Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
[Re: K-zoo]
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running my cur for squirrels has become one of my favorite pastimes since a buddy made me a rack to deep fry them in my turkey fryer..yummy
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
[Re: Tweed]
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here ya go! one method which I like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUUR6lxnAME.........they've always been a pain for me to skin.
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
[Re: K-zoo]
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I've watched all the videos read all the magazine article about skinning squirrels. They are still always a royal PITA to skin. Whatever I try it never works out.
I've also tried every squirrel recipe in the book except for ones that require a pressure cooker. No matter what I try, squirrel meat is always tough and rubbery for me. And that taste of it has never been very appealing either.
I really enjoy squirrel hunting and that is probably the game animal that I have access to and which is reasonably plentiful in my area. I sure would enjoy it more if they were better to eat and easier to clean.
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
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Shooting a grey squirrel in the head with a .22 makes shooting a longbeard in the head with anything seem easy. Target is slightly less wary, but not on crack. That's the difference between squirrels and turkeys. I bet you haven't shot many turkeys in the head
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
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I've watched all the videos read all the magazine article about skinning squirrels. They are still always a royal PITA to skin. Whatever I try it never works out.
I've also tried every squirrel recipe in the book except for ones that require a pressure cooker. No matter what I try, squirrel meat is always tough and rubbery for me. And that taste of it has never been very appealing either.
I really enjoy squirrel hunting and that is probably the game animal that I have access to and which is reasonably plentiful in my area. I sure would enjoy it more if they were better to eat and easier to clean. ......that's your problem, you never tried the pressure cooker. Pressure cook for a few minutes(let cool a little or the meat will fall off the bone) then dip in egg, batter and fry
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
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One tip that helped me from pulling off the tails while skinning. After you cut through the tail bone take the point of your knife and lay it flat against the back and go straight down and work it to the side of the back. Pull your knife back up and go back in and do the other side.Plus extend your cut up the back of the legs a little. Think of it like having a stuck radiator hose and you take a screwdriver and slip it under the hose and work it back and forth around the neck. Thats what your doing with the knife flat along the back.
Now on the cooking side of it once you got your squirrel cleaned and quartered up. Take your knife and score it like you would a carp. You increased your surface area a bunch for breading/flour and the oil gets down in the slits and the meat cooks up lot better easier to eat. Justin
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
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Tweed , my best friend growing up was from the backwoods of West Virginia . They moved up when his father got transferred to work at a local gas pipeline station . I ate over his house one time and his mother made a plate of fried squirrel . I was from a family of rabbit hunters and you DO NOT shoot squirrels in front of a rabbit hound !!! Or else !!! LOL . I'd never had them before . They were better than rabbit IMO . They were tender and had great flavor . His mom told me that you have to par boil them first till just tender , allow to cool then coat and fry . They are to this day my favorite game meat . PS . i also learned how to make cornbread from her . Combine the two and it can't be beat !
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
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Do most die-hard squirrel hunters hunt with rifle or shotgun? I have a .22, but I prefer the .32 rocklock... ( wife would kill me if she knew I posted a photo of the bed unmade. LOL ) Mike
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Re: FFG Squirrel Hunting Article
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I agree VH60, squirrel tastes better than rabbit. My daughters and wife agree, probably their favorite wild game meal.
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