Meat cleaning question

[moodyblues]

The biggest thing is to keep them clean while skinning. When you get A messy one do as airgunmann said and singe the hair off. A couple flashes with a torch and there’s no hair left! Works like a charm!

Beau

 

[dparsons]

I put squirrel in frig overnight, cook the next day, or take out of water and vacuum seal and freeze.

 

[Sicumj]

I try to skin squirrels as soon as I pick them up unless I have others close by. The sooner you skin them the easier and cleaner they are for me. Skinning a squirrel warm is as easy as skinning a rabbit. I use a shopping bag to store in my coat until I get back to the cooler.

To get all the hair off I use running water and a brush. Hold the game under the water and brush. Comes right off don't take more than a couple minutes.

 

[dparsons]

Sicumj that sounds good .I do not like to skin them in the woods, I do put them in a shopping bag to keep hunting bag clean.

 

[jland48]

I use a skinning clamp that pulls the hide off without the need to touch the meat. I also never touch the bare meat without rinsing the touching hand in clean water. With a lot of practice, I very rarely get any hairs on my squirrels. I do like the torch idea. It sounds like a good method.

 

[rbolton6]

Always wait till I get home. Snip tail with side cuts. Use a skinning hook to hang them by back legs, and pull skin down to neck turning it inside out. Keeps hair off meat. Remove head at neck and drop with body fur. Gut from neck to back and lets guts fall free. After removing feet I put them in a pot of cold water until got them all done. The few hairs that get on the meat I try to rinse when inside and cutting them up.

Hope this helps.

I've been using this method on them tree rats for years and if done right you'll rarely ever find a hair left on them.....GOOD EATING