Wayne Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Greetings every1 - I hope I'm posting this in the right section. K, well there seem to b loadsa really good recipes for squirrel & ppl say it's the tenderest small game meat ever - aaand I'm surrounded by the damn things aaand my freezer is empty. So? I thort I'd best start shooting & eating em! But - there seem to b so many different methods for skinning & preparing em & it all sounds really complicated & difficult. One method I read for skinning involved 2 ppl, one stood on its tail while the other held its feet and the first pulled this bit o skin one way & another bit another way and.. ..well it sounded more like a game of flamin Twister to me! So - how d'ya do it? I need a really nice quick simple method of getting the damn things into the pan! Many thanx in advance, Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Just do it as if it were a rabbit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 I was all set for trying them at one time Wayne, Ithought that they must be ok as they are vegetarian, that is until I saw them feeding from a skipful of household rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted November 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 Hmm, ur advice would be fine Red Stag.....if I'd eva skinned a rabbit! lol Well, we all gotta start sometime! (Tho many neva do of course!) Would you recommend the first cut to go longways (top to bottom) on the underside, or around the animal about half way along its body? And yep, I wouldn't fancy eating true town squirrels - the ones Ive got me eyes on seem to eat mainly 'natural' stuff - I dare say they will delve thru the occasional bin if natural food is scarce, but its probly best not to think bout that too much! Cheers, Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 I cut longways first, dont jab the point in, just cut it gently. TC has pictures in the photo's bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermin Dropper Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 A stanley knife is a good tool as you want a very sharp blade. be careful not to puncture the guts, take your time and just use the first couple as a learning curve. All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 Wayne you could try this meathod.skinning rabbits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest charlie Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 they taste like sweet chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted November 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 Excellent! Thanks folks. Yup, I dare say my first couple wont be *quite* as proffessional a job as in the pictures! (Dont he make it look easy!?) lol But Im sure Ill get something worth eating into the pot. Sweet chicken? Sounds fantastic - my mouths watering already! Plus Ive had a family of grey-squirrel-b*stards living in my loft for ages - 'live & let live' I thought at first, as I didnt have any plans to eat them at the time....... then the little grey b*stards ate my lighting circuit! So its kinda personal now as well!! As for taking out the guts, do u do that after its skinned, by cutting round the ********, then jus scooping everything out? Thanx agen folks, Cheers, Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Wayne i have eaten squirrel in the past and i found it a bit tough (i roasted it) but its only from the ribs back thats worth eating.As for gutting them i would gut them first by cutting down the center of the belly and pull the gut out from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted December 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Ahhh, I see - hence the cut down the belly in ur photos! Doh! I'm so observant! lol Right, I reckon I've got enuff info to go try it now! I reckon I'll put the meat in boiling water & microwave it for a while b4 I do the proper cooking - that way it shud b less tough & it'll make sure any nasty bugs are proper dead. Thanks for ur help - if my next post smells of squirrel ****, u'll know I done it wrong! :yp: Cheers, Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelhunter Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Though squirrels are my favourite pest i cant say that i would ever think of eating one, pigeon yes, id even eat a feral, squirrels remind me of rats, the only difference is their fluffy tails. Use them to bring in the crows and foxes, thats all i use them for, but each to their own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted December 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Well wot convinced me was looking on the net - eating squirrel seems to be very popular, especially in America. If u do a search for 'pigeon recipe, preparation', u won't get much, but the same search for squirrel turns up millions of different recipes from loadsa different sites. This made me think they gotta be worth a try! It beats going to Sainsburys anyway! :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGhost Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 I eat a lot of Squirels. The problem with them is getting the skin off. It is a LOT harder than rabbit. The stand on the tail method is the red indian way, but quite often the tail comes off. Try splitting round the waist and pulling apart you can get a grip that way. Oh yes their fleas will be biting you as you do it!!! leave them for a couple of days or put them in the frezer for an hour to kill the *****rs first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted December 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 lol Sounds like fun! I often feel abit itchy after preparin pigeons so I look forward to the squirrel fleas! Tomorrow might be my squirrel day so I'll let u know how I get on. Thanx, Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbus Polumbus Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Do pigeon have flea's?:yp: I've never noticed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 lol Well I often feel itchy but there are no big flea-type bites on me, jus very small red bumps - maybe its a mite of some sort.....or it could jus be psycolog...errrm all in my mind! :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead-eye-dick Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 lol Well I often feel itchy but there are no big flea-type bites on me, jus very small red bumps - maybe its a mite of some sort Funny you say that, each time I get home 'her-indoors' whines about me having little red bumps........I alway thought she was talking about my nipples :yp: Maybe there is some sort of mite - anyone else had a simular thing ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 I dont know about wood pigeon but racing pigeons get little red mites, that can cause a rash if you have sensitive skin. So i suppose that rules most of us out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Aw Dead-Eye-**** has sensitive skin.....thats so so sweet. Sorry Dead-Eye :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Did you get your squirrels Wayne?How did you cook them,was it nice?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 Before Elvis got famous he was raised on squirrel ... Suppose thats why he enjoyed , burgers , deep fried anything etc ...lol all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 YP,you are a hunka hunka burning love for sharing that fact with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hugs an kisses Neil lol lol all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomV Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 do you need to gut squirrels straight away like rabbits? The one ive got is in the shed but i cant gut it til the morning when its light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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