Muskrat Memory Loss

[N2 Shooter]

So I went out much earlier today to do some Squirrel hunting, and once again I didn't see a thing. On my way back through the woods, I decided to take a detour that would lead me near a marsh, hoping that I may find a few raccoons by chance, even though it was just pass noon.

To my surprize, I saw something in the distance that looked like groundhogs, but these guys were doing something I've never seen a groundhog do, and that is actively swim! And with that, I knew what I was seeing was too small to be a beaver, so the only other thing it could be was a muskrat.

I raised up my monopod and decided to take this shot while standing. The FX Maverick launched a Hybrid Slug 52 yards (which just happens to be the zero distance), which erased all memories from the muskrat with a full pass through.

This is the second time I have taken game with the ATN X-Sight 5 5-25x LRF, but the first time I remembered to record and I decided to switch from using the 3840x2880 resolution to the 1920x1440 120fps mode so I can get some slo-mo, and I am very disappointed. The scope does the faster frame rate by line skipping instead of a more intelligent downscaling algorithm, and this simply destroys the quality.

 

[beerthief]

nice video , good shot .

 

[Ranchibi]

Still a great shot and decent video, enough to see the memory loss....!

 

[N2 Shooter]

nice video , good shot .

Thanks!
That's my furthest standing shot supported, so I'm pretty happy with that, especially since I haven't practiced that shot before.

 

[N2 Shooter]

Still a great shot and decent video, enough to see the memory loss....!

Hybrids are still a favorite of mine for the right sized game. I think they'd do the job for most anything I'd ever be hunting if I take headshots.

 

[cavedweller]

So I went out much earlier today to do some Squirrel hunting, and once again I didn't see a thing. On my way back through the woods, I decided to take a detour that would lead me near a marsh, hoping that I may find a few raccoons by chance, even though it was just pass noon.

To my surprize, I saw something in the distance that looked like groundhogs, but these guys were doing something I've never seen a groundhog do, and that is actively swim! And with that, I knew what I was seeing was too small to be a beaver, so the only other thing it could be was a muskrat.

I raised up my monopod and decided to take this shot while standing. The FX Maverick launched a Hybrid Slug 52 yards (which just happens to be the zero distance), which erased all memories from the muskrat with a full pass through.

This is the second time I have taken game with the ATN X-Sight 5 5-25x LRF, but the first time I remembered to record and I decided to switch from using the 3840x2880 resolution to the 1920x1440 120fps mode so I can get some slo-mo, and I am very disappointed. The scope does the faster frame rate by line skipping instead of a more intelligent downscaling algorithm, and this simply destroys the quality.

curious if you ate it?

 

[N2 Shooter]

curious if you ate it?

Eating it was not on my list. But I would have made a nice pair of gloves if it didn't sink to the bottom of the moat. That's another reason why his buddy got a pass, as I'd need a pair of waders to even try and recover them.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@N2 Shooter Thanks for sharing. It sucks that the video quality degraded when you upped the FPS. I’ve never seen a muskrat in person. How large are they? That other one got the hell out of Dodge quick.

@cavedweller I’ve never heard of anyone eating a muskrat. I’ve chatted with trappers that take them for their pelts. Do you know of anyone that eats them?

 

[N2 Shooter]

It is about the size of a young groundhog girth wise, and about 12-14" long. They have very long tails which are almost as long as their bodies.

 

[ba49]

I grew up just south of Youngstown in (Boardman) and trapped a lot of muskrats for their pelts back in the early 60s. We got $.50-1.00 back then. A lot of work for $.50 lol. Between that and my paper route it kept me in pellets and .22 shells. Dumpster Panda pelts brought up to $3.00 then.

 

[N2 Shooter]

I grew up just south of Youngstown in (Boardman) and trapped a lot of muskrats for their pelts back in the early 60s. We got $.50-1.00 back then. A lot of work for $.50 lol. Between that and my paper route it kept me in pellets and .22 shells. Dumpster Panda pelts brought up to $3.00 then.

Cool!

I'm right in Youngstown but a block away from Boardman. If I can find a Black Friday deal on some waders, I may go back to Mosquito Creek and try to get enough to make me some gloves.

 

[ba49]

We have 9+ acres in Vernon Township we bought to set up an airgun range and play on. Right down the road from the wildlife area.

 

[N2 Shooter]

We have 9+ acres in Vernon Township we bought to set up an airgun range and play on. Right down the road from the wildlife area.

You're in a prime location!

I hope to do the same thing in a few years. Living in the city is a bummer when you love to shoot.