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Creek Walker Gobbler Posts: 9672 From: Oneida, TN Registered: Aug 2002	posted 08-27-2010 06:57 AM http://www.livetohunt.net/2010/08/squirrel-season-a-time-to-reflect-pass-it-on/ IP: 204.116.36.120
DeMaster30 Gobbler Posts: 4436 From: DID I TELL YOU I KILLED A BIG TURKEY??? Registered: Nov 2002	posted 08-27-2010 07:03 AM I do!! Tomorrow is free hunting day so it would be a good time to take someone who has never hunted or that don’t get to go much. IP: 167.29.0.4
Kevo222 Gobbler Posts: 1572 From: Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius Registered: Nov 2007	posted 08-27-2010 07:05 AM Look forward to it every year. I'll only go a couple of times but enjoy it. IP: 199.82.243.74
VolDoug Moderator Posts: 14645 From: Crossville TN Registered: Aug 2001	posted 08-27-2010 07:33 AM Used to, but not any more. I loved the challenge of using a .22, as using a shotgun was just too easy, and had no appeal to me. Plus, I hated cleaning them; no one ate them; so I quit hunting them. IP: 74.43.119.66
Sackett Moderator Posts: 46900 From: Oneida, TN Registered: Apr 2002	posted 08-27-2010 07:53 AM I use to love it, .22 was the only way to go! I don't like eating them though and use to give them away. I don't know who to give them to now. Seth goes and kills a few. He likes to clean them too and he will eat a few. IP: 207.144.249.80
gobhunter69 Gobbler Posts: 3335 From: Tonka thinks Tully is hot Registered: Jan 2002	posted 08-27-2010 09:19 AM thinking about going in the morning if Kevo gets breakfast cook early IP: 68.34.222.199
Kevo222 Gobbler Posts: 1572 From: Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius Registered: Nov 2007	posted 08-27-2010 09:28 AM quote: Originally posted by gobhunter69: thinking about going in the morning if Kevo gets breakfast cook early Fine ... but no commando for you. IP: 199.82.243.71
USE TURPIN CALLS Gobbler Posts: 5852 From: Memphis,TN Registered: Mar 2002	posted 08-27-2010 09:30 AM I don't go like I used to when I had squirrel dogs but I am looking forward to being in the woods in the Morning!! IP: 68.221.141.29
Team Turpin Moderator Posts: 62123 From: I am Sonny's hero! Registered: Feb 2002	posted 08-27-2010 09:48 AM I use a .22 after the leaves get off. We used to keep squirrel dogs and beagles so rabbits and squirrels is what I grew up hunting. We even talked about on Doug's radio show the other day about hunting with a .22 and he commented how dangerous it is now to hunt them shooting up with a .22. I use my old 12 but may grab my grandaddys 20 cause I don't play. I am going after my limit and it is hard to see them up in the tops of them scaly barks and sometimes I just shoot at tails or ears. Sometimes it ain't a squirrel We eat'em! Fried, in dumplings and in stews. I hate to clean em this time of year too but a good shady spot and a garden hose and it ain't to bad. I got an old sling shot shaped beech tree I had my first deer stand in and have killed many a squirrel out of that I work my way to and carve the date in it to let'em know I made it one more year. IP: 161.45.230.42
wordbird Gobbler Posts: 3230 From: Anderson, Ala. Registered: May 2002	posted 08-27-2010 12:26 PM I won't go tomorrow but I'll pack the .22 on some camera checking trips and kill a few. ------------------ "The only absolute in turkey hunting is that there are no absolutes" Wordbird IP: 75.204.113.114
patrickvol Gobbler Posts: 1496 From: corryton.TN Registered: Mar 2002	posted 08-27-2010 01:29 PM too hot to go hunting now, maybe after deer season ------------------ Happiness is a warm gut pile IP: 70.63.232.90
shopson Gobbler Posts: 3838 From: Greeneville,Tn Registered: Oct 2001	posted 08-27-2010 05:30 PM quote: We eat'em! Fried, in dumplings and in stews. [/B] IP: 76.114.121.200
shopson Gobbler Posts: 3838 From: Greeneville,Tn Registered: Oct 2001	posted 08-27-2010 05:34 PM quote: We eat'em! Fried, in dumplings and in stews. [/B] Get a little extra kick with them dumplings this time of year too. Yum Yum! IP: 76.114.121.200
