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Just wondering how many people actively hunt squirrels. I don't mean if one happens by but go out to just squirrel hunt? I have only talked to one other person that hunts squirrel and that was a CO.
I been out 3 times this year and managed 11 in total. I was out yesterday and got my 5. I use a dog as well, so wonder how many people use a dog too?
Seems the new hunters (ones getting into the sport with no mentors) that I run into say they're hunting squirrel. Think its because as a newbie its probably the most available game in town.
caught your post on the other site, would love to see 'em here too.
finn, i like your response, not sure if you were going for funny or not, "only game in town" as there are lots of them in town. I can't post pictures and have tried flicker or whatever it call and had no luck with that either. I don't like posting things without pictures
pun not intended but ya thats why live traps were invented. The newbies I've talked to mention squirrel as their target as I get a feeling they really didn't know what else to hunt.Quote:
Originally Posted by sabmgb
Suprised flicker isn't working for you what seems the problem as I use it all the time and once you get the hang of it its not to bad
pics are great and would be a nice addition here.
https://farm66.staticflickr.com/6553...f1b0aac2_m.jpg
trying picture
thanks finn, I guess I just needed to go back and try again. The picture is of the 5 I got yesterday
ya posting pics on this site is squirrelly ( pun intended) at best and those tiny pictures are sore on the eyes. That's why I like the third party hostingQuote:
Originally Posted by sabmgb
so tried to update my deer picture of controlled hunt, and it not working. Maybe a one time deal to just make me try again,
I'm an oportunist I hunt whatever is in season and I can eat it. But never seems to be many big squirrels in the woods around here or where I camp.
I've never targeted them. I rarely see them while small game hunting but occasionally see them from the deer/ bear stand.
How do you usually cook them?
I took it up again 3 years ago and really enjoy it. I had a mixed breed (spaniel/lab) that would hunt them. He would go on the far side of the tree and move the squirrel to my side. He would retrieve them as well. I have a friend who hunts them a lot and another who killed 2 this year with his .32 muzzle loader. TC
I usually put a few tablespoons of flour in a bag, with salt, pepper and garlic, mix it well then put pieces of squirrel in bag and shake. I will put what I'm going to eat and a few extra piece in salted water in sauce pan, cut up and onion add salt and garlic, bring to boil then simmer for a couple hours. Drain water and onion. put the pieces in the flour bag then place in a frying pan that is mid high heat with melted butter. Cook till browned turn brown other side and then enjoy. I ate almost 2 for lunch today pretty hard to beat. Oh and I soak over night in salted water the night before, this helps remove any blood. I cut the squirrel into 5 pieces as well.
It is fun with the dog almost makes you lazy. Fun to watch the squirrel try to hide from the dog.
Well, season is done for this year but maybe I will get to try one in the coming season. If my dog wasn't so terrified of gunfire he would be an amazing squirrel hunter. It's almost his full time job at home.
honestly my favourite type of hunting, and can be way more challenging than people think based on watching the ones run around in your front yard. When they know they are being hunted they can be very tough to hunt.
In my mind the best tasting wild game there is. Fried is hard to beat, but lots of recipes online for different options.
spend the time and train that out of him. Go park a few blocks away from the gun range with him until he gets used to that, then move closer, repeat. In the long run you will both enjoy life more.Quote:
Originally Posted by dean.f
Haha I believe the ship has sailed, he's 9 years old now and the best I could get him is to still venture outside during duck season (the lake is half km away) during the summer he won't leave the house past dusk for fear of fireworks. I've tried a few different methods over his lifetime but I think he was totally traumatized by fireworks as a puppy and I just couldn't get him past it.
It’s been years now but i used to do quite a bit of squirrel hunting in my younger days. I used to still hunt them with an Anshutz .22 model 64 single shot that had diopter sights on it. I used Eley Club premium ammo. You did not need a second shot You could put three shots into far less than a dime at 50 meters with the gun. I used a homemade bipod to shoot and would only take head shots. I’d skin and gut them on site as I didnt want to track all the fleas home. They were fine eating. I’d put them on par with cottontail or ruffed grouse. My favourite recipe was 3 or 4 gutted squirrels, rubbed with salt. Add to crockpot then add two cups beef broth and a few shakes of Montreal steak spice. Cook all day on low. Thicken liquid with beef Bisto to make gravy. I’d make buttermilk tea biscuits to eat with it, and usually some basmati rice. Same slow crockpot with mushroom soup was also good. They are also excellent eating if you bone out the hams and backstraps, then dunk in eggwash and roll in Italian breadcrumbs. Pan fry in butter. Omg they are good. Just as good as cottontail if you ask me. I imagine a 17hmr would be a dandy caliber now to use for head shooting them.
Cook squirrel like you would rabbit, low and slow. Soaking in salt water never hurts either and YES skinning them in the woods helps get rid of the fleas.
That sounds just right delicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenelon
Never. Only hunted what I wanted to eat - except for coyotes to help out farmers.Quote:
Originally Posted by sabmgb
Only used a dog for gamebirds and rabbits.
Shot and ate a few, problem is there are very few up here. I I can get the pics to work I’ll post one I got with my Henry 22.
I would love to hunt squirrels so bad... Can't wait to receive my license
I think it is closed in most if not all WMU so you just might have to wait until next year.... It is fun though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by HunterMabee
they are a lot harder to get then you would think, takes a lot of patience. and it is closes on December 31 or sooner in some areas I believe.
Remember Grey,Black and Fox only, no red as they are fur bearers, unless they are causing damage.Quote:
Originally Posted by HunterMabee
I specifically hunt for squirrels and it’s one of my favourite hunts. Only got into squirrels seriously about 5 years ago. Growing up in Northern Ontario we had no season (red squirrels are not a game animal in ON) Now that I live in the south it’s some of the best hunting in town. And yes, I enjoy eating them too!
Cook them like rabbit! Stew is good. They are quite tasty, but I don't touch'em. I prefer bugs bunny.
Its how I started hunting and is still one of my favourite time killer hunts. Just step out to the local woods and turn your eyes up. As others have said it's not always the easiest hunt they are small and fast, and once they know your tracking them they like to vanish in the tree tops