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<blockquote data-quote="DarryH" data-source="post: 2672988" data-attributes="member: 77108"><p>One of my long range squirrel kill stories, guaranteed true. We had an old neighbor who was very small in stature and thin of build. Kenny was one of those old boys that farmed with small tractors, and in his 80's would out-work most younger men. He was a god-faring man, a great neighbor, and one of the last of his breed. I had permission to hunt his large grove for squirrels. He hated them, They chewed holes in his wooden corn cribs and chewed up the wooden fences. He had tried traps and even tried drowning them in a stock tank. When I came along and asked him if I could hunt squirrels in his grove, he was absolutely exited. He offered to pay me tentyfive cents for each one I killed, and I got to keep the meat. The tails I salted and sold to the Mepp's Fishing Company in lots of 100, for a whole dime a piece. More than paid for ammo back then in the mid 70's. One day, Kenny and I were taking outside his house. He had his back to the grove, and over his shoulder I watched a big red squirrel climb out onto a horizontal tree branch to take a nap. I said "excuse me" and I stepped aside to take an offhand shot. I dropped the squirrel and Kenny couldn't believe it. He stepped off over 100 yards. He walked off to his car shaking his head. Later I went into town to the local bar. I was only old enough to buy a Pepsi back then. I was greeted by a bunch of guys who took an unusual attention to me. I was kidded and asked all sorts of shooting questions. Turns out, Kenny had been there before me and had told them all about my shooting. Guess really, I felt pretty proud. Kenny and the grove are long gone, but I have great memories.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarryH, post: 2672988, member: 77108"] One of my long range squirrel kill stories, guaranteed true. We had an old neighbor who was very small in stature and thin of build. Kenny was one of those old boys that farmed with small tractors, and in his 80's would out-work most younger men. He was a god-faring man, a great neighbor, and one of the last of his breed. I had permission to hunt his large grove for squirrels. He hated them, They chewed holes in his wooden corn cribs and chewed up the wooden fences. He had tried traps and even tried drowning them in a stock tank. When I came along and asked him if I could hunt squirrels in his grove, he was absolutely exited. He offered to pay me tentyfive cents for each one I killed, and I got to keep the meat. The tails I salted and sold to the Mepp's Fishing Company in lots of 100, for a whole dime a piece. More than paid for ammo back then in the mid 70's. One day, Kenny and I were taking outside his house. He had his back to the grove, and over his shoulder I watched a big red squirrel climb out onto a horizontal tree branch to take a nap. I said "excuse me" and I stepped aside to take an offhand shot. I dropped the squirrel and Kenny couldn't believe it. He stepped off over 100 yards. He walked off to his car shaking his head. Later I went into town to the local bar. I was only old enough to buy a Pepsi back then. I was greeted by a bunch of guys who took an unusual attention to me. I was kidded and asked all sorts of shooting questions. Turns out, Kenny had been there before me and had told them all about my shooting. Guess really, I felt pretty proud. Kenny and the grove are long gone, but I have great memories. [/QUOTE]
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