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Hunting, pest control, animal culling
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Squirrel are a lot tougher to skin than you would think. There's a lot of the furry little fuckers so plenty of practice. I would recommend getting game shears since getting through bone can be a bitch with a knife.
There's not much meat so I just do the legs and back straps. Used my special bread crumb recipe (add Kraft parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, and a pinch of dill weed) to coat them and cooked in an air frier.
I'll power level a little. I'm from the US in what can be considered Appalachian hill country. What can I say, stereotypes exist for a reason.
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If this counts as a PL, this thread is going much better than the last time someone started a hunting thread.
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I'm afraid to eat wild game anymore after all the reports of prion disease in them, squirrels and possums included. Wolves used to take care of them before they got out of hand and now they've been literally eradicated from most areas. Coyotes and coyote/wolf hybrids have taken over and now they're seen as pests. Predators are necessary to maintain a healthy population of game but you get enough Karens crying how a coyote ate her Chihuahua and that's enough for Wiley E. Coyote to be hunted into extinction.
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Don't overcomplicate things. Either shoot it with a 22LR (CCI Subsonics will do) or if you live in a place that isn't fun, get a Crosman 2240 with a steel breech kit, aftermarket LPA adjustable sights, a lighter trigger spring and some good pellets for it. It works on grouse too, good to 20-25 yards.
Or make a squirrel snare, that's easier.
Oh yeah and wouldn't .17HMR really tear up a squirrel? Those little fuckers are fast.
This is a nice and easy method to clean a squirrel.
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Or make a squirrel snare, that's easier.
Oh yeah and wouldn't .17HMR really tear up a squirrel? Those little fuckers are fast.
This is a nice and easy method to clean a squirrel.
How To Skin a Squirrel Using the Tail Method With Steven Rinella and Kevin Murphy
Steven Rinella and Kevin Murphy give step-by-step instructions for the best method of skinning a squirrel.----------------Find Sportsman Channel in your area...
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I saw a study once that claims extreme high pressure cooking of prion-infected meats does destroy most of the prion infectivity, but also makes the meat texture and taste kinda suck. I suppose in some apocalyptic wasteland future we can still eat squirrel tendies provided they were autoclaved into firelighters first. Something about prions freaks me out. Viruses are weird enough, but infective misfolding proteins is just a level of weirdness I find hard to parse.
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I use a .22lr for small animals,
Except gophers, fuck them, my father in law and I used to sit on porch and blow their heads off with a 20ga.
Nothing ruins a lot of hard landscaping like a piece of shit gopher.
A good 12ga will do you well for all manner of bird, and even deer if you are good with slugs.
The skinning and gutting gets easier, rubber gloves are definitely a part of all my hunting bags along with agood sharp knife just for gutting.
And bring those little wire tie offs that come with garage bags. I’ve found cutting out the around the butthole and tying off the intestines and the same with the esophagus, before opening the stomach cavity to gut larger animals saves a lot of grief
Crawdads/crayfish are really fun to catch. I make small baskets out of chicken wire and fasten it to a pole, you can easily scoop them out of the river. They also love chicken, so you can tie some fishing line around a raw drumstick and toss it in, give it a moment and just pull it out, usually have a couple just clamped on.
Except gophers, fuck them, my father in law and I used to sit on porch and blow their heads off with a 20ga.
Nothing ruins a lot of hard landscaping like a piece of shit gopher.
A good 12ga will do you well for all manner of bird, and even deer if you are good with slugs.
The skinning and gutting gets easier, rubber gloves are definitely a part of all my hunting bags along with agood sharp knife just for gutting.
And bring those little wire tie offs that come with garage bags. I’ve found cutting out the around the butthole and tying off the intestines and the same with the esophagus, before opening the stomach cavity to gut larger animals saves a lot of grief
Crawdads/crayfish are really fun to catch. I make small baskets out of chicken wire and fasten it to a pole, you can easily scoop them out of the river. They also love chicken, so you can tie some fishing line around a raw drumstick and toss it in, give it a moment and just pull it out, usually have a couple just clamped on.
