squirrel hunting

[jay43]

what calibor,s are you all using? is 223 to big

 

[308win]

.223 is way plenty of gun. 40gr loaded hot would be ok if you can make head shots.

 

[cpttango30]

We shoot ground squirrels in CA can't eat them. plus there was never much left after taking a 52gr HP at 3800 fps out of my Swift.

 

[havanatrader]

Squirrel Brunswick stew is much better than the standard chicken recipe.

 

[atblis]

Absolutely

Squirrel Brunswick stew is much better than the standard chicken recipe.

Absofreakinglutely it's better. The squirrel adds an almost indescribable richer savory flavor.

 

[Ed]

I know people that eat the brains. None of them has contracted any disease.

 

[Ash]

I believe you. The story is really more for the Carolinas where evidenlty it isn't very safe.

What part of Mississippi are you (north, central, south?)

Ash

 

[308win]

A few years ago the practice of eating squirrel brains and contacting some fatal disease by Kentucky residents made the national news for a couple of days - Brittany hadn't made it big yet.

 

[Ash]

Yeah, it was a version of Mad Cow Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob. It is caused by a bizarre, rogue protein that causes other proteins to become distorted merely by contact. It causes literal holes to develop in the victim's brain. The trouble is, because it is a protein and not technically alive, it cannot be cooked to death. In other words, because I like a well-done steak, I'll never, ever get e-coli. However, if that cow had mad-cow disease, you could char that sucker until it was ashes and still get the disease. Also because of that, it is not curable. There is neither a defense against getting it (other than not eating certain foods) nor is there a cure or treatment once you have it.

It is also known to occur in cannibalistic societies.

Ash