Yall eat Squirrel?

[PaBowhunter1966]

I have been eating them for years We make a potpie with the meat very good. I have 11 in the freezer right now. I also got my first black one last fall in Poteter Co. Pa.

[rnfarley]

I've never eaten one - always figured anything with feet like a rat would taste like a rat. I hear they're good though, maybe I'll have to try one here soon.

[Sean]

Young ones are mighty tasty. They do have a musky smell that I dont like when cleaning them, but the meat dont have that taste in it. I have always cooked them up in some bacon grease for breakfast.

[HORSEMOVER]

Y'all ever seen or ate a purple squirel?

[P.Smash]

Purple squirrel.....lol. My wife likes it, so does my girlfriend


So anyway, fried squirrel (if their youngins) and gravy is excellent......followed closely by squirrel and dumplins (great for older squirrels...the ones with big nuts).......and squirrel pot pie is great too. It's all members of the food groups in one steamy pile artery clogging goodness


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[cordwood]

All this squirrel talk is making me hungry... We've got a short half month season open for squirrel right now in Virginia and ive got squirrels everywhere. Im gonna try to pop a half dozen and see what I can create in the kitchen...they all look small to me (greys) but if they're the best eatin, Im going for head shots with the .22 or pellet gun. Ive seen a couple chipmunks too.

[1fowlhunter]

My dad made the best squirrel gravy with big ol cat head biscuits. Fried isn't bad either, I like mine cajun'ed up. My buddy can cook them like popcorn chicken and they are UHM,UHM!

[thumper]

Nothing like pickeled chipmunks for an appetizers before some BBQ'ed raccoon . Yummy

[1fowlhunter]

I had racoon at a wild game dinner a couple of years ago and surprisingly it was good, a little greasy though.

[woodbooger]

wow cord Im totally let down that your a yup and have never eat'n squirrel, any good mentor should know how great the young'ns are and how to prepare them, Im going to see if I can get a refund on my son's plane ticket to virginia for the MENTORING program he was sooo interested in. now Im thinking of sending him south of the boarder to TIKO'S mentoring camp!! let us know how them tree rats tasted YUPIE!!!