Grey Squirrel - Food of kings!!

[Niels]

I had a goose a couple of weeks ago, right after the snow melted away. Poor thing was really skinny, but it tasted great, possibly because all its fat had been burned while there was snow. I don't know about squirrels though, never had one.

 

[Chiseller]

I likes em straight off the spit

 

[ozzy1977]

I like them, if we have little or no rabbit then it goes in teh gratin. Buggers to peel though

 

[TurboGirl]

I thought of this thread when I opened the local paper the other night to see this article.... a local farm shop started selling squirrel at a handsome £4.50ea, they sold out completely.... apparently folk went nuts for them!

 

[Colin.W]

there was a pub/restaurant on the news recently that had bricks thrown through the windows because they had squirrel on the menu, served with a red wine sauce

 

[Everything Mac]

Isn't hare rare these days? If they are should you be eating them? Think that I've only seen 2 my whole life.

Wasn't Wirral where they held that famous hare coursing event? Before it got banned that is.

A pub near pooley bridge used to serve grey squirrel. It was in an area that was where two expanding grey populations were expected to join, wiping out red populations. Or at least that was what a local wildlife group was claiming. Never tried it though.

Depends where you are really I guess, we had a few in that particular location so I took one for the pot. This was easily a year ago now. I know the numbers haven't suffered. I'd not be taking them regularly though.

As for coursing I have absolutely no idea, I only just recently moved there. Though I seem to spend the majority of my time in the North Sea these days...

Andy

 

[Squidders]

I thought of this thread when I opened the local paper the other night to see this article.... a local farm shop started selling squirrel at a handsome £4.50ea, they sold out completely.... apparently folk went nuts for them!

Going nuts for squirrel? that's terrible!

 

[bopdude]

I don't know about squirrels though, never had one.

Me neither, yet, high on my list in the next couple of weeks, fingers crossed my traps work that is

 

[Loenja]

last time i had squirrel, simply spit roasted as a taster (shared with lots of people) but absolutely amazing

L

 

[santaman2000]

Going nuts for squirrel? that's terrible!

Could be worse. They could be getting squirrely for nuts.