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Postman:
Got upset a few years a go the bushytails were cleaning out my new plastic tube bird feeder. Had one  in the freezer waiting on another for a batch of cacciatore, when my wife said "Hey - ya got a furry guy on your feeder!'
she got to watch from the Kitchen window  As I expertly snuck out the back, around the house with  a .22 and gave him the "Moe green special" through the left eye. Unfortunately, he .22 short round made a 90 degree turn like the Kennedy bullet and shattered the feeder, sending seeds everywhwere.

I forget how long skinning / gutting took, but she was still laughing uncontrollably when I got inside. >:(

Caccaitore - Squirrel, rabbit, dove,deer roast, (uncle Ed's  pigeons were good) ect.....
heat up Iron skillet
Brown cut up seasoned, flour-dredged pieces in some olive oil - (I use Cavender's greek seasoning instead of salt&pepper - great for all Greek/Ital. dishes - small yellow can similar to a parm. chhese can)

remove meat pieces,
Add  onions, crank the heat, brown aggresively, probably need more oil
add garlic, barely brown. Slow things down with 1/2 cup  - 1cup  cheap red wine.( If the alcohol bothers you, it will evaporate out quicker since you add it before the tomatoes and let it cook a bit, but the tannins really make the tomato taste pop. )
reduce by 1/2, then
add peppers, any other hard veggies (carrots,celery ect)...and a can or 2 of of diced tomatoes, crank untill it almost  boils, then
cook on super lo, barely simmered, for about 2 hours, add mushrooms, spinach or other soft veggies, some tomato paste to thicken, simmer another 1/2 hour or so.
cover/uncover based on liquid level.You can cook this longer, BTW, and makes a good crock pot dish.

Veggie consistancy varies - if you like them crisper, add them later and just cook meat in the onions, garlic, tomatoes, and wine.

Any veggies on hand are good, with onions, peppers and shrooms being the only ones i see as "must haves"

serve over pasta with lots of fresh grated parmesan, red pepper flakes, fresh basil, and anothe drizzle of oil. 

una bella mangiata.......  ( a beatiful meal)

mullet:
  I've dispatched 3 of them in the past few days in my garden. They were eating my green bean plants as fast as they were coming up. I was using a traditional one pump,  velocity pellet rifle. >:D

stickbender:

     Gee Eddie don't you believe in "spreading the wealth" ?


                                                  Wayne

ballista:
army medic, thats a great tale man, the shavings is a great idea- and about honering the dead, it kills me when i hear about the richest doctors shooting a moose, cutting off the head, and walking off with just the rack, leaving the entire 1200 pound animal useless- i deefinetly aggre with ya on that one-(i went out squirrelingt this weekend, with a hick bow, its hard work my friend, the only shot i got on one was a far 25 yard miss) oh postman, thats one of the most helpful posts on this one, ill definetly try that one, we got alot of greek seasonings laying around, my greek grandma lives with us :) some good lamb come easter ;D  thanks
                                                                                                                                                                  -jimmy

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