Here is the problem:
The enemy:
The solution:
The grizzly outcome:
This was the little work horse I mostly used today. Model 43 Winchester, 218 Bee. 40 gr. Hornady V-Max bullet going almost 3000 fps, I estimate my kill per shot at 75+%.
I fired over 200 rounds through it today, and would like to think I put a dent in the population. Somewhere around 150 sent to that alfalfa patch in the sky. My kill zone was a pretty ugly sight.
Best cash crop around here is alfalfa, but these little devils make it pretty slim pickins in some places. Generally a field needs to be deep tilled and planted with taters or some other crop every three years or so to get rid of the squirrels, but if the ground isn't good, or water isn't available -- the squirrels simply take over. Worse yet, 22 shells still aren't gettable around here.
Oh well, I'll try to do my part. jd