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I'm a country hick and admit that! LOL Grew up hunting and eating wild game all my life.
Got a day off today due to Covid at my work and deep cleaning. Granddaughter was out of school for the same thing. Decided to take her squirrel hunting. Bought her a BB gun at about (age removed), progressed to a pellet gun a few years later. Then got her into shooting a .22 cal rifle of mine. She shoots pretty well! Took her out hunting maybe 5 years ago, (she did not carry a gun) and she was too hyper to sit 15 or 20 minutes, so we got nothing.
Fast forward to today: I let her carry one of my .22 rifles, and she shot her first squirrel! She first off apologized to the squirrel for taking it's life. Was over that 20 minutes later and shot another one. From my position, I picked off two more before we quit.
Showed her how to clean them, though she did not do one herself yet. I love teaching kid's shooting and hunting.
They were young squirrels and tender, so no need for parboiling them. We did an egg wash, flour and seasonings, then the same again. Had a nice and crispy crust and were delicious! She ended up eating a whole one by herself, plus mashed potatoe's, squirrel gravy and roasted brussell sprouts. Great day for Grandpa and Granddaughter.
Pretty sure I will get "scolded" by some on here, but I don't really care. Family tradition, and I am happy to pass it on to her. Some people just don't understand.
Couple weeks ago around here, there was a Facebook post about someone wanting to put a chicken farm a few miles outside of my town. A few bitched it might stink. (understood) The some idiot lady posted: Why would we need a chicken farm, when we can buy them at the local grocery store! Some people are so out of touch with reality.
Got a day off today due to Covid at my work and deep cleaning. Granddaughter was out of school for the same thing. Decided to take her squirrel hunting. Bought her a BB gun at about (age removed), progressed to a pellet gun a few years later. Then got her into shooting a .22 cal rifle of mine. She shoots pretty well! Took her out hunting maybe 5 years ago, (she did not carry a gun) and she was too hyper to sit 15 or 20 minutes, so we got nothing.
Fast forward to today: I let her carry one of my .22 rifles, and she shot her first squirrel! She first off apologized to the squirrel for taking it's life. Was over that 20 minutes later and shot another one. From my position, I picked off two more before we quit.
Showed her how to clean them, though she did not do one herself yet. I love teaching kid's shooting and hunting.
They were young squirrels and tender, so no need for parboiling them. We did an egg wash, flour and seasonings, then the same again. Had a nice and crispy crust and were delicious! She ended up eating a whole one by herself, plus mashed potatoe's, squirrel gravy and roasted brussell sprouts. Great day for Grandpa and Granddaughter.
Pretty sure I will get "scolded" by some on here, but I don't really care. Family tradition, and I am happy to pass it on to her. Some people just don't understand.
Couple weeks ago around here, there was a Facebook post about someone wanting to put a chicken farm a few miles outside of my town. A few bitched it might stink. (understood) The some idiot lady posted: Why would we need a chicken farm, when we can buy them at the local grocery store! Some people are so out of touch with reality.
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