Squirrel gravy with rice for the older ones.. and dredged in some flour and fried for the young ones.. especially the young ones that almost tear in half when you're pulling his pants and shirt off.. that's the real tender ones.. But.. dumplings is good.. so is gumbo.. nice to change it up
Jason ,, Hank Salyer from TN here, good to see a Salyer passing on old ways of the old days,, pretty sure we are kin,, 😊 great videos, Happy Holidays 2024
I've used both wire and fishing line (never had one chew out - their instinct to run is very strong, but I also don't let them work it for hours). You will NOT snag a head every time, so these are best to set around a camp so you can hear a caught one trashing about and go dispatch it (these seldom kill - at least I've never had one kill). Smearing a bait up and down your snare stick (and for heaven's sake, put MULTIPLE snares on each one) works very well and reduces your wait time. You don't need to actually bait the stick, just make it smell like food (peanut butter works great). They do work, but it is a numbers game. The more squirrels around, the better. Also, the more used to people they are, the better. Scattered squirrels in the woods are much, much harder to get than the ones in parks, around camp grounds, etc. That's where you will find the most of them anyways, since the human presence provides food and prevents predation allowing them to grow fat and numerous. If you are in a more urban/suburban areas and can find a concealed place to put a snare stick, you can likely grab a few on the DL while reading a book on a park bench with an ear open.
I'm saving this to watch later. I have 5.5 acres rich with squirrels. The half acre is fenced in and my cat and dog feast on them. But I could snare them on the 5 acres if stuff hits the fan. Wood fire grilled squirrel for as long as needed. Also deer roam the property so I can definitely have a supply of meat.
Hope about if you plant some bait near the base of the wood and when you see it you approach which will cause the squirrel to run up in a rush with more of a chance of getting caught.
I actually like squirrel. It took me a little while to wrap my head around the idea of eating a squirrel. After I pushed past that I actually enjoyed squirrel stew
A useful trick to form eyelets in snare wire is to wrap/ tie the wire around a twig in the right diameter you just snap right under the eyelet to get it out. Also, it is very important to alwys work the kinks out of the wire as shown- with as much care as possible. I´ve seen people break wire several times because they thought the wire will straighten itself out if they just give it a hard tug.
Thanks for doing this video, Americans have lost these arts ! especially us city dwellers ! USA KAG Squarrel Gravy and Stew Never had it but if your hungry you will love it (LOL)............
Years ago in Florida I made a spring pole trap in the backyard to test out a trigger system I watched on Dave Canterbury’s channel. It’s going to sound cruel but hear goes, after a few misses i finally caught a gray squirrel perfectly another neck, I watched the whole thing, anyway, the squirrel was picked up off the ground with the wire around its neck and he just hung there scratching at it off and on for about ten minutes. It wouldn’t die, just hung there and I went out with welding gloves and let him go. My conclusion was, even though it was caught perfectly he didn’t weigh enough to put enough weight on the loop to strangle himself. Idk if all types of squirrel are built like that but the eastern gray, idk. Thanks
I've caught them with snare sticks like this and had them snagged on necks, shoulders, with one leg through, and even by the back leg. I've not had one kill itself yet. I'm sure it could happen, but if I found one dead I would probably assume it stressed itself to death (which I've had them do in cage traps without a scratch on them if they are in there too long).
@@oaksparoakspar3144 sounds on par with my experience. All the survival books seem to presume it just kills them automatically, guess it pays to practice those things all the way, not just in theory. Thanks
I'm not ever really gonna use this, unless it's a SHTF situation, and at that point, as bad as it sounds, I don't care as long as its there when I check the trap.
