BEST WAY TO CLEAN AND COOK SQUIRREL Cast Iron Cooking
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Loved the video. I live 20 minutes from lodge cast iron manufacturing plant in Tennessee, so I can go to the discount store by there. I have many already! Have you ever tried Kentucky Kernel flower? It's pretty dang good to flour squirrel, rabbit, and deer backstraps with. I always add a little extra spice myself. Will definitely look up the swap seasonings! Thanks
Thank you I will most definitely check it out thank you
Stop eating them animals, God created them to plant the trees in the ground. How do you think you have all them trees in your back yard. God is gonna curse you from doing this evil sin to his creation, people always wonder why they family members are hit and killed by cars because they kill animals. The Bibles says you reap what you sow and you sr. shell reap from posting this nasty video....
Backwoods Gourmet Channel never will but on toy store. Cheers !
That is nasty 🤢
Squirrels near my place have been real quiet since this video.
😂 😂 😂 😂
Lmao!
Lol
Haha 😂
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
My wife was literally in tears. Your cooking skills must’ve really impressed her, well done
lmao
i wanna throw up
lmao
You sure it cause of impressive 😂,check if she still cry in bedroom.
@@muhammadnazerinsaripin1925 insane english
I am 68 and have lived most of my life in the Ozarks. Needless to say, ive eaten lots of squirrels. Nevertheless, I learned a lot from your video. Your skinning method is different and I want to try it. I never heard of aging
them but sometimes ours are tough. I thought you were messing up when you put those perfect pieces in the gravy. After seeing how easily you pulled the meat back from the bone, I think it's worth a try.
Accidentally ended up here when looking up "friend squirrel" but I missed the n and I searched for "fried squirrel" instead and here I am after watching a whole series of the cute adventures of a family of squirrels, actually watching a full video in how to cook them
When I was a Boy over 55 years ago Squirrel and Bull Frogs kept my family from Starving--I still Love both of um...
@Brandon S >>Based on how you write.
That's not a complete sentence, Einstein.
@Brandon S based on how you write, you're probably a kid with no friends.
@Mike Wilhelmson .....grammAr.
Frog legs are so good.
which is tastes better? bull frogs have more meat, am i right?
I’m not going to lie this was hard to watch but I clicked on the video for a reason. This is a skill I do not have and I feel it is a skill that we all need to know just in case. You broke it down in simple steps. Thank you
In order to really have it as a skill you also need to do it a handful of times. Watching isn’t enough unfortunately. Give it a try.
I've been shooting squirrels as a nuisance, and I'm pretty darn young. My dad isnt a hunter but I really wanted this life skill. Started doing research and recently caught a squirrel and gave this my first try lol.
The exact and mere reason i came here. It was hard to watch though but i am aware that the chicken i eat don’t grow on trees.
@@FarabiOrhan why are a lot of American's shy about seeing their meat butchered? it should be a must to see how their meet is processed, maybe they will actually give thanks to what they are about to eat. just saying.
@@floofpug4251 how’d it go?
“Here’s dinner”, perfect point. So few understand what it takes to actually “feed” themselves beyond pulling it out of the bin at the grocery store. Thank you sir. Be Safe out there. “Chicken of the tree,, haha, Tree chickens 😂 I have had many a squirrel years ago, loved rabbit even more. Was taught to use a 22 as a kid after my Dad let me hunt them with a 410 and I bit into a load of pellets that I miss getting out during the skin & clean. Miss those days…
Rabbit is real good eating. Enough meat to really make it worth the effort to hunt and harvest them.
I'm surprised I definitely want without food
For rabbit, we were always told by grandparents to wait until after the second snowfall to hunt them. I lived in Oklahoma and it had hot weather often into the fall. Rabbits can carry a disease called tularemia, aka “rabbit fever" which is deadly to humans who consume their meat. The rabbits that carry it fare ok in warm weather but the first snowfall kills most of those with it and the second snowfall kills what few live past the first snowfall. My friends all used shotguns but I had a semiautomatic 22 which I preferred. If I missed, it had a 14 round magazine and I would strafe them. Great fun and memories.
@@jongeddes09 the only issue with rabbit is that they’re so lean that they don’t give you enough calories. You can actually die of starvation if you try to survive off only rabbit.
Feel sorry for kids that don't get to experience living a life like that. We were taught to take care of ourselves, good morals and values. The taste of fresh harvested meat is like nothing else, especially with veggies out of the garden or the many different pickles we made from the garden.
So nice of you to help the squirrel take off his fur to stay cool, we need more people in the world that does this 🤣🤣🤣 i kid, my dad taught me the same way to cut back then and step on the tail. Love seeing videos like this especially with so many younger folk getting into hunting and don’t have anyone to teach them
We used the "peel" method for small game and catfish.
