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  • Good info thanks, it was really clear and well shot. Some of the ones I've recently watched the guys went kinda fast and didn't use good camera views.

  • @Hardheaded76 You're welcome and thanks for the compliment.

  • Thanks can't wait to start squirrel hunting!

  • @TheDavidD1992 You're welcome!

    Good luck and thanks for watching,

    Roosevelt

  • I dont like to kill fox squirrels. I think there to pretty lol. I like to have them around. I only kill greys

  • @splicerslayer129 We have lots of fox and few greys. I think the greys are pretty, but probably because I don't see as many. Thanks for watching, Roosevelt

  • @MiWilderness Oh haha its the opposite for me. I hardly ever see fox squirrels around my house and there are grey squirrels everywhere! I mostly kill greys because the eat all my dang bird seed but now I want to start to cook them. Thanks for the video it really helped!

  • @splicerslayer129 You're welcome! the foxes are in the cities and around the bird feeders here and the greys stay hid out in the woods. If I ever saw a grey feeding on our bird seed I would flip. The greys here seem much more leary and afraid of people. And, they are much harder to catch.

    We have "pet" squirrels that we don't hunt, but out in the woods it's game on and they all know it. My neighbor used to hand feed them until one bit him.

  • Nice informative video.

  • @handyscot1 Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

  • 13 people like tofu. Great video, bro.

  • @crunksknunk Thanks man!

  • is that a case pen knife? Do you reccomend a pen knife for cleaning small game?

  • @Yiwensaidno No, this is an old Imperial Fisherman's knife. But, a Case pen knife should work just fine, or any other small pocketknife.

    Thanks for watching,

    Roosevelt

  • Question, ever thought about using the intestines for an all squirrel sausage? lol

  • @Xelbiuj Hmm? let me think about it. :)

  • Good vid, tys.

  • @Xelbiuj Thanks!

  • you need to come to my campus man, we have some FATASS squirrels over here and since most animals taste of what they eat they might even taste like all the junk food people throw to them!

  • @MrAdmartina Mmm! French fried squirrel, sounds good. :) They're probably tough as shoe leather.

  • thanks stumbleupon the link before this was half naked chicks bouncing to dubstep and u take me here? wtf but good job on the vid

  • @GunShotHero1 Well I'm glad you stumbled here, even if it was over half naked chicks. LOL! Thanks!

  • Excellent video. Very thorough.

  • @AlloutAdam Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

  • Excellent video. 

  • @masterwelder65 Thanks!

  • Hopefully I will be squirrel hunting Saturday, and now (thanks to your video) I will better be able to field dress them without mocking from my fellow hunter.

  • @Pheasant815 Hopefully you get a bunch. That way you can get plenty of practice. Thanks for the compliment. I'm itching for a bit of Scurrius treeraticus hunting myself.

  • wha would you rcomend for a good small game fixed blade knife

  • @jackduup Anything that is full tang and high carbon. But, honestly any knife will work as long as it's sharp. We've cleaned them with rocks and broken pieces of glass before, although I can't recommend using glass to prepare food as it could be unsafe. I rarely use a fixed blade for small game processing. Thanks for asking!

  • very good video sir!

  • @jhenry2793 In my best Elvis impression. Thank yu, thank yu very much.

    Really, thanks. It means a lot to me.

  • small knife

  • @MegaJt2000 Yes it is! I love it. It stays out of the way until I need it and has almost no weight, fits nice in my pocket too. Thanks!

  • NAKED SQUIRREL!!!

    

  • @MegaJt2000 it be naked alright.

  • Very informative thanks for the vid

  • @BostonReaper1 Thanks! You're welcome!

  • Ok..you arent dressing it, you're taking everything off. Its naked now.

  • @nuclearthreat545 :) I never thought of it that way. Hmm? field undressing?

  • Excellent video, sir. Oh, and although I already have you subbed, I actually found your video with StumbleUpon!

  • @MilesOhToole Thanks, and that is interesting to know about StumbleUpon.

  •  also good info on the organs and to check for any discoloration

  • @utsports Thanks a lot! I'm glad this video has been helpful to folks.

  • thanks for the video ive noticed by watching other video of game dressing,that even with big game it a similar process

  • @utsports Yep, the process for all mammals in nearly identical. It's a bit different for birds as they have a craw and such, but really it's the same, once you do one, you have a good understanding of what is in there and how to get it out.