SolosBoss Gobbler Posts: 426 From: McMinn County TN Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-28-2010 06:50 AM We still love to squirrel hunt!!!! Solo is the only one who eats them though...I didn't go this morning because I had back surgery 2 weeks ago and have to be careful....but I love all the things Solo has to do for me IP: 64.136.26.235
TRKY270 Gobbler Posts: 389 From: Livingston La, Registered: Jul 2007	posted 08-28-2010 02:19 PM Get a little extra kick with them dumplings this time of year too. Yum Yum! I was wondering the same thing.......... I see that alot down here. IP: 192.208.44.88
scottd41069 Moderator Posts: 32073 From: corryton Registered: Apr 2002	posted 08-28-2010 06:54 PM quote: Originally posted by SolosBoss: We still love to squirrel hunt!!!! Solo is the only one who eats them though...I didn't go this morning because I had back surgery 2 weeks ago and have to be careful....but I love all the things Solo has to do for me Hope your back is getting better!! IP: 74.248.202.209
SolosBoss Gobbler Posts: 426 From: McMinn County TN Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-29-2010 01:24 PM Thanks Scott!!! It gets better everyday IP: 64.136.26.226
solohunter Gobbler Posts: 1621 From: McMinn County TN Registered: Apr 2002	posted 08-30-2010 03:00 PM Appreciate the kind words Scott. The Boss has to go back to Parkwest. Infection has set in in her lower back. They have to go back in and take care of it. That's just what we need......another hospital bill! Getting back to the topic of the thread. I still squirrel hunt alot, but mostly later in the year. Too hot and buggy for me right now. IP: 64.136.26.227
Sackett Moderator Posts: 46900 From: Oneida, TN Registered: Apr 2002	posted 08-30-2010 03:03 PM quote: Originally posted by solohunter: Appreciate the kind words Scott. The Boss has to go back to Parkwest. Infection has set in in her lower back. They have to go back in and take care of it. That's just what we need......another hospital bill! Sorry to hear that. She is the third person on here that is dealing with back trouble right now. I sure hope it isn't something in the water. I hope it goes well, we will be praying for you all. IP: 207.144.249.80
mike243 Gobbler Posts: 43 From: heiskell tn Registered: Nov 2002	posted 08-31-2010 03:30 AM i carry a set of bino's & try to make sure they dont have any sores on them,hate leaving them laying but i cant bring my self to eat them when they have big sores on them,coarse some times it looks like a mercy killing IP: 98.240.0.154
BigTroop Gobbler Posts: 9696 From: Henderson, TN, US Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-31-2010 06:38 AM I need to point something out about the "wolves" or bot fly larvae that can be found in squirrels during late summer and early fall. A wildlife biologist friends of mine explained and showed me that the larvae encapsulate subcutaneously, but not in the muscle tissue. You can do several things rather than wasting good wild game. (1) Skin the squirrel and in most cases the larvae will go with the hide. (2) If the encapsulation is on a thigh or the shoulder, simply cut the affected limb off and use the remainder of the carcass. (3) Eat the larvae along with the meat... It's just more protein! Seriously, No. 1 and 2 are solutions. There's nothing wrong with the meat if you get rid of the bot fly larvae. ------------------ "Women Love Me, Men Fear Me... Wild Turkeys Are Moderately Indifferent" [This message has been edited by BigTroop (edited 08-31-2010).] IP: 65.116.202.2
VolDoug Moderator Posts: 14645 From: Crossville TN Registered: Aug 2001	posted 08-31-2010 06:40 AM quote: Originally posted by BigTroop: explained and showed me that the larvae encapsulate subcutaneously, but not in the muscle tissue. I was gonna mention that, but didn't want to come across as a know-it-all ! IP: 74.43.119.66
BigTroop Gobbler Posts: 9696 From: Henderson, TN, US Registered: Jul 2002	posted 08-31-2010 06:48 AM Duggie! You, a know-it-all? Them's fightin' words! ------------------ "Women Love Me, Men Fear Me... Wild Turkeys Are Moderately Indifferent" IP: 65.116.202.2
USE TURPIN CALLS Gobbler Posts: 5852 From: Memphis,TN Registered: Mar 2002	posted 08-31-2010 02:05 PM None of my squirrels had wolves. I had forgotten how good fried squirrel was!!!! IP: 208.63.179.194

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