Dead Squirrerls (sp?)

304REP! · 03-19-2008, 04:11 PM

What do you guys do after you kill a squirrerl? Because I have no clue what to do and I just don't want to leave it to rot. Thanks for the help and sorry for such a stupid thread.

Bravo · 03-19-2008, 04:29 PM

Not a stupid thread! I have a feeling that you're going to get more responses then you first thought.

I've heard of making a stew with them. I've never had squirrel, but here it is pretty tasty.

7mmremmag1995 · 03-19-2008, 04:32 PM

shoot more if there is any more or just go get it

samuel · 03-19-2008, 04:35 PM

If you are killing them because they are pests and doing damage,you can clean them and eat them.There was a post back about nov.,dec.,about how to skin them.If they truly are being destructive and you dont want to eat them,dont worry about taking care of them,nature never wastes anything.If you are killing them just for the hell of it,yuo need a talking to.There are lots of cans and bottles to do that to. sam.

.22guy · 03-19-2008, 04:36 PM

The other critters will eat them.

mitch_mckee · 03-19-2008, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 304REP!

What do you guys do after you kill a squirrerl? Because I have no clue what to do and I just don't want to leave it to rot. Thanks for the help and sorry for such a stupid thread.

Make squirrel dumplings!

Big Tool · 03-19-2008, 04:58 PM

I've never cooked them, but my parents used to when i was little and they were very tasty. My mom hated cooking them though. "Said it was like a rat"

Big Dog · 03-19-2008, 05:01 PM

I like 'em either Southern Fried, or cooked in brown gravy and eaten over rice.

The dumplings idea sounds mighty good too!

Cleaning them is easy.
1) Pinch fur at middle of back, cut a slit.
2) Insert your first two fingers of both hands, pull smoothly til his little shirt and trousers are down covering only head, hands and feet.
3) Cut off head, tail, and four feet. Toss the discarded clothes to your two bird dogs.
4) Lay the critter on his back, and cut the inside of the thighs, slit him up the front.
5) Remove offal, toss to your dogs.
6) Wash him, and he's ready for dinner, as the 'guest of honor'.

We cut the four legs free, and the torso into top and bottom halfs. I like the hind drumsticks.

mitch_mckee · 03-19-2008, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Tool

I've never cooked them, but my parents used to when i was little and they were very tasty. My mom hated cooking them though. "Said it was like a rat"

Personally, I think rat is not bad at all with the right BBQ sauce.

ShawnF · 03-19-2008, 05:37 PM

squirrel gravey!

elmer fudd · 03-19-2008, 06:58 PM

what i find that if you give them (rabbit or squrrels) to one cat the others get jeolous of that cat so they try to take it away and if they cant they try to get their own critter killed for them selves thats just if they destroy stuff and you want to getrid of them!

andrew cochran · 03-20-2008, 08:40 AM

I either eat them or if they have to much meat damage I will leave them in the woods. Something will eat it!

damage855 · 03-20-2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitch_mckee

Make squirrel dumplings!

+1

mitch_mckee · 03-20-2008, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damage855

+1

Obviously another Southern lad here.

ArkansasHunter · 03-20-2008, 01:00 PM

feller squirrels make good eat'in so learn to skin them and quarter them.

Mix you up some flour,black pepper and salt but first dip the squirrel parts in buttermilk and give a good shake.
Next roll around in the flour, Black pepper, salt mixture.
Now gently drop into a skillet of hot grease and put the lid on the skillet and slow fry them.
Once brown take out the squirrel and next add some of the flour pepper salt mixture to the grease.
Don't stir the mixture until it is a little brown and then stir the grease and mixture into a paste.
Add 2 cups of half water and half milk(or a little more) into the paste slowly and stir vigeriously with the heat turned up.
Once you got this all stired up and it thickens and if it gets to thick add some more water to thin it .
Now put the squirrel parts back into the gravey and let simmer 20 to 30 minutes with lid on the skillet.
"Remember" don't let the gravy get to "thick" add water if you have to, to thin it where the squirrel will simmer in the gravy.

While your waiting for the squirrels to simmer in the gravey POP open a can or two of JUMBO Buttermilk bisquets if you don't know how to make home made one's.

Once all this is done run lock all the doors and close the curtains to your home.
You don't want the neighbors to see the feast your fiddin to enjoy !!!
You'll also be do'in some moaning and grow'in as you enjoy this delious meal and you'll prolly dump some on the floor to waller in cause it'll be so good...A.H

texnmidwest · 03-20-2008, 01:24 PM

You guys are making me hungry!

sell33 · 03-20-2008, 02:03 PM

stew it with cream of mushroom soup! good stuff but i hate cleaning squirrels they seem to be a lot more of a pain than rabbits and even birds. tough skin.

isn't squirrel out of season most places though?? i know ours ends in jan.

Big Dog · 03-20-2008, 05:36 PM

Yep, the "Prince Of The Treetops" is safe for the rest of the year.

Let them raise more delicious little princelings!

300RUM · 03-21-2008, 11:13 AM

I think greys are more tender than fox squirrels. May just be me? Good eating though.

andrew cochran · 03-21-2008, 12:51 PM

Does anybody here eat rabbit? I took one out of my freezer an ate it for lunch. Mighty tasty

03-19-2008, 04:11 PM	#1
304REP! Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: west virginia Posts: 28	Dead Squirrerls (sp?) What do you guys do after you kill a squirrerl? Because I have no clue what to do and I just don't want to leave it to rot. Thanks for the help and sorry for such a stupid thread.

