Introduction

Some years back, when I was about twelve years old, my Remington 572 was my constant companion.  The property around my family's farm had ground squirrels, an occasional rock chuck, and other other species of vermin.  It became my job to annihilate these unwanted pests.  At some point during that era of my life I picked up the title of Critter Gitter.  I'm not sure who came up with it.  I suspect my father deserves the credit.  Regardless of where it came from, the name has stuck around for twenty years or more and is now more than a simple nick-name of the boy who used two chase four legged critters around the fields.  Today it is the name I use on public forums and websites to identify myself and now on this blog as well.  Once in a while the adventures you'll read about on this blog with follow suit with the historical roots of it's name.   However, more often than not, these adventures will not include the molesting of fury little creatures, just good clean fun with family and friends.