My Grandmom was from Southrrn Maryland, and growing up we ate all kinds of wild meat at her house, including squirrel. We loved eating at her house because her food all tasted amazing. She prepared hers almost exactly like you do. Thanks for the good memories!!!
With dumplings!
Local somd here this place is hreat
Yessir, reminds just like grandmas good cooking buddy, nothing better
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And cunce cry about other cultures eating other animals lol.
Too many cunce love playing the judge game
Way back when I was a youngster, say 1962, my mom sent me out back in the woods to bring home a mess of squirrels for her to make a squirrel pot pie. I came home about 3 hours later with six grey squirrels. Mom told me that her recipe called for 9 squirrels. I told her that the daily limit was only six and she told me that she didn't care what the dang limit was her recipe called for 9. "Now Go Get Me Three More Boy". I did what my mom told me, and I went back out and brought hunting home two more grey squirrels and a red squirrel. It was the best squirrel pot pie I ever ate.
Boy, you are a poacher! lol
Damn Skippy! Gotta do what mamma says.
Country living is the only life for me. I wish I could've grown up when you did. I was born in 86 but I spirit is much older. Still cut firewood for the winter and don't have AC. Best believe Im trying to raise my kids the old way... Very little TV
Awesome Story! I’m a city boy from New York City who never experienced anything like this. yet, your story touched me! Family is Family where ever you go and regardless of perceived limits…. Mom can ALWAYS get you through!🎁🎶😇 Bless your Entire family!
Squirrel was a favorite of at least 3 US presidents back in the 1800's . I've had rabbit but I would like to try some Squirrel .
The red squirrel was the native to Britain, got overrun by the greys apparently. Funny how animals look the same, without their fur coats, and bushy tails?. (Like my dear mamma squirrel used to say; “six feet of dirt, makes us all the same size”.
Your video is a fantastically complete culinary evolution; from field to table. Thank you!!
My grandfather was a young boy during the great depression so he learned to hunt and trap squirrels and rabbits to help feed the family. He taught me a skinning method very similar to what you show here. His favorite dish was essentially a "pulled pork" style BBQ sandwich and I was one of a very small number of people that would eat it with him. Squirrel is actually very tasty but people have an aversion to it because they are "cute". My personal favoite is rabbit and he helped me get started with a rabbit pen for raising my own.
Yeah I have only just got into the idea of eating squirrel and this recipe is great, you should do vid of your pulledpork style!
What does squirrel taste like?
@@bonbonvegabon either chicken or pumpkin pie
Those poor backyard squirrels are about to find out that all the free peanuts they've enjoyed were not exactly "free." Mmmmmm....
The road to hell was paved with...peanuts!!
I knew all those 'free' peanuts would do me in one day!
Eat the free peanuts they say! All you can eat they say! It'll be fun they say!!
Squirrel Socialism LOL
Payback for tearing up the old lady’s plants all summer long!
Lol
I wonder when all the “Useful Idiots” we have here in the US will realize that those “Free” stimulus checks were not free also!
The squirrel's in my neighborhood better be on high alert after watching this video!!!
or anything that looks like a piece of meat...!!!...loll
Just get them away from my garden and we'll be frens
daniel jones bro hahaa I hope you’re kidding haha.
LOL! :-)
Lol
You made that look so easy. Thank you for showing us the recipe that was passed on to you. You are a wonderful cook!
I loved watching your video! Brought back memories of my youth growing up in north Louisiana. My grandmother would cook this meal after the morning hunt. This my first time hearing about the aging process. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!
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hey mr.davis Question , how do you determine if a squirrell is safe to eat or not safe to eat??? im asking cause im scared of getting sick from a squirell cause they carry sickness , i have never ate squirrel before and i would like to try 1 squirrell to see how it taste
@@KRDP sadly, after trying his first squirrel, he was never heard from again
@@sansar44 hmmm interesting
Mark Rober: I built an obstacle course to stop squirrels from getting to my birdfeeder
This guy: Hold my beer
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It has a name. Its called a .22 LR
Let’s be honest....
You didn’t search for this video.
Im like wtf👀👀👀👀👀
No
I really didn't. My video was about a gas stove. Not cooking a animal I'm supposed to eat
I was looking up how to cook steak wtf
CZcams's algorithm must be trying to tell us something.
I laughed so hard when you said “pull off his pants”
My dad used to say he "pulling off his pajamas" when he was skinning deer!
Great info. My husband has always cleaned the squirrels but I like to go when he’s at work so I needed to learn how to clean one. I surprised him!
People think it is disgusting till one day when society collapses and they realize they can't get food in the store.
Totally Agrees.....We cooked in Mississippi when I was younger...👌🏾💯💯💯👌🏾
I'm already eyeing the ones in my neighbourhood for later.
