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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: scottmc on November 07, 2019, 03:35:51 PM
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Stalked the woods in Lancaster County, PA yesterday hoping to find and kill two squirrels for squirrel corn chowder. I carried this rifle last year in the late season but never saw a squirrel. Today was different as I shot at three and got two. The weather was great and I couldn't have asked for a better day.
Stats of the rig are as follows:
.40 hoyt barrel
Walnut from a tree that stood about 40 yards from this spring house
Myron Carlson trigger guard, buttplate and set triggers
Left hand L&R Bailes lock
Rifle built by Paul Allison of Gap, Pa
Bag by Ken Scott
Appalachian Horn by Jeff Bibb
(https://i.ibb.co/d0y4k1b/20191106-160151.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DDnfwsG)
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Congratulations on first and I suppose second squirrel with a flintlock. Good looking rig.
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Yes, first and second. Hopefully, a few more to come. I love hunting those little tree rats!
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Flintlock rifle with dead squirrel pictures are my favorite. I've told the wife if I ever hit one of the little buggers and get a picture, we are wallpapering the entire downstairs with it. She said "NO"!
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Nice job!
Mike
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Now that's how it's done. Great job.
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Too cool! I bet it was a great day in the woods. Some real nice looking equipment there.
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We had a squirrel target at our shoots that was called the "nightmare" target. It showed about six different squirrels; head shots, cutting a nut, hanging upside down, etc. It was quite fun to shoot and excellent practice for taking tree rats with a muzzleloader.
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Flintlock rifle with dead squirrel pictures are my favorite. I've told the wife if I ever hit one of the little buggers and get a picture, we are wallpapering the entire downstairs with it. She said "NO"!
Mike, I like how u think. I, too, would like wallpaper like that but my wife is a lot like yours🙄
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This is how they look without their fur and dressed up for the occasion.
(https://i.ibb.co/VVmxJ4g/20191107-162419.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y2ZXPsc)
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I know whsre I want to end up for dinner. That chowder looks amazing.
Mike
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Talk about fun and loads of satisfaction, nothing's like it when a flintlock's envolved.
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Talk about fun and loads of satisfaction, nothing's like it when a flintlock's envolved.
Amen brother!
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Dang that makes me want to go squirrel hunting. Thats some good looking stew.
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This is how they look without their fur and dressed up for the occasion.
(https://i.ibb.co/VVmxJ4g/20191107-162419.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y2ZXPsc)
Just need a chunk of cornbread and a pat of butter.
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Congratulations! There's nothing like the sound of that first "kerplunk" when they hit the ground.
I'm not able to roam the woods any more but can remember that sound!
As I lingered at the coffee shop yesterday a friend came in and as we were discussing things, he mentioned that he was cutting wood and was seeing lots of squirrels. He wanted to know if I would like a few and I said bring them on. Young ones I fry, older ones get made into squirrel dumplings. ;)
Big John
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Great job Scott! My favorite hunting.
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Congratulations! There's nothing like the sound of that first "kerplunk" when they hit the ground.
I'm not able to roam the woods any more but can remember that sound!
As I lingered at the coffee shop yesterday a friend came in and as we were discussing things, he mentioned that he was cutting wood and was seeing lots of squirrels. He wanted to know if I would like a few and I said bring them on. Young ones I fry, older ones get made into squirrel dumplings. ;)
Big John
Big John, sorry to hear u can't get out anymore but I always tell folks that squirrel is about as good a eatin as you're ever gonna get. I told my wife that when the world ends, they'll always be squirrel so we'll be fine😁
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I ate a LOT of squirrels, growing up in South Western Ontario, mostly fried, some stews.
Some were a bit tough - oh well, young teeth didn't mind, much.
Mostly greys, but blacks and some fox squirrels as well as grouse, pheasant & cotton tails.
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Congratulations on a successful hunt!
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Good job. I wish I had my mothers recipe for squirrel stew.
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Congratulations on a successful hunt and a hearty meal!
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That looks like a nice hunt from about a year and a half ago. Anything left yet in the freezer? ;D ;D ;D
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Rich, nope! All down the pipe, filtered, spread on some Lancaster county field and in an ear of corn that some amish cow ate and provided milk to Turkey Hill dairy.🤣
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Congratulations on a good hunt. There's noting like squirrel hunting for me. I went yesterday and didn't see a thing until I saw 3 in one oak tree feeding on the new growth. It's getting green here. I will go to the river today and finish out the squirrel season. I hope to see you all at the Knoxville Show. James Levy
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Thats a handsome rifle Brother. Congrats on those two tasty morsels!
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Squirrel hunting is probably my favorite. Congratulations, I guess they were left handed squirrels. The right handed one got away.
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That is good doings, all around.