Squirrel meat. Any good?

[Loopwing]

True!

Here in central FL most hope to shoot a 80” buck

A friend was small game hunting after deer season on public and ended up with a 140” monster at 20 yds


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You also said after deer season, THEY KNOW, THEY ALL KNOW!!!

 

[Iron_llama]

There ain't many ways you can fix them I don't like. There's a squirrel rollup recipe by Parker Hall that you can do a web search for, I like to use for "first timers" that might be squeamish to the idea of eating tree rats. I like to throw several of them in a crook pot and cook them down till the meat is falling off the bone. Then use the meat in other recipes.

That reminds me... used to shoot cottontails with a mentor, years ago. He'd skin them out and stick them in the freezer until he had enough to fill a smoker, at which point he'd smoke up the lot of them. Pick the meat and portion it out for tacos or hot dish or chili or whatever else.

 

[BackSpasm]

Squirrels lost their allure in the woods for me once I started smoking them with my PCP air rifle in the yard. I filled the freezer up and got a little burn out on picking meat of those little bones

also @TNbowhunter nice to see you back now that the weather is chilly here I was missing you hanging around. Too busy chasin' ambulances in the off season I suppose

 

[MIPublic]

Thought about trying squirrel hunting as I've seen no less than 25 my last 3 hunts. I never had the meat. Recommended and if so what's a good recipe?

Love it, kinda nutty. Tastes similar to dark meat turkey. I often prefer it to rabbit.

 

[TNbowhunter]

Squirrels lost their allure in the woods for me once I started smoking them with my PCP air rifle in the yard. I filled the freezer up and got a little burn out on picking meat of those little bones

also @TNbowhunter nice to see you back now that the weather is chilly here I was missing you hanging around. Too busy chasin' ambulances in the off season I suppose

A fella has to earn his keep, right? Haha

 

[BackSpasm]

A fella has to earn his keep, right? Haha

You got any big ones running around yalls place this year?

 

[dillioncricket]

Skin and clean them, soak in saltwater for 24 hours, grill, and slather with BBQ sauce.

I’m sure there’s even better stew recipes but that’s all I’ve ever tried.

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[TNbowhunter]

You got any big ones running around yalls place this year?

We've had a few nice ones show up on camera, and there's one big ol warrior that wouldn't wow you with his score but is just a hog of a deer. My old man stuck him last Thursday, but looks like it was probably a single-lung hit that he survived. Hoping we'll see him back soon. How about you??