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Exactly what qualifies an animal as "small game"? Is there a specific size or weight range? Which are the easiest to hunt and catch? Which taste the best?
Turtles are actually pretty easy. You hook and line them with a steel leader and a no.2 hook. Kill a shad or a four inch bluegill for bait and let it sink to the bottom. We use 150lb. test nylon chord for the line and tie it off to a tree or a steel post pounded into the ground. This is my preferred method, but there are many others.Turtles are hard to catch.
Can't say I've ever eaten a crow.
...only stringier.
Parker
Do you have a recipe for rabbit and/or squirrel stew? I keep hearing about how good these two are in stews, but I've never come across a recipe!Check with your DNR for small game classifications. In Indiana small game includes upland birds. The entire list is Mourning Dove,Woodcock,Pheasant, Quail,Ruffed Grouse, Rabbit, Squirrel, turtles, Crow, and frogs.
All of the birds are delicious. Rabbit and squirrel are excellent stewed or roasted. Both make an excellent chili and squirrel makes great sloppy joes.
Turtles make a wonderful stew but you have to know how to clean them. And frog legs? You don't know what you're missing unless you have some.
Flip the turtle onto its' back and cut the bottom shell away from the top. The top should pull away easily. Do not discard. There is a a piece of meat at the top of the shell under something that looks like ribs. It is tenderloin and quite good.How do you clean the turtles for stew?
:lol::lol::lol:I was talking about young crow. And Old Crow isn't stringy but it will sneak up on you if blended with Coca Cola.