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Post by USCGME2 on Sept 16, 2013 16:16:54 GMT -7
Wow, the big reds here, especially later in the year, are tough little boogers. I always have to cook them slow or they get leather tough on me. Every body has a favorite way of doing it, I like to use my crock pot and they get fall off the bone tender. How did you do him up?
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Post by offtrail on Sept 16, 2013 19:05:02 GMT -7
Wow, the big reds here, especially later in the year, are tough little boogers. I always have to cook them slow or they get leather tough on me. Every body has a favorite way of doing it, I like to use my crock pot and they get fall off the bone tender. How did you do him up? Just a little par boiling then it was off to the skillet. If it was an old boy i would do just as you said. |
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Post by woodyz on Sept 16, 2013 22:16:48 GMT -7
My step-father loved his squirrel brains, but we always shot them in the head with a .22. I like the fox squirrels much better than the grays that are prominent here in SC. But we do have a few areas where you can find fox squirrels. I had my 12 year old grandson here this summer and I took him out to shoot several times while he was here. He used a .22 once and a 20 Ga. most of the time. I just wanted him to make some kills and see how they are dressed and what they taste like. He has been shooting paper for years but this is the first year he killed animals to eat. Besides the danged tree rats here chewed the connectors off of a truck we had pulled the transmission on. I don't know why they like to chew wires, but they do and they run off with them.
I threw some quail up for him to shoot (at), they are too tame to fly if you were to turn them loose and walk up on them, in fact the ones I threw up and he missed, I just walk up to and picked up to throw again. Yes they can fly, he hasn't learn quite how to track them yet, but he does do pretty good on clay birds, may be 25% hits. I would have him doing better if he lived closer.
We caught some catfish, white bass and sun fish while he was here, but didn't get to go much because we had so much rain.
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Post by jimjones on Sept 20, 2013 17:51:22 GMT -7
Way to go ,O.T...... That was a good shot.. I will be out with you soon.... got to get my Ducks in line.. Save some for me...
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Post by offtrail on Sept 20, 2013 18:05:41 GMT -7
Way to go ,O.T...... That was a good shot.. I will be out with you soon.... got to get my Ducks in line.. Save some for me... Not a problem at all. |
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Post by offtrail on Sept 20, 2013 18:07:59 GMT -7
My step-father loved his squirrel brains, but we always shot them in the head with a .22. I like the fox squirrels much better than the grays that are prominent here in SC. But we do have a few areas where you can find fox squirrels. I had my 12 year old grandson here this summer and I took him out to shoot several times while he was here. He used a .22 once and a 20 Ga. most of the time. I just wanted him to make some kills and see how they are dressed and what they taste like. He has been shooting paper for years but this is the first year he killed animals to eat. Besides the danged tree rats here chewed the connectors off of a truck we had pulled the transmission on. I don't know why they like to chew wires, but they do and they run off with them. I threw some quail up for him to shoot (at), they are too tame to fly if you were to turn them loose and walk up on them, in fact the ones I threw up and he missed, I just walk up to and picked up to throw again. Yes they can fly, he hasn't learn quite how to track them yet, but he does do pretty good on clay birds, may be 25% hits. I would have him doing better if he lived closer. We caught some catfish, white bass and sun fish while he was here, but didn't get to go much because we had so much rain. Lucky young man to have you as a grandfather, way to spend time with him doing things he may never get to do  |
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Post by woodyz on Sept 20, 2013 19:56:45 GMT -7
My Uncle (step-fathers brother) hunted squirrels with a set of matched .22 Colt six shooters. Every kill was a fast draw, and I do mean fast, with either hand. Running he would hit them some where, sitting he would head shoot. I never saw him miss. He was the same drawing a set of Colt .45 six guns. I always felt he was a couple of generations after his time, he would have made a hell of a gunfighter. When my best friend and I were stationed at El Toro in CA. we would hike back into a National Forest behind the base and practice fast drawing with .22 six guns into a sand stone cliff we found. We got pretty good. One day a friend came with us and was frustrated because he could not draw and shoot nearly as fast as we could. We were using single action Colts and he couldn't master the draw and cock in one motion. So he decided he would pre-cock then draw. We tried to talk him out of it, but you know how dumb some people can be. The front sight caught the edge and he shot his leg through the holster. Bullet went into his thigh, bounced off of his thigh bone, out his thigh and in to his foot. We only stopped laughing at him when it became apparent we would have to carry him 3 miles out.  Sorry got off post |
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