I ate squirrels as a little kid when ever I killed them I cleaned them and cooked them myself. Not to many people in my family hunt so I guess I picked it up on my own.

Whenever i shoot them; ill clean them righgt quick and throw them in the skillet for a snack or lunch if i shot 2.

I would love to try em but I can never see any squirrels when im hunting for em.

yes. I fry them in a pan first and then let them simmer in a crock pot swimming in cream of mushroom soup. They are very good.

Parboil, bread, and fy.

Yep I even freezer bag um for later

squirrel is one of the best meats in the woods it's so good

I have not eaten them in years. My old friend Charlie, who died last summer at 93, loved squirrel and dumplings. Once I was visiting him when his nephew walked out of the woods with about 6-8 grey squirrels in a bag and handed them to Charlie as a gift. Charlie looked in the bag and handed them back to Eddie saying "They are all head shot, you ruined the best part".

Yes, fried, stew, squirrel and dumplings and as an ingredient in Brunswick Stew.

i love sqirral i usaully hunt them right before deer season i can scout and still get good meat

Don't shoot it unless you are going to eat it. Anyone that hunts then should be eating them. I hunt then; therefore I eat them.

ish, I love squirrel and brown gravy, but you brought up a point of my brother-in-laws father, whom I liked. He would only eat squirrel if it had a complete head. He liked squirrel brain and scrambled eggs in the morning.

They're cheap to shoot and taste good. A great bargain gaem animal to eat.

I ate so many of them during my younger years just got tired of Squirrel and don't eat them anymore. Same way about rabbits. Give me some Quail.

never tried it is it good?

To buck hunter 17, it is great. I wish we hadn't even started discussing it, because the season is closed and I never have any hang around long enough to make it to the freezer. To those who parboil before frying, what does that do for the meat? We have always breaded and fried them exactly like chicken. I'm open to new things, so I'll give it a whirl. Is it more moist that way? Smaller ones can get dry before they are golden brown. We sometimes soak them in milk or buttermilk for a while.

I am only 23 years old and all I can tell you about the squirrely tail is that it is great! I have been eating them ever since I can remeber and I love them! My father is from back in the woods old school days and he has always said
"Squirrel is the rednecks lobster"

I go squirrel hunting a lot and i always eat them!

I love squirrel and if YOU SHOOT IT YOU EAT IT that is what i was taught

Bella, why would bring up the subject of bacteria.

stu_manji, yes saltwater will do that. Some people also use a little vinegar because it eliminates some gamey taste to them.

007, can I borrow your wife?

ME!!!

My wife and I look forward to squirrel season every year. It is the most challenging season in my opinion. Of course we eat them, either as a pie, for breakfast with gravy and biscuits or as spaghetti sauce. For any of the ways we generally parboil them first unless of course it is our first meal while camping and then we fry them, and cream of mushroom soup and serve over biscuits. Nothing could be finer.

I love to eat Squirrel, I will make it into Pot pies, put it in some gravy and pour it on mashed potatos. Another thing that I like to do is pull the squirrel like pulled chicken or pork then cook it in some wild rice and cut up some sweet sausage it is amasing!!!!

You bet I eat Squirrel, I season them with BBQ seasoning then broil them for about six minutes on each side. I then place in a baking dish covered in cream of chicken gravy with crushed red peppers and cook in the oven for about 45 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes and a veggie!

The old squirrels that are tough as leather make the best dumplins you ever had

I love squirrel. The young one I fry seasoned with salt, pepper,little garlic powder roll in flour. the old ones I like to do as above then put in flat pan cover with mushroom soup add onion, bell pepper, carrot and (potatoes when about half done). Bake in oven until squirrel is tender. We only have fox squirrels here and the old ones can get tough.

Absolutely! It's great in stew or barbecued and isn't bad in gumbo!

Yes, I eat squirrel. The legs and back are tasty if fried crispy. My Uncle Ken bakes the whole squirrel and even eats the brain.

Squirrel is East Texas cuisine.Fried or in dumplins.Always thank your elders for teaching you to survive on what The Man made available to us.If you shoot it,eat it,or give it to someone who will.

good meat, makes great stew.

I do not shoot squirrels because i dont like the tast.

Yup, BBQ sauce baby!! Sweet Baby Rays and flop 'em on the grill. Don't even skin 'em cause the hair will all burn off.

I can't believe I missed this one, not much point in adding something now, but check out message boards / the cook book for a recipe etc

mmm squirrel

Yummmmmmm!!!!!!!

yes I eat squirrel.

Yep, Just the tail, thats where the best meat is