Tree Rats

[sportsman223]

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Sitting in salt water, 6 shots 5 rats. Will brown tomorrow and put in crock pot with onion green pepper a can mushroom soup 6-8 hrs slow cook. Man this will be some eaten

 

[churchmouse]

I have 5 or 6 running amok around here that need to join those in the crock..........

 

[mdmayo]

Yummmmmy! Add some bacon and they're good to go.

I've shot six this season, and every damn one was fully infested with fleas and ticks. I don't remember ever seeing it like this before, certainly not while growing up. Makes me wonder whether they are even safe to eat.

 

[Cynical]

Sounds tasty. Nothing like reaping the rewards of good shooting form.

 

[1775usmarine]

Man we haven't had any in our neck of the woods. They must of been warning each other to stay away from our property.

 

[singlesix]

Looks like chicken.

 

[Hookeye]

My big kitty sits by the back window and goes nuts.
Have at least 6 active nests in the trees along my back fence.
All fox squirrels.

 

[sportsman223]

They will be browned in bacon grease.

 

[churchmouse]

I could sit at my table out back and get at least 6 in under an hour If I wanted to. Neighbors would freak the hell out but hey, they tear up everything.
I will have to greatly reduce the numbers by spring when we put in the gardens.

 

[sportsman223]

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Wife had this waiting for me after work. Dinner was good, washed it down with a cold Budweiser. Squirrel is a fine meal tender and falling off fork. You know you have a good woman when she makes a meal like this

 

[Ademus]

Pretty awesome...makes me sad I no longer live in the country.

 

[TGUNTER]

Have not had any this year. I think I will go this weekend if I don't freeze first.

 

[Mackey]

Thank you so much for decreasing the tree rat population.
But the best way to fix them is to put them all in one big bag and then throw them in the trash. I'd never eat them nasty little things.

 

[wolfman]

I could sit at my table out back and get at least 6 in under an hour If I wanted to. Neighbors would freak the hell out but hey, they tear up everything.
I will have to greatly reduce the numbers by spring when we put in the gardens.

If you don't have a suppressor, live trap baited with sunflower seeds will catch them, then take the trap to a remote location to dispatch the rats.

 

[Ademus]

How many on average would you need for a decent meal?

 

[sportsman223]

Five nice sized reds is what the four of us had.
U ever tried them? Better than any fast food out there I know were the meat came from and how it was cleaned and prepared

 

[patience0830]

I killed a Fox squirrel New Yrs Day with breeding knots as big as the end of my thumb. I believe the squirrel rut has begun in earnest.

They (the squirrels)are delicious.

 

[gunworks321]

How many on average would you need for a decent meal?

The wife pressure fry's them. I won't have her go to the trouble unless there is at least three for just the two of us.

There are some recipes here: https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/great-outdoors/305490-squirrel-recipes.html

 

[mdmayo]

Does your wife have a single sister that cooks?

If it weren't so damned cold I'd break out the pellet rifle. Velocity drops way off in this weather.

 

[Gluemanz28]

I like mine pan fried so that you can make some gravy to pour over some homemade biscuits or mashed potatoes.

My grandfather always wanted us to save the brains so he could cook them with scrambled eggs.