Eating camp squirrel?
11-04-09, 05:42 PM
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Eating camp squirrel?
Is it true that squirrel tastes like chicken? I'm curious of the recipes (burritos, omelets, etc.). Please share em if you got em!
11-04-09, 06:01 PM
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Brunswick Stew was originally a hunter's stew made with squirrels and other small game. Find a recipe for that and use squirrel. I've made it with chicken. Ate some squirrel long ago when I was a teenager and don't remember being too impressed, and it didn't taste like chicken to me.
11-04-09, 06:13 PM
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I'm from Louisiana and I've eaten squirrel gumbo. Quite tasty, but you have to chew carefully because of the buckshot. Google gumbo, or use the zatarain's mix, substituting squirrel for chicken.
11-04-09, 06:14 PM
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Nope it doesn't taste much like chicken at all. Years ago I used to hunt squirrels a lot so we ate them pretty often. They taste kind of gamey when fried unless young. They are good baked. I liked to split them lengthwise and bake them on top of a pan of dressing. Probably not that practical when touring.
Maybe try roasting them on a spit over an open fire?
Maybe try roasting them on a spit over an open fire?
11-04-09, 06:17 PM
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I'd guess it would taste close to rabbit, which doesn't taste very chicken-like.
11-04-09, 07:14 PM
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Man im sold on the whole squirrel thing, Im taking the old shotgun on tour next spring.
11-04-09, 07:23 PM
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A pellet gun will do the job, and lots more quiet. It's easier to find than buckshot, too.....
11-04-09, 07:27 PM
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I say leave the firearms at home. If you're interested in small game hunting, a blowgun or slingshot would make more sense.
11-04-09, 07:27 PM
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doesn't really taste like chicken. neither does rabbit. grew up on a farm and hunted both. squirrels are too much trouble to, ummmm, prepare, for the amount of meat you get from them. but......if that's your only choice....go for it....just be careful when skinning. 
11-04-09, 07:38 PM
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Blowguns aren't legal in some/ a few states, or Canada. Slingshots are legal, but the tactic seems to be that you start with a lot of ammo and harrass them until you finally connect. Doesn't sound all that practical when on the road. Some airpistols will kill a squirrel, like the Sheridan/Benjamin pump, preferably in 20 cal
11-04-09, 07:39 PM
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If you're covering 50 to 75 miles a day you really just need to glance down once in a while and you'll find plenty of fresh game that can be transported to the evening's campsite for a meal or two. No need to carry a gun.
Whether it then tastes like chicken or not depends on the (a) species and (b) date since death.
Whether it then tastes like chicken or not depends on the (a) species and (b) date since death.
11-04-09, 08:14 PM
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Nope Im taking the shotgun darn it. Have you ever seen the killer rabbit of Caerbannog? Trust me you need the shotgun.
11-04-09, 09:29 PM
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I havn't tried popping acorns yet but I have made acorn pancakes before.I don't suggest it on a tour as it took me all night long to make flour out of the acorns.Then the pancakes were really not that good.I got the idea out of a book called "My side of the mountain" that was written years ago.It's a true story and would make for good reading while on a tour.
Oh and I have eaten camp squirl before,to me it was similar to rabbit in the fact that you have to be very carefull when cooking it,it can get very tough when fried or cooked over open flame.Maybe soup or gumbo would be easier to cook.
Oh and I have eaten camp squirl before,to me it was similar to rabbit in the fact that you have to be very carefull when cooking it,it can get very tough when fried or cooked over open flame.Maybe soup or gumbo would be easier to cook.
11-05-09, 06:34 AM
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many squirrels are protected species (varies from state to state and abroad)... always google before a kill, you Rambo wannabees 
oh, and while we're on the topic of squirrels, here's a bunch of beautiful squirrel pictures on the "Genius Beauty Magazine for Smart and Beautiful Women"!:
https://geniusbeauty.com/cute/beautif...res-squirrels/
oh, and while we're on the topic of squirrels, here's a bunch of beautiful squirrel pictures on the "Genius Beauty Magazine for Smart and Beautiful Women"!:
https://geniusbeauty.com/cute/beautif...res-squirrels/
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11-05-09, 07:14 AM
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Squirrels are best cooked in a crock pot, especially if they are large red squirrels.
Oh and real men only hunt squirrels with a .22 and take head shots only.
Oh and real men only hunt squirrels with a .22 and take head shots only.
11-05-09, 08:33 AM
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This youtube video link provides tips for small game hunting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lYm0c7gYyU
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11-05-09, 08:43 AM
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Squirrels are for stew.
11-05-09, 08:55 AM
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I dont want to offend anyone nor imply that this is a "good" idea but...
I recently ate dog for the first time and it was delicious. Got me thinking about all the time I have spent touring Mexico and all the unowned dogs that run around in that country. Pardon for the expression but its just food for thought!
Here in Korea dog is considered a "summer time" dish that is technically illegal to eat but is widely available, especially when it is in season. The traditional dish is a stew. When I asked what breed my dog had been they told me that it was a mix. However, after further thought I asked if they meant that my dog was a mixed bread or if I was eating a stew made out of a mix of different dogs. It was the later. Yummy!
I recently ate dog for the first time and it was delicious. Got me thinking about all the time I have spent touring Mexico and all the unowned dogs that run around in that country. Pardon for the expression but its just food for thought!
Here in Korea dog is considered a "summer time" dish that is technically illegal to eat but is widely available, especially when it is in season. The traditional dish is a stew. When I asked what breed my dog had been they told me that it was a mix. However, after further thought I asked if they meant that my dog was a mixed bread or if I was eating a stew made out of a mix of different dogs. It was the later.
Yummy!
11-05-09, 09:29 AM
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I actually have a cookbook with several 'from the woods' recipes in it. Squirrel, woodchuck etc... If you really want squirrel recipes get in touch and I'll share some secrets with you
11-05-09, 10:04 AM
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Take one of those rat traps that look like a mouse trap on steroids and bait it with peanut butter. Could catch a squirrel with that.
11-05-09, 10:09 AM
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By red squirrels do you mean the little pine squirrels? I didn't know folks ate them.