lavenderbeard
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| 08 Jan 2011 09:38 AM |
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I know a boy that wants me to teach him to hunt since I'm quite good at it and well equipped. My #1 rule is if you kill it you have to eat it. I don't waste anything. I decided to take hin squirrel hunting since the things are plentiful and easy to find. I am looking for the best way to cook it and if squirrel is good meat. |
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marxhunter
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| 08 Jan 2011 11:45 AM |
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I learned how to cook squirrel from an older man years ago. He would dress them out, romove all shot, and cook them in a pressure cooker. then he would make dumplings and put them in to simmer a while. The other way he cooked them was add them with gravey and pour over cooked rice. If you want to fry squirrel you must use young ones that are tender and they are great. My neighbor always killed enough squirrels to last through the year. He would cut them up, freeze them, and he was good till next year. He always hunted in Sept. or October before the leaves started to fall. When squirrels are cutting pecans or acorns they feed in family groups. If you ease into the area and don't scare them you can sit still and watch until you see several feeding. When you shoot one, watch where he falls but sit tight. They will start feeding again in a few minutes. I have killed eight from one tree and they only ran when I decided I had enough and went to pick them up. |
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brittany-2
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| 08 Jan 2011 04:29 PM |
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Debone it, grind it, make patties out of it and fry it. |
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Two Tales
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| 08 Jan 2011 06:29 PM |
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I dress them out, soak them in salt water over night with a table spoon of lemon juice, dice up onions and garlic with what ever other herb I want that day,and stuff the cavity then season the out side with season salt and black pepper....either wrap in foil and place on the grill with indirect heat or in a roaster in a slow oven covered for 3 to 4 hours...make gravy from the juices and serve with smashed taters, buttered carrots and a green salad,,,, |
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Gerry
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| 09 Jan 2011 06:53 AM |
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Crock pot with some veggies and bacon for me. Bacon adds smoky taste and some fat for gravy. Thanks for taking a kid hunting. |
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rthomas4
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| 09 Jan 2011 08:57 AM |
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Cook 'em in a pressure cooker, then remove and cut into quarters, and deep fry. Make a good brown gravy, and place the fried pieces into the gravy and serve with mashed potatoes, or rice and veggies! Another method is after cooking in the pressure cooker, add tomatoes, potatoes, onions and bell pepper, cook till all veggies are done and serve over rice. This is also a great way to serve ducks, and rabbits! |
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teezr9
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| 09 Jan 2011 07:15 PM |
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Dang! Now I'm hungry!!!!!!!!! Dem tree rats is fine viddles!
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Big_T
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| 10 Jan 2011 03:40 AM |
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I may be a ol' school but quarter them up, dredge in a little flour, salt and pepper, and fry in a little oil. Cant beat that, especially the young, tender squirrels. Another way, Mother-in-law will sear the quarters in a frying pan on both sides (to seal the juices) wrap piecesin tin foil and bake in the oven till it falls off the bone. Good for the older ones. |
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JBRYANT
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| 10 Jan 2011 10:18 AM |
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Posted By Big_T on 10 Jan 2011 04:40 AM
I may be a ol' school but quarter them up, dredge in a little flour, salt and pepper, and fry in a little oil. Cant beat that, especially the young, tender squirrels. Another way, Mother-in-law will sear the quarters in a frying pan on both sides (to seal the juices) wrap piecesin tin foil and bake in the oven till it falls off the bone. Good for the older ones. That is the way i have always fixed them |
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snider
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| 10 Jan 2011 10:37 AM |
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Well we musta went to the same school cause that is the way Mom did and I still fix em that way myself, Fry the young ones and boil for dumplings with the old tough ones, way to go Big T and JBRYANT. |
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Brian Warner
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| 13 Jan 2011 07:52 PM |
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We, the boys and I, will take a mess of squirrels on the first evening or morning of our week long trips, then we put them in a fireside pot and slow cook them till they come off the bone and build a stew or mulligam from that. |
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lavenderbeard
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| 16 Jan 2011 12:01 PM |
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All these ways sound more than a bit appetizing. I will definitely be playing exterminator in spring and trying a bunch of these ideas. It's nothing personal and I do not like to hunt my area into extinction, but that is what the land owner wants me to do with these squirrels. Being not a wealthy man, I don't pass up free meat in any form, plus it will be a good learning experience for the boy that wants to learn how to hunt. I don't expect him to hit a squirrel so likely I'll be doing all the kill shots.
