Hunt for a new youth hunter, small game

[Irving]

I found that pine squirrels weren't worth the trouble for food, but they would probably be good for training him to draw a bead on a live target. I did that while elk hunting first rifle. Pretty much just walking around until you saw/heard one. Pretty easy target.

I got some grouse this year (also during first rifle), and they were also "easy" to hunt, and 100% worth it for the food. I've been elk hunting for almost a decade now though and this was the first time I've ever seen them.

Rabbit is delicious and very easy to skin, but the season ends this month. Rabbits on the elk hunt were pretty few and far between, and I only noticed them when they made a racket running away to never be seen again.

That's about all I'm familiar with myself. Coyotes can be hunted all year long and are pretty fun to call in.

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[QUOTE=Irving;2319948 I got some grouse this year (also during first rifle), and they were also "easy" to hunt, and 100% worth it for the food. I've been elk hunting for almost a decade now though and this was the first time I've ever seen them[/QUOTE]

Damn grouse, I took the head off one with a .308, they always drop down on you when your trying to do your best to stalk quietly and scare the shit outta you! But it does taste good.