I might been more interested in boy scouts, if they taught me survival skills like this.

Thanks dave I am 14 and wanted to practice tanning hides on a small scale for practice

Very informational thank you. I'm glad there are people who still know and practice hunting an skinning so people like me can learn.

I found this video and had to watch. It brought back memories of my brother Squirrel, who earned that name by making belt pouches from case skinned squirrels and trading them at rendezvous. He always had something different about each one and was particular about his work. Good to see info for the next generation of woodsman

Badass. Drinks hot chocolate with blood on his hands

Squirrels are a fantastic resource, and a very underrated hunt. Thanks for sharing Dave! Daniel

Thanks for answering the nesting question! It looks like the new cup you carry is the same size as a snow peak 700, but cheaper! Good find on that one!

Could you do a video on how to make a pouch out of the hide?

and saibo, anything with legs is safe 2 eat if u cook it fitst exept a table and chairs

thanks, i made one into a pencil case and i used slingshot that hit him in the face but it didnt peirce the skin

Mr. Canterbury, it's really good to see you again. I'm so glad I found your videos

Love the videos brother. Been going back through a bunch of your playlists over the past couple of days. Tons and tons of priceless information and there's no real way I can thank, you except to type it, so Thank You!

I've been a huge fan for a while now, I love your videos Dave. They answer a lot of questions when ever I have them, thanks for doing what you do!

haha...this squirrel has a big peanut...lol

Thanks Dave much love from me and my family sir!!

Rule number one for usable squirrel hides....do NOT shoot with a shot gun. A .22 to the head is an easy shot for one proficient and preserves the entire hide ( and meat) and is good marksmanship practice. I don't know why all the talk of fleas from other posters, but I have found squirrels to be one of the "cleanest" species out there. I have yet to see even a single one with fleas ever. If you have no experience with these things, you are better off not speculating. I have seen exactly _one_ ever with any sign of parasites and it was just under the skin similar to a boil.

Thinking about hunting squirrel one day. Never hunted before. I'm 40 so I figured I should get out there and do it before I get to the point I can't get around. Love your video, exactly how I want to do it when I get a squirrel. I'm a slingshot kinda guy. But that makes it hard.

hey Dave just wanted to say that you're an awesome dude and having grown up without a dad u have taught me a lot of things i would have probably not been able to learn. keep up the great videos man i really enjoy watching them.

Thanks for showing the cup, cooking pot, water bottle combination, that's exactly the idea I had.

This was so helpful! I leaned how to skin and now it takes about 5/10 minutes! Thanks for this video!

Thank you dave.

Thanks Dave!

Thanks Dave. I really appreciate your videos!

Thanks for answering the nesting pot/ bottle questions. It's hard to find the "perfect" nesting camp cook set. Especially since they stopped making the good ones years ago.

Thanks for everything you do brother, being able to learn when I'm off duty is such a great opportunity! God bless you and your family.

Thanks for the vid Dave. My 6 yr old was on my lap asking questions and making plans for us.

Thanks dave

I appreciate you for showing your appreciation

Thanks for answering the nesting pot question, that's exactly what I was curious about. Faster response than I expected, way to go. Love the vids, keep it up.

One of your instructors gave me the best bow string on my osage long bow. Takes a lot of fixin' wax to keep it water resistant but hasn't broke on a 90 pound draw. Thanks for all wilderness outfitters and pathfinder schools llc. God bless.

Love your videos Dave, thanks for sharing your most valuable commodity... Knowledge Its still too early here for squirrels. Plus, we don't have the big reds here in the foothills of SC, just the small grey squirrels and rarely a fox squirrel can be seen.

I live in downtown Detroit, so instead of squirrel I just shot an alley rat. When I tried to skin it using Dave's method, it kept biting me...I guess I didn't make a clean enough kill! Now I think I have the plague! Any advice?

Another great how to video. Great job Dave.

Thank you, thank you. I have wondered about this. If I ever had to skin a squirrel, I wouldn't want to waste a thing, so thank you, again.

Awesome video Dave!!

Thanks for the Video Dave. I had never seen that done before, very informative.

This is some real man stuff.

Oh my God!!!!!! My hero does it again!!!! I have wanted you to make one of these for YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Thanks for the video Dave. I enjoyed it.

Thank you again for another great video. This is my new favorite channel.

Great video as always Dave! :D Also, What kinds of pouches could you make/ How would you do that?

Dave I noticed you mentioned you was in the Eastern part of Ohio. I live around Chillicothe for most of my life, I now live in GA and lived in Asheville NC for 20 yrs. I enjoy you programs very well and hope to meet you one day.

awesome video dave., keep up the spread of information. this knowledge is very important and i am glad that you get this out to so mny. thank you.

Great video Dave.. Pretty interesting. Thanks

Good teaching lesson with the squirrels I was always wondering how to skin and keep the hide Good common knowledge and if I want to get into beginning hunting primitive style

Been awhile since I saved a hide, I usually just pants and shirt them. Got me thinking now if I start saving them what I could do! Thanks for the time and effort in your videos.

Afternoon , You use the same skinning process as I do ! You have some very good information for someone that has never done this before.

Thank you for this great video!

