Nice article on eating squirrel

snoozy · #1 08/18/12, 02:08 PM

I've never had squirrel myself, but I would like to try some one of these days:

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Kbellebear · #2 08/18/12, 08:20 PM

Very interesting, thank you for sharing.

bugstabber · #3 08/18/12, 11:35 PM

My brother used to hunt them and bring them home as well as rabbits. Mom would usually fry them like chicken. Don't eat the brains, though. It could cause a prion related disease.

sustainabilly · #4 08/18/12, 11:47 PM

Fried is pretty good, but I have to get a "mess" of 'em first. Usually, I parboil, debone and put them in Brunswick Stew. That's good eatin!

Menglish · #5 08/19/12, 05:18 AM

Fried with pan gravy and boiled potatoes...YUM, YUM!!!

My second favorite way is Squirrel and dumplings.

Man you've made me hungry and squirrel season is still a month away. :-(

Mike

Ravenlost · #6 08/19/12, 03:33 PM

Fried squirrel and gravy is yummy. My mom also made a great squirrel stew...it had squirrel, corn and potatoes in a white soup. YUM!

ldc · #7 08/19/12, 03:52 PM

Squirrel stew is the Saturday dish in south French Louisiana. Red beans are the Monday dish.

Cliff · #8 08/19/12, 04:22 PM

Good article, thank you. LOL @ the comment that city squirrels are rats with good pr.

We've thinned them out a little here lately because they were stealing all the tree fruit. For the first time in a few years we're actually getting some pears. And the squirrels were delicious.

I found it interesting that they said 80% of the squirrel population could be harvested every year and that would be sustainable.

... don't know why "pr" is underlined above, not showing that way on the edit screen

nobrabbit · #9 08/19/12, 07:44 PM

Husband loves fried squirrel and for him there's nothing like stepping out in the yard in the morning and shooting his breakfast. Nice article on eating squirrel - Homesteading Questions

Nice article on eating squirrel - Homesteading Questions

airwolftruker · #10 08/19/12, 08:04 PM

All suggestions are great!
Also, it makes good practice for deer season.
Pan fried with gravy is my favorite.

Danaus29 · #11 08/19/12, 08:37 PM

Season starts Sept 1 in Ohio!

big rockpile · #12 08/19/12, 09:48 PM

Squirrels are in season most of the year here.

Nice article on eating squirrel - Homesteading Questions

Oh Brains are Good my Ex would get mad if I head shot them.

big rockpile

andyd2023 · #13 08/20/12, 10:55 AM

Only getting them in one or two's here not much to eat. I average one every week or so. They really are rats with better PR.
Andrew

teethdoc · #14 08/20/12, 11:26 AM

We ate squirrel a lot growing up, but I never did like it. Wrapped in bacon and marinated in Dales, then on the grill is probably my favorite. Rabbit is a different story. I think rabbit is some of the finest meat you can get.

big rockpile · #15 08/20/12, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by andyd2023

Only getting them in one or two's here not much to eat. I average one every week or so. They really are rats with better PR.
Andrew

Here they are cutting Hickories and we are allowed 10 a day.

big rockpile

KaiserW · #16 08/20/12, 06:29 PM

Mmm....squirrels, love me some squirrel.
I'm a rarity in these parts (connecticut), yuppies around here have never even heard of eating squirrel.

themamahen · #17 08/24/12, 11:27 AM

best squirrel i ever ate was smoked then bbq'd oo so good but like me fried too

lemonthyme7 · #18 08/24/12, 02:38 PM

Fried squirrel
Squirrel pot pie
BBQ Squirrel - cook, remove meat and do like pulled pork

My borthers hunted squirrel all the time growing up. Worse was if they used a shotgun instead of 22 and you got a BB from the shotgun shell that someone didn't get out of the meat - not fun to bite down on!