When I lived down in New Orleans I tried nutria and liked it. I would go down by Port Sulphur and get some nutria to eat and make some of my friends try it.
When I lived down in New Orleans I tried nutria and liked it. I would go down by Port Sulphur and get some nutria to eat and make some of my friends try it.
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Agree with the other guys from MT...it has to be a regional thing and I don't recall anyone from Montana, ever mentioning eating squirrels.
My December elk trip to AZ was an eye opener, actually saw people hunting albert's squirrels...would have never guessed.
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great work!
I wonder if you could substitute rabbit for squirrel and have it turn out the same?
Pine squirrels aren't worth eating, but there are a fair number of cottontails and snowshoe hares around that might be in trouble if I can cook them like that!
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Rabbit might provide more meat, but I much prefer the taste of squirrel. That said, the two are generally interchangeable in any recipe.
I've had mixed results eating pine squirrels. Sometimes they taste like turpentine, other times they taste phenomenal. I think brining them overnight in salt water helps a lot.
Boiled three squirrels for a few hours, picked it clean and used it in stir fry. The dishes official name is SQUIR-Fry.
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Look tasty, I just started squirrel hunting again with my kids. I forgot how much fun it is.
I've always been a fan of squirrel and dumplings or chicken fried with gravy, I really need to gather up a batch as try squirrel pot pie
Squirrels are the best eating wild game in all of North America. They make Elk, grouse, antelope, you name it, taste pretty second class.
I preferred mine grilled, but there is no such thing as a bad squirrel.
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Of course, we have but a fraction of the squirrels we used to have. They may have been the single most important food source for early european settlers in the eastern half of North America. It would have been something to have been there when herds of squirrels migrated past for weeks at a time.
looks delicious to me
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Totally agree with CampRipleyLF. I really appreciate the details JTHOMP included in his post to make it easier to follow. I think this could be used on a number of small game, fowl, and store bought meat for less adventurous folks. Definitely going to share this with one of my hunting buddies who claims the big three of Kansas are whitetail, turkeys, and squirrels.
I always grow popcorn in my garden. This year the squirrels ate it all. If I can get my hands on one of them, I'll try this recipe for sure.
Buzz, Abert's are one of the best eating squirrels in the country. I killed 30 of them my last year in Arizona. They are as good as any acorn-raised fox squirrel in the Midwest.
Don't knock 'til you try it. They are WAY better than elk or pronghorn.
And if you can't afford (or live long enough to draw) a sheep slam, you can always go for a squirrel slam
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What people don't know about squirrel hunting is amazing.
Squirrel is good stuff. My mom used to braise them in the pressure cooker until they were fall-off-the-bone tender. I always preferred grays to fox squirrels for eating, but the fox squirrels had pretty well crowded out the grays back in Minnesota. Red (pine) squirrels are generally not worth the trouble, they're a third the size of a good fat gray or fox squirrel. There really aren't any squirrels in Montana other than reds, so I'm stuck with bunnies. I was hoping to bag a couple of jacks to try Hank Shaw's Sardinian Hare Stew sometime, but Rinella's experience with fleas has put me off it somewhat.
That's awesome! It is amazing what people don't know about squirrel hunting. Even when in a heavy squirrel area there is more method and thought to it than simply walking around killing them.
As for the grand slam, I don't know if it is taxonomy different but there is what is called a Bachman's fox squirrel. My personnel favorite. Larger than normal fox squirrels, the red color often isn't as rich and more of a orange, and grey is a lighter shade. Plus the tips of the nose, ears, feet, and tail will have some white added. Seen one with an entire white tail. They're niche is the Florida Parishes of Louisiana and extend into Mississippi. Historically those areas were mature long leaf pine forests, which area almost completely gone, and that is the habitat they prefer. We don't see many anymore so they get a free pass.
Black variations of fox squirrels are also common in bottom land areas along the Mississippi River. Think that could be another squirrel to add to the slam list.
I'm seriously considering a pine squirrel hunt after rifle season...partially in spite but mostly in curiosity of their flavor
oh, the good old days. I grew up hunting and eating squirrels. Moved west and now hunt bigger critters, but I always loved a well-grilled squirrel.