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I don't much like the idea of poison for the sake of the squirrels or
other wildlife, so plan B is an airgun, but obviously a trap would be
a lot less work (and less vulnerable to my appalling marksmanship).

Plan B and a lot of practice.

You're unlikely to lure a sqrl into a tunnel.

You could try erecting a board/piece of sheet a few inches above the
ground and putting peanuts under that to accustom it to the cover,
then glueing peanuts to the #### and burying it as before.

With the board set high enough not to be threatening, and low enough
to deter birds, you *MIGHT* succeed.

Want a recipe for sqrl?

Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better to eat
what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes if anyone is
interested

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from "Ophelia" contains these words:
Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message

from Martin Pentreath contains these
words:

I don't much like the idea of poison for the sake of the squirrels or
other wildlife, so plan B is an airgun, but obviously a trap would be
a lot less work (and less vulnerable to my appalling marksmanship).

Plan B and a lot of practice.

You're unlikely to lure a sqrl into a tunnel.

You could try erecting a board/piece of sheet a few inches above the
ground and putting peanuts under that to accustom it to the cover,
then glueing peanuts to the #### and burying it as before.

With the board set high enough not to be threatening, and low enough
to deter birds, you *MIGHT* succeed.

Want a recipe for sqrl?

Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better to eat
what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes if anyone is
interested

As I said: "Plan B, and a lot of practice"

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk

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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message

from Martin Pentreath contains these
words:

I don't much like the idea of poison for the sake of the squirrels or
other wildlife, so plan B is an airgun, but obviously a trap would be
a lot less work (and less vulnerable to my appalling marksmanship).

Plan B and a lot of practice.

You're unlikely to lure a sqrl into a tunnel.

You could try erecting a board/piece of sheet a few inches above the
ground and putting peanuts under that to accustom it to the cover,
then glueing peanuts to the #### and burying it as before.

With the board set high enough not to be threatening, and low enough
to deter birds, you *MIGHT* succeed.

Want a recipe for sqrl?

Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better to eat
what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes if anyone is
interested

I've never found one with enough meat on it to make it worthwhile cooking
it!

Alan

alan.holmes wrote:
I've never found one with enough meat on it to make it worthwhile
cooking it!

Well, I wouldn't suggest cooking just one

"Ophelia" wrote in
:

Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better to eat
what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes if anyone is
interested

Yes please. Brief details only! (My local butcher had them
for sale at the weekend).

I presume you can cook them like wild rabbit or hare.

In article 3,
Tom wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in
:

Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better to eat
what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes if anyone is
interested

Yes please. Brief details only! (My local butcher had them
for sale at the weekend).

I presume you can cook them like wild rabbit or hare.

More like rabbit, but gamier. Despite the close relationship of
rabbits and hares, the need to be treated entirely differently in
cooking. Rabbit is almost a "white" meat; hare is precisely the
converse.

I once made a casserole of young rabbit and squirrel - that worked
well.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

wrote:
In article 3,
Tom wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in
:

Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better
to eat what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes
if anyone is interested

Yes please. Brief details only! (My local butcher had them
for sale at the weekend).

I presume you can cook them like wild rabbit or hare.

More like rabbit, but gamier. Despite the close relationship of
rabbits and hares, the need to be treated entirely differently in
cooking. Rabbit is almost a "white" meat; hare is precisely the
converse.

I once made a casserole of young rabbit and squirrel - that worked
well.

Indeed

wrote in message
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In article 3,
Tom wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in
:

Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better to
eat
what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes if anyone
is
interested

Yes please. Brief details only! (My local butcher had them
for sale at the weekend).

I presume you can cook them like wild rabbit or hare.

More like rabbit, but gamier. Despite the close relationship of
rabbits and hares, the need to be treated entirely differently in
cooking. Rabbit is almost a "white" meat; hare is precisely the
converse.

The wild rabbit I ate at the weekend was pretty 'gamey'. Most rabbit in the
shops is farmed, and more like chicken. Mind you, it's decades since I
jugged a hare.

BAC wrote:

The wild rabbit I ate at the weekend was pretty 'gamey'. Most rabbit
in the shops is farmed, and more like chicken. Mind you, it's decades
since I jugged a hare.

My rabbits are always freshly shot. I have never bought them from a shop.
I can't say any of the rabbits I have cooked have been particularly gamey.
I probably wouldn't eat them if they were.

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In article 3,
Tom wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in
:

Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better
to eat what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes
if anyone is interested

Yes please. Brief details only! (My local butcher had them
for sale at the weekend).

I presume you can cook them like wild rabbit or hare.

More like rabbit, but gamier. Despite the close relationship of
rabbits and hares, the need to be treated entirely differently in
cooking. Rabbit is almost a "white" meat; hare is precisely the
converse.

Farmed rabbit certainly is, but the difference is less clear
with wild rabbit. But there certainly is a difference, and I
was using the other meaning of "or" (e.g at the junction you
can turn left or right

Never did like the simple words: "and" is another slippery
customer with diametruically opposed meanings depending on
the context.

I once made a casserole of young rabbit and squirrel - that worked
well.

I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick
some squeamish relatives. Personally I don't think you ought
to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal
or bird for the pot.

Last weekend I bought razor clams at the same shop. Delicious
when sauteed for 60s, but some people don't like watching them
wriggle immediately before cooking. But perhaps this is
meandering a bit too far off topic.

In article 3,
Tom wrote:

I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick
some squeamish relatives. Personally I don't think you ought
to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal
or bird for the pot.

Ah, a Heinleiner! I meet about 70% of his criteria, and can add
quite a few others, like "make a net" and even "make a netting
needle".


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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from contains these words:
In article 3,
Tom wrote:

I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick
some squeamish relatives. Personally I don't think you ought
to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal
or bird for the pot.

Ah, a Heinleiner! I meet about 70% of his criteria, and can add
quite a few others, like "make a net" and even "make a netting
needle".

MTAAAW - and I used to mend nets regularly when I was a crofter - taught
by a crofter born and bred.

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk

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In article 3,
Tom wrote:

I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick
some squeamish relatives. Personally I don't think you ought
to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal
or bird for the pot.

Ah, a Heinleiner! I meet about 70% of his criteria, and can add
quite a few others, like "make a net" and even "make a netting
needle".

I've always been ambivalent about Heinlein, due to the
reputation that his earlier work had for being right-wing.
OTOH, I recently re-speed-read "Stranger in a Strange Land",
and was surprised at how much it had influenced my attitudes.
It'll be sad when people don't remember what "grok "means".

Tom wrote:
I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick
some squeamish relatives.

You are bad)))


Personally I don't think you ought
to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal
or bird for the pot.

Indeed

Last weekend I bought razor clams at the same shop. Delicious
when sauteed for 60s, but some people don't like watching them
wriggle immediately before cooking. But perhaps this is
meandering a bit too far off topic.

I don't eat shellfish so I have never had this problem. I am not sure *I*
would be happing seeing my ingredient still wiggling either

"Ophelia" wrote in
:

Tom wrote:
I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick
some squeamish relatives.

You are bad)))


Personally I don't think you ought
to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal
or bird for the pot.

Indeed

Last weekend I bought razor clams at the same shop. Delicious
when sauteed for 60s, but some people don't like watching them
wriggle immediately before cooking. But perhaps this is
meandering a bit too far off topic.

I don't eat shellfish so I have never had this problem. I am not sure
*I* would be happing seeing my ingredient still wiggling either

I wouldn't want to admit it in public, but I was a
bit squeamish too. And that's probably not a bad thing.