Tree Rats
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Topic: Tree Rats
Posted By: BEAR
Subject: Tree Rats
Date Posted: 30 January 2019 at 10:02
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In winter what do you think is the best temp and time of day for squirrel hunting? -2 here and I figure the squirrels have their tails wrapped around their face. but is is very bright sun.
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Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 03 February 2019 at 00:14
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We don't have enough trees for a good squirrel population, but when I am in the mountains I see them everywhere. I've never noticed the weather making a difference. Wing master ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 03 February 2019 at 08:19
| When you are not hunting them...they are everywhere. Take a 22 and walk into heavy woods and they all disappear. they are little tree climbing mind readers. |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 03 February 2019 at 10:22
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Wing, I'm thinking your rats and my rats are not the kind bear is hunting. Ours are more like big mice that clime trees. Bears rats are like Prairie dogs in the trees...  ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: RobertMT
Date Posted: 03 February 2019 at 11:23
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I grew up eating grey squirrel, when I moved up here, I found besides being way smaller pine/red squirrels, they don't taste near as good. I don't see them out much in winter, they keep nest to stash run pretty short. They often stash pine cones, near tree base, so it's in tree well, during winter. Some of the towns have imported grey squirrels, but neighbors don't let you hunt them. ------------- Want to stop Drunk Drivers, from Killing Sober Drivers? Ban Sober Drivers from Driving. That's how Gun Control Works. NRA Benefactor Life, GOA Patriot, SAF |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 03 February 2019 at 11:57
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We have Red, gray, and fox squirrels. and many grey squirrels are solid black. Being inside Penn's Woods we do have lots of these squirrels and also the Rocky rat, flying squirrels. I eat the fox (largest) and greys and red ones also. I cook them all the same. clean, soak in salt water, cook in pressure cooker for 15 minutes. then pull all meat off bones. this meat is them added to either my chicken soup recipe or my chicken stew recipe, of my chicken salad recipe! tastes like chicken so I treat it the same.
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Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 03 February 2019 at 22:59
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The red squirrels around here are pretty small. I see them a lot while hunting whitetails in the Black Hills. I've never specifically hunted them but I did shoot one one time with a .270 when I was sneaking up on a group of deer and he kept chattering so loud the deer looked up and saw me and ran off. Wing master ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 04 February 2019 at 06:00
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