My dad wasn't much on hunting, so what I learned about hunting was from my grandfather, my friends and my cousins. I remember the first squirrel I got with my Ruger 10/22. I cleaned it and had it soaking a pot of salt water in the kitchen sink. My little brother came home from school, went into the kitchen, saw the squirrel, then ran outside screaming, "Steve killed a monkey! Steve killed a monkey!". lol

This guy here... hes living the life

I'm going hunting for the first time ever this coming weekend and I cannot Express how excited I am

thanks for watching you all i really enjoyed doing this vid it was cold but that meat was good !!!!!!have a great day

PETA is gonna freak out and I love it

Its guys like this that will definitely find a way to survive in any situation. This is living and Bushcraft, not like the pansies in the world today. Good job sir

I shot me a squirrel once, a good squirrel, a pecan and acorn eatin squirrel, stuck it on a stick, roasted it over a fire like Clint Eastwood in a western movie. That dang thing was tougher than boot leather. Oh I ate it, but I think I'll try your recipie next time. Thanks....

Once upon a time I was a computer engineer living in the family home. Then my greedy brother sent 24 lawyers after me. Lost everything and living in my truck. I got me a pine squirrel today and gave this a try. Damn was it good. But next time I would use two pine squirrels as they are small. Thanks for showing me how to survive.

Make me miss my dad and my hunting trips, first learning to hunt squirrels to deer hunting. Enjoy when you can. Make memories for life.

Feed the squirrel, gain the trust, snap the neck, enjoy.

I can’t wait to try your recipe with my 8 year old grandson soon. I have both wild onions and garlic right in my yard. Plus other wild edibles that I have taught him to eat. I just got him his very own 177 pellet gun for Christmas and he’s shooting pretty good at all the targets we set up.🙂

My Grandmother used to make squirell soup that my Grandfather had hunted.The soup was delicious.Good memories! Thanks Mike.🐿

The part with the bones would make terrific soup. Put it in a pot with water, some wild onion and/or garlic , simmer for an hour or more and it would make a nourishing hot drink to warm you on a cold day. The calcium, phosphorus and other minerals leach out into the water,

when my kids are 18yrs old I am giving them everything I have and hiking into the Alaskan wilderness with the best gear I can carry on my back and just live.

That's the way I've grown to eat them, however you can take it just one step further and make it into gravy with some biscuits. That is my personal favorite squirrel dish. Great vid! I enjoyed it.

Another great video.Thanks for sharing your skills Mike!

I dress out squirrel like rabbit and marinate them with Wishbone Italian Dressing in a ziplock bag. After a few hours I grill them with old school Kraft regular bbq sauce. My momma used to soak squirrels in salt water to draw the blood out and then she'd do another long soak in buttermilk. Then she's chicken fry them. Great...now I'm hungry. :)

I have cooked and eaten squirrels many times, but have never seen one cooked this way. It is interesting. So natural.

Just ate it with the bone, chopped with a hatchet just like this. Some of the bone was a tad too “formed” still & crunchy, but it was actually really good flavor-wise. Thanks for the vid!

you could boil those bones to make a broth too.

Thanks Mike for good advice. Sorry I missed the live show. I was out enjoying the woods somewhere on Little Walker mountain.

Ummmmm Deliiiiiiish . Thank you so much for sharing with us Mr. Mike. Blessings to you and yours !

Survival skills, you might not ever need them but I like knowing I'm one of the ones that could survive if needed, good way to break young people in is to offer to take them camping. Good video!

That is a new one for me. That looks great! I'm gonna try it for sure.

Not planning on hunting squirrel anytime soon, but this really helped a lot for research for my book. Thanks!

Hey Mike me and my brother have been thinking of trying some squirrel plenty of them round here in sturgeon county Alberta. We are going to try your recipe some time this week. We have had birch tea and not it sure is nice a nice winter warm up.Thanks again Mike.

This video changed my life!!!! When squirrel is in season I will try this. Thanks for video bro

As a long time squirrel hunter, I really appreciate a new way to make them tasty. I think this recipe makes a good deal of sense because squirrels are very lean and this seems like it may make the most of the little fat they possess. My favorite squirrel recipe involves a crock pot and red wine and then throw them in skillet and brown like chicken.

Got one earlier .. Tried this method.. Man its great! Good stuff!

Great video! thank you so much! Ill be trying this next time i pull an all day squirrel hunt.

Ok imma find me some rocks and I'm going to make me a cutting board out of Oak I'm going to try this . one of the best videos I've ever seen on outdoor cooking thank you for sharing this with us and God Bless .

That's a good way to make a feller hungry. Looked AWESOME. Thanks for sharing Mike. Blessings everyone !!

Thanks man...that was great...I will try this method next time for sure.

That reminds me of how the old timers chopped up pork for sausage just keep cutting over and over I enjoyed this video thank you very much

Dang that looks real good, I’m sitting in my back yard got a little feeder set up with peanuts and my gamo loaded, I can’t wait to try squirrel

Great video,...and yes!! that squirrel sure looks good. Thanks for sharing.

Love Wild Onions with deer and steaks... Wild mushrooms are nice too!!!

Pounded jerky is an essential ingredient in pemmican, along with marrow and tallow * squirrel in Europe in October is as sweet as the hazelnuts on which it fattened.

Hey Mike!... Don’t know why I never thought of cooking small game like that... I’m gonna have to try it out! Thanks!

