what does becker, squirrels, and the cantina have in common?

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not a lot, except you all folx. well, and knives. also, khukris :) well, cept squirrels and khukris, not so much...

so, you've caught yourself a mess of squirrel - a whole bucket full, but now what? you gotta skin the little buggers...

well, here's a fast way. very fast. it's similar to the boot method as mentioned in the old "joy of cooking" [1]

http://www.huntingfootage.com/data/523/339Mr_SQUACKS_0002.WMV
(found over on yon BF/survival page)

oh, and the JoC editorship has fallen to this charming guy:
http://www.camillusknives.com/1mainframe.htm?bkt/index.shtml~main
heh heh :)

[1] the latest joy of cooking is nice and all, but neglects pretty much anything on wild game... the last or second to last edition, has all sorts of venison, rabbit, turtle goodness. before THAT edition, somewhat turn of the century? (i forget the date, 1920s maybe), has recipes for *whale* and other things. yow.

bladite
 
Dayum!!!! I've skinned my share of the tree rats but never knew about that way or I'd a been done in a fourth of the time!:thumbup: :D :cool:
I gots a Queen Trapper that would make short work of that initial cut!!!!:thumbup: :cool: :D ;)
 
I'll be darned. I've seen something like that done with rabbit: hang them up by the hind legs, cut around the body at the top of the legs and pull down, but this is way faster and a hell of a lot less cutting. Slick.

My wife has an old worn out copy of the JOC; I'll have to see what version it is. 30 years old at least and maybe older.

Thanks for the interesting links.

Norm
 
That's the method Dad taught me when I was 12. He always had trouble any time he borrowed one of my knives, and just sliced the tail right off instead of cutting just through the flesh. :) Except we'd only bring the skin up to the neck, and then cut the head off at the same time. Then a friend tipped me onto a method I like even better.

The problem with the above method is that once you've done the move displayed in the footage, you still have the hide on the hind legs. (notice they didn't show what to do with it next.) Gettin' the fur off there takes several minutes, since now you have nothing to hold onto. Usually we'd end up getting fur stuck all over the nice clean meat on the rest of the body by the time we were done with the hind legs.

So, now I just make a slit across the back. About halfway down, make a cut perpendicular to the spine. Now you can insert a finger under the hide on both sides of the cut, and pull both ends off at the same time. Less mess.
 
Very cool vid !!!

the possum said:
The problem with the above method is that once you've done the move displayed in the footage, you still have the hide on the hind legs. (notice they didn't show what to do with it next.) Gettin' the fur off there takes several minutes, since now you have nothing to hold onto. Usually we'd end up getting fur stuck all over the nice clean meat on the rest of the body by the time we were done with the hind legs.
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Didn't the hind-leg skin come off, it looked like he slipped it off (from what I saw)?

That's the method Dad taught me when I was 12.
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IMHO, this is what every parent should teach their kids, not only is it a perfect way of bonding but it teaches them self-reliance too.:thumbup:
 
I love squirrel hunting. And eating them is a joy too. I especially love the reaction of my Chinese boss when I tell him I'm going to hunt and eat squirrel. Hehe. How the hell can a Chinaman get disgusted by what americans eat? I've watched the Iron Chef. I mean I'd try it all, but dang, some of it is not appetising. Squirrel is damn good in a pressure cooker with a brown gravy poured over rice. MMMMM. MMMMM.
 
What does squirrel taste like? (I've eaten horse, donkey, snake and monkey but never squirrel).
 
I've never had monkey, where did you get that?

It tasts like chicken. Doesn't everything? LOL. Somewhere between that and rabbit. Its goood meat. We slow cook it till it falls off the bones. Its got a sweet flavor. YUMMY.
 
Nordic Viking said:
What does squirrel taste like? (I've eaten horse, donkey, snake and monkey but never squirrel).
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I imagine that it tastes a lot like rat would; after all it's just a tree rat with a bushy tail instead of a sewer rat with a naked one.:thumbup: ;) :D
Uncle Bill said he was right partial to squirrel brains and always wanted us to throw any squirrel heads we got on the grill.:D :cool: :barf:
I tried some calf brains when I was just a kid, didn't like 'em then and I know I wouldn't like 'em now.:barf: :barf:

NV how does horse compare to beef? I've heard that it's a bit sweeter but AFAIK there isn't any horsemeat sold in the USA.
One of my younger cousins was in the Navy for 18 years or more and was stationed in the Philippines part of the time. Rich ate monkey there and said it wasn't bad. I'd hate to see one dressed out though; probably look like an infant.:barf:
I saw a bear dressed out on a butcher table when I was about seven years old, scared the hell outta me as it looked like a big man laying there!:eek:
 
aproy1101 said:
I love squirrel hunting. And eating them is a joy too. I especially love the reaction of my Chinese boss when I tell him I'm going to hunt and eat squirrel. Hehe. How the hell can a Chinaman get disgusted by what americans eat? I've watched the Iron Chef. I mean I'd try it all, but dang, some of it is not appetising. Squirrel is damn good in a pressure cooker with a brown gravy poured over rice. MMMMM. MMMMM.
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what's that famous quote by the famous chinese actor who's name i'm forgetting (chow yun fat?) "you can't be chinese unless you eat the yucky stuff too"

heh

bladite
 
This one reminds me of the old joke about the guy who got lost in the wilderness while hunting, and desperate for food shoots and cooks up a big old California Condor. Right when he's munching down the last of it up walks the game warden and busts him.

He is hauled up in front of the Judge and explains to him how he was on his last legs and had no choice but to kill and eat the endangered bird, and the Judge said he understood and would let him off -this- time, but never to do it again.

"By the way", the Judge asked as he was leaving the courtroom a free man, "what does California Condor taste like anyway?"

"Oh", the guy responds, "kind of like a cross between Spotted Owl and Bald Eagle I guess!" :D

Norm
 
Yvsa said:
NV how does horse compare to beef? I've heard that it's a bit sweeter but AFAIK there isn't any horsemeat sold in the USA.
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It's a bit sweeter and darker than beef. Very tender too. My Father in Law likes experimental grilling and and we try out all different kinds of meat. We've also eaten Ostrich, and although it's a bird, it has red meat and supposedly the healthiest of all meats. I'll have to give squirrel a try :)

Aproy101 said:
I've never had monkey, where did you get that?
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When I went on a Safari School Trip in South Africa. It was dried, but it still tasted ape :D
 
Svashtar said:
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"Oh", the guy responds, "kind of like a cross between Spotted Owl and Bald Eagle I guess!" :D

Norm
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My late brother, the International Terrorist, said that owl was the worst tasting thing he ever ate.
Once he and some of his "co-workers" were on an excercise near a zoo and one of his pals climbed into a compound and beat an antilope to death with a stick. My brother said it was the best. Tender too.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but the best open-faced "roast beef" sandwich was at the San Diego Zoo's resturant.
 
Hey Guys....

Heres a couple that I whacked back in the fall with my RWS D-350 Mag in 5.5mm...

treerats.jpg


High powered pellet gun Tree Rat Hunting is the Best!!!


ttyle

Eric...
O/ST
 
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