Squirrel

[Johnnyboy1971]

Has anyone tried eating the above. I'm an angler and have acsess to a venue where there are loads of pigeon which I don't mind but find a little rich but there are loads of squirrels too and wonder what there like for eating. If there good food it will also give me chance to practice trapping as well as game dressing and cooking.

Any advice would be really welcome.

 

[Wallenstein]

Young squirrels are lovely - I'd recommend only using the haunches (hind legs) as there's not much meat on the rest of the animal.

Older animals can be a bit tough and stringy (as you'd expect), but treat the younger ones the same as rabbits - excellent in a casserole with veg, white wine and herbs

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Was thinking along the lines of skewering the meat

 

[Deck]

Squirrel kebabs are tasty...

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

That's what I hoped. As part of my angling I BBQ a fair bit and as such always take a film capsule with some seasoned dry rub so would like to try squirrel with this.

 

[Deck]

Sounds like a plan. I agree with Wallenstein, stick to the back legs and younger squirrels if you can. Also, be careful how you dispatch them...you can easily spoil what little meat is on them if you shoot them up the a***!

 

[JonathanD]

One of the nicest meats I've tasted. I've tried them in the slow cooker and it brings out the best, but you can't beat them cooked over an open fire.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

lovely!!

i prefer to have meat dry too,...

stewing it seems to lose it a bit,...

splay them head end down on a "y" shaped stick with the legs over embers,...

in my opinion they are sweet and less gamey than the bunnies,...

but i,ve eated crow too so maybe my opinion is not so trustworthy,....

hahah

Stu

 

[British Red]

I can confirm that people have eaten Squirrel.

Very nice it was too

 

[ex-member Raikey]

I can confirm that people have eaten Squirrel.

Very nice it was too

can you also confirm it was Grey????

hahaha ,...

 

[Retired Member southey]

Spatchcock squrile! yummy chap,

 

[JonathanD]

I can confirm that people have eaten Squirrel.

Very nice it was too

Especially those rusty coloured ones okenest:

 

[Retired Member southey]

The ruddy ones are ready seasoned, hhhmmm!

 

[ex-member Raikey]

Spatchcock squrile! yummy chap,

i was gonna say that ,...but didnt know if it applied to fur bearers and not just birds,....

 

[Retired Member southey]

I don't know dude, spatchrat doesn't sound as nice!

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Thanks guys. Would be looking to trap them not shoot them as guns of any type are banned where I will be.

 

[ex-member Raikey]

hahaha Davimundo!!

now you put it like that spatchCOCK gives me an uneasy feeling too,....

 

[GordonM]

Squirrel is my favorite game to eat. My favorite way of fixin' it is in burgoo. Here is me having a play in my woods fixin' it "dry".

The tool used to harvest the squirrel.

Me roasting squirrel.

A bit of your snare wire will help hold it on the spit. Sprinkled with a dry poultry, sage based, seasoning

Another view of the roasting squirrel.

Gordy

 

[ex-member Raikey]

Good stuff Gordy mate,....

what is the harvesting tool?..

 

[GordonM]

what is the harvesting tool?..

U22 Neos .22LR with Nikon Monarch variable dot sight.

Gordy