How many do you want, Andy. I can trap them, freeze them, and give them to Ric at the Invasion for you.
Jon can do the same. I figure that between us, we could have close to 1000 all individualy frozen, and packed for you, by July 19th.
Only charge, will be for the plastic bags and the flea powder.
OH…didn’t I tell you; most of these tree rats are loaded with fleas, and who knows what else…
GRANDPA’S FAVORITE SQUIRREL & GRAVY
1 squirrel, clean & cook
4 c. cold water
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Soak squirrel overnight in salt water. Put squirrel in large kettle, cover well with cold water. Add salt and pepper. Cook until tender. (Save about 2 cups of the water (broth) squirrel was cooked in to make the gravy.)
GRAVY:
3 tbsp. flour
2 c. squirrel broth
2 tbsp. grease
3 c. sweet milk
Or, when you have more than one 
SQUIRREL POT - PIE 'A LA MONTAINEER
2 squirrels
1 sm. onion
5 carrots, cut in 1 inch pieces
4 medium potatoes, cut in 1 inch pieces
1 tsp. dried parsley flakes
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Pastry for double crust for 8 x 12 x 2 inch baking dish
Boil the squirrels and onion in water to cover until the meat is tender and will fall off the bones. Boil the potatoes, carrots, and parsley until almost done; save the liquid and set aside to cool. Make a medium thick gravy your favorite way, using the liquid from the squirrel; if needed, use some of the vegetable liquid. While this is cooling, line the baking dish with the pie crust; pour the gravy, squirrel, and vegetables into the shell. Cover with remaining pie crust. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until crust is brown. Yield: 6 servings.
Fred, most of the fleas come off, when ya wash the tree rats…
Only place I have had the privledge of Tree rat, was back on the farm… When hunters were given permission to go hunt them, they always brought back a few for the property owner… Of, course, this back a ways in time…
Sounds great, bruce…
Andy Clarke said:
Fred, most of the fleas come off, when ya wash the tree rats....Only place I have had the privledge of Tree rat, was back on the farm… When hunters were given permission to go hunt them, they always brought back a few for the property owner… Of, course, this back a ways in time…
Sounds great, bruce…
Ric Golding said:Andy Clarke said:
Fred, most of the fleas come off, when ya wash the tree rats....Only place I have had the privledge of Tree rat, was back on the farm… When hunters were given permission to go hunt them, they always brought back a few for the property owner… Of, course, this back a ways in time…
Sounds great, bruce…
What about the ones you were hand feeding? I guess just fattening them up for Sunday dinner.
Ric Golding said:Andy Clarke said:
Fred, most of the fleas come off, when ya wash the tree rats....Only place I have had the privledge of Tree rat, was back on the farm… When hunters were given permission to go hunt them, they always brought back a few for the property owner… Of, course, this back a ways in time…
Sounds great, bruce…
What about the ones you were hand feeding? I guess just fattening them up for Sunday dinner.
Geoff George said:Ric Golding said:Andy Clarke said:
Fred, most of the fleas come off, when ya wash the tree rats....Only place I have had the privledge of Tree rat, was back on the farm… When hunters were given permission to go hunt them, they always brought back a few for the property owner… Of, course, this back a ways in time…
Sounds great, bruce…
What about the ones you were hand feeding? I guess just fattening them up for Sunday dinner.
Were those the ones served at the club BBQ?
Andy Clarke said:You said it was chicken. :(Geoff George said:Geoff, you went back for 4ths......... heheheRic Golding said:Were those the ones served at the club BBQ?
What about the ones you were hand feeding? I guess just fattening them up for Sunday dinner. ;-)
Throw the trap, rat and all, in a tank of water.
Quicker and less work than gassing them.
Then toss the body over the fence in the feeding neighbor’s yard.
Or skin 'em all and make a hat.
Geoff George said:That should have been your first clue ;) RalphAndy Clarke said:You said it was chicken. :(Geoff George said:Geoff, you went back for 4ths......... hehehe
Were those the ones served at the club BBQ?
Ralph
Quote:There's your mistake. They're self cooking; you don't use a pot.
They have a tendency to melt the cooking pot.............
You know what’s missing here, don’t you? A recipe for fleas.
Ralph Berg said:When I was growing up everything my dad cooked, we were told was chicken. Then when I got older and had chicken cooked by my first wife - it never tasted like Dad's............looked different too.......Geoff George said:That should have been your first clue ;) RalphAndy Clarke said:You said it was chicken. :(
Geoff, you went back for 4ths......... hehehe
Has anyone tried Fox Urine sprayed around a squirrel nest? I hear that works really well. We have cats - so no squirrel, rat or mouse or bird problems. We did have flea problems from feral kittens (diatamatious earth fixed that) until we got the last female feral spayed. We actually have a bigger problem with coyotes killing pets around here.
Either my local cat’s aren’t interested in the squirrels, or the squirrels are not afraid of them. I have 3 or 4 cats that regularly hang out in my yard and around the RR. There are as many or more squirrels then before the cats moved in.
I’m told the only sure way is trap and drown, but more will keep moving in so it’s a losing battle.
Lately I’m more upset with the crows then the squirrels
My brother-in-law had a problem with chipmonks. His solution was to live-trap them, then release them in a field that was well-patroled by a red-tailed hawk. Won’t work for everyone, but may give somebody a useful idea.
Another idea concerning coyotes, again not for everyone. There are several farms here in southwestern Virginia that raise alpacas. These folks use llamas and donkeys to protect their alpacas. The llamas and donkeys tend to “adopt” the alpacas, and they will stomp any coyote that dares enter the pasture.
Just my $0.02,
David Meashey
In my experience squirrel populations go in waves. You may be overrun one year and then see very few the next, in a natural ‘feast or famine’ kind of cycle. Applies to foxes, rabbits and other species too, I’m told, but I’ve actually seen it in squirrels 'round here over the past 20 years or so. Case in point: last year we had 'em everywhere we looked; this year I’ve only seen a squirrel once or twice.
Have you ever heard of a “12 Gauge”, they work great!!!
12 gauge works great - unless your in a community that frowns on gun fire…but I find that a good airgun that will let you over pump works great. also makes them great target practice. sometimes fun to only pump enough to stun them and then watch as they try to figure out what “bit their b***”