I have buried 21 under my trees the past 3 months and they never seem to stop showing up for the free peanuts next door. I asked my neighbor to stop feeding them. They are a gardeners nightmare but good to know how to cook them if need be. I DL'ed this video just in case. Surprised its even on YT still.
@@NoNORADon911 I've been feeding them like a city boy would. A buddy told me to stop unless I want them living in my ceiling.
But hey, maybe I am crazy like a fox lol - I'll be selling squirrel chops by next spring !
Agree, needed bushcraft skills we all better learn, fast.
I just spent 300$ on a pellet gun and a lodge cast iron set. All because I watched this video this morning. 👍
Jimmy Martin you overpaid. Can get a decent one for $75
MunsonMAN he also got the lodge cast set though.
And with pellet guns trust me, you get what you paid for. If you won't spend as much on your pellet rifle as you might on a deer rifle or nice rimfire, then you are misisng out.
Laid Over I’ve killed dozens of squirrels with a 280fps red Ryder. My 750 FPS pump action pellet/bb had a near 100 pct kill rate and was more accurate than my friends fancy 1000fps break barrel single shot
@@Lestergreen77" you'll shoot your eye out kid" ;)
@@Lestergreen77 hope you ate all them squirrels and didn't just shoot em for fun. 😯
It is good that people like you spread this knowledge. We will need these skills if what seems like coming does come.
That squirrel was laying there like " a little to the left my man......ahh yes ! Right there"
"Don't cut his head off until you take his pants off" 🤣
The Book of Judith is not in the King James Version...=.}
Jesus Christ why is this in my recommendations? I ... i mean im gonna watch tho..
Joshua Tiberi 24 look up oh yeah yeah lol its a old meme now
i have no idea man
you probably told someone on the Net that you were hungry...They're watching you...!!!...lollll
Right
yea :D the same here. I was just: f@k that squirrel is so cute damn :(.. but then I thought maybe one day a cute squirrel is going to be my only food and I want to cook it well
Thank you so much sir. I appreciate the video. I just successfully went on my first squirrel hunt and you made the process alot easier for me. Definitely gonna be frying like you did too
2007: Squirrel in my pants
2020: Squirrel in my (cooking) pans 😂
Ima be honest, I deadass searched this up
Lol
I just shot one and wanted to eat it so here I am
lol, me too
I looked this up. Just in case.....
@@rhaokot6099 how’d it go?
Love the comments from people who’ve only ever gotten their food from the grocery. The height of privilege is being able to look down your nose at those who live off the land. That squirrel wasn’t kept an an enclosure his entire life, barely bigger than him and force-fed hormones to make them yield more meat or taste a certain way. He lived as a squirrel until taken out by a predator for food. This is nature. It is people like us who will survive should the lights go out. People crying over a squirrel will starve in short order. Again, this is nature.
I'm from the west Indies, and am with you all the way. Bro
You know it. I would bet money that all the people saying that it's cruel and you are bad for killing it, all eat bacon ham steak and chicken. Bunch of absolute melts. Thanks for educating us on how to skin it and clean all the guts out. This will come in useful no doubt one day soon
@@matthewjdouglas6471 it's ashamed how many people don't know that it takes many many steps to get meat in the supermarket's, and by the time it gets to us prices increased. While smart ppl skinny a preparing there own food. Modern government have made us worthless, ignorant and lazy🧔
And the smart ones know to hunt your meat the furtherest from the house you can because sooner or later it won't be too wise to venture too far away.
Chris Wallace,Biggie would flip out in his grave if he wrote the posts
I certainly like your method more than the one I usually use! I had someone else tell me to age them. I enjoy squirrel and rice! Mom taught me to boil my squirrel until just about done then put my rice right in the pot with them and add salt and pepper (it’s best to add these at the beginning). When your rice is ready, the squirrel will be also!
I was literally raised on squirrel ,rabbit and fresh caught fish , I sure miss my grandpas cooking.
As a professional chef, I love videos like this. Most people dont realize that the foundations of Modern Cuisines, are exactly what this dude is doing. Breading the meat correctly with the dry, wet, method. Infusing his cooking oil with aromatics. Using the remaining oil and drippings,making a perfect Roux and adding cold liquid to the hot roux. Honestly, this is foundational cooking and the kind of stuff you need to understand to make amazing food. Great job, id like to know what herbs ect you added, if any. But honestly you could add whatever to that dish and it would warm your heart and be amazing.
Deep fry the meat & then stew it in gravy?? That's not the foundation of ANY cuisine, LOL.
That’s how we make country style steak, here in the south!
@@4589scott Youre wrong about what he ment by foundation but pop off some more. Its funny.
Could you. Use lard instead of vegetable oils?.tia
@@4bennybear Your tia has diabetes i guess
I'm 83 years old. Grew up on a farm in West Kentucky.. Been a long time since I had some of that!
