ShootingSquirrels.com

I tried to get my son interested in writing last year, so I bought him a website called JRsquirrelhunting.com, put up a wordpress blog and told him to start writing. I told him that if he wrote interesting stuff, people would come to his website, read what he wrote and leave through one of the ads on the page… at least we hoped they would leave through an ad once in awhile. LOL

He tried, but being at the tail end of 6, on the way to 7, he wasn’t really that good at it. Not to mention he didn’t have any actual experience shooting squirrels. We tried to remedy that with a rubber-band gun, but hitting a squirrel with a rubber-band moving at 25 feet per second just isn’t the same as hitting one with a ballistic tip moving at 3000 feet per second.

So, the site didn’t make him any money, which is a shame since his working online is sort of my retirement plan. He says he wants to make money without going to work, just like his Papa does. LOL He actually said he wants to be the boss, which, when your 8, requires you to work for yourself, so that’s where he’s at…. (I lied, the site made him $1.64. At that rate he can get a check in 62 years or so when it gets to $100.)

After a year, and less than $2.00 in revenue, we decided to build him a book report website, instead of continuing with the squirrel shooting one. I figured, now that he’s reading books, he can work on his reading, writing and blogging all at the same time. I’ll throw up some Google ads, get him an Amazon account, and link that to the books he reviews. As he gets older and reads more, and writes longer posts about the books he reads, the whole thing will start paying off and he’ll be on his way to being his own boss. (Of course, he will end up lacking people skills, since he’ll be working online all day, but every job has it’s drawbacks..)

So, if you have any kids around 8 or 9 years old that want some suggestions on good kids books, then head on over to PostReviews.com. If you have any kids that like to shoot squirrels, I’ll split the money with them if they want to take over JRsquirrelhunting.com.

SS

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I’m thinking about selling this website… anyone interested? This is a great website for the shooting and hunting crowd, but I just don’t have time to keep up with the hundreds of thousands of users hitting this site each month. What this site needs is someone who wants to keep an open dialog daily with their readers, and I just don’t have the time. If you’re interested in buying or trading for this site, drop me a line at info@calling-plans.com.

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I didn’t do very much squirrel hunting this summer, and it sucked. I was in the process of building a new house, the wife started to work again, I had two kids at home (The little beasts that drove her back to work…) and I had a ton of work piled up that needed to be done. I’ll stop whining about there and get along with the posting of squirrel videos.

I won’t be posting any of my own until I figure out what’s wrong with my video program, but I will starting posting some from Youtube and other video sites so that we at least have something to talk about in the forums. If any of you guys see a video you like, send me the link and I may post it for you… especially if it’s one of yours.

Squirrel Misser… Used to be Sniper, but I haven’t shot at anything in so long I’d probably miss a barn, from the inside.

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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 on the land yet. The squirrels just sit there, right alongside the sidewalk, while little old ladies and their wiener dogs walk by.

Every time I drive by, I want to pull over, get out my .17HMR and start shooting .17 grain Hornaday ballistic tips into their little furry bodies. But, since it’s in town, and I’d probably have to shoot across a major intersection, I’m talking traffic lights and all here folks, I figure i should set a good example for my kids and not get arrested for any more weapons violations. (Especially remembering what a pain the last one was…)

Speaking of contractors in Walla Walla, after the squirrels attacked the house in January, I finally got everything fixed back up. I went to WallaWallaContractors.com and got a roofing company to fix my roof and facia, and had a fencing contractor fix the fence damage. I even had to have an Electrician from Walla Walla Electric come out and fix some lights that got knocked over in the windstorm. The only thing left is the tree, or what’s left of it, that needs to come out. I’ll probably wait and do that one myself, instead of calling a tree removal company.

On another note, I think I’m going to do a PETA video tonight or tomorrow and post it on youtube. I have about 1 hour of footage of me missing squirrels that I’m shooting at. That should make them happy.

SS

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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 about getting the guns out and sighted in.

On that note, remember that the Surprise Valley, California Ground Squirrel Roundup will be towards the end of March, which is only 4 weeks away, and the Unity, Oregon Sage Rat Shoot will be around the end of April. Check the Squirrel Shooting Forums for phone numbers, contact information and dates for these squirrel shooting events.

Break out your .17 HMR’s, .22 WMR’s, .223’s and 22-250’s people, the season’s almost here.

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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 the fun out of it. Cancun can’t even come close to touching Cabo San Lucas, which is on the Baja peninsula, and is dry.

Here is a list of my current ailments:

• Runny, snotty eyes for the last 6 days.
• Really bad scars from the bad Henna Tattoo I had done on my face… (Could be why the eyes aren’t working.)
• Lungs are full of fluid and I have a bad cough.
• Kidneys hurt so bad I can barely walk or move.
• Wait, everything hurts so I can barely move.
• Queasy.
• Diarrhea.

