09-26-2002, 12:28 PM
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I went out yesterday looking for sum fly materials (AKA) squirrels, not only do them little nut gatherers make a terrific Sunday dinner (good as fried chicken and makes a yummy gravy too) served with a baked potato and fresh broccoli just picked out of the garden an hour ago along with hot biscuits just out of the oven. Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm [/size]
[size 3] Many of us know that many of our lures are made from the hair of squirrels tails (especially the spinner baits) so the next time you bag a squirrel think about saving that tail for fly material and if you don’t tie flies then consider mailing them to Mepps or Mr. Twister. They only pay .05 to .10 cents apiece and will only pay if you send them a minimum amount. But it is better to use every part of the critter than it is to waist. True it may cost .50 cents to mail it, but just think about the next spinner you perches may be of the squirrel you bagged.[/size]
[size 3] To correctly cure the tail so the industry can use it just pull it off the tail bone and split it up the bottom side and allow it to dry out. (Do not salt it).[/size]
[size 3] We wandered through the woods for several hours and I was bean a few times by them tasty tidbits cutting nuts (acorns) for their harvest. Using my 357 mag. with birdshot them floppy tails have to get with in about 20 feet for me to bag them. But my puppy was excited to see them. [/size]
[size 3] The foliage is still a little heavy here in southeast Michigan to get a good view of them nut bombers but with my puppy pointing them out they could do very little to hide themselves. [/size]
[size 3] The gun of choice would be a 410 GA, 16 GA, 20 GA or 12 GA, shotgun and the preferred shell is a high brass number 4 load and you want to be with in 75 feet to make a clean kill. Any farther than that you are more likely to injure the floppy tail and he will crawl off suffer and eventually die of infection. It is your responsibility to make a good clean shot. If it is not a good shot then don’t shoot. [/size]
[size 3] Finding a spot under a nut tree sitting and waiting is the preferred method of stalking the tender vittles and getting out before daylight helps tremendously. Oh ya just one more tip, pretend that you are dear hunting and the pesky fur balls wont leave you alone. (Remember last year when you were dear hunting and they walked right up to ya and just sat there and barked at ya?) [/size][size 4] Any way I did not bag a squirrel they didn’t come close enough, but it was good getting out and my puppy led the way. (she knows the trail better than I do[blush]) [/size]
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I went out yesterday looking for sum fly materials (AKA) squirrels, not only do them little nut gatherers make a terrific Sunday dinner (good as fried chicken and makes a yummy gravy too) served with a baked potato and fresh broccoli just picked out of the garden an hour ago along with hot biscuits just out of the oven. Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm [/size][size 3]
Many of us know that many of our lures are made from the hair of squirrels tails (especially the spinner baits) so the next time you bag a squirrel think about saving that tail for fly material and if you don’t tie flies then consider mailing them to Mepps or Mr. Twister. They only pay .05 to .10 cents apiece and will only pay if you send them a minimum amount. But it is better to use every part of the critter than it is to waist. True it may cost .50 cents to mail it, but just think about the next spinner you perches may be of the squirrel you bagged.[/size] [size 3]
To correctly cure the tail so the industry can use it just pull it off the tail bone and split it up the bottom side and allow it to dry out. (Do not salt it).[/size] [size 3]
We wandered through the woods for several hours and I was bean a few times by them tasty tidbits cutting nuts (acorns) for their harvest. Using my 357 mag. with birdshot them floppy tails have to get with in about 20 feet for me to bag them. But my puppy was excited to see them. [/size][size 3]
The foliage is still a little heavy here in southeast Michigan to get a good view of them nut bombers but with my puppy pointing them out they could do very little to hide themselves. [/size][size 3]
The gun of choice would be a 410 GA, 16 GA, 20 GA or 12 GA, shotgun and the preferred shell is a high brass number 4 load and you want to be with in 75 feet to make a clean kill. Any farther than that you are more likely to injure the floppy tail and he will crawl off suffer and eventually die of infection. It is your responsibility to make a good clean shot. If it is not a good shot then don’t shoot. [/size][size 3]
Finding a spot under a nut tree sitting and waiting is the preferred method of stalking the tender vittles and getting out before daylight helps tremendously. Oh ya just one more tip, pretend that you are dear hunting and the pesky fur balls wont leave you alone. (Remember last year when you were dear hunting and they walked right up to ya and just sat there and barked at ya?) [/size][size 4] Any way I did not bag a squirrel they didn’t come close enough, but it was good getting out and my puppy led the way. (she knows the trail better than I do[blush]) [/size][signature]