salisburykeeper Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I shoot loads of sqirrels and usually give them to an old boy that lives nearby who eats them, he says he has always eaten them and they havnt done him any harm(coming from a guy who smells like piddle and has a wort farm growing on his face). does anyone else here eat squirrel? i hear that they carry the same diseases as rats also weils disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 i hear that they carry the same diseases as rats also weils disease. Havent heard about them carrying weil's disease before Get them down yer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Outlaw Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I dont know about the disease aspect but I have heard what meat they do have has hardly any fat and is very good. They only eat the good stuff like nuts, berries bulbs and cable insulation. Next time I bag some I will try them, there are some really nice recipies on here. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Lancslads dad can't get enough-----------------------squirells I mean. He didnt stink of piddle last week, but he did have his best shooting gear on. My grandad was a prisoner of war in the 1st. world war in Germany. He told of having to eat rats on a regular basis. It did him no harm, he almost made it to 100. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 They only eat the good stuff like nuts, berries bulbs and cable insulation. Not to mention ...eggs, hatching and fledgling birds!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 we used to eat them all the time back in the states. You just have to remember that they are a very muscle-y animal so there is very little fat and the meat can be a little tough and sinewy. You have to watch how you cook it but you get almost as much meat from a squirrel as you do a cotton tail rabbit. Skin them as soon as you shoot them though. They are a real bear to skin once they get cold. Only thing worse I've found is a groundhog/woodchuck. Thanks Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 They make good eating But you do need a lot of them LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Outlaw Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Not to mention ...eggs, hatching and fledgling birds!!! Still good high protein and fat free stuff, they can run fast and are agile so it must have some benefit. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Only thing worse I've found is a groundhog/woodchuck. Get a lot of them in E.Yorks?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I've eaten them... very good Slow cook em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Breadster ate racoon and squirrel when he was in North Carolina; good eating apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 There's a farm shop near me that sells them, they are a couple of quid each. Never fancied them myself, I have heard they taste like a TOPIC. hazelnut in every bite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I wouldn't touch them myself. Not since I saw one raid our bins and run off with one of the baby's nappys. Yum yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myuserid Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 There is a hotel near me (Windermere, Lakes). They have squirrel on their menu, apparently its very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 There is a hotel near me (Windermere, Lakes). They have squirrel on their menu, apparently its very nice. They "taste like chicken" - apparently... In fact it's the UK unwritten rule that any meat apart from steak "tastes like chicken" i.e. - FROGS LEGS - "tastes like chicken" OSTRICH - "tastes like chicken" CAT - "tastes like chicken" KANGAROO - "tastes like chicken" TURKEY - "tastes like chicken" CHICKEN - "tastes like chicken" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 wickedandlazy eats them but he would eat the peanuts out an elephents poo...i gave him a few and he said they wernt that nice was too much hard work for what little he got of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Outlaw Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 In fact it's the UK unwritten rule that any meat apart from steak "tastes like chicken" i.e. - CHICKEN - "tastes like chicken" The Maccie Dee's chicken doesnt :look: Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 title tree rat i rest my case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I wouldn't touch them myself. Not since I saw one raid our bins and run off with one of the baby's nappys. Yum yum. Yeah, I saw something similar today; a feral pigeon feasting on the contents of a swollen and run over disposable nappy. (They are now more common than the feral pigeon; humans are disgusting ******!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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