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Gazza wrote:Whats Squirrel taste like?

A little more nutty than baby white rhino but less chewy than Indian tiger

Nutty slightly baconey chicken.

My squirrel permission is only 9.something acres, I've found the sub 12 air rifle works well if i want to shoot more than one. Skin them as soon as possible seems to be a good tip, and pressure cooking is the way forward.

safetyfirst wrote:Nutty slightly baconey chicken.

Sounds nice

It is. Best pies I ever made were rabbit, squirrel and pheasant.

The squirrel you need to slow roast then pull the meat off. The bones are tiny.

Mouths watering already (wheres the slobbering dog emoticon?)
I need a squidger shoot now

You needs a Breton Gaucher Quiet Thing



It looks and pawdles like a rifle, and is supremely accurate with shot or slugs. If you shoot a tree rat all you hear is the klik ! of the firin' pin followed by the thump of the tree rat obeyin' Newtonian Theory and collidin' with the ground.

If you shoot slugs at 6" steel gongs at 30 mards, all you will hear, as Triffid will attest, is "klik !" "DING!"

..and under GBP300 from memory, I have read of them however I am yet to get my hands on one.

We isn't sure oomanses should be allowed to get their hands on 'em. You bald monkeys are a bit too close to squirrels for our likin'.

meles meles wrote:You needs a Breton Gaucher Quiet Thing



It looks and pawdles like a rifle, and is supremely accurate with shot or slugs. If you shoot a tree rat all you hear is the klik ! of the firin' pin followed by the thump of the tree rat obeyin' Newtonian Theory and collidin' with the ground.

If you shoot slugs at 6" steel gongs at 30 mards, all you will hear, as Triffid will attest, is "klik !" "DING!"

It was a 3" gong if memory serves. And it went "klik !" "DING!" "You fluky Bar-steward, Badger".