here is some info if you need it, & you can delete my comment after you get it TLDR = if you find a baby squirrel warm it up, so you can return it to its mom & or safely rehydrate it, so you can safely give it formula baby squirrels can't stay warm, drink, eat, or eliminate without help till 90 days old mom will not reject a baby for your scent BUT MOM WILL REJECT A COLD BABY, so bring it inside to warm it up to human body temperature & Reunite it with mom if you can, , look up "Reuniting tree squirrel babies with their mom" mary cc squirrels reunite if this fails seek out a wildlife rehabilitator for help & if all of that also fails use its weight in grams divided by 20 to set how many cc's to feed it every 2 hours & to prevent aspiration pneumonia feed it via 1 - 3 CC oral syringe feeder lying tummy down please , look up 2018/09/11 example video , "Thirsty baby squirrel!" Jasmin121176 , & rehydrate it for a day using Pedialyte , they NEED mom or formula to supply adequate nutrition till they reject it at 10 weeks old a FAST growing baby squirrel needs wildlife grade formulas used in a zoo like "fox valley day one " or DIY 24 hour perishable 3 parts goats milk, 1 part yogurt 1 part heavy whipping cream or a very few puppy formulas will work , (Goat's Milk Esbilac? ) but NOT just "Esbilac " a squirrels weight in grams is 20 times the safe stomach capacity in ml & cc's per feeding so find its weight in grams divide it by 20 , & thats the number of ML/CC's to feed each meal this "5 percent rule" stomach capacity to weight ratio quantity as each meal only works if you use a metric gram scale at 6 weeks of age let it practice gnawing solids like; fruits, monkey chow, & dry Puppy science diet. at 8 week of age test if a baby squirrel can drink water from a shallow container AND crack a nut look up 1X1X2 foot nesting box & 4X4X7 foot pre-release cage so you can slowly free it, because after 6 months of age squirrels become unpleasantly wild There is some good information on the Internet, but other sites give advice that will kill the animals & some do this on purpose Cow’s milk, goat’s milk, human baby formulas, & "most" other pet products lack nutritional value, are less digestible & boiling or scalding them wont fix it over the long term of 2 months these eventually WILL cause failure to thrive, MDB , & death due to malnutrition squirrels don't get & or survive rabies long enough to give it & head trauma mimics rabies baby squirrels can be fearless & very sociable, so, its only an orphan if it pursues or climbs you, or a pet BUT stop ANY pets from touching it since digestive & oral bacteria can kill it see also "Helping pet squirrels become wild again" mary cc squirrels tametowild, "squirreltales dot org" , hsvma org assets pdfs hsvma_wildlife_care_handbook pdf squirrel-rehab org rehabinfo infantfeeding html "squirrelrefuge dot org" , "thesquirrelboard dot com", justpaste . it / 36jzb
i build them out snare cable and use cam locks - bullet proof - snares can use a few times often all hardware is reusable so long as you do not crimp - i use snares at bird feeders to mop up squirrels - long running pole is irresistible to a squirrel
I've been trapping for 20 years and to whoever reads this, this is a very very low percentage snare setup, the wire is way too rigid, It would take a pretty stupid squirrel to keep pushing his way through that snare, I would not trust I set up like this to feed my family, Not to mention you forgot one of the most important Parts, to pile up bushes at the base of the tree to give the squirrel only 1 option "your branch" to get up, You guys have to watch out for these wanna be RUclips survival guys that don't really know the details and don't know what they're doing
Yep - well said. Fellow trapper here. I hate when people watch some of these videos and then think they can feed themselves when TSHTF. They are going to starve. A game cam pointed at that pole for a few weeks would open some eyes.
A Canadian northern trapper here also have to agree with both about the B.S. about trapping go to a registered trapper meeting and LEARN FROM THE TRAPPERS THEMSELVES. And also a Trapper can survive as the song says ; A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE .... Also skin ,cook , hunt , kill , and a good one can track in a blizzard also. So if you want to learn talk to those people . Also Ive taken a pole and tied between 2 trees with 3 snares and caught 3 squirrels .and make high enough to walk under it so you can see them hanging and high enough the any other animals dont get your squirrel .
Great idea to pile up debris at the base of the tree to funnel the squirrels up the branch! Simple solution that I’m sure will help. I have used this method of snaring squirrels many times and had decent luck. So I know for a fact it will work. I am speaking from actual hands on experience and not just parroting what some guy on some other video has said. Obviously it would be better to use a more sensitive snare with a locking mechanism but in a survival situation, you will most likely not have those. You might have a bit of wire in your cache belt or be able to scavenge up some old junk wire at best. I appreciate the somewhat constructive criticism and am always ready to learn from experienced individuals. For the record, I would not want to rely on snared squirrels to provide food for my family either.
in Northern Alberta Canada i use 10-15 foot long poles and put 5 snares on the pole the reason for the long pole is the squirrel hangs high off the ground so you don't have the snare raided and 5 snares per set pole is because several squirrel will use the pole and iv caught 3 on single set
Stew every time! Squirrels learn quick, just ask the birds at the empty feeders. 22 LR or 20 Guage works best for me. Check your local laws too, my area...no snares or primitive traps. Still a good survival tool to know, just in case.
I like to put squirrel on a grate in a dutch oven just above about an inch or two of hard cider then cover it up and let it steam bake, get all that apple flavor all the way through, even better if I can do it with a bird of some kind but the apple flavor can cut down on the gamey taste you sometimes get with squirrel.
Gravy if you got homemade biscuits, Stew for rice or whop biscuits. ( For yall city/suburban types a whop biscuit comes in a container from the store and you open them by Whopping the can against the counter. Per the great expert Jerry Clower .)
stash in the cap - genius!
Fried squirrel and gravey.. good stuff!
hope the youtubed gets banded and
Squirrel Gravy!!!
That's where I'm carrying my vote/comment.
I grew up eating and it's a special treat, as it's such a different taste.
Squirrel gravy or squirrel stew?
Squirrel anything if I'm hungry.
Gravy sounds good tho!👍👍
Squirrel gravy with rice for the older ones.. and dredged in some flour and fried for the young ones.. especially the young ones that almost tear in half when you're pulling his pants and shirt off.. that's the real tender ones..