Hey I'm from Kentucky to
Good to hear. I'm a paducah boy myself
Born in 37?
Respect 👍
Cool! Let's go squirrel huntin'! We can get us some of that!
The squirrel gravy was just like my mother cooked it. Brought back a flood of memories...
Mother always cut the squirrels across both then the tail then pulled the whole skin cause dad sold all parts of the squirrels the bone for a teeth pick and the tail for the old car antennas and skin for hats. But mother was a pro at skinning just about any animal dad brought home. And we ate like kings& queens. And always shared meals with all families.
You are providing a service that could save lives in this economy CZcams hands off
Uh no
@@ham7357 I hope you do know that when people can't afford food they die with no food.
@@crazywindows88 no body is hunting squirrels for survival
@@ham7357 so let’s forget how to cook game? Makes sense. Fuck dem squirrels.
@@tsvorbear3908 it’s called a grocery store
Who would have thought in 2021 this would be the most important video to watch with where the world is going today. Everybody better learn how to do this when the grocery stores close up. Great Video!!
The world going crazy is exactly why I am watching this. I don't fish or hunt. I have been researching all of this type of stuff just to be Familiar if it comes down to it.
Shit, you're not kidding. Our local store is already out of freeze dried squirrels.
That's why I'm here. I'm also researching bow hunting, cross bow hunting, next I'll be looking at airsoft rifle hunting. I want the bow/cross bow because that la returnable ammo in some cases. And alot easier to obtain than a gun in the state I live in. I know how to fish, I grew up doing that. I feel like I have wasted 15 years of my adult life not learning how to hunt... And now I feel like I don't have enough time to learn
@@kitomad7357 You're not alone. Thanks for the idea about the bow. I too live in a state that makes it hard to get a gun. We have time to learn. Stock up (hopefully you did already) on grocery foods now and keep watching videos. I looked up squirrel traps, not very expensive, and no gun needed. Not quite sure how I would kill it in the cage, lol. Ya, I'm like you, a lot of wasted time. Let's make up for it now!
What a grim prediction. Sucks that it's probably true.
It was quite an emotional journey
Greatly appreciate your video. Me and my cousin's have picked up hunting a bit later in life and this is helping us prepare our first squirrel catches
I actually feed these things bread out of my hand in my back yard. If things get bad enough they'll be feeding me.
That's the deal free treats until your food
Just dont give them names. If you do, you'll never eat them,
Hopefully theyll be willing to share their bread too
LMAO 😂 I like your thinking
@@alexjohnson4406 aww, little snack just shared it's bread with jerky stix. Baww
I live in the Midwest and never have and likely never will eat a squirrel. I just wanted to say that this is a really neat thing to see and have you pass onto people, especially as you were taught by your grandparents. Showing traditional methods of preparing food is a really personal and I think important part of life. Thanks for sharing. :)
Missing out on a good thing.
@@dennislock9019 I've tried out a lot of unusual foods from all over (gator, balut, even some bugs prepared for a zoo exhibit showcasing insects). If I ever get the chance to try squirrel safely, I certainly will.
@Jizz McButtpumper Not a rat different animal but yes Its good,maybe you'll find out someday.
Fellow Midwesterner here, I used to look down on eating rabbits and squirrels. I now prefer it over pheasant!
You have missed out they look cute sure you might think it’s gross or whatnot just because it’s a rodent but trust me you have missed out and you have more chance of getting sick or whatnot from packaged meat you bought at a store than one of them suckers eaten nuts for a living
Interesting skinning method. I make a small cut across the back, stick 2 fingers under each side and pull opposite directions. Works great as well
That is a much simpler skinning method than what I was taught. Thank you!
My dad used the same method when he would process his rabbits. And you cooked exactly like my mom would of when she made fried rabbit smothered in gravy. This video was kind of nostalgic.
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@@johneosmaniii3915 Yeah no of course, but heres the thing though. You prayed over a video of a squirrel being cooked, and yet it's still being consumed... so is that not proof enough to you that your god doesn't care? Because the videos still up and the squirrel is still getting eaten. So you have to ask yourself this, is your god unwilling, or is he not powerful enough to stop a simple video or natural useage of the animal food chain?
@@taht6791 See thats what gets me about you people. You believe that there is an almighty deity up there in the sky, and despite the fact that there are children starving all over the world, and something around 9 million people cant even get access to clean water, and yet you're so selfish that you want god at your beckoned call because a man cooked a squirrel, just shows what an ill-educated, god bothering, sensitive useless individual you really are. And it just speaks volumes about how much of a hypocrite you are as well, to be honest.
No one:
Absolutely no one:
CZcams Recommendation: How to cook squirrel.
Matthew Sherman you think he does deer videos?