he might just get squirrel call duty at first and given a few shots later in the hunt when I don't care if my targets run and take cover. So long as I can make a meal I'll be a happy man. |
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slaymaker
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| 25 Feb 2011 09:36 PM |
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A little trick my uncle taught me when I was a kid... take two quarters, hold one of them with your thumb and index finger circling the edge of it so a flat surface is exposed, and tap and scrape it with the edge of the other quarter while sitting at the base of a tree in the timber. It sounds like a squirrel chewing on a walnut shell. This puts the squirrels at ease and gets their curiosity up. Shot a lot of them this way.  My Grandpa used to love fried squirrel, so we would hunt and clean them for Grandma to cook for him. I love most wild game, but never really cared much for squirrel myself. I always thought the meat was a little greasy. When Grandpa got older and quit eating it, I quit hunting them. I agree that if you kill it, you should eat it. |
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TLM
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| 06 Mar 2011 04:15 PM |
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They're very good eating in the lower 48 states. Up here in my part of Alaska they taste like spruce trees. Cause that is all they eat (no acorns or good nuts to eat) You are what you eat when it comes to them. The last one i ate tasted like the insulation from between the logs in my cabin. Don't think he really ate it but he sure tore enough out between the logs.  |
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pmcvey
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| 25 Jul 2011 06:34 PM |
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I think it's an acquired taste. I like it better when mixed with chicken or even pork if over rice. Most of the time I boil it with chicken (with a bay leaf to kill the smell) for a little while, dump the nasty water and reboil it with clean water until easily de-boned. Then fry the pulled meat until browned, adding honey is good, or whatever seasoning you are in the mood for. It's mostly all good. |
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auto5
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| 29 Jul 2011 12:43 PM |
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Good ol' tree rat, nothing wrong with how they taste. You can fry olde ones but score 'em every 1/4" and slow fry.
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clint@41
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| 30 Jul 2011 06:40 PM |
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Can't beat any of these recipies. I've got so caught up in duck and deer hunting and fishing that I got away from squirrel hunting. It's a great way to get a kid started. I didn't miss opening day for 10 years. Probably haven't been in 5. All this talk about eating them makes me want to go. |
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timmy12
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| 31 Jul 2011 10:03 PM |
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i agree with auto5 they do taste good and fried is the easiest way to go and they taste gooooooooooood. |
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niemz
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| 31 Jul 2011 10:16 PM |
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I have not tried them yet, but think I will soon. |
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gopheer1
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| 10 Aug 2011 07:09 PM |
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I ate alot of them as a kid grandma would fry up what we brought home. I liked it ,but cleaning some of them (prob. The older ones) was like trying to skin a shoe, tough. I alwsys enjoyed hunting qnd eating them. I haven't had them in years the conversation has givin me a cravin and brought back some memories. Thank you |
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CBANACH
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| 13 Aug 2011 04:54 PM |
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Its one of my fav. things to eat around a camp fire!! |
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GLW
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| 18 Sep 2011 11:17 AM |
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Slow cook in hot sauce, taste like chicken wings!  |
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rfensick
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| 19 Sep 2011 07:04 PM |
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Cut the meat up boil it a bit then make it in a pot pie.. just subsitute the chicken for the squirrel. Very good |
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gopheer1
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| 19 Sep 2011 07:29 PM |
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Sounds like a chicken pot pie what do you do with the squirrel after you boil it lol |
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rfensick
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| 20 Sep 2011 06:38 AM |
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Just backwards use the rat meat instead of chicken...frozen or fresh vegtables and some pie crust |
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gopheer1
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| 20 Sep 2011 06:46 AM |
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Figured just teez'n lol |
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Steve
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| 22 Sep 2011 06:55 PM |
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Posted By JBRYANT on 10 Jan 2011 11:18 AM
Posted By Big_T on 10 Jan 2011 04:40 AM
I may be a ol' school but quarter them up, dredge in a little flour, salt and pepper, and fry in a little oil. Cant beat that, especially the young, tender squirrels. Another way, Mother-in-law will sear the quarters in a frying pan on both sides (to seal the juices) wrap piecesin tin foil and bake in the oven till it falls off the bone. Good for the older ones.
