Grilled Squirrel? OH YEAH!

[Longbow917]

I have to say it has been quite a few years since I ate a tree rat!  Sunday morning I was conducted a gentle push through the timber trying to send some deer to my son when an unsuspecting, fat squirrel jumped up the tree in front of me.  My mind switch into squirrel for lunch mode and after a couple arrows, a climb up a tree, and retrieving an arrow from the adjacent river's sandbar....    
I fired up the grill with the unseasonably warm temps and cooked my quarry after soaking it in Worcestershire sauce for about 20 minutes and dusting it with jalapeno spice and garlic salt.  All I can say is WOW!!  I have never had squirrel on the grill before and must say it is incredibly tasty.  Me and my son polished it off and licked them bones clean.  Time to get some blunts and get serious about killin' some more tree rats!  If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it, very tasty!!    

[americanhunter7]

Congratulations!    And now I'm hungry....Lol!

[Phrogdrvr]

I'm newly inspired.  Thanks.

Tom

[Tajue17]

I could of used you here in Mass the other day I had them suckas all around me, huge ones too!

I just can't drop the string on a squirrel when i got up at 3:30am and have been sitting for 5hrs waiting on brown fur,,,, as much as the things drive me crazy..

[Brutus Hedgeapple]

I was reluctant to kill treerats because I didn't like them on the table much until I killed one, shoved a stick thru him, and stuck him over a fire. WOW, couldn't believe how good it was. I only threw some salt on it.Gonna have to grill one now.

[YORNOC]

I've always wanted to try it, but hope an experience squirrel cooker could do it for me.
Next time I swing through Iowa, if I bring a few squirrels Don?  Would ya couldya?

Jake drop anything with that MadDog yet?

[Greg Clark]

Give this one a try sometime  

Put some tinfoil on the grill and turn up the edges.  Place your squirrels on the foil and cover with bacon.  Cook until the bacon is done.  The bacon helps keep the squirrel from drying out and also bastes it in bacon juice.

Mmmmmm Bacon!  

[BigBucksnTrucks]

I don't think I've had squirrel since I was 5 years old!  May have to try it again when I get out in the woods next week.

[Brianlocal3]

I love squirrell. I'm glad others are starting to see the table value of these underrated creatures.  Plus the hides/hair is very very useful

[Longbow917]

For those thinking about it... you WON'T be disappointed.  Greg I am a firm believer bacon makes almost everything better!!  

Dave- Jake is having a rough, but awesome year so far!  2nd morning out a ten pointer caught him by surprise and really rattled him.  Rushed shot and trembling like a leaf he hit him in neck.  Followed pin drop blood for quarter mile before it shut off. Day three sticks a doe.  L & R was perfect but high.  Same result as buck.  He isn't feeling very confident.  We watched a 13pt grunting an chasing last night and about five other bucks sparring and scraping so he is pretty excited again.  BTW- bring those squirrels and it would be my pleasure to grill some up for you!!!

[YORNOC]

Sounds like he's having some incredible experiences. I still can't drive, otherwise my oldest would be out there. I'm hoping he'll whack a squirrel for us to try. Don't know if my wife has it in her to cook one up. She even struggles with chicken that isn't boneless, heh.
So its up to Tom and myself.
Bacon, hmmmmmmm. Yeah, I like the sound of that.

[Ferris Bugler]

Awesome. Nice shooting, at least with one of your shots.

A buddy of mine and I were hunting elk once and decided to stay in the woods for an extra night and needed some food.  We spent the middle of the day chasing grouse and squirrel.  Once we had dinner we cooked them up and fought over who got to eat the squirrel it was so good.

[Gooserbat]

Originally posted by Longbow917:
  Greg I am a firm believer bacon makes almost everything better!!  

 

Wrong!!!  No "almost" involved.  It makes everything better!!!

[eminart]

We live in one of the more "affluent" cities in Alabama where there are a lot of engineers for the space and defense programs, and just a lot of rather "citified" people. My wife is a yoga instructor and most of her clients come from these kinds of families. Sometimes they'll ask my daughter what she likes to eat. You should see the look on their faces when she says, "squirrel!"  Hahaha. I don't hunt squirrels much, but I took her last year and we cooked some and she loved them. They were better than I remembered as well.

[wooddamon1]

They are crazy thick around camp and at my spots this year, sounds like a walk with some old arrows is in order...

[Longbow917]

And they are a lot of fun tryin to shoot.... wear  your climbing shoes!!  

[DennyK]

I'm an avid griller and would like to know how you grilled up your squirrels-Did you quarter them or halfed them? Direct heat or indirect heat? I'm excited about trying this.

[Boomerang]

Only head shots count!  :D

[Longbow917]

Denny- I have one of those new infrared grills and set it on medium heat.  We didn't have a lot of time so I cooked it faster than I would have preferred!  I would say low direct heat and I quartered it.  Front legs were a little well done.... maybe put them on half way through back and rear legs!  Your going to love these things!

[DennyK]

Thanks Don-I'm gonna give that a try. Denny