Squirrel hunting & cooking

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--So new fall hunting season coming up, deer, bear, moose but what about squirrel :lol: . Just saw a post on a US board in regards to squirell hunting & cooking... I mean I've seen tons of them in the woods and 99% of the time i leave 'em alone. But I was wondering, are they any good to eat. I mean aren't they essentially a rat with some extra fur.. :?: :lol:

Please help me out with this one folks.

Cheers,

Alex
 
Americans love squirrels. I was inquiring about this a year ago as i thought it was pretty interesting. I even found a (how to clean squirrel guide).
There are many many recipes on the net.
The squirrels around here are NOT grey /fox squirrels so you cant shoot em. :shock: :lol:
I never tried one myself but i would imagine they taste squirrely. :D
 
I would not shoot one in the city :)

I mean the ones in the woods... away ... far away where they don;t do dumpster diving... :lol:
 
As a kid I hunted many using my .177 airgun. I had a Slavia 615 break action rifle that would nail them dead. We would light a fire and cook them over the coals.
These days when hunting I also carry a small Benjamin Sheridan E9 .177 CO2 pistol that does the trick on tasty squittles and pats.
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Meat in the pot is meat in the pot.
 
open-sights said:
Times getting tough Olek? We could set up a food drive for you man. Or a fundraiser to be paid in Ichiban and KD if'n ya like, were here for you man!
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Bastard :lol: :lol: :wink:

Anyhow, I never had KD... now stop knocking the unknown.... If i am going to shoot the little buggars I might as well use them. I heard they are good in a stew, etc.

Oh, and BTW, I get knocked for squirells.... there were people posting about eating moose nose for god's sake.. :lol:
 
I haven't eaten squirrel in a couple of years, but you'll need four or five for a meal. You only eat the haunches anyway. Chop the body in half, pull out what's left of the guts and remove the hide. If you want to save the skin, chop off the head and you gut them just like a deer. Right down the stomach but make sure that you have a very sharp knife. They have very loose skin.

For cooking, just rinse off what's left and cook the haunches like they suggest in one of your cookbooks. Personally, I am lazy and just throw them into some tin foil. (Save the tin foil for use here later... :lol: )
 
PS. Take their head off if you can. Beware not to shoot into their middle or you risk blowing off a lot of the edible portion.
 
OK, this is a SERIOUS offer. If anyone is seriously gonna whack some squirrels, the lil brown tree rats, and was thinking about preserving some hides, with the fluffy lil tail, I would be oh so happy to buy some pelts, or sell my soul....what ever suits someone best. (just PM me)
I have seriously been dieing to get some lil squirrel skin rugs... Seriously, and I'm looking at you Steve...HINT, HINT :mrgreen:
 
I'll talk to some friends that live farther south. I have one fellow that lives on a farm in black territory. When you get too far north, the blacks disappear and there's only reds. They must be taken with a fur bearer's licence in Ont.

Once upon a time I used to hunt them with a 410. Shame that I don't have one anymore. Great for bouncing them out of trees!! I got an O/U many years ago while still in the service. Unblocked a guy's 22RF that had a bullet lodged in the barrel. That was when I lived in Chatham NB.
 
Dosing said:
OK, this is a SERIOUS offer. If anyone is seriously gonna whack some squirrels, the lil brown tree rats, and was thinking about preserving some hides, with the fluffy lil tail, I would be oh so happy to buy some pelts, or sell my soul....what ever suits someone best. (just PM me)
I have seriously been dieing to get some lil squirrel skin rugs... Seriously, and I'm looking at you Steve...HINT, HINT :mrgreen:
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What are ya makin'? Small shaggin' rug? Beer Cozzy? Costers? Furry condoms?
 
2fat2fly said:
What are ya makin'? Small shaggin' rug? Beer Cozzy? Costers? Furry condoms?
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DING DING DING :!: We have a Wiener :lol:

I want two, for beside my bed, for when I wake up in the morning, another for a hat, two for mittens.
Definetly the two for beside the bed, no feet on cold floor syndrome in the morning anymore. Oh, and I HATE squirrels.
I'd love one with its stuffed lil head, just like a bearskin rug scalled down, for infront of the fire :twisted:


Steve, let me know what you here.... :D
 
Sorry about the hijack....roast, with skewers over the BBQ. I saw that shown quite a bit down south. Also deep fried, or....boringly....in a stew :roll:
 
Anyhow, I never had KD... now stop knocking the unknown....
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Jeez NOW there's a Mickie 'D's Combo.... Dixie deep fried Squirrel Ass and KD! Slug it down with some cheap ass American Beer.... Do you think that that crusty Martha Stewart ##### will give a spot on her home cookin' hour?! :shock:

Actually what would be a funnier image is Martha blasting a few lil' bastards and skinning them on TV. Oprah would have a coronary!!!

Someone should ask NinePointer on how to shoot squirrels.... He tames them with Cheerios and shoots them in the head.....

Just please tell me none of you guys eat 'Posum :shock: We got so many down here and they have to be the Second ugliest thing on the planet earth.....
 
sPuTnik said:
...Ahhhhhh Squirrel, the other white meat. It's what you're having for dinner.... :shock:
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I thought baby was the other white meat... :D
I've never tried squirrel, but I certainly can't stand the little buggers - always into my bird feeders. If I didn't live in the city...
As for Americans, I have some great friends in the U.S., but I seriously don't understand some of their preferences. They drive up here for fishing holidays and fish for Crappie and Sunfish! (Actually, delicious little pan fish, but a pain to fillet and you need about 20 for a meal.)
So, what's squirrel taste like?
 
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