How do you clean a squirrel?
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Durham, NC
Posts: 449
RE: How do you clean a squirrel?
It is much easier to show someone then to tell them over the internet, so here goes. Make a cut along the belly from head to tail. Be careful not to punture the stomach because it might taint the meat. Cut off the head and separate the skin from the meat by pulling apart. Discard the entrails and skin. Some people like to soak the meat in salt water over night. It' s all a matter of taste.
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: chiefland Florida USA
Posts: 5,417
RE: How do you clean a squirrel?
the way I do it,is to put them in a bucket of water,(getting them wet,will help keep the hair from sticking to the meat).
I remove from water,chop off head,tail,all four feet.cut the skin across the back,seperate the skin enough to get two fingers under the skin on each side.pull from both sides,the skin will pull off both ends.
Wash and then gut.cut up and get ready for a feast.[:-]
I remove from water,chop off head,tail,all four feet.cut the skin across the back,seperate the skin enough to get two fingers under the skin on each side.pull from both sides,the skin will pull off both ends.
Wash and then gut.cut up and get ready for a feast.[:-]
#5
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 78
RE: How do you clean a squirrel?
The way my grandpa taught mew was to make a slit at the base of the tail on the underneath side from one side of the butt to the other. Have someone hole the hind legs or nail them up. Then just simply pull the tail down towards the head and the hide should all come off to the legs and head. Cut the legs off at the joints and the head off. Then gut and soak in salt water all night in the fridge.
#7
RE: How do you clean a squirrel?
I' m thinking thick rubber or leather gloves, some hot, soapy water, and a good grip. Kinda like bathing a cat. Tough work but they sure smell nice when you' re done