I can’t stand this....

[Eterry]

25 years ago a group of us went to east Texas to hunt on a 60,000 acre WMA. Pine trees are unheard of in my world, so I put a tree stand as high as I could go for the best view. According to the number of screw in pegs I used I was about 40 feet up.
When the wind blew I got seasick!

My buddies said before I used the tree stand I needed to file a Flight Plan!!

Here's a picture from my blind, about 10 feet high. The barrel is canted, only way I could aim the Buff Hunter and the camera. A few days later I had him for supper.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

HEY Marinekayak is that a Pedersoli Frontier model rifle ? The light on the lock looks like case hardening, is why I thought it might be.

LD

 

[toot]

Heres a little piece of my little patch in South Mississippi.

...and my quarry taken with a Crockett .32

oh boy! looks like TREE RAT FOR SUPPER TONIGHT? YUM, YUM!

 

[smo]

Sorry @smo I really did not want to hijack the post. This getting out of hand.

No problems Mate....

One of my Neighbors stands....taking road hunting too a higher level..

 

[Marshhawk]

oh boy! looks like TREE RAT FOR SUPPER TONIGHT? YUM, YUM!

Heres a little piece of my little patch in South Mississippi.

...and my quarry taken with a Crockett .32

I still have a weakness for a well-turned squirrel dish.

 

[smo]

I still have a weakness for a well-turned squirrel dish.

Does not taste like chicken.......

 

[Are. M.]

Tree Bear Chili with leftover turkey.

 

[Spikebuck]

Does not taste like chicken.......

Oh man that looks GOOD! I all but grew up on squirrel meat...was following my Dad around the woods squirrel hunting (we also used a dog) since I could walk. We always had a freezer full. Mom saved the old cardboard milk cartons and the cut-up chunks went in them, covered with water, and frozen until she was ready to make them up. Her squirrel gravy was the best! And you're right....no resemblance to chicken!

Let's see now...just to stay on topic I have to post a picture of a hunting spot and since the topic is squirrels I have a couple of an outing with my Grandson on his very first squirrel hunt from when he was a LOT smaller (now driving age in a month )

Grandson spotted the first one before I did. I had taught him to keep an eye out for little bits of snow falling from big tree branches because squirrels often knock a little off even if they are trying to hide, if they move a little bit.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Great job Grandpa.

 

[Ames]

Is he cooking a tree hot dog over the fire in that picture?

 

[LawrenceA]

Is he cooking a tree hot dog over the fire in that picture?

Wish I had a hot dog bush. Don't think I could climb a tree to get em.

 

[smo]

Great pics Spike, and fond memories for sure..

Your story on growing up was much like mine.
Back then in NW Al., big game sightings were few and far between . Turkeys were non existent.
So small game hunting , fishing and baseball was it....
Along with the 1 1/2 acre garden for the 3 of us... I never did understand, why we needed so much peas and corn..

We hunted dogs for both quail and squirrel, lots of fond memories with my Dad from those times as well.
Down to the Sealtest milk cartons of frozen game.

Like you, now it’s me and the Grandsons, when they find time too come over to hunt.

Hopefully one day they will do the same with their Grandsons & Granddaughters..

Those squirrel & dumplings’ were Fantastic!
We normally do dumplings once or twice a year and have fried squirrel , biscuits & gravy once or twice a year as well.

All this talk about food is making me hungry.....

Another stand location and more camp food.

Meat & Taters , are hard too beat after a long day in the field.

 

[JohnL]

My view this evening. Saw one nubbin buck and let him walk...

 

[Ames]

Cant remember seeing open woods like you have down there. Our stuff is so thick the ticks cant crawl through it.

 

[Pork Chop]

I shot a deer once and the shot took out both front legs and the heart. The deer wheelbarrowed through about 100 yards of brush that would slow down a rabbit. I was amazed.

 

[toot]

Does not taste like chicken.......

WOW!! what is that delishish looking gravy on the squirrels?

 

[Ames]

Roux I'd say?

 

[toot]

Oh man that looks GOOD! I all but grew up on squirrel meat...was following my Dad around the woods squirrel hunting (we also used a dog) since I could walk. We always had a freezer full. Mom saved the old cardboard milk cartons and the cut-up chunks went in them, covered with water, and frozen until she was ready to make them up. Her squirrel gravy was the best! And you're right....no resemblance to chicken!

Let's see now...just to stay on topic I have to post a picture of a hunting spot and since the topic is squirrels I have a couple of an outing with my Grandson on his very first squirrel hunt from when he was a LOT smaller (now driving age in a month )

Grandson spotted the first one before I did. I had taught him to keep an eye out for little bits of snow falling from big tree branches because squirrels often knock a little off even if they are trying to hide, if they move a little bit.

what happened to the squirrel hot dog? ate it in the woods. these pictures are precicious!

 

[Marshhawk]

The view from Wednesday's perch. Leaves are starting to thin out.

 

[smo]

WOW!! what is that delishish looking gravy on the squirrels?

Squirrel & Dumplings, slow cooked