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Squirrel Hunting
This year’s South Georgia Youth Squirrel Hunt in Tattnall County was a huge success. It took place Saturday, Jan. 31, and we had the best year ever with more than 80 kids younger than 16 years old participating. When including youth 16 and older, we had around 100 total youth in attendance.We had to move…
There’s still time to sign-up for a free youth-only squirrel hunt with dogs at West Point WMA this coming Saturday, Jan. 10. “It’s a free hunt with a free lunch Saturday at noon,” said event organizer Dave Cheshire, who goes by “crackerdave” on the GON web forum. There are limited youth spots available, so parents…
As the fall rolls on, more and more hunters will begin to shift their thoughts from deer hunting to other things, like squirrel hunting. However, this change in thinking comes with a problem, at least if you’re a mountain hunter. Squirrel populations in northwest and northeast Georgia are at the lowest they’ve been since 1968,…
A group of Georgia hunters spent Saturday, Feb. 1 making sure kids had plenty to smile about. Two youth squirrel hunts were hosted on that day, one at Big Hammock WMA and the other at Oconee WMA. Big Hammock WMA: This annual hunt began in 2010 with just a handful of kids and parents, but…
Our mission was simple: Strike out before daylight, walk for a half hour and arrive in an area of hardwoods at shooting light and start squirrel hunting. A friend of mine had seen some hog sign in this particular area back during turkey season, and I was curious to see if the rooters were still…
Darkness was approaching fast. With 30 minutes of light, I had to make a change. I only killed one of the two squirrels I’d seen during an evening stalk on an Altamaha River water oak flat. With no wind, temperature near 50, and a cold windy front the next day, squirrel activity should have…
Peach State squirrel hunters can expect plenty of action again this season, and the fun begins at daylight opening day (Aug. 15). Last season was a phenomenal one, with high numbers of squirrels and an excellent mast crop in most areas of the state. For example, I killed 68 squirrels in one Paulding Forest creek…
The sound of a dog barking rang loudly through the mixed hardwoods on top of a mountain ridge in north Georgia. A sure sign to Bob Thomas, of Morganton, that his black mountain cur, Moe, had just treed a squirrel and was waiting on him. Carrying a .17 HMR rifle with a high-quality scope, Bob…
On January 6, 2007, the third annual squirrel hunt hosted by Hurricane Creek Hunting Club took place in Lumpkin County on private property. We began this program three years ago after WRD reported declining hunter numbers and declining license sales. We wanted to help. One of the things we decided to do was host an…
It was still early in the morning when my brother and I made our way to our favorite hardwood ridge. Once there, we settled in for a bit to wait on the squirrels to come out and play. While sitting there talking about things brothers talk about we noticed a squirrel playing along a far-side…
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Squirrel Recipes
Here’s an ages-old recipe for fried squirrel. You’ll need: Three young squirrels 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons black pepper 1 quart buttermilk 2 cups whole milk Bacon grease Skin and quarter the squirrels. Soak for two hours in one cup of salt to one gallon of water. Remove and pat dry.…
This tasty recipe is for preparing those bushytails you have in the freezer. Fried cornbread is a great addition to the stew. What You’ll Need: 6 cleaned squirrels 1 roll of frozen sweet corn 2 small cans of peeled tomatoes (chopped) 3-4 potatoes, peeled and diced 1 can of sweet peas 1 can of cut…
What you’ll need squirrel 1 small onion, diced 1 egg, milk or buttermilk seasoning salt flour salt pepper black pepper garlic powder onion powder Pressure cook or boil squirrel until meat is almost falling off the bone. Add onion to boiling water squirrel was cooked in. In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, lots of…