  • what gun u use?

  • @darrkitx11 Ruger 10/22 for this one if I recall correctly. Either that or my Gamo Hunter 440 air rifle. Thanks!

  • You just prevented a college student from starving.

  • @garthenar :)

  • Great video, very informative. Can't wait to do it!

    Thanks, man!

  • @teddy0072 You're welcome. 

  • May I ask if you're from Wisconsin? Accent kind of gives it away...

  • @Sunuvagun92 No, Michigan! originally KY.

  • Never field dressed a squirrel till today and wouldn't have know how w/o your video. There was about 6 hours between the kill and me field dressing it. No flies or bugs around, reckon it's ok to eat? Thanks.

  • @stanmccorkle Thanks! If it is very warm out you should clean them asap, but I've let them go 6 hours before and had no problems, that's just my own personal experience though and not a recommendation.

  • @MiWilderness This will be my first season of squirrel, and this video has been the most help! I was wondering, after I harvest the squirrel, should I immediately field dress or wait until I have a couple? Also, what do you suggest I carry them around in? Thank you for your time and help.

  • @benner2000 I wait until I get home. The title of this vid is a bit off because in reality, field dressing is simply cutting open the gut cavity and removing all the guts and organs while the fur is still attached to the animal. This will allow the animal to cool a bit and stave off rot for a bit longer. I've not found it necessary to "field dress" squirrels and instead just bring them all home and clean them complete. Skin, field dress, quarter!

    I use a stick, rope or bag, allow for air flow.

  • @MiWilderness Thank you!

  • @benner2000 You're welcome!

  • @stanmccorkle If you're going to have a delay between taking the squirrel and cleaning it, especially if it's warm, and especially if you got a chest shot, I think you'd want to field dress right away. Take one long incision from the vent to the ribs, remove the internal organs, and rinse out with water. That helps the meat stay cool and prevents spoilage from anything in the digestive tract. You can leave the skin on and carry the squirrel around with you until you're done for the day.

  • @craigkbryant That's actually a very good point. I don't normally gut shoot squirrels, head shots only, but if I do by accident I field dress them right away, because once those gut contents are exposed to the meat it can go bad much quicker, and if not just make it taste awful. Plus, it's usually not very warm here when I squirrel hunt so heat isn't usually an issue. But, for someone in GA or the like it very well could be. Thanks for pointing that out.

  • gd fags flagging f n vids

  • Spotted liver means it has tularemia. Also if I were you, I would wear a glove because you never know if the animal has rabies and thought rabies will be gone from cooking the meat, you could get blood on you through a cut on your hand. Trust me, rabies is no fun. I have seen people die from it.

  • Good video, I am a fan of your little message at the end too.

    I always tell people, if you want to learn what not to do in the wilderness watch Man vs. Wild.

  • @ambee514 Thanks!

  • The fella's gotta eat!

  • very informative. exactly what i was looking for. thanks alot for this video. i wish i had fox squirrel around here. only greys around here.

  • @smmeltzer You're welcome and thanks.

  • Always wondered how that was done. The kids are begging me for a squirrel gun now! And you're right, it's damned good eatin'.

  • fuckin disgusting

  • what kinda knife is that

  • Is that just a grey squirrel? I'm up in New Brunswick, Canada, i've never heard of anyone eating squirrel here. Duno if i should. Also how do you prefer to cook it?

  • @Matty6983 It is a Fox squirrel and I like to fry them or boil them and make soup, stew, or meat pies with them.

  • Did you do anything to prep it before hand? I'm a 13 yr old and I'm going on a hunt for some of these in the everglades in a couple weeks! I gotta do my own cleaning, so best start learning! Any help apprieciated! 

  • @Nitrokour No prep work needed. Good luck!

  • @MiWilderness Thanks man!

  • yo real good video.. but is squirrel liver and kidney good....

  • When the best time to hunt Squirrel?

  • best squirrel dressing video on youtube. thanks.

  • 2:13 it sounds like your saying pussy boulder stewX)

  • @MrFtW2468 .22 LR

  • GREAT VIDEO! I have always been curious about hunting and I think it's amazing that some people are self reliant like this. I'd like to learn how to make me some squirrel stew or even cook it over a campfire.

  • excellent video

  • @davidk4616 thanks!