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I have no problem with killing for population control, but for the vast majority of species, it should be mandated that you harvest the meat. Either for human or domestic animal feed or compost. It should just not be allowed to rot. Otherwise, kill away.
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I don't support cannibalism. Maybe that makes me wasteful.
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I won't shoot any living thing if I'm not going to eat it. Except foxes, fuck foxes.
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I disagree when it comes to animals that don't have that much meat to begin with or live too close to the city. I would eat a pigeon but if it's too close to the city, I won't (have you seen those stubby legged pigeons?).
If you can't eat an animal, put it on a compost pile and feed it to your plants instead.
PS: I've decided to put off buying an airgun for now due to a bunch of expenses coming up so my hunting ventures will be delayed a few months.
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That's a great setup. Crosman makes a 2240 XL that comes with the steel breech installed and your choice of the LPA sight or the Williams target sight from the 2300S. Got mine with the Williams sight, and after doing a trigger job, it's a fantastic shooter for the money.
Had a productive squirrel hunt Saturday out at my brother in law's farm with my nephew. We each got 4 reds. He uses an old Mossberg 144LSB Target .22, and I got to try out my new Bergara B14R .22. Most shots were under 50 yards, all headshots with Federal Gold Medal Match.
The B14R is a helluva shooter. Nice to have a rifle I don't have to do any work on. Everything is properly set up right out of the box. Great fit and finish as well-
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Moderates say winnowing dark squirrels - presented from North America in the nineteenth century - near local red squirrel populaces is the most effective way to safeguard the diminishing reds, which additionally kick the bucket from the squirrel-pox infection conveyed by grays.
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Those Bergaras are sweet, good setup. I ended up going the opposite route, built a grouse/squirrel rig from a 10/22 with a Green Mountain barrel, Magpul Hunter stock, a LPVO optic and some other odds and ends.
Have you tried any subsonics in it? May help squeeze out a little extra accuracy, although the Gold Medal is quite accurate for a high velocity round.
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My hound dog has managed to extirpate every furry thing that ever lived in my yard. Only took him about 5 years to do. Rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, moles, voles, gophers, etc...
As far as invasive species, wipe the damn things out. As far as species that have lost their dominant predator due to man, they are our responsibility to control now. Anyone that thinks otherwise is a moron.
The only thing I'd suggest is that regardless of what you hunt, make sure you check with your county/state/province/municipality, etc... about known potential contaminants that are known to be a problem. This is especially an issue with anything aquatic. Sometimes getting the information can be difficult. I had to really dig to find out my local lake is flagged for PCB concentrations. I'd suggest the same for known parasites. A friend of mine got echinococcosis from a bad squirrel.
As far as invasive species, wipe the damn things out. As far as species that have lost their dominant predator due to man, they are our responsibility to control now. Anyone that thinks otherwise is a moron.
The only thing I'd suggest is that regardless of what you hunt, make sure you check with your county/state/province/municipality, etc... about known potential contaminants that are known to be a problem. This is especially an issue with anything aquatic. Sometimes getting the information can be difficult. I had to really dig to find out my local lake is flagged for PCB concentrations. I'd suggest the same for known parasites. A friend of mine got echinococcosis from a bad squirrel.
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Gotta love the 10/22. Used to build those with all sorts of odd setups. The Volquartsen stuff was big way back when. Great lightweight tensioned barrels and drop in trigger groups.
I just sighted in the Bergara the day before our squirrel hunt, so I've not shot anything other than the Federal Match. I've got a variety of subsonic to test, including some of that odd Aguila SSS stuff.
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I have a 30-30 that I use to hunt with when I'm back home and want a bunch of free food. People have all sorts of crazy hunting rifles out there but I stick to my grandfather's rule; "If you can't kill it with a 30-30, stay the hell away from it."