Squirrel Season Starting Soon
Face it, squirrels are everywhere. When stuck in the woods somewhere, you’ll need to eat. The food you carry with you will only last so long. You may need to find another source of food to get you through to safety.
It seems that eating squirrel has a certain stigma to it. But I don’t care about any negative reputation. Plently of people around here love to hunt the little furballs, and enjoy eating them. I’ve personally never killed or eaten squirrel, but I plan to in a few short days. Since squirrels are such a readily available animal, I thought I would learn how to hunt them and prepare them for eating, in case I need to eat them in an emergency. Having previous experience with the animal may mean I won’t have to work as hard to win a meal.
Besides the survival training aspect of squirrel hunting, I think it will just be fun. Think about it. I’ll be out in the woods with my shotgun (I don’t currently have a .22). I’ll practice my marksmanship, my woodland navigation skills, and learn about squirrels. Those are some very useful survival skills that are also fun to practice. And as my wife will tell anyone, I need A LOT of practice with my navigation.
I’ll post a report with pictures after I go out. The season starts this Saturday, September 8th.
Uh….. I came with great expectations to this post. To hear about cute squirrels adding enchantment to the great outdoors and all that. My bad
But now I’m interested in knowing what they taste like and if you actually have the heart to go through with this “survival learning curve”
Keep us posted
Well, I suppose they do add enchantment to the forest, but if you’re stuck out in the wilderness I would imagine they could add some enchantment to your belly as well.
I’ve heard from a few country boys that they taste good, but I’ll just have to find out for myself.