Squirrel hunters step inside

[EMC45]

Squirrel aint bad. I've eaten a bunch. Skinning them is like ripping an old work boot apart.

 

[yellowhammer]

Fox sq kinda chewy.

You need to par-boil them a while, then fry them. I quit shooting fox squirrels due to them getting scarce .

 

[howl]

You need to par-boil them a while, then fry them. I quit shooting fox squirrels due to them getting scarce .

Still chewy as a rooster. I don't shoot them because I'd rather eat a grey. They are getting scarce. The ones left these days are getting as sporty as a grey. They used to be tame as house cats. I believe it's due to increases in hawks and owls.

 

[howl]

Squirrel aint bad. I've eaten a bunch. Skinning them is like ripping an old work boot apart.

I haven't skinned a sq since my oldest turned twelve. I believe skinning is what turned people away from sq hunting same as why everyone claims wild hogs aren't fit to eat. I'd rather skin a deer any day.

I tried the trick of using an air compressor to blow air to separate the skin from the muscle. A couple blew up like balloons and were easy. Generally didn't work, tho.

 

[howl]

Squirrels are no big deal. The hardest thing about them is skinning the rascals. Then just remember to boil them to make them tender to eat. Otherwise you'll bite and you'll see they taste good, but you can't chew because the meat is too tough. So boil first, then cook as you like. Anybody can hunt squirrel and be successful, no rocket science to a tree rat

Young grey is very tender. Some of the older bucks, not so much. Debone, fry and cook down in gravy. Best gravy there is.

If you can consistently take a limit off public land, you're a pretty good hunter.

 

[howl]

Only had one truck be a problem. And I don't know if it was chipmunks or tree rats. It they get too close to the house now, I'll take them out. Had to take several last year, not so bad this year. Spent $4k fixing my old truck, don't want anymore of that

Some of the newer vehicles have soy based wire insulation. Mice love it. You can wrap it in capsaicin laced electrical tape to put them off. I believe it's Honda brand. We got it from Rock Auto.

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

chewy = "poor man's calamari"

skim 'em, split 'em, fry 'em.

 

[thevalueman]

chewy = "poor man's calamari"

skim 'em, split 'em, fry 'em.

then chunk um!!!

 

[glocker]

A recipe from the old country, I like to catch them alive in a bird cage , then put them in a big tote full ofGoya brand mojo, and drown them( it doesn’t take long while they are fully submerged . . Then skin them, boil them, and grill the meat for empanadas.