When the hunt is over and you are wondering what to do with the squirrels you have in the refrigerator, take a word of advice from a squirrel eater. You worked long and hard to get those squirrels this far, and you want to make the best of them so you enjoy each and every bite! I resect animals as a living thing, and to waste the squirrels would be a sin in my book! They died so you can eat, and I hope you gain the same respect for all animals you hunt.

Squirrel Meat : As squirrels go, the meat has a flavor of its own. Nothing tastes the same as squirrel, and when the winds of october blow cold here in Wisconsin, I get a taste for squirrel that calls me into the fields and wind rows of farms searching the tree tops for dinner.

 Squirrels are a rough bunch of animals who run quickly from place to place, and spend alot of energy climbing trees. All this activity makes squirrel meat a little tough if you cook it wrong, so read on to pick up some tips on how to cook squirrel so it falls off the bone!

 My Mother used to cook squirrel the same way every time, and why not, It was delicious! It was a simple recipe she know, and it went real well with potatoes, and veggies. She  would put 5-6 squirrels into a roasting pan with a couple of inches of water in it. Then she would pour a couple packages of dry LIPTON ONION soup mix over the squirrels, and cover with the lid. Into the oven for a couple of hours at 300 degrees and We were eating squirrel for supper! It would no longer be tough, and the meat would slide off the bone.

 Later on I started cooking alot, being a single dad with two sons will do that to you. I got a little sick of the same old recipe every time, so I started picking the elements of my moms squirrel recipe apart. It turned out that all you need to do with any tough meat like squirrel, is to use what chef call moist heat. Its like a steam bath that breaks down the musches and fibers in the tissues. Deep frying is considdered moist heat, and I do enjoy fryed squirrel. Squirrel can be used in soups and chowders too.

 Seeing as squirrel meat is sorta tough, I wouldnt recomend using a charcoal barbecue to cook squirrel. Dry heat will make it even tougher and you wont get the most out of the bountiful harvest you worked so hard for.

 I hope I helped you with your squirrel recipe selection, If you did,

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Here we look at our options in squirrel traps. Read on to learn more about squirrel trapping and choices in squirrel bait. Some states consider a squirrel a game animal, so before you go squirrel trapping, be sure you have the proper licensing.

Colony Squirrel Trap 

  Here is a colony squirrel trap. It is a humane trap which will keep squirrels alive. After you catchone female squirrel, you will have every male squirrel in the neighborhood trying to get inside with her. It should be set where squirrels are feeding. Watching squirrels will teach you alot about trapping squirrels. Make sure the bait you put out for trapping squirrels in this humane trap is visable, and you leave a trail of  food going into the door of the trap. That way the squirrels don’t need to work so hard to get inside!

Home Made Squirrel Trap 

 Here we have a homemade squirrel trap. Basic as it may be, it is humane, and consists of the basic trap parts. A body, a door, and a trigger mechanism. The squirrel is lured inside with an offering of food, which leads him to the main coarse. He will be greedy and anxious to get to the main pile of food, but he can’t get to it without triggering the door. The trap needs some sort of locking device, or spring to keep the squirrel from opening the door and escaping the squirrel trap.

Here is a fine example of a colony squirrel trap convertable into a one way door. 

  This is a one way door with the option to make it into a colony trap for squirrels. It is designed to get squirrels out of a building. First we must locate where the squirrels are entering the house. Then we attach the flanges to the house, over the squirrel hole. This will force the squirrel to go through the trap, and push the door open to get out. The other areas of the house should be thouroughly checked to be sure that the squirrel will not chew back in at a differant spot. If the chances are good that she will chew back in, causing more damage, I recommend putting the back on the cage, and relocating her about three miles from the home.

Colony Squirrel Trap is designed to trap several squirrels, humanely, living inside a building. 

 A colony trap can be made by hand, with some clips, and welded wire. The door needs no trigger, and there is no need to bait a one way door system. Just look at the entry point, and cut an opening to let the squirrel use the door you provided. The picture above has the opening cut out of the top so a squirrel will drop into the system.  

Squirrel snare traps are designed to kill squirrels by strangulation. 

Squirrel snare trapping isn’t easy, but once you learn how, it can be an economical way to trap squirrels. Squirrel snare traps cost about fifty cents each to build. Basicaly, you put the loop of snare wire where the squirrel has to put her head through the loop in order to move forward. When the squirrel moves forward, she pulls the noose tight around her neck, the more she fights the snare, the tighter the trap gets. Pretty soon the trap kills the squirrel.

Squirrel snare trap 

 The above squirrel snare trap shows the basic idea of how to set a squirrel snare trap. Make sure the snare loop is just a little larger than a squirrels head,this will ensure a quick kill, and a neck catch.

squirrel trap / foot hold 

I don’t recommend this trap for any animal, unless the trap options are extremely limited. Squirrels are not, so i womt even get into how to set these traps for squirrels.

Click Here To contact a Squirrel Removal Expert,   Baby squirrels are born during the warmer months in the Northern Regions of North America, and all year long in the southern regions of North America. A female squirrel can have up to 4 litters per year in the south, and only 2 litters of baby squirrels in the north. Mother squirrels know not to breed when it is too cold for her babies to survive. 

New Born Squirrels are called “pinkies” Im sure this picture tells why 

Baby squirrels are something that looks like they are from outer space as soon as they are born! Buldgey eyes, no hair, and as clumbsey as they can be. They don’t make any sound at all. They just lay in the nest, and wait for the mother squirrel to come feed them. They will live on milk produced by the female squirrel for up to 6 weeks before they emerge from a hollow tree, or an attic of a home to see the big world outside. They will be afraid of everything, as it is all foraign to them, but the look and smell of the outside world will have there attention and curiosity for the rest of there lives!

Here is a picture of a juvinile squirrel about 3 weeks old. Shes looking a little more like a squirrel than when she was born doesn’t she?

 And now they start exploring the world outside there nest! There are dangers outside for the baby squirrels, but the mother is always nearby, and will become extremly agressive if something tries to harm one of her babys! She will bark, chatter, and run at a threat, no matter how large it is!

Baby squirrels do have enemies: Coyotes, Fox, Owls, Hawks, Snakes, and even Dogs and Cats would love to make that baby squirrel into a tastey meal. Its survival of the fittest out there in the animal world, and at this point, they arent quite there yet, but the ones who survive the first 6 months of life will be as agile as there mother, climbing trees, running across roof tops, and showing off all the acrobatic skills while showing no fear of falling even from the smallest branches of the highest tree!

 I hope you enjoyed learning about baby squirrels as much as I enjoyed writing about them, thanks for visiting!