Rabbits and groundhogs we've got by the dozens....once ina while a pheasant
will appear but only if the local 4-H groups have planbted them...we do ahve
a lot of turkeys, though...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Ya gotta shoot a bunch of em, add some rabbits and a pheasant or two
if you're lucky enough to find some. In a pinch , groundhog can be
used, but it needs to be soaked a while first.
--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_


"katysails" wrote in message
...
Gee thanks, Horvy...there isn't enough meat on a squirrel to make it
worth
my while...

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 03:14:05 GMT, "katysails"
wrote this crap:

Here in Michigan, if a commercial orchard is sold off as
residential real
estate, the apple tress must all be taken down because the new
home owners
may not treat them with pesticide, thus unleashing an unwanted
insect
population. One of our boys bought a farmhouse that was
originally a
commercial orchard and they raised the orchard...hence...a lot of
apple
wood...we have a lot of oak around here but the big ones were all
lumbered
off 75-100 years ago...they are still trying to catch up with the
maple
and
walnut population. I've been nursing along two oak trees since we
moved
here 23 years ago...one is finally big enough to produce acorns
and we had
our first squirrels move in this year. (I like squirrels, so
that's an ok
thing).


I like squirrels too. They don't taste like chicken, They taste
more
like beef. Just say the word, and I'll give you my recipe for
squirrel stew.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Ya making GUMBO? Sounds good



Scott Vernon wrote:
Ya gotta shoot a bunch of em, add some rabbits and a pheasant or two
if you're lucky enough to find some. In a pinch , groundhog can be
used, but it needs to be soaked a while first.
--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

He's still trying to catch the little sucker

katysails wrote:
I'm surprised you didn't have him for lunch yet...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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We got about a dozen squirrels round here. The dog likes to chase
them. One decided to move into the barn this year. Stays back in a
corner, hasn't hurt anything yet.


--
Merry Christmas......
Scotty



"katysails" wrote in message
...
Here in Michigan, if a commercial orchard is sold off as residential
real estate, the apple tress must all be taken down because the new
home owners may not treat them with pesticide, thus unleashing an
unwanted insect population. One of our boys bought a farmhouse that
was originally a commercial orchard and they raised the
orchard...hence...a lot of apple wood...we have a lot of oak around
here but the big ones were all lumbered off 75-100 years ago...they
are still trying to catch up with the maple and walnut population.
I've been nursing along two oak trees since we moved here 23 years
ago...one is finally big enough to produce acorns and we had our
first squirrels move in this year. (I like squirrels, so that's an
ok thing). "Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Apple? You cut down an apple tree? It's 95% oak here, with a few
Maples. Burn the Oak.

Scotty


"katysails" wrote in message

...
We're burning apple and maple this year....nice flavorful wood...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...

"Lady Pilot" wrote

Sure it does, you should check out the nice fire I have going in
the fireplace!


Is it a real fireplace with real firewood making a real fire? Or
one of those phony propane yuppie pretender fireplaces?

Scotty

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:27:01 GMT, "katysails"
wrote this crap:

Gee thanks, Horvy...there isn't enough meat on a squirrel to make it worth
my while...


Wrong again. Two squirrels make enough stew for a family of four,
with plenty of leftovers.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

We come from hardy farm stock...2 squirrels isn't enough to make the dog
happy...

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:27:01 GMT, "katysails"
wrote this crap:

Gee thanks, Horvy...there isn't enough meat on a squirrel to make it worth
my while...


Wrong again. Two squirrels make enough stew for a family of four,
with plenty of leftovers.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

We just call it stew. Throw in carrots, potatoes, onions, celery, etc.




"Bell" wrote in message
...
Ya making GUMBO? Sounds good



Scott Vernon wrote:
Ya gotta shoot a bunch of em, add some rabbits and a pheasant or
two
if you're lucky enough to find some. In a pinch , groundhog can be
used, but it needs to be soaked a while first.
--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

Scott Vernon wrote:
We just call it stew. Throw in carrots, potatoes, onions, celery, etc.

OK, no file, no okra = stew
file or okra = gumbo
but all those critters sure make it great what ever ya calls it


"Bell" wrote in message
...
Ya making GUMBO? Sounds good



Scott Vernon wrote:
Ya gotta shoot a bunch of em, add some rabbits and a pheasant or two
if you're lucky enough to find some. In a pinch , groundhog can be
used, but it needs to be soaked a while first.
--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:57:19 GMT, "katysails"
wrote this crap:

We come from hardy farm stock...2 squirrels isn't enough to make the dog
happy...



I always pictured you as stocky.








Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Now that's funny.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:57:19 GMT, "katysails"
wrote this crap:

We come from hardy farm stock...2 squirrels isn't enough to make the dog
happy...



I always pictured you as stocky.








Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

not...tall...it's the stock that's stocky...
"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:57:19 GMT, "katysails"
wrote this crap:

We come from hardy farm stock...2 squirrels isn't enough to make the dog
happy...



I always pictured you as stocky.








Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"Scott Vernon" wrote:

"Lady Pilot" wrote

Sure it does, you should check out the nice fire I have going in the
fireplace!


Is it a real fireplace with real firewood making a real fire? Or one
of those phony propane yuppie pretender fireplaces?

Not only a *real* fireplace, but I have one of those "Appalachian Stove"
inserts that help heat the whole house. I only burn seasoned Oak. It
really cuts down on the heating bills.

Thank God for my sons to carry in the firewood,

LP

"Bell" wrote:
I think you're just putting up with them to save you the trouble of
raising them for food. Take some of those nuts that you got in your
christmas stocking and put them out there for bait...err...I mean to share
with them for a nice Christmas dinner (for the squirrels, you need to
fatten them up).

Hey, I love my squirrels. I've trained them to come for food in the
mornings. I would never dream about making stew out of my wild pets. It
would be like making stew out of Ganzy. ;-)


Merry Christmas to you, too.

And a very Merry Christmas to you too, Bell.

LP

I'm splittin and stacking today. Dang those kids moving out! On lunch
break now. Mmmm hot turkey sandwich w/ mashed tators.

--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

"Lady Pilot" wrote

Not only a *real* fireplace, but I have one of those "Appalachian
Stove"
inserts that help heat the whole house. I only burn seasoned Oak.
It
really cuts down on the heating bills.

Thank God for my sons to carry in the firewood,

LP