Hunting News

• .223 Remington Vs. Ground Squirrels
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  This video is OK, but I have a problem with shooting an AR-15 at squirrels that are standing in front of cows, houses and roads. I know that lots of people don’t really take into account what is behind their shot, but to me that is very dangerious and scary. I’m not going to judge [...]



• Unity, Oregon Sage Rat Shoot
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  The sage rat shoot is next weekend, April 26, 2008, in Unity, Oregon. If you’re going, make sure you take a video camera or at least a cell phone with a camera so that you can send us the pictures, or post them to youtube.com. If you post them on youtube.com, and they’re any good, [...]



• Video Camera Mounted To My .17 HMR Rifle
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I mounted a video camera to my Savage 17HMR so that I could video tape the squirrels I shot last Saturday in Unity, Oregon. It took me awhile to figure out how to do it, but when I was done, it looked way more professional than I could have hoped for, especially since I did [...]



• Unity Motel Has Squirrel Shooting Packages!
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  Bill and Cindy, at the Unity Motel, have squirrel hunting packages for those of you who love to shoot squirrels, but don’t want to waste half of your vacation time knocking on doors. This is especially true in the Unity, Oregon area, where they have a ton of squirrels, but most of the fields are [...]



• I Saw a Ground Squirrel Today!
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I saw some ground squirrels today, sitting in a field right next to the road. I’m not talking about a road out in the middle of the country, but a road right in town. The owner of the property is holding out for a ton of money, so the contractors in town haven’t built anything [...]



• 17 HMR?s, The Bushmaster AR-15 & My Dog
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I went to the range the other day to make sure my 17’s, the .223 and my new dog were dialed in for squirrel shooting season, and they all did OK. There was a quartering wind at 10 mph for most of the morning, but the guns still did pretty well when I remembered to [...]



• Henry .17 HMR Golden Boy
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I got my new Henry Repeating Arms .17 HMR lever action rifle today, and will take it to the range tomorrow. It has a scope mount on it, so I will be checking it out with 2-3 different scopes to see which one works best. It’s a really nice rifle and the action is [...]



• 17 HMR vs. 17 HM Mach2
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I found out this week that I can take my old 10/22, which shoots like crap after running 200,000 rounds through it over the years, and turn it into a 17Mach2 for less than $250. My understanding is that I just need a new barrel, a couple of bolt buffers and a new bolt handle. The [...]



• Upcoming Squirrel Shooting Events
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I was going to put up a nice long post about when and where the 3 squirrel shooting events are going to be held over the next 4 weeks, but then I decided not to. If you’re too lazy to go over to the varmint shooting forums and sign up, then you’re probably too lazy [...]



• Squirrel Song Verminator?s Rendition
  by VERMINATOR
  Check the calendar, spring is here- What a magical time of year- Howdy ho its Squirrel Blasting Day! Put your shooting glasses on- Spread your gear across the lawn- Dontcha know its Squirrel Blasting Day! All the hunters with their toys- Love that wonderful splatting noise- You’ll know what this is all about- When you blast a Squirrels guts right out- So come along and [...]



• Ruger .17 HMR Shooting Bunnies
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I know this is a squirrel shooting website that drifts into shooting other varmints from time to time, but I just had to show you guys this bunny rabbit video that is posted over on youtube. I’ve never seen so many rabbits in one place. The rabbits in this video are almost as thick as [...]



• I Machine Gunned A Squirrel Today!
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  Now I know why people buy airsoft rifles. I went to the Verminator’s house this morning to show him how to start posting on the blog, and while we where drinking coffee and getting his account set up on the blog, a squirrel showed up in his backyard; too bad for the squirrel! I was [...]



• Spring is nigh, Squirrels are gonna die?
  by VERMINATOR
  Spring Fever used to mean baseball, yardwork, etc… Now I realize that I have a much more meaningful role in this thing we call “circle of life”, which may be in direct contrast to the writer of this song, but what the he!!. I was put on this earth to assist critters in [...]



• Ruger .17 HMR Rifle Shooting Squirrels
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  This is a pretty good video, but I had to turn the music off when they changed songs in the middle since they started dropping the F-word. If you have any kids in the room, just make sure the sounds is off. It looks like the shooter is using CCI Hollow Point ammunition instead of the [...]



• Cedarville, California Squirrel Shoot March 29, 2008
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  The Cedarville squirrel shoot is going to be held March 29, 2008. The Modoc County Website has more information. Surprise Valley Squirrel Roundup - Cedarville, California 3/29/2008 Surprise Valley 530-279-2001 Fairgrounds in Cedarville at 8:00 a.m. Social Hour at 5:00, dinner at 6:00. Door prizes, raffle, silent auction. Email the Surprise Valley Chamber of Commerce or call them at (530) [...]



• Squirrels Are Starting To Move
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  According to a friend of mine, who was in North Powder, Oregon before the last snowfall a couple of weeks ago, the ground squirrels were up and running around on sunny days, even though it was still pretty cold. So, all you squirrel hunters out there in the Western United States need to start thinking [...]



• Squirrel Sniper Offers Services To UK
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I saw this story about the need to cull some grey squirrels in Formby and would like to offer the services of myself and my 17hmr to the British people in exchange for a round trip plane ticket, hotel accommodations and a couple of 1000 rounds of 17 HMR ammunition. I know that they need [...]



• Squirrel Killing Dream Gun
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  Here is my new .22 caliber rifle for squirrel shooting. I haven’t bought one yet, I don’t even know what the make and model are, but I want one bad. Can you imagine sitting in a field full of ground squirrels with this rifle and a box of Twinkies. (I’m pretty sure you would need the [...]



• Squirrel Kabob
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  One of our readers, Squirrel Archer, and a friend of his whacked this squirrel with their bows from between 25′ and 30′. Here’s the story: i have been trying to upload a picture of this squirrel that my buddy and i shot from 8-10 yds climbing up a tree. his problem started when he stopped and [...]



• Squirrel Sniper Back From Cancun
  by SquirrelSniper (SS)
  I’m back from Mexico, and as soon as I get well, I think I’ll start looking for squirrels to shoot. Shooting squirrels is way better than sitting in Cancun with 90 degree temps and 99.9% humidity. Sure, Cancun sounds like a good time when it’s snowing and 20 degrees outside, but Cancun’s humidity takes all [...]