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Right lol
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That looks AMAZING! Not enough people try squirrel. Almost everyone I've made it for really enjoyed it. Those biscuits couldn't be more perfect.
This reminds me of my great grandma's recipe. She hunted squirrels in the great depression all the way up to the 90s while I was a kid. Ol model 12 from 1928 Still getting game in 2023🍻
🐿️💨🧑🦳....🙆
Who else watching incase they gotta eat during the quarantine and the stores all closed 😂
The Boston suburbs are LOADED with squirrels and rabbits. (we even have beaver, coyotes, wild turkeys)
I have never seen them so plentiful and I have lived in this area for decades. The turkeys walk around like they own the place and cause traffic to stop. Just crazy....who would have thought it would get like this in a city suburb.
Do you people know that nearly all land animals have corona virus? Including squirrels...
@@deduzz But if you are cooking it at 350 degrees+ and well done......wouldn't that kill the virus?
@@inkey2 yep! Plus your gastric acids will kill the virus. Preparing any animal you should always wash up before and after.
@@inkey2 How do you know everyone will cook it at 350 degrees? All it takes is one dude who didnt cook it right.
CZcams, completely out of the blue: Want to watch a guy skin squirrels?
Me: I guess so
Ha... Same here out of the blue. And I watched the whole thing. I don't think I ever seen a better biscuit in my whole life
Yup
😂
Trying to tell us something CZcams?
Pretty much
So nice to see papa on the film. God is good!!
While in college, a gentleman at school suggested we get together for dinner. I put on heels, and did my hair....he showed up at my door with rifles and five squirrels. "Here's dinner!" He announced. It took me a couple minutes I got my apron on and heels off. We had squirrels braised in gravy with sweet potatoes and greens. He later said I passed. LOL Yes, I picked the shot out first so no broken teeth!
I was raised on squirrel and still love them . My dad hunted squirrels when I was a kid in the 40s and 50s . I started hunting squirrels at ten years old and still hunt them now at 73 years old . I’ve had them I suppose every way you can fix them . Fried with gravy over rice or biscuits with baked sweet potatoes is my favorite way to eat them . They have a very rich broth to make things like gumbo , and squirrel and dumplings . I’ve had many meals of squirrel and dumplings in my life . Watching that squirrel recipe being cooked brought back a lot of memories of days gone by . Thanks for sharing that with us .
I'm 37 and my most treasured memories are of me squirrel hunting with my grandpa and dad.
That'd be like shooting Bambi to me! :( I wonder why he wanted to age it a week before cooking?
Praise the rock radio . Growing up in the country here in the south , it was just part of life to hunt and cook and eat what you killed . We hunted squirrels, rabbits , ducks , deer , and fished the Bayou across the road from our house . We couldn’t just run up to the grocery store a buy anything you wanted to eat like we do today when you live 15 miles from the nearest store . We had chickens for meat and eggs , and raised hogs to butcher . Back in the 1940s , 50s and 60s we pretty well raised everything else we ate in a big garden . We raised big fields of corn for feed to feed the hogs . We were used to killing chickens for Sunday dinner occasionally, and butchering hogs to make home cured bacon , and ham . My dad made sausage and rendered out the lard from the fat to cook with . Wild meat was just part of our diet back then just like chicken is today . At 73 years of age I still live like I was raised . I still squirrel hunt but not like I did back then . I go a few times a year and maybe eat them four or five times a year now . I still deer hunt and take two or three deer a year . That’s about all me and my wife can eat in a year . We still fish for catfish , crappy , bream , and bass to put in the deep freeze and we have fish fries pretty often . I still raise a big garden every year . I’m still healthy as a horse at the age of 73 years old . I think that’s because I’ve never eaten processed foods very much . It’s always been fresh vegetables, and lots of wild meat and fish . There’s so many ways to cook squirrel and it’s all delicious . Hope this will explain to you why we in the south eat squirrel and other wild game meats . I wouldn’t live in the city because country life has always been the way of life for me . Have a blessed day my friend!!!
Never had them and not sure I would eat it and I eat almost everything
Mykee Wattz don’t knock it till you try it . I had never eaten shrimp or crab legs until I was a grown man . I went to a restaurant where they were on a buffet and thought I would try them . I didn’t know you had to peal the shrimp before you ate them 😝 and I thought how in the world do people eat these things lol 😂!!! So I watched some other people peal their shrimp and learned from them . Now I love them , and crab legs . Look what I would have missed all these years if I had never tried them . Squirrels eat nuts , acorns , and seeds , and they have a very unique taste . Cooked right they are very tasty . We have gray and fox squirrels here in our area and that’s all I’ve ever hunted and cooked . Their not good when their eating pine seeds though . They have a strong pine flavor but that’s usually in late July and August when their eating pine seeds and I don’t hunt them that time of year . As soon as the hickory nuts get mature they will move into them and then the acorns . That is in September and October when they get mature. That’s when they taste the best . It looks like I’m giving a history lesson on squirrels hunting and cooking . The best memories of my life was when my dad and I would go on a camping trip in the fall and go squirrel hunting and fishing . We would cook squirrel mulligan and have fish fries . Mulligan is like a gumbo with a lot more vegetables in it and hot peppers poured over rice . It’s very tasty . Try it you’ll like it . Have a blessed day my friend!!!!
