Hiya,
Can't say I'm a hunter, but I do like to shoot guns now and then. I have mostly pistols, but other friends of mine have rifles as well. Here in Chicago, there's not a lot of open space, so a few years ago the city decided to make some neighborhoods 'gun friendly'. Yep. you can tell where those areas are located by the sound in the distance, and there's detours you can take if you don't wanna drive through and maybe even participate.
Anyway, the first week of December is when I go and kill stuff. Yeah, it's the only time I can justify doing that because of how compelling the reason is.
Illinois is made up of lots of 'counties'. Chicago is just a part of Cook County, which also includes a bunch of suburbs. Some counties are huge and some are lots smaller. There's one county in downstate (southern) Illinois that's known for having trophy size specimens to hunt, and I make the three hour drive gladly every year.
Oh jeeez, I see I haven't mentioned what the animal......sheesh. Sorry, thought I already said it's Squeasel Season! Yep, a one week window to blow the hell outta them squeasels. Talk about fun........whoosh doggies it's a riot.
As you may have guessed, these luscious things are a cross between a squirrel and a weasel. That's right, you get the intense gaminess of the squirrel, and the incredible toughness of the lovable weasel. No need to even cook it if you're in the field and hungry. Yes, it's that good.
Seeing as how these are sorta small animal, we all like to use big bullets. That way, the odds of hitting something are better. Standard weapon of choice is either a 10 gauge shotgun loaded with BBs, or a nice fat deer slug will also do the trick. Yes, we are a humane bunch, and also Jews are usually lousy shots. Actually, that's not really true. You guys ever hear of the Purple Gang before? Now that's an interesting bunch of Chosen Ones.
Ohhhhh, it's gonna be fun,
Martin
Can't say I'm a hunter, but I do like to shoot guns now and then. I have mostly pistols, but other friends of mine have rifles as well. Here in Chicago, there's not a lot of open space, so a few years ago the city decided to make some neighborhoods 'gun friendly'. Yep. you can tell where those areas are located by the sound in the distance, and there's detours you can take if you don't wanna drive through and maybe even participate.
Anyway, the first week of December is when I go and kill stuff. Yeah, it's the only time I can justify doing that because of how compelling the reason is.
Illinois is made up of lots of 'counties'. Chicago is just a part of Cook County, which also includes a bunch of suburbs. Some counties are huge and some are lots smaller. There's one county in downstate (southern) Illinois that's known for having trophy size specimens to hunt, and I make the three hour drive gladly every year.
Oh jeeez, I see I haven't mentioned what the animal......sheesh. Sorry, thought I already said it's Squeasel Season! Yep, a one week window to blow the hell outta them squeasels. Talk about fun........whoosh doggies it's a riot.
As you may have guessed, these luscious things are a cross between a squirrel and a weasel. That's right, you get the intense gaminess of the squirrel, and the incredible toughness of the lovable weasel. No need to even cook it if you're in the field and hungry. Yes, it's that good.
Seeing as how these are sorta small animal, we all like to use big bullets. That way, the odds of hitting something are better. Standard weapon of choice is either a 10 gauge shotgun loaded with BBs, or a nice fat deer slug will also do the trick. Yes, we are a humane bunch, and also Jews are usually lousy shots. Actually, that's not really true. You guys ever hear of the Purple Gang before? Now that's an interesting bunch of Chosen Ones.
Ohhhhh, it's gonna be fun,
Martin
