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JellyFish
Went down to Upton. Not a bad place. Took the .22 though it didn't have a scope. I was quite careful with it, no worries.
Walked around for quite a bit. Didn't find any squirrels till I was headed out then found a nice batch of den trees as I headed back toward the entrance (they weren't anywhere close to the entrance but were off a ways to the right as you jump off the main path).
Took one shot at a squirrel up on a branch not too far away but missed his little ass. Sent him scurrying.
Frankly though, I think I will stick to the shotgun in state parks as I found there's too many people to make me feel very comfortable with the rifle. Yes, you can use one if you want there but the shotgun is a bit better in terms of piece of mind IMHO.
No worries, I did not shoot near anybody today.
Just wanted to share some thoughts on it. I think the rifle would be okay at a WMA without a lot of hikers/bikers running around but the shotgun is a better bet in a place like that.
Note that Upton apparently DOES have a coyote problem as there are signs warning people to keep their dogs on leashes or risk a possible confrontation with the coyotes in the park. Also noted that right near those signs was a sign about a missing lab that had apparently suddenly disappeared.
So there's definitely a coyote problem down there.
We should try to figure out how to hunt the little bitches and go get em'. I don't know shit about hunting coyote but it'd be nice to thin down their numbers apparently as people's pets have been disappearing a lot in that area as one guy told me today.
Anyway, it seems like a nice park. However, I ran into a major bitch today as I was walking out. At first I thought it was a guy but then I got closer and it must have been a dykey looking woman.
I said hi to her as I was walking by, trying to be my cheerful, nice self. And she GLARED at me and gave me an icy look. Then walked right by me. I was like....okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay...I guess I found an anti. LOL
The other people were fine though every one of them was surprised to hear me say I was after squirrel. Damn, the deer hunters have these people thinking that every guy with a gun in orange is after deer!
Anyway, no bushytails for me today.![Crying [crying] [crying]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/006.gif)
Walked around for quite a bit. Didn't find any squirrels till I was headed out then found a nice batch of den trees as I headed back toward the entrance (they weren't anywhere close to the entrance but were off a ways to the right as you jump off the main path).
Took one shot at a squirrel up on a branch not too far away but missed his little ass. Sent him scurrying.
Frankly though, I think I will stick to the shotgun in state parks as I found there's too many people to make me feel very comfortable with the rifle. Yes, you can use one if you want there but the shotgun is a bit better in terms of piece of mind IMHO.
No worries, I did not shoot near anybody today.
![Laugh [laugh] [laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif)
Just wanted to share some thoughts on it. I think the rifle would be okay at a WMA without a lot of hikers/bikers running around but the shotgun is a better bet in a place like that.
Note that Upton apparently DOES have a coyote problem as there are signs warning people to keep their dogs on leashes or risk a possible confrontation with the coyotes in the park. Also noted that right near those signs was a sign about a missing lab that had apparently suddenly disappeared.
So there's definitely a coyote problem down there.
We should try to figure out how to hunt the little bitches and go get em'. I don't know shit about hunting coyote but it'd be nice to thin down their numbers apparently as people's pets have been disappearing a lot in that area as one guy told me today.
Anyway, it seems like a nice park. However, I ran into a major bitch today as I was walking out. At first I thought it was a guy but then I got closer and it must have been a dykey looking woman.
I said hi to her as I was walking by, trying to be my cheerful, nice self. And she GLARED at me and gave me an icy look. Then walked right by me. I was like....okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay...I guess I found an anti. LOL
The other people were fine though every one of them was surprised to hear me say I was after squirrel. Damn, the deer hunters have these people thinking that every guy with a gun in orange is after deer!
![Laugh [laugh] [laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif)
Anyway, no bushytails for me today.
![Crying [crying] [crying]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/006.gif)