We taught all 7 of our kid's to hunt. Squirrel, rabbit, wild turkey, pheasant and deer. I'd dress out the first one then they'd do the next. Not all of them care to hunt but at least they have the knowledge. Great video.
You never know when things may go south and those reasons may save their lives and their families
Do they teach this in the military?????
@@neilgibbons2532 rabbits. My brother had to shoot a rabbit skin it and eat it. Which he already knew how to do
I bet you’re a trumpaard, animals shouldn’t be hunted for human’s pleasure.
@@udhav423 you’ll be the first to go when shit hits the fan
When I first read this, I thought I was going to see a cute squirrel get a bath.
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Gramma once cooked a large homemade squirrel pot pie for us in her wood cook stove.
One of the best meals I've ever had!
My late mother who recently died at 95 years old told me how they ate squirrel, possum and even raccoon during the great depression.
inkey2 God rest her soul
Coon is actually surprisingly good, haven't tried possum yet tho, never been a big fan of squirrel because of how tough it is but after watching this video, I think this guy found the solution
@@lumpyzx2645 I've eaten squirrel all my life and never has it been tough
I heard she loved trouser worms.
@@flyingdog1498 wow.....you must be old and from the mid west. Haven't heard that one in years.
"Chicken of the tree, I call em"
rookie teacher uncertified 😂
Why not just eat chicken?
@@genoaoak im sure he eats chickens too.but the oil gravey though it keeps from wasting food, and calories, its not normally something id eat. Use it for a candle maybe? Lol.. im sure its nice and rich tasting.
funniest shit ever
@chris carter or, Voila! (It's a borrowed French word, always mispronounced and nearly as often, misspelled). 🙂
This is the same way my dad taught me, thank you for sharing this knowledge to the world.
sandy cheeks aint gonna be building anymore krabby patties after this
Haven't seen a single squirrel since I watched this. I live in the middle of a forest on 8 1/2 acres...
They was watching thru the window as u watched the video,,lol.
Crazy Oddy that’s hilarious!!
The Natives say: If you talk about hunting an animal it hears you and gets into cover...
So easy conclusion: don't even think of hunting just do it!
I’m telling ya, you’d think they were extinct around my place.
It's their sixth sense. 😁😂
I'm 42 and have been hunting since I was 10...I can't believe no one ever showed me that method of skinning boy does that save a ton of time....people don't realize how good they are to eat....and there are several ways to cook them
Wow, that looks good. It reminds me of my grandpa's recipe when we had rabbits but he used scallions and baked potatoes instead of biscuits and he had homemade mayo with a touch of horseradish in it . I got to try that squirrel and biscuits!
Michigan small game opener was always a squirrel hunt with dinner then next day after a soak in salt water over night. Take your kids hunting and pass along this tradition. Thanks to my Dad and Grandad for the outdoor education.
My dad uses to take me squirrel hunting. He taught me a very similar way to process the meat. The hide really does slip off like a tight shirt ,and takes very few cuts to accomplish this But, yeah, dip those in flour, fry. and serve with biscuits and white gravy. That's a hard breakfast to beat on a winter morning before school. Man, I'm glad he raised me like he did. Also, I'm going to try this recipe. It is more elaborate than how I was introduced to it.
when i was growing up, my dad and 2 brothers would hunt squirrels and rabbits in there season. it was interesting to wwatch them clean them.. my mother would fry them after they soaked in salt water a day or two.. she would make Lipton's onion soup to pour over the fryed squirrel and place it in pan and put it oven 300 degrees , cover and cook about 45 min. this took out the wild taste.. squirrel meat is very tasty!
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God bless Southern people. They are the real backbone of our country and we wouldn’t be a great nation without them. 🇺🇸 👍
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Thats not true there are plenty othe country folk that would do that its not just the south
@@hunterrussell9984 wrong thats Nasty and wrong.. Poor critters, Id rather see one of youall eat 1 another...;)
@@hunterrussell9984 yeah that is true my father is from central America he got a squirrel by using a rock then got it and cooked it like the way he did kind of
100 % percent agree. Tough people
Most people don’t know how to eat squirrel or cling the squirrel. Great video. Thank you.
