First squirrel
Oct 8, 2021 12:22:49 GMT -5
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Post by joebuck on Oct 8, 2021 12:22:49 GMT -5
Hey, all;
Well, i finally got my first squirrel this morning. I know some of you guys and girls have been at this fir a long time, and can remember your first successful hunt, and a squirrel may seem like a small thing, but it's significant to me.
I didn't grow up hunting. Long story short, i was raised by a single mom, and although i had some pretty cool uncles, none of them were outdoorsmen; and seeing as how i grew up in the 70's, the outdoors was all me and my brother had. We'd run around "the prairie" as my mom called it, and sort of learned fishing by trial and error.(mostly error.).
So now, i'm 51, kinda late to this aspect of outdoorsmanship. My motivation for learning how to hunt is threefold:
1: lets call it what it is - we live in uncertain times, and i wanted to see if i could acquire the tools and skills to feed my family, if need be.
2: i wanted to make the effort to get better acquainted with the food that we eat. Like i said, i fish; taught my daughter how to fish, but 99% of her peers think fish come breaded in stick form.
3: my brother is a chef, like a CHEF chef, so from a culinary perspective i've eaten some pretty interesting things...but i wanted to experiment with squirrel and rabbit. I'll need to get a couple more squirrels before i start cooking (i'm thinking of squirrel carnitas, squirrel rogan ghosh, as well as the classic fried squirrel and brunswick stew). I'll post recipes and reviews in the butcher shop forum!
Anyway, thats it for now. Thanks for all the knowledge you've shared with me! This old dog's got some new tricks now!
Joebuck
Well, i finally got my first squirrel this morning. I know some of you guys and girls have been at this fir a long time, and can remember your first successful hunt, and a squirrel may seem like a small thing, but it's significant to me.
I didn't grow up hunting. Long story short, i was raised by a single mom, and although i had some pretty cool uncles, none of them were outdoorsmen; and seeing as how i grew up in the 70's, the outdoors was all me and my brother had. We'd run around "the prairie" as my mom called it, and sort of learned fishing by trial and error.(mostly error.).
So now, i'm 51, kinda late to this aspect of outdoorsmanship. My motivation for learning how to hunt is threefold:
1: lets call it what it is - we live in uncertain times, and i wanted to see if i could acquire the tools and skills to feed my family, if need be.
2: i wanted to make the effort to get better acquainted with the food that we eat. Like i said, i fish; taught my daughter how to fish, but 99% of her peers think fish come breaded in stick form.
3: my brother is a chef, like a CHEF chef, so from a culinary perspective i've eaten some pretty interesting things...but i wanted to experiment with squirrel and rabbit. I'll need to get a couple more squirrels before i start cooking (i'm thinking of squirrel carnitas, squirrel rogan ghosh, as well as the classic fried squirrel and brunswick stew). I'll post recipes and reviews in the butcher shop forum!
Anyway, thats it for now. Thanks for all the knowledge you've shared with me! This old dog's got some new tricks now!
Joebuck
