Field processing with the GEC "boy's knife"... The 'other' white meat.......

kdstrick

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Ya'll didn't think I meant pork did you?


No... the 'other' white meat is squirrel of course. And the model 15 performed admirably.

Who says this little beauty is for 'boys'.... :thumbup:

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You fellas enjoy your turkey... I'm having squirrel and venison backstrap. It's the best way I know to give thanks.


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I remember my squirrel hunting days in the hardwood forests of Adams County, Illinois back in the late 70's as a teen. A JC Higgins .22 bolt action rifle across my lap, quietly sitting under a tree watching for those big red fox squirrels. Fond memories... (and a traditional folder in my pocket of course!)
 
Put it in a stew or fry it in a skillet and put it next to some greens and biscuits and you've got a great meal.

Great choice for a companion knife for squirrel hunting.

Did you save the brains? Squirrel brains or chicken brains with scrambled eggs are hard to beat.
 
arizonaranchman said:
I remember my squirrel hunting days in the hardwood forests of Adams County, Illinois back in the late 70's as a teen. A JC Higgins .22 bolt action rifle across my lap, quietly sitting under a tree watching for those big red fox squirrels. Fond memories... (and a traditional folder in my pocket of course!)
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I have a memory very similar to that except it was a Harrington Richardson bolt action and a Buck 313 Muskrat in my pocket. It was also my first really memorable run in with the evil critter known as a chigger.
 
Modoc ED said:
Put it in a stew or fry it in a skillet and put it next to some greens and biscuits and you've got a great meal.

Great choice for a companion knife for squirrel hunting.

Did you save the brains? Squirrel brains or chicken brains with scrambled eggs are hard to beat.
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Squirrel brain must be a small meal. :D In this case no brains remained. But thanks for the tip... I'll keep that in mind for the future.

I'm not sure I'd take on Bullwinkle with the #15, but it worked very well on Rocky.

i managed to snap of pic of the beast in it's natural habitat just before firing the fatal shot, here it is:








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Congrats on the hunt! I do a fair bit of squirrel hunting and a small slipjoint is perfect for getting the little animals ready for eating. The Abilene stockman was my tool of choice last time I shot any.
 
Nice post, I love hunting and eating squirrels. Grandpa loved the brains and cheeks, I'd never ate the brains tho. As for the unknown critters, I think they are possums from either NZ or Australia?
 
Squirrel hunting was about the only hunting I did well at. Army buddy & I would go out squirrel hunting on Fort Campbell prior to deer season to get ideas where deer activity was. Both of us were carrying .22 Magnums (miss that Ruger 96) so head shots were mandatory. The squirrels we shot went to a neighbor of his. My Army buddy was a horrible wild game cook so I never ate what we shot. The one exception was when a buddy of his would hunt with us. Some of the best biscuits & squirrel gravy I ever had.
 
When I was a boy, my grandfather first taught me to hunt for Squirrels. Give me the old 4-10 and let's go, nothin funner!
 
my squirrel rifle is a Savage-Anschutz kid's target (Model 10B) rifle I bought for 80 bucks in 1975 used. Single shot with a 4X scope. Killer, makes short work of bunnies&garden varmints, too.

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knarfeng said:
You gents need to include traditional cutlery in your posts. This is a forum devoted to knives, not squirrel hunting.
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You gents need to include traditional cutlery in your posts. This is a forum devoted to knives, not squirrel hunting.
 
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