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[scooper54]

Do you eat the squirrels you shoot?  If so, how do you fix them?  

 

[oneshot]

On 3/18/2022 at 11:50 AM, scooper54 said:

Do you eat the squirrels you shoot?  If so, how do you fix them?  

 

I bread and fry them then put them in slow cooker.

I have no teeth so have to have them tender.

oneshot

[scooper54]

Thanks, Oneshot.   I've trapped a bunch of those tree rats, shot a few, but never eaten one.  Always wanted to try them, but I'd have to clean them when my wife was gone.  Too much of a "city girl," if you know what I mean.  😉

 

[oneshot]

On cleaning I’ve started a new way.

Soak them in water, cut Head, Feet and Tail off. Cut right down center of the Back, pull the hide off.

Being as I really only have one Arm this works good. Thinking of using the guts for Catfish. Hey they smell and have blood.

oneshot

[scooper54]

Thanks for the tip!  Using the squirrel innards for catfish bait makes sense to me . . . 

[Johnsfolly]

7 hours ago, scooper54 said:

Thanks for the tip!  Using the squirrel innards for catfish bait makes sense to me . . . 

I will state openly that I am not a die hard catfisherman. I don't put a lot of time in towards catching them. With that said, I have tried squirrel livers for catfish and was not as successful as using chicken livers. Go ahead and try them yourself. Won't  hurt to not just throw them out.

[fishinwrench]

In my experience using any kind of guts, or even cutbait, for cats (unless you are drifting them) just results in more turtle bites than fish bites.  

But then again..... Oneshot would just as soon eat a turtle, so....... 😉

[oneshot]

On 4/10/2022 at 9:58 AM, fishinwrench said:

In my experience using any kind of guts, or even cutbait, for cats (unless you are drifting them) just results in more turtle bites than fish bites.  

But then again..... Oneshot would just as soon eat a turtle, so....... 😉

Maybe a Soft Shell or Snapper all others are safe. 

Caught a big Soft Shell at Truman. Dang things are fast,didn't work good me having one good working arm.

oneshot