Dave great video as usual Greetings from Bulgaria

THANKS ALOT DAVE i AM JUST GETTING INTO TRAPPING AND SKINNING THIS VIDEO HAS HELPED ME ALOT THANKS AGAIN

I love squirrels! They are my favorite small game to eat, especially deep fried! I learned a few tips for hide removal of the tail, thanks! The squirrel hide(s) will make a great knife sheath and other things, but I would like to have numerous hides for resources. How does a deer hide compare to a wool blanket? Any advantages? Thanks Dave...

Great job and video, as usual. Thanks for showing. ATB Sepp

I so very love the woods but how do you keep ticks/ insects from getting on you/ biting you??

Hey Dave, great video! Just wondering, is that the same Old Timer knife that you have talked about in a different video, because that thing is doing work, very sharp!

You're not gonna believe this brother. A few weeks ago during a thunder storm, I found a frightened little dog on my front porch. Usually have no use for ankle biting little yappers, but I fell in love with this one and kept her. Last night, I was sitting out back by the campfire, and this tiny little thing ran down a Cotton Tail, ate the head,, and brought the remainder straight to me. Gotta luv a dog that brings me food.

This was really helpful , I'm 15 and was woundering how to dry a hide for a while now

Dave Canterbury is like the Bob Ross of survival

Forget the haters dave, people need to realize your videos vary depending on the seasons. That's one thing I like about your videos, it gives us common folk a chance to learn per season. Keep up the fantastic videos brother!

Im not that young but man am I learning every day from you thank you so much

If you want a completely "usable" hide you should probably trap the animal instead of shooting holes in it. Was that a 410?

Thanks Dave, think I'll give this a go next time i go hunting Another great video!

Awesome job man! Just what I was looking for. Maybe soon you can put a vid up of preserving a raccoon hide! God bless you and your family...

Dave, good stuff as always, thank you! What brand/style hat are you wearing in this video? ~Steve.

thank you sir. fine lesson much needed

I just keep learning from your videos. Thanks man

That red squirrel is a fox squirrel if I'm not mistaken. Here in MN the red squirrels aren't worth taking as they are only slightly larger than a chipmunk. We have a healthy population of Fox squirrels especially around corn and bean fields.

Nicely done.

Thank you so much for your help I’m ready to skin my first squirrel hide

Okay I'll do that! I'm new to your channel and havn't had a chance to watch very many of your videos. Thanks!

Love your videos bro keep them up!!!!

As usual, I love everything about this video. :-)

Is there a way to get the bones out of the tail without having to go through the whole process to preserve the skin?

Best videos on KZfaq.

Real good video Dave. Same case skinning process for most species. And I finally get an idea of your fleshing beam. Simple tripod legs and what appears to be a half log. Did you have to drawknife that smooth or what?

Them tails make pretty good string silencers. Great vid!

After you complete the hides, what do you make out of them? Any suggestions? Thanks

I was wondering if you could do a video on preserving small game hides

Thanks for another great squirrel hunting video

so dave I got my first squirrel today at 730 here in iowa and it felt so good it was easier because I watch a lot of ur vids so I just wanted to take the time to say thank

Great vid!

Awesome vid!

man makes me miss squirrel hunting

this looks like the guy off of dual survival if it is please tell me if you are cause this would be awsome im 11 love nature and love watching dual survival if it is you im really bumbed that your off the show

That's some great fly tying material!

What if it has fleas? You could probably smoke them out over the fire, but how do you keep them from taking up residence on you?

Red squirrel tails can be used to make fishing lures also.

Great video tutorial - thank you

great video.

Now That Squirrel Had Some Nuts. lol. Thanks for the post. Love all the vids

I've been waiting for this!

U are amazing man I really thank you for this video cause now I can skiing a squirl right and u made it simple even I understood it and I am only 13 years old thanks again and god bless you man

great video that helped me alot thanks

great vid glad you put one up that was directed more towards kids only I guess you could say my 8yearold loved it and is asking why I didn't ever keep squirrel hide now

There are 3 different kind of squirrels in our area sarge and Dave, grey, fox and red. The ones in this video were grey and fox. Red are much smaller, not much bigger than a rat lol and they have litter colored bellies. My area is filled with fox, so I'm extremely fimiliar with them. Good vid!

AWESOME HUNTER !

If you cut that squirrel down the gut and spread him out as if to tack him to a board, then de-hair him, the turn that hide into raw hide, you can cut it at about 1/4 of an inch in a spiral pattern to make a bow string. I saw that on another bushcraft video, though I can't remember who it was or I would honor him and send you his way for a view. Darn it, I will have to try to find out now. Good stuff dave

awesome vid , very informative

Can you make a video please on how to make moccasins with the squirrel hides? Thankyou

He has a few vids on it, and the process is pretty much the same for all 4 legged mammals. The brain of the animal is exactly enough to tan its own hide when dissolved in warm water until its milky. Dave has at least 6-8 vids on the subject using 3-4 different animals. For a good start do a search for "Utilizing Resources" on Dave's channel. maybe Dave can get all of them put into their own skinning and tanning playlist, but they are still easy enough to find. Semper Fi

can you do more on preserving skins