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Post by 10point on Aug 15, 2007 10:53:06 GMT -5
Is there a trick? I seem to be able to do a deer easier than a squirrel.
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 15, 2007 13:14:55 GMT -5
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Post by kyle on Aug 15, 2007 13:29:27 GMT -5
I do that right after I shoot them. Just take a zip lock bag with you. It is a heck of a lot easier with they are fresh and warm.
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Post by hunter7x on Aug 15, 2007 13:42:26 GMT -5
I've seen that done before and it does look easy. I seem to do more damage that way. I clean mine like I do a rabbit, I cut the skin across the back down to meat, grab one piece if skin in each hand and pull apart.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Aug 15, 2007 14:48:58 GMT -5
I water em down. I make a ring cut just behind the shoulder blades and cut off the feet & tail. Hook my fingers between the hide & meat and pull the hide off. Cut thru the neck and gut.
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Post by esshup on Aug 16, 2007 18:51:45 GMT -5
h.h. That's how I do it, and I still think it's hard if they are cold, especially the old ones. I saw 3 yesterday, my nephew shot at one, and we could see the tip of it's tail, but nothing else. I don't know if it died in the tree, or just was playing a really good game of hide and seek. We ended up with 0 squirrels. Sat. a.m. will be a bit cooler, and we will be out early! (he's got some painting to do at my place, so I told him that I'd pick him up before first light, we'd hunt for an hour or so after sunrise, and then he'd have to start painting the barn.  ) |
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Post by drs on Aug 20, 2007 10:19:53 GMT -5
I first remove the front paws and then start at the base of the tail and cut through the tailbone. Then I loosen the hide completely around the middle of the Squirrel. I then hold the skin-flap near the tail with my foot and pull the hide off freeing the front legs and then cutting the hide off the back legs along with the feet using a pair of garden prunning shears. I then cut off the head and remove the entrails. After dressing the Squirrel I place it in a cooler filled with ice water. I always wear a pair of surgical gloves while cleaning any game animal & use antibacterial soap to clean hands afterwards.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Aug 20, 2007 14:35:11 GMT -5
I cut from just above the knee joint on the back legs to a point just above the anus, then cut through the tail leaving the skin intact, then step on the tail and pull with increasing but slow pressure until the skin is all the way up over the front shoulers/head area. Then I grab the front shoulders and peel the skin down to the front ankles, cut the feet off there and then decapitate. Next step pull his "pants" off and cut the back feet off, then gut and rinse at the hose. Then quarter and into the salt water overnight, then fry. Or make into "hot wings"
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Post by techno on Aug 22, 2007 21:39:34 GMT -5
This website www.gutpilestyle.com is a great place to go and sort of "let loose" and you might learn something on the way. I have used Big58Cal`s method plenty!!! If you hit the site tell`em Techno sent ya!! |
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Post by trad2927 on Aug 23, 2007 14:36:08 GMT -5
I clean mine similar to Deertracks & drs combined.
I went them down, then cut through the skin just above the anus and through the tail bone - at the same time making a slit down each back leg about 2" long.
Grabbing the back legs I step on the tail and pull up until the back skin has peeled down to the belly - at that point I poke my fingers through the side skin and pull it back up around the back ankles.
While still stepping on the tail I continue to pull the remaining hide down to the neck and I pull the front arms through to the wrist.
at this point you just cut off the head, front feet & back feet and gut. Then wash them up with the hose. Takes just a few minutes per squirrel
I usually let them soak about a day in some water and salt before breading & frying em' up like chicken - my mouth is watering just typing this!!
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Post by schoolmaster on Aug 24, 2007 21:20:17 GMT -5
trad2927 I use the same method as you. only takes about 2 minutes to do a squirrel. I learned from my grandfather. He used to shoot squirrels and sell to the meat market. He told me that a box of 22 cartridges sold for a quarter and he got a dime apiece for the squirrels. This was when a man could work all day chopping corn for fifty cents. He said he only cut corn for one day.
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Dec 9, 2007 7:36:35 GMT -5
I do it just like the post, it takes a little practice and the key is making sure you cut about 2-3 inches down each leg after you cit the base of the tail. Then set your foot on the tail and pull,,one easy motion and you have skinned a squirrel.
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