bow the squirrels have a left the area.
I will then poked my head out the front door bow in hand with a single arrow in attempt to get within 15 yd of a squirrel. This is no easy task considering the squirrels in the front of my yard are well extremely squirrelly.
Among the squirrels in my front yard is a squirrel with half a tail that I have affectionately named stumpy. Stumpy and I have had many interactions 3 to be exact, but perhaps the story should be prefaced with the fact that in the last 2 years I have only shot at squirrels 4 times. Stumpy frightens easily maybe it has to do with his half tail. About a year ago I took a shot at stumpy and missed clean and since then I had it in my mind that 1 day I would get him. About 6 months later I loaded up my 42 pound widow maker and a field point and drilled him right in the side. However he proceeded to run right up the tree with my arrow which fell down about a day later.
3 to 4 days later I began to see stumpy again with a new mark on his side. This morning was no exception and stumpy was busy in the yard feeding himself and knowing my history with the squirrel I grabbed my 56 pound longbow and a rubber blunt. True to form stumpy was spooked by my presence and began to run up a tree when he paused midway I took my shot and drilled him in the side which knocked him clean out of the tree from 15 yards.
Stumpy righted himself and ran to a nearby oak where he was moving slower than usual but very much alive. I definitely aim to harvest game in a manner that is clean and efficient but this squirrel has made that difficult. Because he has survived three of my attacks have decided to call a truce with stumpy and give him a pass.
Needless to say squirrel have earned respect in my book as a very difficult game to harvest. P.s. skip the rubber blunts for small game.
Because most of these squirrels reside in my front yard no neighbors can be outside and no cars on the street. Would not want to leave any witnesses to a potential squirell massacre. Many mornings I will get up in watch the squirrels in the front yard and by the time I have strung a bow the squirrels have a left the area.
I will then poked my head out the front door bow in hand with a single arrow in attempt to get within 15 yd of a squirrel. This is no easy task considering the squirrels in the front of my yard are well extremely squirrelly.
Among the squirrels in my front yard is a squirrel with half a tail that I have affectionately named stumpy. Stumpy and I have had many interactions 3 to be exact, but perhaps the story should be prefaced with the fact that in the last 2 years I have only shot at squirrels 4 times. Stumpy frightens easily maybe it has to do with his half tail. About a year ago I took a shot at stumpy and missed clean and since then I had it in my mind that 1 day I would get him. About 6 months later I loaded up my 42 pound widow maker and a field point and drilled him right in the side. However he proceeded to run right up the tree with my arrow which fell down about a day later.
3 to 4 days later I began to see stumpy again with a new mark on his side. This morning was no exception and stumpy was busy in the yard feeding himself and knowing my history with the squirrel I grabbed my 56 pound longbow and a rubber blunt. True to form stumpy was spooked by my presence and began to run up a tree when he paused midway I took my shot and drilled him in the side which knocked him clean out of the tree from 15 yards.
Stumpy righted himself and ran to a nearby oak where he was moving slower than usual but very much alive. I definitely aim to harvest game in a manner that is clean and efficient but this squirrel has made that difficult. Because he has survived three of my attacks have decided to call a truce with stumpy and give him a pass.
Needless to say squirrel have earned respect in my book as a very difficult game to harvest. P.s. skip the rubber blunts for small game.