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Squirrel Hunting
Just after daylight on December 14, Leonard Hampton and I were stalking squirrels on his Oglethorpe County hunting lease. We were following a small drain through big hardwoods hoping to see or hear a squirrel — and it didn’t take long. We heard the scrape of squirrel claws on bark and saw two gray squirrels…
I felt a little guilty when I looked at my truck’s odometer to begin tracking my mileage for a scheduled story out of the office. My assignment was to do an article on the vast amount of WMA squirrel-hunting opportunity that is available in November while so many GON readers have deer hunting on the…
When it comes to squirrel hunting, fox squirrels are trophy-class. For most sportsmen, just seeing a fox squirrel is an event, in part because the uncommon squirrels are large and often flashy. Fox squirrels come in a variety of color phases that include fox-orange, jet-black, and several variations that are primarily gray or are a…
Thirty-two youth hunters, a dozen squirrel dogs and their handlers, and about a dozen WRD volunteers showed up at Dawson Forest WMA on a frosty December 18 for a treeing-feist squirrel hunt. The kids were paired with some of the best treeing feists in north Georgia and the dog’s handler for the morning hunt. At…
Imagine a slow drift in a camouflaged canoe two months from now. The leaves are just starting to turn gold and auburn. There’s a slight and somewhat chilly breeze across the back of your neck. Your trusty 12-gauge is strategically laid in the bottom of the canoe, along with a box of high-brass No. 6s.…
I couldn’t tell if the roar came from the creek or the rain pelting trees and leaves around me. It was raining that hard. Saturday, Nov. 11: A sky as soft gray as my son’s stuffed dog rained without mercy on Dukes Creek Woods Conservation Area and the rest of northeast Georgia. The downpour raised…
It’s just after eight of the a.m. and a typical gray December morning. Well maybe just a little more gray than usual. A silent, shooting mist shrouds the Oconee River as the battered old Ouchita flatbottom glides downstream without a whisper. The river gurgles and laps around the two of us, all alone on the…
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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…