Best Squirell Hunt Ever!

**fly** · 09-24-2008, 08:31 AM

Well, that's what my 7 year old daughter said last night. She went on to tell me "That hunt should have been on a hunting video".

I must say it was a unique squirell hunt.

I had a couple camp chairs set up in a creek bed in a small valley that had various nut trees serving as canopy. She played her gameboy while I kept watch. I started calling and had a response but no movement. My daughter got excited and quickly grabbed the binoculars. After a while another one started barking behind us. She was really getting excited now. Then everything got quiet. After 10 minutes she went back to the gameboy. I asked her if she wanted to leave as we had been sitting for an hour now. She said a little longer dad. Then about 5 minutes after that we saw a squirell running through the trees too far for a BB gun. She said "dad get it with your gun" (it's hers next year: youth 20 guage remington auto). I shot it and she watched it fall into some thick bushes. She jumped up and was ready to find it because as she stated "I'm a good finder of things".

We looked but couldn't find it. Then as we walked towards the chairs she said "dad there he is!" Sure enough I had hit him in the middle, but the full choke kept the shot in the middle. He was crawling down the creek bed and crawled into a hole.

I had to get a stick and dig it out. Then since it was not dead yet I told her that we had to do the right thing and finish it quickly. which we did.

She was so excited which made me smile ear to ear. She told grandpa if dad wouldn't have taken me that squirell would't have been found. She was right.

**Jeramie** · 09-24-2008, 09:56 AM

That is something to be proud of! Congratulations on having a good hunter at your side!

**Dakota** · 09-24-2008, 04:26 PM

Neat!

Dakota

**Shaun_300** · 09-24-2008, 05:56 PM

That's awesome!

I bet she felt so proud for finding it, and I'm sure you were proud of her for finding it too! Cool story...

**toddyboman** · 09-24-2008, 10:09 PM

great story!!!

**Rem308** · 09-24-2008, 10:17 PM

Yes, that sounds like what it's all about. Glad to hear the good story.

**Tominator** · 09-25-2008, 12:43 PM

She jumped up and was ready to find it because as she stated "I'm a good finder of things".

Good finder of things. That's hilarious. I need her in my living room. I always lose the clicker.

Cool story.

**whitetailhunter32210** · 09-25-2008, 01:34 PM

thats a really good story, sounds like my fiance's nine year old brother. we shot a squirrel and had to blood trail it. Great story

**Bachflock** · 09-25-2008, 05:40 PM

WAY TO GO! Lotta fun.

**bluelund79** · 09-25-2008, 09:09 PM

Awesome story...Hopefully I get to post one like that down the road with my little boy....Thank you for sharing. Eric

**turkeygirl** · 09-26-2008, 02:48 PM

Great story! I've had similar experiences where you hit a squrrel and have to finish it off...I really hate it when that happens, but it's gotta be done.

Sounds like you daughter will be after squirrels soon enough,lol

**fly** · 09-26-2008, 11:28 PM

My kids add so much to my life. Introducing them to the outdoors and seeing their excitement is like going back in time and remembering how it was for me.

I introduced my daughter to the forums tonight. She read the story I posted and all your comments. She's 7 and didn't need my help reading (that's a heck of a lot better than me at 7). She asked me who all of you were. I said people like you and me who like the outdoors and sharing/reading stories like our squirell hunt. She thought that was pretty "cool".