The UK Squirrel Season Is All But Upon Us

[Klenchblaize]

I love eating squirrel. Those old enough may remember the back cover of the American "Guns & Ammo" used to have a Savage advertisement that usually featured a each month a different .22LR and a different recipe for squirrel or deer or other. Back in the day of Keith, Askins, Cooper (before he got silly) Nonte and other GOOD gun writers. I wouldn't buy it now.

Funny you should say that as I was looking for the two recipes I recall from that campaign only yesterday!

K

 

[enfieldspares]

Pan Fried Squirrel done in a cast iron skillet by any chance?

 

[Broadarrow]

BBQ Squirrel is very nice with garlic mushrooms

 

[Klenchblaize]

Pan Fried Squirrel done in a cast iron skillet by any chance?

Yep, that was one of them. "Saddleback Squirrel Stew" was another.

Those 1970's Guns & Ammo magazines, along with the "Gun Digest" Annual, have a lot to answer for. Even 48 years and however many days on:



I only managed 5 squirrel and one rabbit today but given the weather I doubt I'd have shot more in full camo!

Cheers

K

 

[enfieldspares]

KB. Do you remember this horror of horrors from the 1974 Guns & Ammo Annual?

AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE 12 BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR PIGEON GUN BY J. PURDEY & SONS, NO. 27128

The "Minoudis Purdey". All you'd ever want to show that you can have more money than taste.

 

[Klenchblaize]

No, but then I've always had zero interest in shotguns. Plenty of similarly over decorated rifles in those magazines though.

K

 

[Pine Marten]

Twenty-five, with five weeks to go, but the days are shorter, the opportunities rarer!

 

[Cottis]

The perfect clean shot. Good skills.

 

[Pine Marten]

The perfect clean shot. Good skills.

Yes well, I said I didn't want to make a habit of duff shots...

 

[Cyres]

We may have to invite you down for a weekends squirreling now you have proved you can shoot.

Might get 25 in a day !!!

D

 

[Klenchblaize]

Just checked my cull sheets for all days in October through to 26th November and the total is 113.

Happy days unless you're a grey!

K

 

[Klenchblaize]

As another Squirrel Season and Year comes to end its time to reflect on the joys of Autumn culling, ponder the in-the-field lessons learned and plan ‘operations’ for 2019 in a land free from the tail-flicking EU!

Apparently.

K

 

[Pine Marten]

As another Squirrel Season and Year comes to end its time to reflect on the joys of Autumn culling, ponder the in-the-field lessons learned and plan ‘operations’ for 2019 in a land free from the tail-flicking EU!

Apparently.

K

Nice picture, thanks. Unless something remarkable happens today, my tally in the garden will be 26 for this year. Can't seem to hit 30. But it's an arbitrary figure anyway. Well done to all the ones that escaped!

 

[Cullachie]

I love eating squirrel. Those old enough may remember the back cover of the American "Guns & Ammo" used to have a Savage advertisement that usually featured a each month a different .22LR and a different recipe for squirrel or deer or other. Back in the day of Keith, Askins, Cooper (before he got silly) Nonte and other GOOD gun writers. I wouldn't buy it now.

Yes, I agree , but only if BBQ'd over hickory.
Catch them fresh with kit from trapbarn

 

[Klenchblaize]

Found it!

I'm looking forward to Autum already.

K

 

[Heym SR20]

KB. Do you remember this horror of horrors from the 1974 Guns & Ammo Annual?

AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE 12 BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR PIGEON GUN BY J. PURDEY & SONS, NO. 27128

The "Minoudis Purdey". All you'd ever want to show that you can have more money than taste.

I do - when my parents moved to their current house in 1982?there was in the attic several boxes of guns and ammo magazine from 1960s to the mid 1970s. These were read repeatedly through my teenage years. So much so that when I bought my first gun it was a Yeoman with beaver tail and pistol grip. Accounted for lots of squirrels!

 

[Orion]

Anyone else use a moggie to bay them?

 

[willowbank]

One of my favorite pastimes was shooting squirrels with my trusty BSA Mercury, a still autumn day was perfect as greys would be crashing around in the trees so easier to locate. Often a give away would be bits on nut shells steadily trickling to the ground and hazel nut trees were a certain draw.

Now must say winter shooting with the aid of a thermal is far more effective, in fact 2 riflemen with thermals and a runner with a shot gun has to be a lethal combination. One day early this year we had 20+ in an afternoon just walking around the hedgerows on one of my small permissions.

D

My handheld thermal spotter will show if anyone is at home in the dreys..... useful kit.

Willowbank

 

[mr. NRB]

kill 'em all.

 

[Pauls]

Can I buy an a18 good nature squirrel trap and use it for both rats and squirrels or are they target specific? Bit more than a mk4 in a box, but look very effective!