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...I'm slowly winning the war on squirrels. One more down. A couple hundred left :-)

Chris.

Chris,

As you likely know you will never win the war & run out of squirrels. Shoot some and more move in. I hope you're eating those really tasty rodents. I like nothing better than fried squirrel. I have 8 in the freezer and about to stroke up the fire.

I grew up eating squirrels. My Mother's technique was to cut in quarters then boiled to tenderize them. Then roll in egg and flour and fry. I added another step of soaking them in milk overnight prior to boiling. Man are they good.

My wife's house dog Emma Lynn is a dachshund which I trained as a squirrel dog. She spends the better part of the day moving from front door to back door watching for squirrels and sounds the alarm when one is spotted. When I grab the rifle she about kills herself trying to get out the door. Then having no one to "circle the tree" we wait for the little sucker to show itself. Of course Emma get the best parts of the intestines for a reward.

BTW, Although I live outside the city limits and firearms are legal to shoot, our neighbors would not appreciate me firing even a .22, so I use a good high velocity pellet rifle and only take head shots. When it hits the ground Emma nails it just to make sure, then allows me to pick it up after a few bites.

Wayne