tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post7684835153025940088..comments2024-03-27T22:01:59.919-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Dan's Huntin' PartnerLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-73225574420024782502015-09-16T23:54:16.271-04:002015-09-16T23:54:16.271-04:00Now you just relocate them to the freezer, and eve...Now you just relocate them to the freezer, and everyone's happy!Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-5497537689229150982015-09-09T21:04:53.307-04:002015-09-09T21:04:53.307-04:00I've never eaten squirrel, but growing up in M...I've never eaten squirrel, but growing up in Mississippi, I knew people who hunted them. My sister-in-law was a rather good shot. She said it tasted better than chicken :)M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68283453880194464682015-09-06T06:31:16.322-04:002015-09-06T06:31:16.322-04:00Somehow I doubt the hunters would think it the sam...Somehow I doubt the hunters would think it the same, LOLLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-21568729794610952292015-09-06T06:30:32.637-04:002015-09-06T06:30:32.637-04:00Poor kitty, she probably never catches anything! T...Poor kitty, she probably never catches anything! That's okay for birds, but mice I like gone!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-18651758062234862952015-09-06T06:29:32.513-04:002015-09-06T06:29:32.513-04:00They are really good! We keep wishing they'd g...They are really good! We keep wishing they'd go for acorns instead, but they prefer pecans. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-7285659619678776552015-09-05T16:29:38.972-04:002015-09-05T16:29:38.972-04:00Squirrel dogs go for a pretty penny around here. ...Squirrel dogs go for a pretty penny around here. Wonder how much a squirrel cat would go for. lolsmall farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-76722757438916202702015-09-04T16:38:11.691-04:002015-09-04T16:38:11.691-04:00I love cats and I love watching them stalk their p...I love cats and I love watching them stalk their prey. My hubby and I have fun watching the neighbors all white hair cat stalk things on our acreage. It actually thinks it can't be seen. Huge all white cat and it tries to creep up on critters and I've never seen it catch anything. We've nicknamed her the "great white hunter".Karen@ onthebanksofsaltcreek.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939656531839491575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-47269234382492491582015-09-04T09:34:53.866-04:002015-09-04T09:34:53.866-04:00I would pay good money for some pecan fattened squ...I would pay good money for some pecan fattened squirrels! Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-73018978382633924862015-09-03T21:33:44.431-04:002015-09-03T21:33:44.431-04:00Jean, at least it was good memories! I'm amaze...Jean, at least it was good memories! I'm amazed at cats that can catch squirrels. They have to be smart and fast (or the squirrel has to be slow and stupid!)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-64562020317783108122015-09-03T02:58:49.533-04:002015-09-03T02:58:49.533-04:00As a child I was always on the "helping hands...As a child I was always on the "helping hands" end of skinning squirrels after my 4 older brothers went squirrel hunting. Red squirrels were too small to bother with. We ate the gray and fox squirrels. My mother would cook them in a stew or potpie type of recipe. <br /><br />One of our cats would catch squirrels and bring the leftovers to the door to share. Bless his heart! <br /><br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane Leigh!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353161962198447102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-78630311430890394862015-09-02T21:17:14.684-04:002015-09-02T21:17:14.684-04:00They are fat and good eating indeed!They are fat and good eating indeed!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-60808329573910098482015-09-02T21:16:49.102-04:002015-09-02T21:16:49.102-04:00Yup, folks here eat squirrels, but they are grey s...Yup, folks here eat squirrels, but they are grey squirrels, which I think are larger than the eastern reds. Dan smoked the last ones and you never would have guessed that they were squirrel. As Tewshooz mentions below, Brunswick stew is a very popular way to fix them. Also, here are a couple of websites with dozens of squirrel recipes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.justgamerecipes.com/inxsqi.html" rel="nofollow">Just Game Recipes</a><br />and<br /><a href="http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zsquir.html" rel="nofollow">Backwoods Bound</a> Lots of exotic recipes there. <br />Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-38316067430117556822015-09-02T21:12:16.578-04:002015-09-02T21:12:16.578-04:00I have to admit I'm glad Valentine doesn't...I have to admit I'm glad Valentine doesn't go for birds. Some cats love to catch birds but she'd rather get squirrels. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-65103520702062176992015-09-02T21:11:37.373-04:002015-09-02T21:11:37.373-04:00They always eat what you don't want them too! ...They always eat what you don't want them too! We have tons of acorns too, but do they eat those? No, they want pecans. They also love our field corn, and trying to make a squirrel-proof corn crib continues to elude us!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-45090653609180588432015-09-02T21:10:35.956-04:002015-09-02T21:10:35.956-04:00Now, that must have been one fast cat!Now, that must have been one fast cat!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-83920204557055938502015-09-02T21:10:12.369-04:002015-09-02T21:10:12.369-04:00Who knows, maybe some day they'll surprise you...Who knows, maybe some day they'll surprise you!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-28062125828449884212015-09-02T21:09:44.461-04:002015-09-02T21:09:44.461-04:00Oh Sandy, and pecan fattened makes some very sweet...Oh Sandy, and pecan fattened makes some very sweet meat. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-49390920466320703032015-09-02T21:09:17.572-04:002015-09-02T21:09:17.572-04:00That is so funny! Our cats do have a bad habit of ...That is so funny! Our cats do have a bad habit of wanting to bring their catches into the house - live! We had to make the kitty door out only for that reason. I don't need critters in the house!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-86178258986946673572015-09-02T21:07:47.540-04:002015-09-02T21:07:47.540-04:00I admit to relocated a critter or two (or three or...I admit to relocated a critter or two (or three or ten) in my time. Then I wonder if our problem is now somebody else's. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-84250084899581289022015-09-02T21:03:20.699-04:002015-09-02T21:03:20.699-04:00Ian, thank you for that. I'm not sure why the ...Ian, thank you for that. I'm not sure why the email link isn't working; it has the correct e-addy and folks do contact me through it. <br /><br />Everything on my camera is set to automatic. I'm not sure what the image stabilizer is, but I will look that up! I tried experimenting with some of the manual settings, but nothing came our right. My photos are very inconsistent in quality, and since I don't change the settings, I assume it the camera (but it's probably me!)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-55617201445734784382015-09-02T20:57:36.473-04:002015-09-02T20:57:36.473-04:00Dan told me today that she finally isn't runni...Dan told me today that she finally isn't running away with them, but she finds them and waits for him now. He thinks it's because she doesn't know what to do with them anyway, 'cuz they're as big as she is. So she lets him take them now. Her game on is the chase. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70742641387921393942015-09-02T20:56:17.266-04:002015-09-02T20:56:17.266-04:00Yup. Dan fed a couple to the pigs too, but mostly ...Yup. Dan fed a couple to the pigs too, but mostly we've been stocking up the freezer. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-52673177577666373242015-09-02T20:55:46.044-04:002015-09-02T20:55:46.044-04:00She is one amazing cat. :)She is one amazing cat. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-36109539174201611532015-09-02T20:55:31.892-04:002015-09-02T20:55:31.892-04:00Ha! Actually squirrel tastes quite good. These esp...Ha! Actually squirrel tastes quite good. These especially are tender and tasty. If I didn't know it was squirrel, I never would have guessed it was squirrel. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-48100009919684007742015-09-02T20:54:49.046-04:002015-09-02T20:54:49.046-04:00I take it Piper hasn't had any better luck wit...I take it Piper hasn't had any better luck with them than our cats! Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com