Freeper thread on selling squirrel tails and EATING THEM!

Oh this is a winner......

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1674104/posts

Squirrel hunters, UNITE, WE NEED YOU
email ^ | 7/28/2006 | Jim Martinsen


Posted on 07/28/2006 8:59:10 PM PDT by girlangler
Edited on 07/28/2006 9:23:14 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.




Dear : I need your help to let the Jacksboro area squirrel hunters know Mepps still buys squirrel tails. Every year it gets tougher to get the tails we need to dress our spinners, but we know from experience a little ink or air time is always a big help. Details are below. Any assistance you can offer, Etta would be sincerely appreciated. Should you need additional information please contact me.

Respectfully, ----------------------- ------------------

Here's the release...

Recycle Your Squirrel Tails

Mepps, manufacturer of the World's #1 Lure, the Mepps spinner, is asking Jacksboro area hunters to save their squirrel tails. The tails are used to dress the hooks of Mepps, the original French spinner. Mepps has been buying fox, black, and grey squirrel tails for more than three decades, and will pay up to 26 cents each for tails, depending on quality and quantity. The cash value is doubled if the tails are traded for Mepps lures. "Hundreds of other materials, both natural and synthetic, have been tested," says Jim Martinsen, Mepps spokesman, "but few materials work as well. Mepps is only interested in recycling tails taken from squirrels that have been harvested for the table," Martinsen stresses. "We do not advocate taking squirrels strictly for their tails." Details on the Mepps squirrel tail recycling program can be found at: http://www.mepps.com/squirrels Interested hunters can also call: 800-713-3474. Mepps, 626 Center St., Antigo, WI 54409-2496.

Please note: It is illegal to sell squirrel tails in CA, ID, OR, & TX -30-



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To: girlangler
I don't have a lot of hope for the longevity of this thread.

2 posted on 07/28/2006 9:00:16 PM PDT by msnimje (Uni-FAIL - UN peace keeping force in Lebanon has lived up to its name.)
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Oh it'll get cast into the chat boneyard. My FIL found a squirrel nest in his car today. He seemed genuinely surprised that I didn't want him to shoot the squirrel :D



4 posted on 07/28/2006 9:02:32 PM PDT by cyborg (No I don't miss the single life at all.)
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Can someone PLEASE get this thread off here. How do you delete this stuff?




6 posted on 07/28/2006 9:08:50 PM PDT by girlangler ((Fish fear me))
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BuMp. They want the tail bone left in. It's easier for them to get the hair off nicely.



8 posted on 07/28/2006 9:08:59 PM PDT by spunkets
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Gee, wish we had known this several years ago.... we have been blowing the hell out of them with a shotgun! All we have left is a pink mist. That cures the anger we have from the squirrels eating our house.



9 posted on 07/28/2006 9:09:38 PM PDT by Grammy
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do they want em pickled?



10 posted on 07/28/2006 9:10:39 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
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"Can someone PLEASE get this thread off here."
Why do you want it deleted now? You got us all worked up and now that were after some tail, you want to spoil the fun. You going squirrlly on us? :)


11 posted on 07/28/2006 9:12:54 PM PDT by spunkets
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No, just bone in, dry and straight. Packed so the hair stays nice.



13 posted on 07/28/2006 9:14:16 PM PDT by spunkets
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I hate it when they just watch you, you know they were up to no good.


18 posted on 07/28/2006 9:18:15 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
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i wuz cleaning out a relatives tackle box and she let me use her computor and i think im in some deep shit now help me this crap deleted!!!!!



19 posted on 07/28/2006 9:18:36 PM PDT by girlangler ((Fish fear me))
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To: spunkets; girlangler
As a matter of fact, being a big Mepps fan, I am disappointed to see this in chat. I think it deserves should be in breaking news under squirrel nuts;)



20 posted on 07/28/2006 9:19:19 PM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
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As a matter of fact, being a big Mepps fan, I am disappointed to see this in chat. I think it deserves to be in breaking news under squirrel nuts;)



22 posted on 07/28/2006 9:19:44 PM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
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I gave up fishing a few years back (not sure why, no real reason) but nothing ever worked as good as a Mepps spinner. The action is second to none and they'll spin better than any other even with a very slow retrieve.

I have a tiny Mepps #0 1/8 oz spinner that's caught dozens of sunfish, bluegills, crappies and even a 3 lb largemouth bass. It's been snagged a bunch of times, but I always got it back and never broke the hook. Most of the paint is gone (used to be red with tiny yellow polka-dots), with a black spinner blade.

It's one of my most prized possessions.



23 posted on 07/28/2006 9:21:00 PM PDT by NorthWoody (Hey, politicians! Stand up, be men, do your jobs and close the borders while there's still time.)
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Squirell is low in fat, and properly prepared is quite tasty. I like mine seared, seared I tell you in a really hot cast iron pan with some olive oil until the outside has a nice crispy layer.
Finish it in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes and remove the pieces of squirrel from the pan and set aside.

