The first squirrel / rabbit hunt of the season took place January 16th. It was a a record smasher. The day was overcast, the temperature was mild 35 to 45 degrees and the squirrels were on the move.
There were 50 people signed up for squirrel ( a new record) with four of them being youths and ten for rabbit .
Twenty eight people another new record, weighed in 161 squirrels which crushed the old record by sixty that's 60 squirrels. Twenty four people bagged their limit, which is another record.
One person weighed in 6 rabbits.
Here are the results:
Heaviest bag: 1st place Conner Austin 6 squirrels 8.81 pounds
2nd place Shane Farr 6 squirrels 8.70 pounds
3rd place Shane Lancosky 6 squirrels 8.25 pounds
Youth Heaviest Bag: Garrett Gaydosh 6 squirrels 7.20 pounds
Lunker squirrel: Eric Riegle 1.59 pounds
Youth Lunker squirrel: Logan Jones 1.45 pounds
Heaviest bag: shawn Amen 6 rabbits 18.87 pounds a new record
Lunker rabbit: Shawn Amen 3.74 pounds a new record
The club is once again collecting squirrel tails and will be sending them to Mepps lures.
The club provided venison ziti and a delicious squirrel appetizer for all those who showed up at the weigh in.
There are two more hunts scheduled. The next one will be Sunday January 31st and the third and final one will be on Sunday February 28th. So mark your calender's and see you then.
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