Grey Squirrel Recipes

[pierre girard]

Grey squirrel is my favorite game meat. When I was young, my mother would make them into pot pie. It is a recipe I still use. Five or six grey squirrels to a pie.

Boil the meat until it falls off the bones. De-bone it. Place meat, potatoes, carrots, peas (and whatever else you think should be in a pie) with a little flour, salt, and pepper in a pie crust. Cover the meat and vegetables with more pie dough. Cook at 350 degrees for about 45 to 55 minutes.

Very good.

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[pierre girard]

Reds are a protected species, and as such no one should take it from this thread that it is ok to kill and/or eat them, im certain that william# was talking about Greys in his post!

It is just the opposite where I live. Reds (pine squirrels) can be taken any time - with no license. They are considered a nuisance.

Greys require a small game hunting license and can only be taken from Sept. 15 (or there abouts) until May 1 (of course, you don't often see them out in the winter).

As an interesting aside, I'm going on a ten day canoe/hunting trip in Alaska next summer - with an old friend. He will be hunting grizzley bear and moose for the larder. We will be hunting with flintlocks - due to some kind of hunting season requirement. I will only be getting a small game license which will allow me to take things like rabbit, squirrel, game birds and (this kills me) black bear. I'm not planning on taking one - unless he is able to use it for food.

Black bear considered "small game?" Well, every place is different. When in Rome....

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