I'm with you. Also goes well seared and simmered in spaghetti sauce believe it or not.
.22 LR in the head - great way to teach a youngster to hunt. No way I'd ever take a scattergun out for tree rats. Don't know anyone who has actually...
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snider
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| 23 Sep 2011 02:42 PM |
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Ever hunt GRAY squirrels in Missouri. You may need a shotgun. |
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CBANACH
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| 24 Sep 2011 03:00 PM |
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here jsut tell me if it looks good.....    that was some good squirrel meat. sat in some garlick teriyaki and grilled on 350* about 10-15 min each side on inderect heat... YUM! |
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Acts_ten_dieter
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| 04 Aug 2012 06:16 AM |
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I like to butterfly them with a half slice of bacon and some curry powder and slide them in the broiler. Have also been taking the hearts and livers...they cook real fast in a sautee pan with some butter, s&p, and garlic....turns out this is the only liver that i can eat, very yummy!! |
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Silverbullet2
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| 04 Aug 2012 05:11 PM |
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Got my mouth watering after seeing them pics....I love squirrel.
To answer the question...Is Squirrel Good?........YES |
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David Asche
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| 06 Aug 2012 01:19 AM |
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Takes a lot to make a good meal, but the hunting is what makes it fun. I like messing with them on my front deck. I know stuff like "Turbo-Squirrel" and "Peanut Butter Jar Bingo". The little bass turds are a lot of fun to mess with. |
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vkinder
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| 07 Aug 2012 06:00 AM |
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They are so good that they will make your tongue slap your brains out. |
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Brian Warner
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| 17 Aug 2012 02:43 PM |
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Lil'Bit is just now getting big enough to go on the opening day hunt. We load up the stuff, hunt in the morning. Come back and fix a pot of squirrel and dumplins or grilled, then back out for more. Makes for a good day of fun. |
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bigrig
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| 18 Aug 2012 08:49 AM |
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All my squirrels are taken with head shots with a 22. I used to dress them out and skin them. Then I got to thinking. theres not much meat to mess with on the ribs and back. So I started just taking the legs off. What we do is boil the meat. then strip it off the bone. ANd make stew out of it. It makes great stew. Never thought of pot pie. Thats sounds good too. |
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jcaswell
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| 02 Sep 2012 09:26 PM |
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I have had it fried and stewed but prefer fried but some times fry it up and make gravy out of the left over grease and toss them in and serve with mashed potatoes |
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Silverbullet2
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| 03 Sep 2012 04:47 PM |
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Ever tried squirrel head and dumplings?
Friends mom used to make it....just like chicken and dumplings, except used squirrel meat and threw the heads in with it.....when it's done u pull the skull apart and eat the brain along with the rest of the meal |
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jmohr3
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| 28 Oct 2012 02:41 PM |
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anyone out there ever cook them on an open fire at camp side or grill them over charcoal? Thought it might be good but never tried it. Let me know if you have and how it was.
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CBANACH
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| 29 Oct 2012 06:04 AM |
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i do them over a fire all the time. anyhting from just plain ol' meat to spices and sause. |
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Bob LM NY
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| 03 Nov 2012 02:30 AM |
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GArlic and butter..can fry up anything with garlic and butter and make it edible..add a little bacon too- great and the way i intriduced my wife and a friends to wild game. they refused to admit they ate it but i was there and they came back for seconds and then some. That was years ago and she now will eat almost anything i cook. Hmm cant wait to get back and go get some...good hunting and a great thing in teaching someone else to hunt and use the catch!!
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