CS: Field-squirrels

2001-01-27 Thread echeghlon
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not that you need something else to worry about, but: http://www.iht.com/articles/3596.htm The above article talks about BSE. It mentions squirrels brains, and ruminants. I hope that any hunter/consumer heeds the info w

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2001-01-23 Thread Richard Loweth
From: "Richard Loweth", [EMAIL PROTECTED] You should practice more! I used to shoot hit and kill starlings at sixty yards with my .22" Airsporter, iron sights and Eley Wasp. Nowadays? I doubt it! -- I have no problem _hitting_ the squirrels, they don't die when I shoot them. In several

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2001-01-23 Thread AnthonyHar
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Agreed, Chris - it's a long time ago, but I used to hunt squirrels in the Buckinghamshire beech woods, and shot a great many with an old BSA Airsporter bought s/hand for 15 quid. The stock had been smashed by some oaf in the past, and bodged-up with nails! It sp

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2001-01-21 Thread oddball
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I can assure everyone on the list with an interest in shooting squirrels, that a 12ft.lb. air rifle is more than adequate for the job, having taken several of the little blighters down quite successfully with my PCP BSA Super-10, using Crosman Powapels (14.7grains).