BilletHead

Good question, Frozen game does. That is why you are supposed to put date, contents, day of take, name and or conservation number. I do this to everything we take. So now we come to processed. State and federal law can be different I think. These canned squirrel are processed and ready to eat. I don't think that should count. Since waterfowl are federal makes me wonder about canning geese which many do.

You are not useless anymore. Oneshot you keep many of us smiling with you posts. Just keep being yourself.

Wow what a mess.

Thank you, Anthony!

I got the hankering for potato soup. Then said something about a pork tenderloin sammich. So we had both. At Sam's we bought a whole tenderloin. Pat whipped up the soup and then went to slicing a piece of the tenderloin. We like the whole ones and work it up in think slices and one or two roasts. As Pat beat the tenderloin slice into submission she said go get lettuce out of the garden. I did and she was breading and frying the pork. I had the worst fall lettuce planting. Third planting I guess was the charm as a few came up. It all came together and a late lunch/ early supper was very good.

Appropriate for tonight,

Oh, buddy I know. They flat become part of your family. Sadie went with us everywhere until her health would not let her. Even then we found someone to stay with her here at the house. Oh, how we miss her. We had her 17 years.

Tjm knows what he is saying. Fried first lid off then broken down with steam. Hot going to be crispy but just as tasty. Sounds like my grandma and mom. There was bacon grease or lard always used too I am betting!

Ours were too and that can help break the meat into submission. some of the medium ones as I call them were fried and removed. The sticky bits were covered with water, some cheap white wine or chicken broth and other seasonings if wanted. Just like your mom put on a skillet lid to match that skillet with the liquid approx. halfway up the meat sides. onto the simmer burner low and walk away then check minimally to keep that liquid there. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Believe me John we have thought about it a bunch. It is not out of the picture totally. If we did it would be a smaller Lab like the English version. House companion for sure. Just not quite ready. In the meantime we can come up and visit your two balls o fire when we need a fix.

I have only found one small cluster of black trumpets around here. Our friend that has a place south of Herman finds a bunch. Been so dry here no Chanterelles for three summers.

WOWZERS!

Ok all is forgiven, I guess. 😆 Carry on two stroker Mr. Evinrude !

Are you chicken? Or just a squirrel 🤣 ?

Found some! If we were making a soup or stew might add some. If it doesn't get cold this log will continue to bloom with them. https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/witches-butter

Just a bit of canning or sea salt depending on the jar size. I do them in half pints. They hold one quartered up squirrel. Tell you what we will send you one after I get it done.

https://honest-food.net/braised-squirrel-aurora-recipe/ There is no frying involved but I can get this falling off the bone tender. All squirrel can be made tender period. I'm getting ready to pressure can some. That stuff is the bomb. What you must do is try something different from what Grandma, Mom or Aunt Betty did. Cooking has come a long ways. Adapt I separate my squirrel when vacuum sealing. Old, medium and young. Cook according to that age. Its easy

You cannot just fry an old squirrel and think it's not going to be tough. I'm just going to say this it like it or not. You don't know what you are doing with your meat. 🤣 In the last couple of days I have shot four out of six that are not going to be for frying but I can make them tasty. You could pressure cook them and then fry but why? There are more interesting things to do with them. Just go to the dollar store and get you some of the ground up chicken shaped like dinosaurs call them a chicken nugget and be happy.

Squirrel Meat Is Generally Safe To Eat And Has Been Compared To Rabbit.

We need this like TJM very badly. Before this we were in the bullseye here in Vernon County. Looks like it is shifting to the East some. We had 2 inches even last night. I will take every drop we are given. If all of you to the East don't want so much rain, will you all please go outside and fill your lungs and all at once blow towards the west as hard as you can maybe the line will shift. Our soil will thank you.

Great Hunt! They are tracking how long they mortality rate of a covey. Yes, they want that information. Reason you have so many bands is the whole covey that are set up for winter were together. I am betting that whole covey was banded. Thanks for posting This is really neat!

Anyone have any success today? The BilletHeads have a report. Once again dry conditions. Our saving grace was the pond in the timber we like to open up the middle zone had some water. Our country did have a couple rain events in the spring that filled the pond. It's low now but enough to hunt. Bone dry last year. We limited out. Not being picky really. Very few big ducks around due to unseasonably warm weather. Today was a wood duck and green wing teal shoot both are good eats. This hunt lasted less than an hour of actual hunting time. I shot the first wood duck. Went out to retrieve knowing fully well there was a rusted broken off fence post in the middle. Shin deep for me and to Pat's knees. For mud bottom it's easy walking. I do use a shovel handle walking in it. I should of shuffled but instead normal walk. I found the post and tore a hole top of my boot through the wader material. I'm thinking not even patchable. Lucky it didn't get my leg. Got back and emptied what I could right out of the hole I had made. Told Pat you are up to the plate now for water duty. So as a good sport she did. Birds trickling in on and off. Nice teal wads and smaller Woodies. I hope these videos are seeable. Lots of laughs were had. VID_20241102_075842384.mp4 VID_20241102_080114218.mp4 Another amazing deal all drake day for both species. Two wood ducks each and four green wings each. Cleaned up really well clean bunch. The transportation ready to head back to the truck. VID_20241102_084919163.mp4

Already has been.

I like this very much.