Put the pan back over medium heat, and add a couple of cloves of sliced garlic, some finely chopped onions or shallots, and cook until tender. Then deglaze the pan with some red wine. Be sure to scrape all those little brown bits off the bottom of the pan with a whisk.

Reduce the sauce by half over medium heat. Then add a pat or two of butter, a bit of heavy cream, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Pour the sauce over your still warm and crunchy squirrel and serve immediately.

Yummy.

L


24 posted on 07/28/2006 9:21:22 PM PDT by Lurker (islam is NOT a religion. It's a psychotic death cult.)
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That takes me back, Woody. The smaller Mepps caught not only the sunfish, specks, and bluegills, but, like you wrote, large mouth as well. Once in a while, went all out and had the one with the plastic minnow, but that was not as good. Canadian AF used to include Mepps in survival gear. Don't know if they still do.



27 posted on 07/28/2006 9:27:16 PM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
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They're very tasty. Just boil for ~45 min, then fry in butter. I used to marinate them in maple syrup sol'n for about a week, or more then fry them up in the dorm. Folks came from all over to get some of my little chickens. I would never disclose where I got them. They went to every store in town to quiz about getting some. At the end of the season when they were scarfing the last batch down I told them. Man they all turned green! Some couldn't take it, so they left. The rest went normal, said, "they're great" and returned to scarfing them down. :)



29 posted on 07/28/2006 9:31:59 PM PDT by spunkets
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You need to bark the tree or limb with a shotgun, then just pick the squirrel up and cut its throat. No damage to the meat.

31 posted on 07/28/2006 10:11:22 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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Anyone who wants a squirrel tail just let me know, The critters are all over the place here. Just tell me if you want grey or red!
LOL


32 posted on 07/28/2006 10:37:14 PM PDT by Candor7 (Into Liberal flatulance goes the best hope of the West, and who wants to be a smart feller?)
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You want some tail?



34 posted on 07/29/2006 12:10:23 AM PDT by spectr17 (What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?)
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its fishing lures. People do eat squirrels. I'd rather have them exchanging squirrel tail selling advice and squirrel recipes than some of the other crazy shit they do over there.

...if they weren't cute no one would care. Squirrels here chew holes in the bottom of those huge plastic trash bins to get to the garbage, and will get into your attic and chew up your wiring and insulation. We have a live trap that we catch them in and then drive to freeper 'hoods and let them go.

a general contractor and we have done several jobs to repair squirrel damage to homes. They seem to especially like to get into attics where they nest in insulation. Many of the repairs we have done are for minor damage, but we recently did a job where the damage was quite extensive and it cost the homeowner a few thousand dollars.

then a lot of the board members over there need to look out for fellow Freepers killing and eating their own...

And don't even get me started on nuts.

too subtle for me...


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merely the body. The taste, to me, is too gamey, but I know many who like it. Actually, I'm glad to see that there is a company that will buy the tails, thereby using them rather than having them thrown out. And I'm glad the company advocates this "recycling" rather than outright hunting of the squirrels merely for the tail (though I doubt that twenty six cents would cover the cost of ammunition).

Funniest thing in the thread were the comments of getting rid of squirrels. You don't have to shoot them-Dr. T's Natural Repellants (www.repell.com) carries a whole line of repellants, and they work! We use them when clients get squirrels in their attics. Works like a charm-the squirrels don't like the smell, and leave. Then we go in, patch the hole, and remove the repellant. Easy and it doesn't harm the animal.

I guess I must be wierd.

Ain't no meat on a squirrel tail. I have seen lots of them used for decoration, but never seen one eat. I must also add i am no stranger to eating squirrel, or company to many others who do as well.

You must need at least three or four for a meal.

not if you use the squirrel meat in a stew. Mom always marienated them first, to help make them easier to chew. But it didn't hide the gamey taste of the meat.

was raised on a farm during the Depression, and learned to hunt to help provide food for the family. He NEVER took more than he cared to eat-and did all his own skinning and field dressing himself. He was quite self-reliant - something that more of us need to be in this day and age, I think.

My grandparents would eat many kinds of wild game -- squirrels, rabbits, deer, turkey, etc. Of course they grew up poor in a rural area so hunting was considered a way to put much needed food on the table, not a "sport". Considering the way most livestock is raised these days (cattle, chicken, et al) the meat they were eating was probably a lot healthier for you. They were raising free-range chickens, ducks and cattle for home use before anyone ever coined the term "free-range".

I have no problem with people making full use of the game they harvest for the table. In fact, I think it's an excellent idea.

I was horrified at the time.

