Fall/Winter Dinners
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I've got a few friends that hunted squirrel. They said it was great.
Both.
I've heard hunters that swear the squirrel barks and chatter keep deer away and I've heard some swear that it helps by causing deer to pause and remain still offering a good clean shot.
In reality it probably does neither.
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I've heard similar, but with birds. When they change to an 'alert' voice, the other animals actually take note of that and become defensive, and most times flee.
Squirrels can make quit a chatter when you invade their space.
Squirrel, rabbit, muskrat, raccoon, deer, bear and on a westpac cruise dog and monkey. I can add a lot more if we start adding birds and reptiles.
Not that much different than beef, however, take care in cooking it as its usually very lean and tends to dry out fast if you're not careful.
If you buy steaks, I'd recommend not walking away from them and Med-Rare max.
Used to trap for extra money when I was a kid. Grandpa's rule was if you kill it you have to eat it. Not everything was truly good, but the majority of it was. The monkey and dog was just because sailors do some stupid thing when drinking.
They are great. Mom knew how to cook them various ways. Sometimes just fried like you do chicken.I've got a few friends that hunted squirrel. They said it was great.
Out of this list bear is the worst, it's greasy and smells spoiled fresh out of the bear.
I've had all those except for ostrich. Ate some Emu though. And moose..moose is great. And ground hog! We had an ancient black fella that lived in a log cabin in a holler on our farm..he sorta "came with the place" when my old man bought it. He claimed to be a descendant of the slaves that were owned by the original family that established the farm in early 1700s. Anyways..he made sure we knew to not throw away any ground hogs when we got em and darned if it didn't turn out real tasty.
I've eaten stuff in China and Korea that I could not recognize. Some of it was recognizable but still moving. Good times. Chasing freshly severed baby octopus legs across the plate on to the table with chopsticks ...while still keeping up with the soju toasts with other hand, Skillz..I gots em.
It's called "fresh"
Sure do! Cooking is very optional in Korea and China...LOL.
Not any more...lives down in southern VA with my sister. Folks sold the big farm in the 80s...so it was a long time ago. I'm overrun with squirrels here on my island property, but it's not quite a big enough piece that I consider shooting 'em safe enough to do.
Chris0nllyn
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Chris0nllyn
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There's a sushi place in Annapolis that has pickeled baby octopus. The flavor wasn't bad if you can get past the texture.
I've got a love/hate relationship with octopus. I hate that I love it because I always wanted a pet octopus.
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