Counting down to squirrel season

[gregr]

HEY! That's my friend, Sarge! He's in Beanblossom for the Blues Festival every August. See him in September at a camp out we attend in IL.
He's a great guy!
That flap under the tail is important. Thats what you step on. Not the tail.

 

[srad]

Very good idea. Hair and blood will rinse right off of nitrile that you'll be fighting to get off of your hands for a long time. Same with the smell.

but I like the smell of fresh squirrel blood in the morning, smells like... victory

 

[bobjones223]

but I like the smell of fresh squirrel blood in the morning, smells like... victory

+1 on this as for rabbits that's another story

 

[bwframe]

How many squirrels do you regular hunters get into the freezer every year, on average?

 

[bwframe]

Looks like a bunch of squirrel eaters here. How do you cook 'em?

I mostly do crock pot squirrel and noodles. I love it fried, but always a roll of the dice on tenderness.

 

[rhino]

How about tiny squirrel breaded tenderloins?

 

[gregr]

Looks like a bunch of squirrel eaters here. How do you cook 'em?

I mostly do crock pot squirrel and noodles. I love it fried, but always a roll of the dice on tenderness.

When I hunted them a LOT, I nearly always fried them. Occasionally I would steam them in a skillet on the stove top.

 

[JimH]

How many squirrels do you regular hunters get into the freezer every year, on average?

I've probably averaged 100-110 per season for the last 49 years.Was getting kind of burnt out hunting with .22's,so 2 seasons ago bought a .25 PCP air rifle(Marauder).I have probably 15-20 good squirrel rifles,but this is by far the most fun I've ever used-quiet scary accurate and much safer than a . 22 rf.

 

[possumpacker]

the parke co. squirrel safari club ready for aug 15

 

[patience0830]

Looks like a bunch of squirrel eaters here. How do you cook 'em?

I mostly do crock pot squirrel and noodles. I love it fried, but always a roll of the dice on tenderness.

Pressure cooker. 15 minutes at 10lbs of pressure will tenderize almost any squirrel. Then drop them into some sweet baby Ray's bbq sauce for about a 20 minute simmer.

Most labor intensive way I ever fixed them was to bone them out, raw, then run them through the kitchen aid grinder. Add some Italian sausage and make meatballs. Very tasty and no bones to deal with..

No warning for the unsuspecting until after dinner.

 

[patience0830]

the parke co. squirrel safari club ready for aug 15

Photobucket is dead to me.

 

[patience0830]

Dup

 

[halfmileharry]

Photobucket is dead to me.

Yea, they're trying to hold us hostage and their ransom demands are a bit much me thinks.

 

[Motomechanic45]

I'm excited to go again this year only made it out twice last year as the guy teaching me had some family issues and couldn't go a lot last year but has promised to go out at least once a weekend.

 

[gregr]

I'm excited to go again this year only made it out twice last year as the guy teaching me had some family issues and couldn't go a lot last year but has promised to go out at least once a weekend.

That`s a good friend, one who tutors you in the woods. Pay attention to all the small details, and it will not only put squirrels in the game bag, but learning woodsmanship will help you take white-tail deer too.

 

[Motomechanic45]

I'm trying, and he is a great friend and decent boss very lucky to end up in my current situation.