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  1. dhaverstick

    Turkey's I'm ready

    I'm heading to Mexico at the end of May to hunt Gould's in the Sierra Madres. Never could figure out a way to get my flintlock smoothbore down there so I'll be hunting them with a recurve. Darren
  2. dhaverstick

    Howdy from the Ozarks

    I'm a lifelong Ozarkian myself! I currently live just north of Springfield, MO. Welcome to the club! Darren
  3. dhaverstick

    Turkeys

    I'll be toting Sweet Rachael in the turkey woods again. She's a 20 gauge with a 42" Colerain turkey barrel. I shot this bird at 40 steps. I had no idea it was that far until I wen to pick him up. When I got to where he laid, I thought to myself, "Dang, that was a long ways!" Darren
  4. dhaverstick

    Turkey's I'm ready

    That is a fine pattern for sure! I am curious about your choice of barrel size. What made you choose a 24 gauge for turkeys? Pros? Cons? Thanks, Darren
  5. dhaverstick

    One more before the season closed...

    Missouri's squirrel season opens the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and runs to February 15th. The daily limit is 10 and the possession limit is 20. When I was a kid, that's all I wanted to do was squirrel hunt. I can even remember my mother threatening to whip me if I brought one more...
  6. dhaverstick

    One more before the season closed...

    Couldn't tell you for sure. Enough to feed my mother, friends, and me well. I found a new way of cooking them that opened up a whole new batch of recipes for me. I put a rub on the carcasses and smoked them whole for 1-2 hours. Then I put them in a big baking pan with a little water, covered...
  7. dhaverstick

    One more before the season closed...

    Ozarks romance tip #127: Nothing says "I love you" like a freshly killed squirrel. Our squirrel season ended yesterday (2/15/22) so I'm a little blue today. I wasn't able to get out but I did put one more in the freezer on Valentine's Day. Now I just have to wait for turkey season. I did try...
  8. dhaverstick

    Squirrel guns

    I hunt squirrels with a 12 gauge smoothbore and a 32 caliber rifle and I only use the rifle in the early fall when the squirrels are cutting nuts. Why? Because they are more apt to be sitting still so I can get a bead on them. Otherwise, they are constantly in motion and that, combined with...
  9. dhaverstick

    Calling small game hunters

    Squirrels hunting is a passion of mine! Fortunately, I live in Missouri where the season almost 9 months long. I have two squirrel guns. My favorite is Ole Betsy. She is a 12 gauge smoothbore. These are two squirrels I killed this past Sunday. Our season ends the 15th of this month so I'm...
  10. dhaverstick

    The disaster, the elation and the shame!

    I always love your posts and that video was priceless. Thanks for sharing! Darren
  11. dhaverstick

    Celebrating National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

    The rumors of John Pruitt's demise are greatly exaggerated! He'll be 81 this year and is still as feisty as ever. Here he is in all his glory. John Pruitt moved from Galesburg, IL several years ago and now lives on top of Shut In Gap Mountain in Spring City, TN. He still makes guns and bows...
  12. dhaverstick

    Celebrating National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

    James, I have a 32 caliber squirrel rifle, "Miss Daisy", that Mr. Pruitt made for me a couple of years ago. I love hunting with her but only bring her out when the squirrels are cutting acorns and sit still long enough for me to get a bead on them. She is a tack driver, for sure! The main thing...
  13. dhaverstick

    Celebrating National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

    I've always used the "pants and shirt" method for skinning squirrels. If I'm doing the job by myself, I keep stepping on the tail to give me some tension on the body while I work his pants off. After the pants are down, I use a pair of anvil pruners to cut all 4 paws off and then I remove the...
  14. dhaverstick

    Celebrating National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

    Thank you, Pilot and Caterpillar Hunter! As a fellow Missourian, I have heard the same baseless "stocking" stories involving our conservation department for years. Most just leave me shaking my head. As far as the rumor going around that my squirrels were doing double duty as photographic...
  15. dhaverstick

    Celebrating National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

    Same clothes, different day, different squirrels. I'm still celebrating! Darren
  16. dhaverstick

    Does your state have a Flintlock ONLY season?

    Like House said, in Missouri our ML season has turned into "Alternative Methods" season which means you can use just about anything but a centerfire rifle. My nextdoor neighbor shot this buck at 221 yards with a 6.5 Grendel "pistol" during Alternative Methods season. Please explain to me how...
  17. dhaverstick

    Celebrating National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

    Yesterday was National Squirrel Appreciation Day but I had some things to do after work so I wasn't able to celebrate. I felt bad about that so I made sure I had time this afternoon to let my bushy tailed friends know how much I like them...right next to the biscuits and gravy. Darren
  18. dhaverstick

    Sons first Flintlock kill - late season PA

    Proud of him for sticking with it! Congratulations, young man! Darren
  19. dhaverstick

    First Flintlock Kill

    That will be some fine eating right there! Congratulations! Darren
  20. dhaverstick

    Freezer meat with my 54!

    This past weekend I went back to the Haverstick Game Preserve and Home for Wayward Hillbillies to try one more time to add some meat to my larder. It was the second weekend of Missouri's firearms season and I had yet to burn any powder. It was not for the lack of opportunities, I was just being...
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