03-19-2008, 04:32 PM	#3
7mmremmag1995 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,056 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 1	shoot more if there is any more or just go get it __________________ pain is just weakness leaving the body

03-19-2008, 04:36 PM	#5
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,635	The other critters will eat them. __________________ Guns: they are like baseball cards except they are cool and you can kill things with em. -Billy

03-19-2008, 05:01 PM	#8
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 9,465	I like 'em either Southern Fried, or cooked in brown gravy and eaten over rice. The dumplings idea sounds mighty good too! Cleaning them is easy. 1) Pinch fur at middle of back, cut a slit. 2) Insert your first two fingers of both hands, pull smoothly til his little shirt and trousers are down covering only head, hands and feet. 3) Cut off head, tail, and four feet. Toss the discarded clothes to your two bird dogs. 4) Lay the critter on his back, and cut the inside of the thighs, slit him up the front. 5) Remove offal, toss to your dogs. 6) Wash him, and he's ready for dinner, as the 'guest of honor'. We cut the four legs free, and the torso into top and bottom halfs. I like the hind drumsticks. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

03-19-2008, 05:37 PM	#10
ShawnF Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo Wyoming Posts: 135	squirrel gravey! __________________ shoot low they might be crawling

03-19-2008, 04:29 PM	#2
Bravo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 1,466	Not a stupid thread! I have a feeling that you're going to get more responses then you first thought. I've heard of making a stew with them. I've never had squirrel, but here it is pretty tasty.

03-19-2008, 04:35 PM	#4
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,497	If you are killing them because they are pests and doing damage,you can clean them and eat them.There was a post back about nov.,dec.,about how to skin them.If they truly are being destructive and you dont want to eat them,dont worry about taking care of them,nature never wastes anything.If you are killing them just for the hell of it,yuo need a talking to.There are lots of cans and bottles to do that to. sam.

03-19-2008, 04:58 PM	#7
Big Tool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MS Posts: 374	I've never cooked them, but my parents used to when i was little and they were very tasty. My mom hated cooking them though. "Said it was like a rat"

03-19-2008, 06:58 PM	#11
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 929	what i find that if you give them (rabbit or squrrels) to one cat the others get jeolous of that cat so they try to take it away and if they cant they try to get their own critter killed for them selves thats just if they destroy stuff and you want to getrid of them! __________________ If you wait long enough everything comes to you, like a boomerang!

03-20-2008, 08:40 AM	#12
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,054	I either eat them or if they have to much meat damage I will leave them in the woods. Something will eat it! __________________ Just an old hillbilly, who can still shoot the eye off a flea!

03-20-2008, 01:00 PM	#15
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,699	feller squirrels make good eat'in so learn to skin them and quarter them. Mix you up some flour,black pepper and salt but first dip the squirrel parts in buttermilk and give a good shake. Next roll around in the flour, Black pepper, salt mixture. Now gently drop into a skillet of hot grease and put the lid on the skillet and slow fry them. Once brown take out the squirrel and next add some of the flour pepper salt mixture to the grease. Don't stir the mixture until it is a little brown and then stir the grease and mixture into a paste. Add 2 cups of half water and half milk(or a little more) into the paste slowly and stir vigeriously with the heat turned up. Once you got this all stired up and it thickens and if it gets to thick add some more water to thin it . Now put the squirrel parts back into the gravey and let simmer 20 to 30 minutes with lid on the skillet. "Remember" don't let the gravy get to "thick" add water if you have to, to thin it where the squirrel will simmer in the gravy. While your waiting for the squirrels to simmer in the gravey POP open a can or two of JUMBO Buttermilk bisquets if you don't know how to make home made one's. Once all this is done run lock all the doors and close the curtains to your home. You don't want the neighbors to see the feast your fiddin to enjoy !!! You'll also be do'in some moaning and grow'in as you enjoy this delious meal and you'll prolly dump some on the floor to waller in cause it'll be so good...A.H

03-20-2008, 01:24 PM	#16
texnmidwest Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 1,938	You guys are making me hungry! __________________ "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (If all else fails play dead)

03-20-2008, 02:03 PM	#17
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 710	stew it with cream of mushroom soup! good stuff but i hate cleaning squirrels they seem to be a lot more of a pain than rabbits and even birds. tough skin. isn't squirrel out of season most places though?? i know ours ends in jan. Last edited by sell33; 03-20-2008 at 02:04 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

03-20-2008, 05:36 PM	#18
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 9,465	Yep, the "Prince Of The Treetops" is safe for the rest of the year. Let them raise more delicious little princelings! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

03-21-2008, 11:13 AM	#19
300RUM Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY. (like the jelly) Posts: 62	I think greys are more tender than fox squirrels. May just be me? Good eating though. __________________ Not so funny meow is it?

03-21-2008, 12:51 PM	#20
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,054	Does anybody here eat rabbit? I took one out of my freezer an ate it for lunch. Mighty tasty __________________ Just an old hillbilly, who can still shoot the eye off a flea!

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