CajunBass
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I love to hunt squirrels. These days it's more what I call "catch and release" squirrel hunting, but I still enjoy it. I line them up in the scope and think BANG...gotcha. But never pull the trigger. Saves the squirrel for another hunt.
I'll kill a few each year to make some stew though. I'll never forget once at chuch my wife said something about making squirrel stew. One of the ladies in our Sunday School class asked her what do you make squirrel stew with (She was a gen-U-wine "California Girl"). When my wife said "Squirrels" she asked "Where do you buy squirrels?" My wife laughed and said you don't buy squirrels, you hunt them. Poor Cali girl looked confused..."Who inspects the meat?" I spoke up and said "I do." Her husband laughed and said "Don't pay any attention to her. She won't eat chicken that has bones in it." By now, to her credit, Cali girl was laughing at herself too. "WELL!! I'll just come down there and run through the woods yelling "Run little squirrel...RUN!" I said, "Oh, don't do that. They'll just die tired. She and her husband both laughed out loud. She knew she was kinda goofy too, but we all loved her anyway.
Normally I use a 22 of one kind or another, usually a 10/22, but I have killed many a one with a shotgun. This year I think I'll finally break out my Thompson Seneca .36 cal muzzle-loader. I've had it for years but never fired it until recently. I finally picked up the "stuff" and have fired it a few times. It should be about perfect for my type of hunting.
I'll kill a few each year to make some stew though. I'll never forget once at chuch my wife said something about making squirrel stew. One of the ladies in our Sunday School class asked her what do you make squirrel stew with (She was a gen-U-wine "California Girl"). When my wife said "Squirrels" she asked "Where do you buy squirrels?" My wife laughed and said you don't buy squirrels, you hunt them. Poor Cali girl looked confused..."Who inspects the meat?" I spoke up and said "I do." Her husband laughed and said "Don't pay any attention to her. She won't eat chicken that has bones in it." By now, to her credit, Cali girl was laughing at herself too. "WELL!! I'll just come down there and run through the woods yelling "Run little squirrel...RUN!" I said, "Oh, don't do that. They'll just die tired. She and her husband both laughed out loud. She knew she was kinda goofy too, but we all loved her anyway.
Normally I use a 22 of one kind or another, usually a 10/22, but I have killed many a one with a shotgun. This year I think I'll finally break out my Thompson Seneca .36 cal muzzle-loader. I've had it for years but never fired it until recently. I finally picked up the "stuff" and have fired it a few times. It should be about perfect for my type of hunting.
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