It should be against the law

[eelgrass]

to shoot squirrels. They're too fun.

 

[Homer]

that little guy is smart....need to cut the heads off those nails....

 

[Homer]

need to hang those feeders off two separate wires an inch apart......one hot and one ground.......

 

[Captain_coues]

The guy should have let him enjoy the food, he obviously earned it. The electric idea could be fun. People set traps like that for monkeys. One guy on the web makes squirrel launchers that throw the squirrel 50’ or more. All of the videos I saw the animal lives.

 

[Bluehair]

I have never had a cute varmit around that didn’t ruin something, ultimately leading to its own death. But maybe it’s me.

 

[RELH]

After all that work, I would allow the squirrel to have his hard earned food. That video was a good laugh.
RELH

 

[roadrunner]

Fried squirrel is actually pretty good...

 

[eelgrass]

Fried squirrel is actually pretty good...

Especially the ones that have been eating sunflower seeds and peanuts.

 

[feddoc]

True story time....early on in my career, part of my job was to instruct CSAR, which included ground survival...what to eat, what not to eat, etc.

We had this one girl, very smart, who presented a once every four years survival brief to seasoned F-14 pilots/RIOs. I was evaluating her.

She was doing very well, good eye contact, short and to the point.
Until.

She started discussing what to do if you encountered a squirrel....trap it and eat it, or 'you could follow it to it's home and eat his nuts'.

Dead silence for about a second, then the room erupted in laughter. From then on she was known as 'Squt', short for squirrel nuts.

 

[Homer]

squt?????....for squirrel nuts???....I don't get it

 

[eelgrass]

True story time....early on in my career, part of my job was to instruct CSAR, which included ground survival...what to eat, what not to eat, etc.

We had this one girl, very smart, who presented a once every four years survival brief to seasoned F-14 pilots/RIOs. I was evaluating her.

She was doing very well, good eye contact, short and to the point.
Until.

She started discussing what to do if you encountered a squirrel....trap it and eat it, or 'you could follow it to it's home and eat his nuts'.

Dead silence for about a second, then the room erupted in laughter. From then on she was known as 'Squt', short for squirrel nuts.

feddoc, did you know Dale Snodgrass the F-14 pilot?

 

[Sallaberry]

True story time....early on in my career, part of my job was to instruct CSAR, which included ground survival...what to eat, what not to eat, etc.

We had this one girl, very smart, who presented a once every four years survival brief to seasoned F-14 pilots/RIOs. I was evaluating her.

She was doing very well, good eye contact, short and to the point.
Until.

She started discussing what to do if you encountered a squirrel....trap it and eat it, or 'you could follow it to it's home and eat his nuts'.

Dead silence for about a second, then the room erupted in laughter. From then on she was known as 'Squt', short for squirrel nuts.

I bet you’d starve to death with that plan.

 

[Homer]

remove gust locks before takeoff......everytime

 

[eelgrass]

remove gust locks before takeoff......everytime

if you forget it's too late.

 

[feddoc]

feddoc, did you know Dale Snodgrass the F-14 pilot?

Nope. Met him though.

 

[Homer]

Nope. Met him though.

he's dead

 

[Homer]

gust locks still in or controls locked for some other reason.......

I could see no inputs......looks just like the Caribou crash

 

[eelgrass]

That has to be the most sickening feeling a pilot can have.

 

[eelgrass]

check list, check list, check list.

 

[Sallaberry]

Please fill me in I was 5 when that happened.

 

[Homer]

I've flown a bird dog........that control lock is fool proof from the front seat

 

[Homer]

Please fill me in I was 5 when that happened.

I don't know how that first vid got flipped.....this one

 

[Bigwiffy]

Fried squirrel is actually pretty good...

I quit eating them they are high in cholesterol

 

[feddoc]

he's dead

Yea, knew shortly after. Naval Aviation is a small group.

 

[eelgrass]

I've flown a bird dog........that control lock is fool proof from the front seat

Have you seen Juan's video from yesterday?

 

[Captain_coues]

I like Juan’s channel. I watch it a lot. Funny thing is he doesn’t look like a Juan.

 

[feddoc]

This guy was very cool and quite a character. If you met him, you would not forget him at all.

Joe Satrapa had the call sign of 'Hoser'. Until...the 20mm rifle he built blew the bolt back on his hand and he lost his thumb and right index finger. He was a Tomcat (F-14) pilot and the right thumb was used extensively on the joystick of a Tomcat. So, he convinced the surgeon to remove his toe and graft it onto his right hand so he could keep flying.

Joe “Hoser” Satrapa - RIP - Fire Aviation

"He never landed with his gear up"

fireaviation.com

There is a video at in that article which clearly shows his odd looking right thumb.

 

[DW]

Taste like chicken, just sayin. I've eatin a barrel full, and I'd give a bunch to eat granny's fried squirrel one more time....

 

[DW]

If ya got some time to waste...You are welcome OR!?

 

[roadrunner]

I quit eating them they are high in cholesterol

I suppose it would be a problem if it were a staple part of your diet. Once or twice a year, zero issues for anyone...

 

[EVILNR]

They are hilarious. I love to see them at my feeder, hanging by their back feet munching away.

 

[elkassassin]

Took Me a While To Get This Last F'N Chipmunk!

But I Got Him!

Now We'll See What Shows Up Next!

 

[Bigwiffy]

I suppose it would be a problem if it were a staple part of your diet. Once or twice a year, zero issues for anyone...

You serious Clark?

 

[roadrunner]

You serious Clark?

Very. You?

 

[Captain_coues]

He is quoting Christmas Vacation. There is a funny scene with a Squirrel.

 

[roadrunner]

He is quoting Christmas Vacation. There is a funny scene with a Squirrel.

Yes, I know

 

[eelgrass]

Sometimes simple is best. PULL!!!

 

[OutdoorWriter]

Sometimes simple is best. PULL!!!

That'll train 'em quick.