Squirrel wakes up half way through this like bro wtf you doin?!
lmao
retardeddd it's allready ded
Fun fact, I used to live in Eastern Kentucky. I asked an old buddy of mine where all the squirrels were at. He simply said "we ate em all". Not many tree rats in Eastern Kentucky.
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I been to Eastern Kentucky and I had some squirrel and they had a whole cauldron of beans I got to eat on too
Not sure why CZcams would demonetize you I think this is a highly informative video and I appreciate you for showing us Americans how to be a little more self-reliant...
You answered your own question, Google doesn't want self reliant people , they want mindless drones.
They don’t want you to know how to feed yourself. That’s the government’s job and they hate competing.
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CZcams tends to be very sensitive about blood and guts in any context, mostly because they want advertisers to pay to advetise on the video, and if it's considered "offensive" advertisers will want to pull out. So they just blacklist the video. Shame tho, because their is a BUG difference between videos of people murdering and chopping up a person and a hunter cleaning and cooking his food.
Glad I stayed throughout the video I’ve truly learned how to clean and cook squirrels I can’t wait to try this ❤
First time preparing a squirrel start to finish including doing this recipe minus the biscuits (didn’t have any). Took me two hours start to finish but man this recipe is good! Only difference for me is I used mesquite seasoning from McCormick. Awesome video. Thanks.
I live in Oakland, CA.and these critters have been attacking my garden and eating my chicken food. So I got a pellet gun and shot one a week ago. I followed your recipe and my goodness, it is delicious. Thank you. Free food and hopefully they won't decimate my peach tree that I have been fighting hard to protect from leaf curl and birds and squirrels. ! It looks like a tiny bit of meat, but actually, I couldn't finish it all by myself. Watch out for the small bones though! (I did cook the ribs).
Make sure you eat the meal in front of the other squirrels as a power move and let them know who is boss. 😂
Might wanna be careful here in Cali! Man idk what the law is but killing wild animals and eating them in the city may cause a little trouble lol good job tho!
I grew up in Oakland CA! Cheers!!
Man, an air rifle is a great investment for the times a coming!
squirrel is my favorite rodent meat to eat even better than groundhog
Me: Watches and produces nothing but MMA and gaming content.
CZcams: Want to watch how to gut a squirrel?
Me: Why not
@PoWeR ToKeR 420 lol well I hope he's happy now doing whatever he is doing. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing this, times are going to get tough and we might need to eat things that you can’t get in the grocery store. Survival is best learned before you need it.
You made me want to try squirrel the way you prepared it reminds me of my grandmother cooking 😢this is good old school country cooking man oh man i know the kitchen was smelling marvelous ❤❤
Everyone who disliked is either vegan or a double-standard softie who eats other animals. Don’t contradict yourself
@@blondbeast2425 That’s why you either go vegan or you don’t.
This is a MAN! Everyone REAL woman needs one- what a great helper.
Agree
You are correct!! No real man is interested in you.
@@JimboBaggins42 😂😭😂😭😂
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Love squirrel! Been about a year since we ate all the ones in our neighborhood but they are starting to come back and I'm ordering a new trap soon. That video made my mouth water! Good job!
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Dang son! I'm moving my old country squirrel cooking ways into the modern era. You have up'd my game. Going hunting here in South Carolina and a couple of days and hope the bag a few squirrels on our old country property south of Columbia, SC. Thank you. New subscriber!
I saw a cat knock the shit out of a squirrel and then dragged him off to eat. I'm pretty sure he didn't cook it first.
You should send the cat a link so it can do things properly.
@@davidian7787 I'll bookmark this video to show my cat how to cook it. You know, for variation!
he must've been out of charcoal
Davidian 77 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Colin Sorrells now if you catch that cat. Do the same in the video, you can enjoy both!!
I've watched a lot of cooking shows and I have never wanted to try anything more then this.
Try it! My favorite is squirrel “buffalo wings”
@@Screamsoferida urfukd
For some reason watching this video made me feel disgusted I'm not vegan but I'm put off by meat now
No squirrels were harmed in the making of this video presentation. 😂😂😂
My grandfather used to hunt squirrel in the 1940’s in Finland. He used to open the squirrels mouth and cut all around the inside of its mouth and pulled the skin starting from the head and pulled down and the entire outside came off in one shot. Just like you did but a different way. I loved your video. Thanks for sharing this. I did it know how to remove the chest contents and the rest of the video on how to cook and make gravy. Thanks you CZcams! Excellent video
Hey the way things are now in 2020 I'll definitely catch and clean my dinner thanks ☺️
Hell yeah! Chicken of the Trees lmao
No kidding
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It's etheir that or turning tricks.. ill take a skunk burger anyday
I could literaly smell the goodness on this fried tree chicken. Looks so good.
