Baked squirrel w/ bacon

[Debian Dog]

I got tired of this one squirrel eating nuts and dropping the leftovers on my RV I just finished cleaning off. Plus, I have to be honest... I like squirrel! There, I said it.

The female was WAY up in an oak tree and it was a long shot but my new .17 HMR is crazy accurate. Never have owned a weapon with such a flat trajectory. She twitched for a spilt second before she fell but, positively stiff when she hit the RV roof. The impact also managed to remove most of the organs for me and mess up one of the legs on exit (bad angle). Ah well, head shot next time since I know it is dialed in. Over 1.3 lbs dressed out to over 10 oz so not bad.

45 mins at 350* should be about right. It usually is. Trying out a (new to me) premade seasoning from SusyQ + bacon to keep it from drying out.

[Snarlingiron]

Never had it baked. My mom always battered and fried it like chicken and then smothered it in gravy... Delicious! Baked with Bacon should be great too.

[Fishawn]

Never tried it, is there anything it resembles tastewise

Good luck with it

[Debian Dog]

Never had it baked. My mom always battered and fried it like chicken and then smothered it in gravy... Delicious! Baked with Bacon should be great too.

yep fried is good too this just is the fastest way, I know, where I do not have to watch it.

I have always liked it since I was a kid. I was very happy to move back out to the country a few years back as pinking tree rats out of the neighbors trees was frowned upon.

Never tried it, is there anything it resembles tastewise

I would say it tastes like extra strong dark meat on a chicken. Can be stringy if the thing is old or cooked improperly just like chicken.

[chisoxjim]

Never tried it, is there anything it resembles tastewise

dark meat chicken, tastes alot like rabbit to me.

[Meat Hunter]

The boy and I will be harvesting them tree rats here shortly. Grew up on Squirrel, back in the day when money was tight and have enjoyed hunting them ever since. If ya never tried it, your sure missing a treat.

[HawgHeaven]

Oh please God...

...don't let me touch this thread...

Thank you.

[Richtee]

Question... how loud is that .17? I assume one still gets the "crack" it being super-sonic...

[Debian Dog]

Question... how loud is that .17? I assume one still gets the "crack" it being super-sonic...

It makes the dog shake when it fires. i.e. stupid LOUD!

That little piece of lead is rolling! But if you are the target you probably don't hear it. ;)

.17 HMR, 17 grain V-Max = MV 2550 fps, 2380 fps at 50 yards, 1900 fps at 100 yards, 1620 fps at 150 yards, 1378 fps at 200 yards.

Edit: If you are looking for a good quiet killer: http://www.gamousa.com/product.aspx?productID=407 I have a variant of it and love it.

[Richtee]

I have a Gamo .177. Chipmonks hate me. But it's good for maybe 20-30 yards. They do make some good stuff.

[Debian Dog]

I have a Gamo .177. Chipmonks hate me. But it's good for maybe 20-30 yards. They do make some good stuff.

Yep why I picked up the HMR. You can shot out 100 yards but you need a dialed in mildot scope and know how to use it or some type of natural ability I do not possess.

This guy is my airgun hero. Go to like 3:15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emz_-bbTpb4

[Richtee]

Crap... impressive...

[Bearcarver]

You're gonna be in serious trouble if that was our favorite "Squirrel"!!!!

I grew up on Squirrel Pie, Rabbit Pie, Pheasant Pie, and all that good stuff, but I never smoked any----It's got to be Awesome.

My Grandpop used to say, "Aint much meat there, but it's Darn good Pickin'!!"

Bear

[Squirrel]

I can honestly say I've never eaten a squirrel. So, I got nothing constructive to add. I would try it though, jeez, I tried gator so why not try squirrel. My thought would be to make a Shepard's Pie sorta dish. If it's a darker meat I think the taters and veggies, not to mention an awesome gravy would be fine with squirrel.

[MrZip66]

I didn't know that was an option, I'll never look at squirrels the same now. (adds squirrels to cooking bucket list...)