My Daughters Present: Shake and Bake Squirrel!

[BrobeeBiter]

Hi Folks!

Was blessed to share another afternoon with my daughter on an epic squirrel hunt...this time the ladies are proud to present their recipe for Shake and Bake Squirrel:

Shake and Bake Squirrel

It took us a couple of tries to get the recipe right - our first couple of attempts were a little heavy on the chilli powder. I thought it was the tastiest squirrel I'd ever eaten, however the kids vetoed what they called "dragon-breath-squirrel" and we dialled it down to what they present above.

On our hunting adventure, we were almost derailed when she stumbled over a creek crossing and got really wet. Disaster was narrowly averted by having a spare change of cloths handy in the car.

Best days of my life!

Cheers, and thanks for watching.

Brobee

 

[25-5]

How wonderful! Enjoy her.
When I'd come home from a TN hunt, my daughter would ask if I "caught" any squirrels or bunnies. No one ate them, but me. Their loss.
I still love them anyway.

 

[gspn]

That's AWESOME!!! Reminds me of all the days I spent hunting with my son. So happy for y'all.

 

[jim in Anchorage]

Never fails to amaze me in your vidios how well that little girl can handle a shotgun. I know grown men who flinch just LOOKING at a 12 ga.
Very good filming BTW. Are you using a tripod?

 

[rcmodel]

OMG!

If I was 10 years old I'd marry that girl when I grew up!!

Incredible!
Well done raising those kids sir!!

Bet they will never be living on welfare and waiting for government handouts will they!!

rc

 

[AnselHazen]

Just about the best thing I've watched in a loooong time. Fabulous.

 

[Gun Master]

Squirrel Shake 'n Bake

Hi Folks!

Was blessed to share another afternoon with my daughter on an epic squirrel hunt...this time the ladies are proud to present their recipe for Shake and Bake Squirrel:

Shake and Bake Squirrel

It took us a couple of tries to get the recipe right - our first couple of attempts were a little heavy on the chilli powder. I thought it was the tastiest squirrel I'd ever eaten, however the kids vetoed what they called "dragon-breath-squirrel" and we dialled it down to what they present above.

On our hunting adventure, we were almost derailed when she stumbled over a creek crossing and got really wet. Disaster was narrowly averted by having a spare change of cloths handy in the car.

Best days of my life!

Cheers, and thanks for watching.

Brobee

Beats beef jerky every time!

I have two daughters also, but they never went hunting with me.

One told her Sunday school teacher I cut up cats, and we ate them!
Unknowingly, she was referring to seeing my cleaning rabbits (not squirrels) I shot on a hunt, after questioning her.

On different levels, I was able to "somewhat" interest them in shooting.:
( That goes for the wife too !)

 

[BrobeeBiter]

Never fails to amaze me in your vidios how well that little girl can handle a shotgun. I know grown men who flinch just LOOKING at a 12 ga.
Very good filming BTW. Are you using a tripod?

Yes, I have an entry level manfrotto tripod with what they call a "fluid head" designed for video cameras. It has two wing nuts that you can use to adjust the tension of the joints, allowing for reasonably smooth panning and tilting.

It's surprisingly a lot of fun to be behind the camera rather than behind the gun, and it adds a totally new element to our teamwork because not only do we have to hunt up the squirrels, but I have to get the camera set up fast enough to get some sort of shot. Sometimes I'm not fast enough for the liking of my daughter...

 

[BrobeeBiter]

Beats beef jerky every time!

I have two daughters also, but they never went hunting with me.

One told her sunday school teacher I cut up cats, and we ate them!
Unknowingly, she was referring to seeing my cleaning rabbits (not squirrels) I shot on a hunt, after questioning her.

On different levels, I was able to "somewhat" interest them in shooting.:
( That goes for the wife too !)

OMG...that is the funniest (and yet chilling) thing I've read in a long time! I wonder how long it took for the Sunday school teacher to let that image go from his/her mind!?!

Glad to read you can get out with them for some together-shooting-time.

 

[BrobeeBiter]

Thanks for the kinds comments folks!

 

[Traffer]

Wonderful. Good job on raising an exceptional girl there. You have her fearless with that 12 ga. I used a 410 when I was 10. There is an art to shooting squirrel with a 12 ga. Aim 2" in front of their nose and you get a few bb's in the head, not blow them up. It seems that you have even taught her that. I haven't had squirrel for a while. I think it is one of the best meats out there. A friends mother who immigrated from Poland used to make a stew with squirrel we shot, mushrooms she picked and dumplings. To die for.

 

[Choctaw]

That is so very cool. Your story put a smile on my face. Thanks.

 

[bearcreek]

Excellent video. I subscribed to your channel. I've got a 2 year old daughter and another on the way. I plan to be doing the same things with them some day. How'd you go about introducing her to the 20 gauge? Any particular tips? I'm still working on getting my 13 year old brother to shoot a shotgun.

 

[BrobeeBiter]

Excellent video. I subscribed to your channel. I've got a 2 year old daughter and another on the way. I plan to be doing the same things with them some day. How'd you go about introducing her to the 20 gauge? Any particular tips? I'm still working on getting my 13 year old brother to shoot a shotgun.

We'd been hitting the clay range with her .410 side-by-side and despite having put a tonne of work into getting the gun to fit her (it had an 11 inch LOP when we wer finished) and the fact that she was hitting ok at close range, she was getting a bit frustrated.

Then one evening we watched Terminator-2 together. She was fascinated by Sarah Connor's pump gun in the final scene of the movie and wanted to know if she could try mine (a 12 gauge 870).

So the next day I went and looked at the Mossberg Youth Mini, the Remington 870 compact Junior, and the browning cynergy micro Midas. I chose the 870 compact junior based on my perception of how it would fit her and the softness of the recoil pad, and I got it to the range to try myself side by side with her .410 to try and imagine what she'd feel. With standard 20ga shells my assessment was that it was going to beat the snot out of her, so I took it home and machined a 12 oz brass weight that I put in the stock. I also bought a couple boxes of Winchester featherlite 7/8oz 900fps target shells, and my perception was that the new combination kicked less than her .410.

She was thrilled when I showed her the new pump gun, and for our first range trip I made sure to bring my 870 along instead of my over/under so we could be pump gun buddies. Hasta-la-vista baby! At the range I let her load two so she can pump the gun which she loves, but when we're hunting I only feed her a single shell when she's all set up on the squirrel.

I'm getting a bit tired of picking a zillion #8 pellets out of her squirrels before we cook them, but I'm going to wait a bit before upgrading her to a more powerful load as we're simply having so much fun now and I'd hate to turn her off her gun.

The 18 inch barrel of the compact junior also turned out to be important...she's small enough that if she uses a 21 inch barrel (we tried the 20 gauge youth model too), the barrel is long enough that it stabs the ground when she holds it at low ready.

The last piece of advice I might offer is to set the youngster up for the highest degree of early success imaginable. When at clay range this means striking a deal with the course operator such that during times of low activity we can move into the course a bit outside the stand and position ourselves so the clays are hanging right in the sweet spot for her or shooting straight away with her standing right beside the trap. Only once she has built confidence in hitting these do we start to move back towards the stand or laterally along the trajectory of the clay. She can now easily hit outgoers and incomers, and we're slowly introducing crossers.

Cheers, and good luck with your youngsters!

Brobee

 

[BrobeeBiter]

Coming up next: 6 squirrel pot pie! All filmed, just trying to find the time to edit.