king ratcatcher Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Doesn't it taste a little...................nutty! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude9012 Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 gd work on using lazerdome by the way by far the nicest but cheap pellet to use in a co2 gun nice shot i might try and get one tommrow to eat it luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLINSRI Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 As tasty as it looks in the last picture, I still don't think i could eat one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 You never know untill you try. Very pleasant to skin as theres very little smell or insides unlike a rabbit which often will have a strong game smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wambamboo Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Have to give it a go some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Hi, I have a couple of young ones in the freezer and will either cook it your way or wrap it in some bacon and roast in the oven and add some salt and pepper after. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Looks tasty Hunter. I have just spoted this pin. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Tuhh keep up Frank! FM, enjoy the squirrel. Its good! make sure you cook it with enough oil/water or it will be a little chewy.. the bacon sounds like a good idea, as the mealting fat will hydrate the squirrel meat nicley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 I got one this weekend so decided to have a go, skinned it by cutting teh legs, head and tail same as Hunter, but then making one long cut up the middel being carfeul not to puncture anyting then worked the skin off over his back. Its now in the freezer waiting for the next BBQ. any good BBQ tips for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 putting your method to use at this very moment, two big boy squirels that i got today. both full grown and look to have a decent amount of meat on them. thanks hunter. cheers flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 putting your method to use at this very moment, two big boy ferrets that i got today. both full grown and look to have a decent amount of meat on them.thanks hunter. cheers flash You eating ferret flash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 im a retards cause i was righting a post about getting polecats and i sought of carried it onto the next post, not much meat on my ferrets though. cheers flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngshot Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Hunter! were did u get ur webley knife from? ive been looking for one just like it for ages and i think the quest mayb complete!!! could u posibly PM me with some details of were it can be purchased? i would b eternaly gr8ful!! many thankz Young Shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilv Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 nice pictures m8, i will try it some time. Interesting stuff. They aren't very common yet up here at around 55 degrees north, though I saw one in a park a few weeks ago. We still have some reds around here and there is good reason to stop the greys getting a hold, though I suspect it is a lost cause because they're wily little bu**ers. I used to do black powder shooting years ago and in American books about it they had .32 caliber muzzle loading squirrel rifles that were copies of old Pensylvania rifles from the eighteenth and nineteenth century. I always fancied shooting them with a muzzle loaded pill of lead, wrapped up in a cloth patch. Great fun muzzle loaders - a real ritual, a bit like smoking a pipe in comparison to lighting an Embassy or something. I did hunt with a muzzle loader for a while years ago, but the .45 cal balls used to mess up the rabbits big time if I ever hit them. The excitement of loading the damned thing when you could see your quarry used to turn my guts right over, then take aim, BANG - cloud of smoke and usually it had run away. The thing was a .45 cal smooth bore so I had it as a shot gun. I understand it used to be ok to fire one ball out of them then. Don't know about now, but it was damned inaccurate. Eventually I used it as a shotgun with half an ounce of lead, but it wasn't a lot of use even then. A bit like a .410, only slightly bigger and a lot more time taken to reload it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 I would have thought a black powder rifle is useless for squirrels as A.) it usually takes 2 shots if they are running in a tree or if you unfortunately wound one, and B.) its not the safest callibre to shoot into the sky with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 you can get black powder shotguns, both muzle loading and old ones which are not nitro proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Ahh that would make sense. Must be nice to have an old gun and shoot like that, a peice of working history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeihrauchPower Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Nice shot matey! Spot on. I've been looking to try the elusive tree rat for a while now. I'm a chef by trade and might just do it next time, i've only really been put off by the effort but next time he's gonna get fryed up with a little rosemary and served with creamy mustard mash and some roasted veg. Great pics! RESPECT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Very interesting read I must say. I've been wanting to try Squirrel for a while now and after reading this \i think I will be very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippi Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 try whisking an egg place the carcass in it some it is covered in the egg then season some four with salt and pepper and mixed herbs a a bit of cumin and corriader and you have kentucty tree rat like elvis use to eat. also try stir fried woodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I think Ill just feed mine to the snakes!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Outlaw Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 hi m8, found this vid, just woundering, is this how you do yours. http://uk.search.yahoo.com/video/view?&....5kB&dur=46 Anyone know why this video isnt available now? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpa Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I've eaten them before, make a nice casserole with rabbit and pigeon. There are loads of good American recipe sites for various squirl dishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer stalker Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 i would never eat squirrel i put so much lead in them i would die! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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