Author Topic: Easy Sqiurrel Skinning Technique  (Read 5683 times)

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RE: Re : found racoon recipe with sweet spuds
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2006, 01:23:45 PM »
Sounds good Ed, thanks for the post.  Printed it out and gonna give it  a try as soon as I whack a raccoon.  

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RE: Re : found racoon recipe with sweet spuds
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2006, 01:40:46 PM »
No problem , want to try it myself . My dad  called yesterday, told me that theres a couple of em living in the barn. want's me to come out and de- coon it. Sounds like I might be eating coon this weekend, wife told me to cook it in my shop, I've got a stove out there for my game cooken's.YES DEAR.
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RE: Easy Sqiurrel Skinning Technique
« Reply #17 on: June 16, 2007, 12:38:01 PM »
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longislandhunter - 11/18/2006  3:37 PM

A while back on another forum I ran across this link to a great squirrel skinning video and thought I'd post it in case anyone wants to give it a try.  I used to use a different skinning technique but after watching this little video and giving it a try it's now the method I use.  It's so easy it's amazing, I wish I had seen this video a long time ago.  Anyway, here's the link.............

http://www.huntingfootage.com/data/523/339Mr_SQUACKS_0002.WMV


ps.... Went hunting this morning after work with the Black Shadow .22 and bagged 2 bushytails, will make another posts w/pics after I download the pics.  Good hunting all.................

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RE: Easy Sqiurrel Skinning Technique
« Reply #18 on: June 16, 2007, 01:56:01 PM »
That is exactly what I have been trying to do. When I cut through the tail right and make the flap, then the top part (or the shirt for lack of a simpler word) comes off exactly as his did. I think I forgot to try and hook the "pants" in the same way and ended up spending forever trying to peel the skin off the legs.

What happens next? I assume you slice or cut with scissors through the body cavity and center of the chest and pull out the insides?

If its a male, when do you cut off the genitals or do they just come off automatically if you pull the skin of the pants off in one clean jerk like on the video?

I assume that after you finish this you cut the hands and feet and head off?

Any other steps to prepping it for eating?

Last question, what do you do if you get hair on the meat? Every attempt so far and I feel like I have fur flying everywhere, sticking to my fingers, etc (or course, it was raining today).

Thanks for the post and for the info.

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RE: Easy Sqiurrel Skinning Technique
« Reply #19 on: June 16, 2007, 11:30:22 PM »
Jason, this sight show's some step by step pic's. I haven't been there in a long while but I think this is the place http://www.gutpilestyle.com/ForumSMF/indexphp?topic=1968.new      Ed
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RE: Easy Sqiurrel Skinning Technique
« Reply #20 on: June 17, 2007, 02:12:13 AM »
Jason,

If you work your finger underneath the skin that is left on the rear leg section and then simply pull upward while holding the squirrel securely with your other hand then the leg skin flaps will come right off.

After I get the squirrel skinned I then take a small hatchet, or meat scissors, and remove the feet and the head.  Then I slice open the body cavity, being sure not the cut into the intestines or other internal organs, and open the cavity and remove the organs.  

Wash the carcass well with clean fresh water to remove any bits of hair of blood  and you're done.  I usually cut the carcass into several sections (front legs, rear legs and main body section) for cooking and eating.  I'm sure Ed will agree those tree rats are some of the best eating on the planet.  :)

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RE: Easy Sqiurrel Skinning Technique
« Reply #21 on: June 17, 2007, 04:57:45 AM »
GOOD COOKIN'S for sure Jeff. Ed
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RE: Easy Sqiurrel Skinning Technique
« Reply #22 on: June 17, 2007, 05:36:11 AM »
I started a thread not too long ago where we could all post our recipes. I guess it never caught on 'till now! LoL

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Re: Easy Sqiurrel Skinning Technique
« Reply #23 on: June 17, 2007, 10:45:04 AM »
Excellent. Thanks for the help. I will give it a try with the next round that comes by to visit.