I traced two squirrels after I shot them and thought others might be interested. One was over a pound and one well under. So a little one and a big one. The smaller weight if from my fishing scale and the higher weight is from a kitchen scale. The latter is more in the normal part of its range so it may be more accurate.
Squirrel outlines
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I draw up critters . I find one and copy it then cut a template to trace out to use
Some examples
Template squirrel
Shot at .
I got bird and whatever printed and sized to life sized as best I can then templates made to quickly trace out one to hang and shoot
I also use the templates to make the steel ones as well
Some examples
Template squirrel
Shot at .
I got bird and whatever printed and sized to life sized as best I can then templates made to quickly trace out one to hang and shoot
I also use the templates to make the steel ones as well
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The little one was flattened to a limb and I misunderstood the body position. I thought it was pointed away from me and shot for the offside shoulder. Unfortunately it was angled towards me so yes, I kind of shot it in the ass. The pellet hit it in the middle and went back breaking a rear leg. It didn't run but didn't drop either so I put one in her brain. She dropped after that one. She was hanging from the limb she was sleeping on with her ass down so the blood went to the hole out the rear leg.
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I put my view of the vitals on a copy of the outline of the little one. The circle for the brain was a quarter and about an inch in diameter. The lung area circle is about 2 inches in diameter. I connected the two to illustrate the neck is, in my experience, a deadly shot too.
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You obviously don't have enough to do Jim. Hopefully your rifle gets delivered tomorrow and you won't be so bored....,.
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