  • Did you bleed the squirrel before hand?

  • @xxxxxxxx183 No.

  • A new thing on my food list

  • @favorchildoftheking i thought u were serious

  • haha loved the bear grylls diss at the end.

  • @Chanse301 MUhahaha! I couldn't help myself.

  • @MiWilderness That British dumbfuck probablly doesn't even eat the animals he cleans; it's replaced with fried chicken between scenes. Grylls is an actor, not a survivalist. He sleeps in nice hotels while he's supposedly surviving in the wild (and that's not even a bash, it's true, look it up). Anyway, great video; I've cleaned waterfowl before, but I've always wanted to try squirrel.

  • @nelson149 Mmm, I love waterfowl, but don't really hunt them anymore. Squirrel is pretty good eating for a rat, good for you too. A lot better than the hormone and antibiotic injected stuff from the store, that's for sure.

  • awesome!

  • Can someone help me? I am confused, do I just put the knife right in the middle of his pelvis and crush it? Won't I cut into it's anus and taint the meat? Do I split the pelvis off to the side of the anus?

  • @AmericaStandsStrong1 Just press straight down with the knife at a slight angle, it should cut, not crush and you won't have any problems with nasties getting on the meat. A squirrels pelvis breaks pretty easy. You can also just spread it's legs beyond normal flex and it will most likely crack open the pelvic bone, that way you don't need the knife at all.

  • @MiWilderness Then from there, do I make a cut in the stomach skin to start cutting up the chest? Becuase in one vid the guy said to actually shove the knife in its ass and that didn't sound right. Also, I hear if it's a male, you wanna put a pair of siccsors inside the anus and trim on each side of the penis, would that not rupture his internals and f up the meat?

  • @AmericaStandsStrong1 Yes, I show this at about 5:30 in. I agree with you on the rest and wouldn't use scissors or run the knife up his butt. the main thing you want to avoid is the intestines and stomach, with the bladder running a close second. but, even if you do expose some nasties it can be rinsed off asap and the meat will still be fine. You can also reverse the process and start at the neck or below the ribs and run the knife down through the pelvis, I will sometimes do this with males.

  • @MiWilderness So if I got from the neck down, what just avoid the male squirrels "parts"?

  • @AmericaStandsStrong1 Just let your knife lead the way and avoid the guts, don't worry about the nuts. 

  • @MiWilderness Alright guess I'll figure it out lol

  • squirrels dont have diseases?

  • @100ballpythons100 Squirrels can have diseases. Folks have died from eating squirrel brains.

  • @MiWilderness so then i shouldnt eat squirrels? can you eat them in summer cuz i know rabbits you dont.

  • Thanks for sharing. Much Appreciated :)

    In my opinion this is a better way of living than suburban wage slaving....

    I hope to go back someday.

  • @Chronix74 It definitely helps to cut the cost of living, especially if there weren't as many restrictions on harvesting for personal use. 

  • Fantastic video--very clear and comprehensive.

  • @craigkbryant Thanks. I appreciate that.

  • Do they taste good?

  • @N33dM04rM3t4l Yes, they taste great.

  • @MiWilderness Your technique is the exact same one my my dad tought me, and his dad tought him, well done sir. Not only do we use that technique, but so do our Native American brother's in the northwoods of Wisconsin.

  • Great video. You took your time and it looks to have payed off. Clean field dress. Thanks!

  • @getfighted11 Thanks and you're welcome.

  • This was extremely helpful and informative. Thanks.

  • lol imagine if u traped a squirrel then make it pass out somehow then do that to it, it would wake up all freaked out lmao im jk all you tree huggers that dont find that funny

  • Nice job. I only had squirrel once before and it was good. I really want to eat it again and it looks like the only way for me to do that is to hunt it. Thanks for the instructions on how to dress it. The tip on soaking it in salt is big help!

  • @Morpheus239 You're welcome!

  • just like cleaning a deer

  • You know how bear grills cleans his meat? Dont do it that way lol

  • Hunting is necessary in most of the world, as has been for thousands of years. We have industrial practices today because there simply would not be enough game or time or hunters to provide everyone. In the old world (and in America until recently), a family could do well with a small farm that included a couple acres, a horse or two, one milch cow, and some chickens. The family would have raised plenty of food and the children would be at work most days. It was a good life!!