Tree chicken
Latinos know this is some good shit! In ecuador people eat guinea pig...yum
This is a squirrel
Ew
U did it exactly right / I learned to skin them that way from my grandpa about 60 years ago/ they are good cooked that way with some gravy made from the drippings
I’ve killed and butcher many of the animals we consume. I love your simple recipe and intend to try it. Rabbits, and squirrels I assume are a seasonal favorite in the fall and I can see this gravy recipe and breading being used for all species. Don’t forget your veggies and sweet potatoes!
i hope when u kill animals you kill them instantly with no pain for them
Teach a man to feed himself he raises generations
Cooking is simple, you said it like it’s building a spaceship for nasa 😂
@@twinkletwinkle4129 might as well be rocket science for some people the way they be cooking
That's one scrawny squirrel, the ones in my back yard are so big I had to help one get back up the tree!
the mosquitos where I live, would carry that squirrel off
john kendall well where I live, fleas have fleas.
Loooool
@@johnkendall6558 😂😂😂😂
@@johnkendall6558 😂😂😂
I'm drooling as I watch you eat that. Looks scrumptious. Thanks.
Something about the way you do the delivery of your content is just very soothing and calm. Keep up the great work!
I’m Indian American and born and raised in NYC.
Thank you sir your insight to squirrel meat has inspired me to try it.
If you’re born and raised in NYC you’re just an American not an Indian American
Lol...
@@rangvald4036 True, but it's cool and admirable that he wants to maybe learn his people's culture imo.
@@rangvald4036 Why does it matter? If their family is from India then they're Indian-American.
@@Alaskan-Armadillo thats not how it works.
This may sound odd coming from a vegetarian who would rather dress up and take pics of that cute sleeping 🐿 but I give you much respect for hunting your meat rather than buying a mass produced, ill treated packaged meat off the shelf. Curious, can you explain the reason why you let them age for a week? How does that change the taste? Also wouldn’t it be better to remove any pellet before you let them process for a week? Thanks for sharing your method.
I don’t want to speak for anyone, but aging them helps remove the gamy taste. We do the same thing with rabbits, even larger game like deer. Also, thank you for taking the time to see things from a different perspective. As humans, we can always respect one another, even if we don’t always agree.
Many who don't hunt, don't understand that most wild game is red meat and more times than not, has a distinct gamey flavor. It is hard to describe, but it is a strong flavor that has hints or musk and maybe iron. Really hard to characterize. Nonetheless, aging red, wild meats helps tremendously to reduce or even eliminate that gaminess. Yes, I would remove the pellets right off the bat. The aging process also allows naturally-occurring enzymes to break down the tissue, thereby making it much more tender. I also agree with the others regarding your curiosity without judgement. We need more Daisy's in our lives. :)
Soak game meat in a salt water solution. It takes the game taste out of the meat. Works on any wild game, even fish. I soak mine about an hour before cooking.
Yep hang a deer in a cooler for atleast a few days.
@@DavidAlanReece Never used a 410 shotgun to hunt squirrels or rabbits, always used a 22 rifle trying for a clean headshot.
My complements also to Daisy, it's nice not to be browbeaten and lectured to by vegetarian animal-rights activists, It's not like we are barbarians and eat man's best friend like the barbarians in the wet markets of Wuhan China.
To the backwoods gourmet, thanks for your video. You never know when survival skills may come in handy and folks just can't acquire food at the grocery store because of some serious emergency. One things for certain with having gone through this Wuhan virus and quarantine business people will never roll their eyes and make fun of preppers again.
Looks delicious, I suck at making gravy, and those biscuits look beautiful. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us.
My stepdad, took our pekinginese into the woods with him and she treed around 6 squirrels early one morning, and she wound up poking her eye with a long stemmed weed, (the kind you see folks chew on), … she went blind in that eye, but she loved being in the outdoors, and hunting with him, was her “thing”, … at any rate he came in around 8 am, cleaned, and cooked up some squirrel brains, & scrambled eggs, toast, and I thought it was great, being a ten year old, and eating like a king, …
Im a vegetarian but fuck it today I’m learning how to cook squirrels just in case of the apocalypse. 🐿
always be ready
We got one back from the dark side lol
Man wont lie that squirrel lookn SLAPS!!!
You said "but fuck....."
Don't do that.
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This morning as I want to sleep in, my wife yelling those squirrels are destroying shit out back, OK Dear. Tonight my wife yells where are you?? I'm on utube learning how to clean squirrels honey , WHAT???
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One of those plinking air rifles should be sufficent if you got a few hours on your hands. Alloy pellets in .177. Strong enough to kill, too weak to go through your fence
Cook one and feed it to your wife, but don’t let her find out that she’s gonna eat a squirrel!!! 🤣😂🤣✊🏻✊🏻
Golden comment! 👌
Lol
Just like taking off a sweater😆