Elmo Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 usually gut then but depends where i am skin at home just make a slice big enough to clean out in the woods when i do skin if not keeping i slice the length of the back from head to tail the pull each side down over feet and cut off at joint Hmmm...that seems like a nice easy way to do it. I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greybeard Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I also use a razor blade , but sometimes a scalpel. When you gut it watch that the bladder doesn't leak on the meat. Seems to me that their bladders are usually full. I gut them straight down the belly very soon after I shoot them . I skin ,and bag the meat and put them in a cooler on ice before I leave for home.. I also bag the skin because I don't want fleas in my car Grey squirrel skins are tough, but I never have a problem gutting/skinning with a single edge blade. I debone the tail for fly tying and I used to tan the skin, to mount them,or to make pouches because the skin is strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I watched a couple videos on youtube. i like the first one, i now have a blade thanks for that idea. i also like the idea of gutting first skinny later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Had a couple of hours to kill so I drove up to Sterling Forest for my first action this season. Hunt between 3PM to 4:30PM. Saw a few squirrels. Tons of chipmunks. (Anyone know what the rules are for chipmunks?) Shot one squirrel. Very top of a tree. Maybe 20 yards up. Bullet went through the jaw and exited the top of the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I also killed about a dozen mosquitoes. I used my own body as bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUCKrub91 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I haven't gotten out for squirrels yet, mite go next week and scout for deer at the same time. I use a .17hmr it makes short work of the squirrels gotta hit em in the head though or lose some of the very little meat thats on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELMER J. FUDD Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Went out saturday with my son and got 2. It was windy that afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 We finally had a nice weekend and my husband and I went out after squirrels (I carried my shotgun in the chance that we flushed a grouse too). Used it as a scouting trip for turkey and deer too... Beautiful days and to our surprise we didn't see a single one (squirrel). None of the properties we hunt have hickory trees, and based on what I see in my backyard (with hickory trees), the hickory trees are the only thing they are working in my part of the county right now! None of the oaks seem to have any mast to them, and I couldn't find any beech nuts. This will be an interesting season for all critters-- need to figure out some food sources! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apertureguy Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I have been so busy I never even got my sportsman yet...I'm sure I already missed out on the Doe permit. Maybe I'll just get a small game this year...as I doubt I will get the time to put in looking for Deer. I like to pop out the guts and skin later...just easier and gets me back to hunting sooner. Once home I pop off the feet, run a line down the back and gently pull off the skin, cutting where I need to so I don't lose any meat. Then I wash them up good...dip in a little egg, bread crumbs and either bake or fry for a nice quick snack. Otherwise...I boil and toss cut up bits into anything...tomato sauce, stew, soup...it's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Generally, I pack a big zip-lock plastic bag (gallon size??) and butcher them right on the spot after shooting them. Everything just seems easier when they are still warm. What I do is make approx. a 1-1/2" slit in the hide across the back. Then working a couple finger under each side of the slit until I can get a good grip and then just pull the hide apart in opposite directions. It all takes a couple of seconds, Then I open up the belly and strip out the guts. Chop off the feet and tail and into the bag he goes. And then I am ready for the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apertureguy Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Yep...always pack baggies and as of a few years ago...rubber gloves. This helps me get back to hunting sooner...don't have to worry about washing as much and no more bloody hands either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tio1 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I've used Doc's method for yrs. after you cut hide/head off - guts pull right out working from head to tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvibe Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I made it out 2 weekends ago. My dad and I each got one on Saturday and he got another on Sunday. Going again this weekend. I skin by cutting through the skin around the circumference of the body, peel each half off to the feet and cut off the feet and head then cut the body open to pull out the guts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillet Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hi all! I finally lucked out and got that big black squirrel! Gettin him mounted and can't wait. Dyin to get back out this weekend. I decided that I'm done bow hunting for the year, got one small buck in the freezer. Now it's time to chase all them tree rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltny Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Tons of chipmunks. (Anyone know what the rules are for chipmunks?) Unprotected in NY state, no limit, no restrictions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Unprotected in NY state, no limit, no restrictions I contacted the DEC and was told this too. Good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillet Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 The countdown begins again for me! I miss chasing them. I updated my 77/22, and put a Zeiss Diavari on it. A lot of money for a squirrel rig, but I'm really happy with it. Got a big grey mounted 2 yrs ago, & a black last year, I want to try to get a white one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Good luck on the white, Skillet.. I could guide you to a nice FOX squirrel, tho...I hunted a woodlot during gobbler season this year that had a bunch of them.. I usually do a lot of squirrel hunting in September..Didn't do too much last year due to my Newfoundland moose hunt..I plan to make up for it this year.. I love hunting and eating the little rodents and usually have 3 or 4 dozen in the freezer by deer season.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 there is a tan and white one in the village of churchville. i know it doesn't help you but thought i would tell ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowslinger Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 cant wait love to hunt squirrel im using my bow more this year mostly hunt them with my 22 mag 12ga or 16ga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillet Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Good luck on the white, Skillet.. I could guide you to a nice FOX squirrel, tho...I hunted a woodlot during gobbler season this year that had a bunch of them.. I usually do a lot of squirrel hunting in September..Didn't do too much last year due to my Newfoundland moose hunt..I plan to make up for it this year.. I love hunting and eating the little rodents and usually have 3 or 4 dozen in the freezer by deer season.. I'd love to get a Fox squirrel, never seen one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 i have them where i hunt and with the corn there thats where i am going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhu Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Any of you guys hunt close to the city? I'd love to meet up with some of you for a hunt one of these days. Just picked up an airgun that is doing quarter-size groups at 50 yards, hoping to drop that down to dime size or single hole soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
growalot Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 This is the last one I got before the end of season last year...still have a few in the freezer to cook up but can't wait until season opens...I hunt them at camp early and then here after I stop deer hunting...I like hunting them in snow..and camp is just sick with them...oaks... beech...apples and iron wood with some sweet hickory thrown in for good measure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greybeard Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 shawnhu.. you sent me a message and I don't know how to respond .. I tried, but not sure if you got it. I'm not good with computer stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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