I’ll write soon…. if I live!

SS

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Story by: Ratk Iller
Walla Walla, Washington 1/11/2008

Squirrels, sneaking in under the cover created by a small wind storm in Walla Walla, Washington, attacked the home of world famous varmint hunter, Squirrel Sniper, on Friday, January 4, 2008.

According to Squirrel Sniper, “the squirrels were riding the wind baby. Pelting the house with acorns, pine cones and their furry little bodies. They attacked today”, he said, “because the wind gave them the added oomph they needed to hit my house with projectiles from their nests in the pine trees out back, which they can’t usually do because they are” and I quote, “too weak and stupid to hit the house on a good day”.

After throwing things at the house for about an hour, they upped the ante around 10:00 a.m., and started to run from one side of a large pine to another, thereby getting it swaying in the breeze. The tree eventually snapped off, causing 50′ of pine tree to breach the “no-man’s land” between the trees and SS’s house, creating a bridge to Squirrel Sniper’s roof.

“The damn squirrels just poured in,” said Squirrel Sniper, “they was all over the place, chewing holes in my roof and soffits, trashing my lawn furniture and gazebo, and they even went so far as to break my BBQ, smash my wife’s flower pots and crush my son’s electric motorcycle. These animals were… well, animals. I went for my gun, but didn’t know what to do once I had it. I couldn’t open the door and let them in, and I didn’t want to just shoot through the side of the house or roof, since it was lookin to rain.”

According to Mr. Sniper, the squirrels chewed through the phone line and cut off access to 911 just prior to taking out the trees. Once the trees went down, making a bridge to the roof, the squirrels were all over the house in seconds, like flies on a squirrel carcass.

You can see where the phone line is down in the left of this picture.

“The Misses and little-uns were huddled in the kitchen crying and carryin on after the tree hit the house, and you could hear the critters a clawin and a chawin on the house trying to get to us,” Said Squirrel Sniper. “It looked like they was going to get us, so we headed for the bunker in the basement. We got the vault door togged down just as the first squirrels breached the ceiling in the living room up stairs.”

“It was terrifying”, sniffled Mrs. Sniper, as she sat in the corner rocking her children. “Them squirrels was a makin a racket, howlin and scratchin at the door to get us, when the National Guard showed up. You shoulda heard the shootin and screamin goin on, It’s going to take weeks to get the blood off the floor and the fur out of the light fixtures. I just feel glad the whole thing is over and sad about those National Guard boys who didn’t make it; they sure was brave.”

Mr. sniper also thanked the National Guard for saving his family and vowed to take the fight back to the squirrels once he and his family are back on their feet. For those who want to help out, Remington 223 ballistic tip ammunition and 17HMR ballistic tip ammo can be sent to Squirrel Sniper’s non-profit educational program REDNECKS ( Reeducate Every Dumbass liberal, we Need Even City dudes Killin Squirrels).

Seeing the way this American family fought back against superior odds, cunning and intellect, it makes me proud to be an American (and ashamed of our national education system).

Ratk Iller

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My wife called me the other morning, after I posted the “God Hates Squirrels too” post and told me that another squirrel was squashed flat on top of the other one. (A little overlapping.)

She’s like, Ohhhhhh, it was loving it’s mate.

I told her, “UH, NO! It was having a snack!” Which of course is disgusting but true, “Squirrels eat Squirrels”.

I’m not really sure why people don’t believe that squirrels eat each other; cause they do. When squirrel shooting, you can pop a squirrel out in the open, and then wait and shoot the squirrels that come to feed on it’s carcass. (Unless their just collecting it’s nuts… eweee. LOL)

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Have any of you squirrel hunters ever wanted to talk to your friends while you were shooting squirrels; if for no other reason than to just rub it in? But you couldn’t talk on the phone and shoot at the same time? Well, now you can, and it’s cheap!

The guy (me, LOL) over at HandsFreeBluetoothHeadset.com is selling hands free bluetooth headsets that work with any cell phone. And, the price is crazy cheap… Only $3.99 plus $2.00 shipping and handling.

So, if you need to get a gift for someone for Christmas, a birthday or just because you love them, you need to head over there and check it out.

(This is funnier than crap and you need to send the link to everyone you know. LOL)

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So, as of yesterday, I’m no longer a criminal. I bet you thought I was an upstanding middle aged guy without a criminal record didn’t you? But, up until yesterday, according to the state of Washington, I was a criminal.

I bet you’re dying to hear how I became a criminal, then got my record expunged, aren’t you?

Well, sit right back and I’ll tell the tail, the tail of a fateful trip. The story of a fateful voyage aboard a tiny ship. (Yes, I know tail should really be spelled tale.)

It wasn’t really a ship, it was a pickup truck, and there were only 2 of us, not 7, but you get the picture. Right?
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