  • I FUCKING HATE that vegan animal rights bullshit. I consider myself a hippie but i still love hunting for my own meal. theres nothing like it. I do not condone anyone to tourture a little animal but if you kill it fast and painless whats the problem? god put animals on this earth to ensure human population. We have domain over all animals. We are ment to hunt for our food. And anyone who says other wise is blind to what true happiness is. thanks for your video brother. peace and god bless you

  • Awesome video! Now I just need to remember all that when I dress my first this fall.......I'd rather not have the laptop on the cleaning table lol.....

  • Doesnt all that bad stuff get cooked out

  • Only thing i have ever cleaned is a fish. Found you through stumble. Thank you for the informative detailed and excellent video.

  • @wusstimmy You're welcome!

  • Huh, much cleaner than Kitty usually gets it... ;P

  • This is a great vid. Thanks for the instructions

  • @zujostix You're welcome!

  • good video

  • @Dogzrule94 Thanks!

  • @TheRossBeast You're welcome!

  • lol stumble brought me this vid. thumbs up!

  • You hunters should be ashamed of yourself, killing animals! Why don't you buy your food in the store where it is made, and no animals are harmed! HA HA HA! Just kidding, great video man, made me hungry.

  • @favorchildoftheking :) There's only one store I enjoy shopping in, nature. Thanks!

  • @favorchildoftheking lol you almost had me there xD

  • thank you for the vid thumbs up

  • @Dodaderf You're welcome, glad you liked it.

  • Its sandy cheeks taking off her coat

  • Thanks. Very helpful.

  • @mellowmark1 You're welcome.

  • what if the its just sleeping... and you leave it like that with no skin..?

  • @AMonteverdi I think it would be waking up in a hurry. LOL!

  • @AMonteverdi that would sting like a bitch

  • @AMonteverdi i think he might wake up.

  • @AMonteverdi he tore his jama's off !

  • haha. Bear Grylls slam. Thumbs up.

  • @caffeineadvocate :) I try my best to give credit where credit is due.

  • I've never eaten the heart, liver, or kidneys. How do you cook those?

  • @MSK120 I just fry them usually fresh after the kill.

  • I don't know about you guys, But i cook my squirrel with fur and everything. It's delicous.

  • @mikeygeneral Do you cough up hairballs like a cat? Lol.

  • Great vid Thanks Have not skined a squirrel since i was like 14 They are taking over by my house don't want to kill unless i eat so needed a reminder on the whole thing. Did not know about the liver thing good to know thanks.

  • Thank you so much for posting this man! I love hunting squirrels but I never knew how to strip them for meat.

  • @splicerslayer129 Well now you know, they're good eating and nutritious too. Mmm, squirrel!

  • great video, i'm gonna try this as soon as i get the nerve hahaha

  • @KANGAREW400 Thanks! Go for it!

  • First squirrel is hard never finished it

  • good vidoe i did what you did and it was really easy to do.

  • @squirrelshot30 Thanks!

  • @MiWilderness ya i use a 4 10 with bird shot and that works great!!!!

  • @squirrelshot30 410 very easy to kill them with 22 with scope or I even have a nice pellet gun with a scope head shot every time dont have to worry about shot in meat.

  • nice video bruh lolx i be lookin at that man vs wild lolx yea he does really kno how to gut a squirrel lolx but yea nice video i jusy shot a squirrel my self and guted it ..i fry'ed that baby up lolx i have a video when am fryin it check it out

  • @ghost2cipz Thanks, Ichecked out your vid, looks good.

  • wouldnt that ruin the pelt

  • @Turkeylegs39 Yes it would ruin the pelt, effectively tearing it in half. Skinniing for a pelt would be much more time consuming. I would only do it if I intended to tan it.

  • i want to keep my first squirrle pelt

  • Nice man! did you freeze the squirel before gutting it though it looked frozen

  • @beau5488 Thanks! No, it was stiff from being dead.

  • ouch this hurt watching, i cant imagine my skin being peeled off like that O_O seems like a pretty clean job though, i assumed there would be much more blood but i have never hunted before.

  • @ARTONY92 It's usually not too messy if you take head shots, body shots can be real messy at times.

  • what kind of squirrel is that? I shot a grey squirrel and it was giving me some trouble getting the skin off.

  • @fishaddict5 It's a Fox squirrel. Sometimes they are tough to get the skin off, especially if they're old.