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NE Bull:
GreyGeek, I think kids we just made tougher back then. ;)
pfinn:
There are a lot of public areas in SE Nebraska, most of them small fields with a mix of CRP and Timber. Pick up a Public Access Atlas from Game and Parks, and start driving. Most of the people I've run into on those fields are looking for Pheasant, so they may pass over some that would be good for squirrel.
ProtoPatriot:
--- Quote from: pfinn on August 10, 2013, 10:10:10 PM ---Pick up a Public Access Atlas from Game and Parks, and start driving. Most of the people I've run into on those fields are looking for Pheasant, so they may pass over some that would be good for squirrel.
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That's kind of what I have been doing, but so far completely empty handed. Though, come the end of September into October it should start getting easier to find them as food gets scarce and the foliage starts thinning.
For now, there are a few squirrels terrorizing my neighborhood, so I think I'll put some traps out and such.
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--- Quote from: GreyGeek ---It never dawned on our immature minds that one of us could have been hit in the eye and blinded. Many times later I shuttered when I thought about playing those games with air rifles. Now, with higher powered pump or pneumatic pistols and rifles those games could be severely injuring or even lethal.
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Yes, what great, fun times... we need to get back to them.
Well, our "immature" minds (can we give children some credit here? They aren't fragile nor are they stupid, they can learn plenty easy and the best teacher is experience) came up with the rule, after we got hurt a few times that we didn't like, of no hitting in the head... we did that all by ourselves. And no, the BB and pellet guns are no more powerful today to what they were back then (we pumped them up pretty high and had CO2 cartridges as well). We would go home bruised and sometimes bleeding, but did our parents freak out as people do today? No, because it's not a big deal. They just said "oh, well, you did it to yourself" and left us to deal with the pain on our own as it should be.
But such is life, you get hurt you deal with it by healing up and either choosing to deal with it again or not do it again. No need for any law or anything. Think the hot stove concept. Go ahead and tell them it's hot and not to touch it, the kid will still touch and you should let them, because they will learn real quick not to do it again.
--- Quote from: NEBull ---I think kids we just made tougher back then
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Yes, people have become weaker and more pathetic now days...that is for sure. Cry and blame everyone else for what happens to them and for their choices...but never blaming themselves. Everyone has gone so overprotective ("baby/child proofing" crap, helmets, etc), thinking it's a good thing when all it does is damage by not allowing their kids to learn much need and necessary life lessons.
I still want to know where this crap about "children aren't supposed to work" came from...I had my first job when I was 8 years old as I am sure some others would attest to as well, if not younger.
But thus, we go off topic....so easy it is to do so... so this type of thing is for another discussion at another time.
CitizenClark:
--- Quote from: ProtoPatriot on August 11, 2013, 09:18:42 PM ---That's kind of what I have been doing, but so far completely empty handed. Though, come the end of September into October it should start getting easier to find them as food gets scarce and the foliage starts thinning.
For now, there are a few squirrels terrorizing my neighborhood, so I think I'll put some traps out and such.
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I don't know if you are interested in Lancaster County spots, but here is a spreadsheet that I put together of public hunting land around here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ArLNNKBoiaQodGwwdlpOV3ZHdG9zODNkX1FfTXZlMGc&output=html
pfinn:
--- Quote from: ProtoPatriot on August 11, 2013, 09:18:42 PM ---That's kind of what I have been doing, but so far completely empty handed. Though, come the end of September into October it should start getting easier to find them as food gets scarce and the foliage starts thinning.
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Yeah, a lot of that CRP land and OFW land can be hit and miss, if you look at enough you'll find some gems. Takes time driving the roads and walking the fields.
--- Quote from: CitizenClark on August 12, 2013, 10:06:37 AM ---...here is a spreadsheet that I put together of public hunting land around here...
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Boy I'd love to see something similar that included those CRP/OFW fields!
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