***GRAPHIC!!*** Cleaning a Squirrel

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Ethan (SysOp on Klippe) just wrote an article on cleaning a squirrel. I actually haven't even read it myself yet, but I thought I'd share.

DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU DO NOT LIKE BLOOD AND GUTS!! If you are cool with that sort of thing, scroll down.




































How to Clean a Squirrel






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Yum! I love squirrel. But, instead of cleaning the thing, I just chop the hind legs off at the hip, chop off the feet, then just skin the legs. Much easier.:thumbup:
 
That's quite the appropriate Avatar there Keith!!!

Doesn't seem like much meet. I'll stick to rabbits and grouse....

Grouse - spread wings out and step on them. Grab its feet and pull. Reach in there with your fingers, get a good hold of the breast and rip that sucker out. 10 seconds...
 
I'm looking forward to the “Tanning Small Hides” feature linked to on that page which is yet to emerge. Despite quite a few goes now I can't get them to soften up right. The last one I did was quite stiff indeed even though I worked it loads. I turned it into a quiver thing for some pens I made for my playmate from porcupine quills.
 
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Now there is a link I could have used a few times over.
 
Making a slit above the anus and just below the tail bone an inch or so, step on tail back of animal facing your or your leg, hold hind legs and pull straight up. You may have to work the skin off around the feet or head or cut off the feet and head then proceed to pull tail and skin off. I like this way a little better because I do not like to open up the squirrel with the fur still on. For me it is a little cleaner. Good info and tutorial there!
 
Joezilla, what is the knife the kid is holding next ot the squirrel?
Is it a spec ops?
 
Why do you have to warn that it's graphic ??? It's titled 'cleaning a squirrel' you don't have to apologize to the squeemish ! Anyway when it's skinned , cut into pieces ,marinate in apple cider vinegar ,soy sauce ,onion.Then roast and eat !!
 
Sorry, but my way is much easier. It doesn't preserve the hyde though (what the hell would you do with it anyway?).

1. Squirrel facing down pinch the skin of his back and make a cut just through the skin perpendicular to the spine.

2. Insert two index fingers into hole you made and pull the skin off the squirrel like you're peeling off a sweater and pants.

3. Cut off head, hands, feet, and tail.

4. At this point you're left with a carcas (most of the hair isn't attached to the meat because you didn't gut it first.

5. Gut and quarter, and put in a vat of icy salt water to soak.


This process takes ~1 minute per squirrel and leaves a hairless carcas.
 
Fiddleback said:
Sorry, but my way is much easier. It doesn't preserve the hyde though (what the hell would you do with it anyway?).

1. Squirrel facing down pinch the skin of his back and make a cut just through the skin perpendicular to the spine.

2. Insert two index fingers into hole you made and pull the skin off the squirrel like you're peeling off a sweater and pants.

3. Cut off head, hands, feet, and tail.

4. At this point you're left with a carcas (most of the hair isn't attached to the meat because you didn't gut it first.

5. Gut and quarter, and put in a vat of icy salt water to soak.


This process takes ~1 minute per squirrel and leaves a hairless carcas.
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This is the method I use for rabbit and it works like a charm. No reason why it shouldn't work just as good on squirrel
 
Fiddleback said:
Sorry, but my way is much easier. It doesn't preserve the hyde though (what the hell would you do with it anyway?).

1. Squirrel facing down pinch the skin of his back and make a cut just through the skin perpendicular to the spine.

2. Insert two index fingers into hole you made and pull the skin off the squirrel like you're peeling off a sweater and pants.

3. Cut off head, hands, feet, and tail.

4. At this point you're left with a carcas (most of the hair isn't attached to the meat because you didn't gut it first.

5. Gut and quarter, and put in a vat of icy salt water to soak.


This process takes ~1 minute per squirrel and leaves a hairless carcas.
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This is my method as well. But after a quick rinse, it's straight to the grill.:thumbup:
 
I've also settled on the same method Fiddleback mentioned, after trying numerous different methods growing up. It doesn't get fur on the meat near as much as the method where you pull with the tail, and then skin the hind legs separately, because this way you're doing both at the same time, and still have something to hold onto.
 
Fiddleback said:
Sorry, but my way is much easier. It doesn't preserve the hyde though (what the hell would you do with it anyway?).

1. Squirrel facing down pinch the skin of his back and make a cut just through the skin perpendicular to the spine.

2. Insert two index fingers into hole you made and pull the skin off the squirrel like you're peeling off a sweater and pants.

3. Cut off head, hands, feet, and tail.

4. At this point you're left with a carcas (most of the hair isn't attached to the meat because you didn't gut it first.

5. Gut and quarter, and put in a vat of icy salt water to soak.


This process takes ~1 minute per squirrel and leaves a hairless carcas.
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That's the way I always did it.
 
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