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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
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Subject: Re: So how do YOU cook squirrels?
Keywords: rodents stew recipe critters assault pistols
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Date: 14 Mar 91 12:47:22 GMT
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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
In article <326@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> ftpam1@acad3.alaska.edu (MUNTS PHILLIP A) writes:
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>From: ftpam1@acad3.alaska.edu (MUNTS PHILLIP A)
>     Somehow or other I have found myself committed to bring a squirrel
>dish to an upcoming dinner.  My SOP has been to simply stew them like
>any other meat.  I would like some alternatives.  A friend of mine does
>casseroles; I would like to try something different.
>
>     I only use handguns for hunting these little critters.  Previously I
>have used a revolver with open sights, but I have been practicing this winter
>with a Ruger Mk II plus Aimpoint.  I shoot much better groups on paper with
>the Aimpoint; we shall soon see how that holds up in the field.

Well, when I was a boy in Virginia, we used to shoot them fairly
accurately (and quite lethally) with wrist rockets (slingshots).
We cooked them like we cooked rabbits.  I think any rabbit recipe
should work just fine with squirrel since the meat seems to have a
similar consistency.

Oh yeah, every once in a while (usually after an Eastwood flick),
we'd dump the wrist rockets and use my .357 Ruger Blackhawk
(with a 8" barrel).  It was quite effective if the critter wasn't
moving, but you needed to get a head shot if you wanted to eat
the thing.  Otherwise, you just left a little red fog on the
ground.

Cheers,

Chris

p.s.  Perhaps, this should go to alt.tasteless as well? :-)

[Moderator's note:  It certainly should go to a.t.  As moderator, I
have very serious reservations about sending this post.  I finally
decided to post it as an example of the type of activities that are
clearly violations of hunting ethics.  Perhaps, later discussions will
present ideas on how to discourage this type of activity...]

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