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Yes! It's finally here. Today is the season opener for squirrels in East Texas. Unlike most of the rest of the state, we have seasons for squirrel hunting here which used to be immensely popular in the region. They are one of my favorite game animals to hunt. I also just enjoy watching these agile and active arboreal rodents. The taste great too!!
The gray squirrel also known as the "cat squirrel" in these parts is a great game animal for myraid small land owners in this region because these small animals can be abundant on a few acres of land permitting property owners to hunt at home with low-powered airguns greatly reducing the risk of property damage or injury from stray projectiles. This is feasible where laws permit hunting on your property. In rural areas that seems to be almost every place outside of the cities in this region. Unlike West Texas, a one hundred acre parcel is considered a large plot of land around here and ranches can be as small as 25 acres. A buddy of mine in a different region likes to call these little ranches "ranchitos," as many a Tejano has in eras past. Anyhow, I woke up early and plan to be in the woods within the next hour with my Huben K1 topped with a Primary Arms 4-16x44mm FFP IR ARC-2 MOA scope. I will be shooting FX 18.1 grain diabolo pellets at around 1000 fps. Yea, she's humming them. Wish me luck as these old piney woods beckon this airgun hunter once again. It just doesn't seem right to not be in the woods on a season opener when you live in the woods.
The gray squirrel also known as the "cat squirrel" in these parts is a great game animal for myraid small land owners in this region because these small animals can be abundant on a few acres of land permitting property owners to hunt at home with low-powered airguns greatly reducing the risk of property damage or injury from stray projectiles. This is feasible where laws permit hunting on your property. In rural areas that seems to be almost every place outside of the cities in this region. Unlike West Texas, a one hundred acre parcel is considered a large plot of land around here and ranches can be as small as 25 acres. A buddy of mine in a different region likes to call these little ranches "ranchitos," as many a Tejano has in eras past. Anyhow, I woke up early and plan to be in the woods within the next hour with my Huben K1 topped with a Primary Arms 4-16x44mm FFP IR ARC-2 MOA scope. I will be shooting FX 18.1 grain diabolo pellets at around 1000 fps. Yea, she's humming them. Wish me luck as these old piney woods beckon this airgun hunter once again. It just doesn't seem right to not be in the woods on a season opener when you live in the woods.