How to clean a squirrel ???

[Jordan]

I been slamming 'em recently and would like to see how everyone else cleans their squirrels. I clean mine 2 ways.

I clean foxes by cutting a line across their back through the skim, putting index and middle finger from each hand into hole and pulling apart. Half the skin goes to the head and the other half to the tail.

I clean cat squirrels by cutting the tail almost off and cutting around the legs and stepping on the tail and pulling up with the back legs and basically pulling the skin off from the back feet to the head. I've tried this with fox squirrels, but their skin is normally tough and I end up pulling the tail off.

How does everyone else clean their kill ??

[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by Jordan

I been slamming 'em recently and would like to see how everyone else cleans their squirrels. I clean mine 2 ways.

I clean foxes by cutting a line across their back through the skim, putting index and middle finger from each hand into hole and pulling apart. Half the skin goes to the head and the other half to the tail.

I clean cat squirrels by cutting the tail almost off and cutting around the legs and stepping on the tail and pulling up with the back legs and basically pulling the skin off from the back feet to the head. I've tried this with fox squirrels, but their skin is normally tough and I end up pulling the tail off.

How does everyone else clean their kill ??

I do mine like this

http://www.youtube.com/embed/4c8OyexZ10E?autoplay=1


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[Jordan]

I do it similiar when I clean the cat squirrels except I cut the skin around the stomach.... Will try it the way he did it. Might help if I step on the flap of skin on concrete or a board like he did and not the ground because, of course, it gives.

[PotLikinisAhabbit]

Like the vid but just cut through the tail bone, no need to twist and break. Also when pulling the belly skin leave the hide attached to the feet as I use the skin to hang the squirrel on a nail to gut kinda like hanging a deer up. I usually skin all 8 and hang them on nail or catfish hook whatever you have at your skinning rack, then gut them all at the same time. I find if you try to skin and gut you will have a problem with hair sticking to your hands then getting on the squirrel.

[MarshRat89]

Originally Posted by Jordan

I do it similiar when I clean the cat squirrels except I cut the skin around the stomach.... Will try it the way he did it. Might help if I step on the flap of skin on concrete or a board like he did and not the ground because, of course, it gives.

I keep a bowl of water by me to keep my hands clean. That hair is tough to get off the meat.


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[PotLikinisAhabbit]

If you are breaking the tail you just need to cut back more skin. Also if you can place the tail on a ledge where the squirrel is at a 90 degree angle to the tail you will have much better results.

[Jordan]

will be making me a squirrel cleaning contraption tonight.

[Jordan]

Something like this ??? Cut through the tail bone and hang it up and pull down at 70* angle ?

[Cappy]

I do mine like the guy in the video, only I leave the back part of the skin still attached to the feet, not pulled completely off. This makes it easy to hang them on a nail or branch for gutting. after I am done with them I cut feet and skin off all at once.

[Slidellkid]

Jordan, you been hunting Polk or your property behind your house/

[Jordan]

75/25------75 behind my house 25 polk