Having worked in wildlife rehabilitation for a long time, I have handraised large numbers of orphaned baby squirrels. It would be hard for me to eat something that I'd been a foster mother to.

They're listed under "Small Furred Game" with rabbits and beaver and opossum.

is available at the dreaded Wal-Mart. My parents had enormous problems with squirrels trying to get in their roof, around the chimney area. Had guys out with traps, etc. I told them about the fox urine--worked well.

I've eaten a lot of squirrel, and will likely continue to do so - they're tasty. And apparently squirrel fur from the tail makes great spinners.

Is the problem that you are immature? I can't imagine that you are, but you laughing at this (or finding it sick, or deplorable, or ignorant, or whatever it is you think about it) sure seems to be a rather immature response.

I seriously don't see why you think this is "evil" or "laughable" or whatever it is that you think about it. Lots of people eat squirrel, and have for thousands of years.

:shrug:

I don't know why. I guess I missed something popular. What do they taste like?

except some of the smaller ones: mice, hamsters...

They taste like, well, kind of like chicken but gamier, wilder, tougher if one doesn't tenderize them nicely. Or perhaps like a slightly stronger flavored rabbit. Sort of like how venison tastes in relation to beef. Hard to describe, like any taste is hard to describe, but it has a nice meaty taste to it; not a jarring meaty/gamy taste like bear or badger have.

Though I only had it once; but it was so nasty-strong that I've never had the courage to try it again.

If the poster is from the city or a place like California or Connecticut like me, you don't see many people eating squirrel. Or killing them. It seems to be a more rural or southern thing. I see why it's funny. No offense, but cmon you don't see the humor in freepers talking about eating squirrels? LOL

that eating squirrels is somehow "funny": abnormal, wrong, and/or ignorant. We have a food forum here - should we go laugh at everything they're discussing eating? Or is it only certain foods, and not the discussion itself, that's so funny?

It's total arrogance to find it funny; like finding the clothing of a Hindu "funny" or the accent of a Nigerian "funny" or the different customs of the Vietnamese "funny".

To laugh at eating squirrel, just because you find it "different" and "redneckish", is to laugh at a lot of DUers.

I don't see it yet. But when they do it should be funny.

Did you know that Jim has a HOT TUB on the top of his 60ft motorhome?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1672352/posts

Isn't that kinda ridiculous?

I used to think they were cute and I fed them my scraps. Then they started DEMANDING food, they would jump on my screen door and climb all over it and try to come in the house. I had to chase one out one time. Now they eat my tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries in my garden. They also dig holes in my planter boxes and pots and kill my veggie plants. I don't know why, maybe they eat the roots. All I know is if I lived in a house instead of an apartment I would shoot those little rats with a pellet gun. Man they piss me off. AFter all that work on my garden and then they come in and tear it up. GRRRRR!!!

I think that may be a better description for freeperville.

It makes sense too (think red v. blue state.)

WARNING THIS IS A NAZI SITE

http://www.stormfront.org/archive/t-174591Possum_Recipes.html

Possum Feast
Submitted by Lee Alley
"Ketch you'uns a possum, put it in a corn crib or chicken crate (not with chickens) fer 21 days er so. Feed it table scraps or daisy meddlen's hog slop for 21 er so days. This will cleanse it of its scavenger ways it's been-a livin' and makes it good 'n' fat. Next you have to kill, skin and dress it. Make sure it's dead, not play'n possum, before you skin it. Next, put it in a pot o' boilin' water fer about 45 minutes, then let it drain. (You can can it at this point for next winter). Boil several potatoes, carrots, some celery and 4 big onions. Now, baste the possum with real yellar cow butter and place on a greased oven pan. Place the veggies around it and bake fer about 45 minutes at 375°. Bake a big pan of yellar corn bread, make some sassafras tea. You are now ready for a possum feats. Works well for groundhog, coon and muskrat."

Wasn't squirrel tail hunting a sign of the apocalypse? It was in the Billy Joe Jim Bob version of The Bible if I recollect correctly.

Just how many animals used for food can carry this disease?

It's in their brains. Other critters who forage on dead animals (fox, etc.) also can carry it.

http://www.scarysquirrel.org/science/brains/

Man Accused of Biting Off Rooster's Head

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A man accused of biting the head off his pet rooster was arrested Friday and faces up to a year in prison if convicted, an animal protection spokesman said.

A neighbor had complained about a dead rooster near his Manhattan apartment and agents found the body of the beheaded rooster on a fire escape, said Joe Pentangelo, spokesman for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The rooster's head was not located.

Humberto Rodriguez, 52, told agents that he bit the rooster's head off because he blamed it for injuring a pet pigeon that he also kept in the apartment, Pentangelo said.

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Link: http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROOSTER_CRUELTY?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-07-29-09-24-33

I thought freepers were mainly cock-SUCKERS?!?

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