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Just wondering if I wasn’t the only one who likes taking a 22 mag squirrel hunting.
After what I have seen in the last month, I don’t think I want any more squirrels, for consumption ,that is.
I don’t get much squirrel hunting in anymore, but I’d hate to guess how many I shot with a mag years ago. Back when I was growing ginseng I’d always have the rifle when working with the beds and squirrel was in season, it was damage control as much as anything, so if I could see a patch of hair in a tree 50 yards away it was pretty much a dead squirrel, a little tough on the meat at times;)
Same deal in the tall pines in Georgia, as long as you could see them you could shoot them. The mag was my meat gun for years, always had one in the truck, and it was always sighted in! Super X jacketed hollow point, wonderful little bullet!
My dad has a .17 that I’ve shot a few with & that is one sweet gun.
Yes. 22 hornet necked down to 17 cal . 3900 feet per second. A coyote killing machine.
Yotes with a 22 pistol out of a bow stand. Can’t seem to get deer close enough but plenty of yotes around. I have seen more yotes than deer lately. Counting these 2 laying on the ground I have seen 10 in a week. 
Seen one coyote one time in a tree stand. First blonde coyote I’ve seen alive. I was drawing my bow and when he crossed my trail he bolted. He was gorgeous.
Wish I had a week to come out and trap I would put a big dent in the population. You can make a bait station away from your hunting spot. Trap or snare a few every so often they’ll steer clear of your area.
Lot of people take coyotes here from tree stands with their bow, but can’t have a second hunting implement here. I’d probably have to empty the magazine to hope to get one with a pistol, good job takeing two out!
I have to wonder why the .17 Hornet was made up when the .17 Remington’s been around for years. Pretty sure you can slow it down to that Hornet speed, but still kick it up too.
Hornady as good as they are have good competition. Berger bullets are making waves in the ballistic and bullet wound channel department. So their creating new wildcat rounds to keep the name out there. I like guns so I’d shoot either one.
I grew up hunting squirrels with my grandpa, he would carry a .22 and I would carry my little 410. Came in handy when there were more than one moving quickly from limb to limb. Nowadays I’ve started using my Gamo .22 pellet gun. A lot less damage but you give up a lot of range even though its 1200 fps.
I’m gonna have to do some research on this .17 Hornet, sounds interesting.
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