This was GREAT! I always see folks roasting squirrels whole over a campfire, but, that never looked too appetizing to me. Your way of doing it just sold me on giving it a try. :-) Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful. I love this and I love the guys attitude & energy

MANnnn you had my Mouth Watering ... Thank you

That is some good looking squirrel.

I remember this one. Great video Mike.

Mike, you did an excellent job there.

Really like your channel buddy! I found you through a comment you left on J&J true outdoor adventures, and glad I did! You have a new subscriber! Have a blessed day bud!

I am 60 years old and retired from the Army and retired from the work force. I live on 16.5 acres surrounded by hundreds of acres. Time to do all the things I wanted to do as an 11 year old boy. Timenfor me to playbagain. I am gonna try to recreate that stone campfire. Anyway, gonna see if I can bag a few squirrels tomorrow and pull up some wild onions from the edge of the pasture and cook them the same way except in a cast iron skillet. Eventually want to try to cook it on a rock. I have the same knife. What kind of hatchet is that and where can I buy one?

Thanks for sharing, Mike! Clark

That’s a big challenge. Fried squirrel or stew is just so dam good. I’m going to try this method a few times this year while I’m hunting.

Great looking meal Mike! Excellent video!

I'm with hillbillyndabush. Been wanting to see more about chaga but it seems most of the birch in SW wisconsin are paper/white birch. Not sure about locating the 'great chaga'. Thanks for the video Mike! Looked tastes

Thanks Mike , for showing us a different way to cook my all-time favorite small game . For years and years , I did it all wrong by frying up the quarters in a frying pan , shake and bake style , only to end up with great tasting shoe leather ( never knew shoe leather could taste so good !! (;-) ) . Then a few years back , things improved greatly when my wife suggested using a crock pot instead . Ever since then , Iv'e been keeping my eyes and ears open for other ways , and that's why I stopped by to check out this video . Man , I think I will be trying out your method here ; looks like a great way to get the job done ! Take care and happy hunting . ATB

My grandmother used to fry the best tasting squirrel every Sunday. Good.

I had never considered squirrel jerky but I agree that this looks better.

Thanks for the great comment I love your videos , very relaxing and informative

Awesome video, very much enjoyed it!

I typically make a dumpling or stew with them. About 5 to a lot of dumplings. (I'm talking American dumplings) it'll feed me for 4 or 5 days or my family for 2.

good video. people like you are helping me get ready for when tshtf

Very nice I will have to try the pieces of bone cooked and chopped down that is a good way get that little marrow nutrients

Looks pretty good, I wouldn't mind trying that.

Good advice, thanks.

Never seen it cooked like that!!! Have to give it a try.

Good! no waste!!!

Great video Mike! I've never had the pleasure of eating squirrel. Thanks for the info!

This has to be the best vdo

Best video of squirrel meat cooking yet.

Looks great Mike! Subscribed for more!

When the $hit hits the fan an I head 4 the hills I Will Keep This In Mind !

Thanks! My favorite video so far. Never knew you could cook things without a pot or a stick or anything.

Subscribed. Awesome. "You'll never go back to squirrel jerky, I gaurantee it.' Assuming anyone's ever had squirrel in any form. Love it.

THANK YOU for this video

His quip at 2:12 is so funny to me in what he says, the way he says it, and his total confidence. I love it lol. Please if you watch that and agree with me comment so i get a notification and can watch this again someday. I enjoy it so much lol

I used to love fried squirrel and squirrel and dumplings. They would be hard to beat.

Great vid great info

I am willing to try it 👍

Never seen squirrel hamburger before.. Your recipe looks great..

That looks good. I think this is something I would eat.

Never would have thought to make squirrel jerky.. Your recipe sounds good.. Should work well with rabbit too.. The bone part would be good for travel..

Like white meat or dark meat? Garlic and onion is my favorite seasoning for everything! Love this! Subbed and watching. Thank you for putting out content like this!

Very informative... Cool video

I love the hatchet that you are using

This is awesome!

Damn impressive sir. Thank you.

This guy is awesome he is using a log as a cutting board and he is using a tomahawk. Great job love the video, that is how a man make his meals lol.

I've watched two guys cook squirrel in their house. In 1:52 minutes this is already a better video.

Deboning a squirrel is the hardest thing to do ever. I got 4 squirrels (3 were small admittedly) to get this much meat

This looks good, I oughta try making some Pattie’s on a cast iron

Sounds good.

Absolute legend

Thanks!

Man wonderful video. I cannot believe the people who gave it a thumbs down. Im trying style next time Im out in the woods

As your old name goes... Bland County Survivor Man. I live in Montgomery County Virginia. I would love to meet you and see what I can learn from you.

I never seed no squirrel cooked that way. I aim to try it soon. Squirrel and dumplins is hard to beat. God bless.

That's hard core, I'll eat a squirrel in a second, but bones? That is a new one to me...God bless you brother...enjoy

I’m keeping this in mind

I'm about to eat some squirrel tacos

thank you !!! bravissimo

I really enjoyed your video good sir.

You can have the local people around the campfire, and dancing and singing, "oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ...." Get some herbal tea, wild greens, prepared acorn nuts bread, cat tail and bull rush tubers, water cress, wild berries, and have a potlatch.

A young squirrel is best fried like chicken as they are tender. And the pan gravy is the best gravy on earth.