But.. dumplings is good.. so is gumbo.. nice to change it up
Jason ,, Hank Salyer from TN here, good to see a Salyer passing on old ways of the old days,, pretty sure we are kin,, 😊 great videos, Happy Holidays 2024
I've used both wire and fishing line (never had one chew out - their instinct to run is very strong, but I also don't let them work it for hours). You will NOT snag a head every time, so these are best to set around a camp so you can hear a caught one trashing about and go dispatch it (these seldom kill - at least I've never had one kill). Smearing a bait up and down your snare stick (and for heaven's sake, put MULTIPLE snares on each one) works very well and reduces your wait time. You don't need to actually bait the stick, just make it smell like food (peanut butter works great).
They do work, but it is a numbers game. The more squirrels around, the better. Also, the more used to people they are, the better. Scattered squirrels in the woods are much, much harder to get than the ones in parks, around camp grounds, etc. That's where you will find the most of them anyways, since the human presence provides food and prevents predation allowing them to grow fat and numerous. If you are in a more urban/suburban areas and can find a concealed place to put a snare stick, you can likely grab a few on the DL while reading a book on a park bench with an ear open.
Thx super useful
I'm saving this to watch later. I have 5.5 acres rich with squirrels. The half acre is fenced in and my cat and dog feast on them. But I could snare them on the 5 acres if stuff hits the fan. Wood fire grilled squirrel for as long as needed. Also deer roam the property so I can definitely have a supply of meat.
Ok
When I was young and things were hard, I ate a lot of squirrel gravy and light bread. Good memories.
Thanks
well done video - clear info - Thank You!
Good presentation, prefer squirrel sauce picante
Awesome video, squirrel gravy with dumplings
Really good presentation and information, best I've seen. Thanks keep up the great videos...
Great video thank you for sharing 👍
Squirrel stew sounds good to me😋
Ruger 10/22’s are made for squirl tacos
But don't forget the good old BB or pellet guns too. Less expensive and ammo is recyclable.
Bro. It's got to be an ar 7!
The 10/22 is good for ALL kinds of squirrels!
The gravy sounds good.
Best snare video I have ever watched! Clear, concise instruction. Well done!
Agreed!
Either or both looking forward to trying squrrill 😄
Squirrel stew. Thanks this helped alot
Thank you!❤️
Someone else commented already, and I have to agree. Set them close by, so you can hear and dispatch quickly.
Very well explained.
Definitely squirrel stew… yum!
Hope about if you plant some bait near the base of the wood and when you see it you approach which will cause the squirrel to run up in a rush with more of a chance of getting caught.
Currently doing research on small game snares and this was probably the most useful video I have watched
Squirrel gravy. Also squirrel dumplings
Easy to understand. Thanks. Stew.
I actually like squirrel. It took me a little while to wrap my head around the idea of eating a squirrel. After I pushed past that I actually enjoyed squirrel stew
Squirrel gravy is the plan for this weekend
Squirrel stew with gravy! Excellent tips, thanks for sharing. Keep the videos coming!
Trying this, def ..this hunting season, def squirrel stew
Good information.
I prefer squirrel ettouffe. But definitely stew over gravy
A useful trick to form eyelets in snare wire is to wrap/ tie the wire around a twig in the right diameter you just snap right under the eyelet to get it out. Also, it is very important to alwys work the kinks out of the wire as shown- with as much care as possible. I´ve seen people break wire several times because they thought the wire will straighten itself out if they just give it a hard tug.
Squirrel stew with pepper gravy on biscuits.
That brass wire is plenty strong for squirrels. I used it as a kid on rabbits all the time.
Squirrel gravy for the WIN!!!! lol. I love squirrel meat. And good video on how to set snares up bravo!
Squirrel and gravy
Squril dumplings.. Every Thanksgiving. We hunt'em that morning. Ladies clean & cook that evening. Then the fight is on for the heads..
Thanks for doing this video, Americans have lost these arts ! especially us city dwellers ! USA KAG Squarrel Gravy and Stew Never had it but if your hungry you will love it (LOL)............
Secret Squirrel Stew. Thanks!
Cool
Squirrel gravy
Excellent information one of the easiest forms of protein to catch if your ever in that type of situation
Amazing. One more subscribe. Greetings from Brazil
Thanks for the sub!
This video is worth the sub
Squirrel stew please!👍👍😁🇺🇸
I'm not a vegetable kind of guy so this is a great trick.
Good video Jason. ❤
Fried squirrel and biscuits.
I learned this from reading Golden Kamuy lol
Graby
Definitely squirrel stew, so you. An cook it slow and it tends to make it more tender not as tough but the gravy sounds good.
Stew please. Thanks for the clear and concise video.
Squirrel stew or better yet, fried squirrel 🙂
I've heard that squirrel meat is a little sweet along with porcupine, which is excellent tasting.
Fried Squirrel. We home schooled our kids and our youngest would often shoot a Squirrel for lunch, clean it and fry it in Louisiana Fish Fry.
squirrel gravy can be turned to stew :P
Squirrel gumbo 😋
Спасибо за видео!😉
Так же можно ловить и Российскую белку, в Сибири! 🐿️
squirrel gravy by far...
definitely squirrel stew!
Yes to both…….
Squirrel stew
Squirrel gravy with wide egg noodles. Even better if the noodles are homemade.
Gravy, over biscuits.
Squirrel gravy and rabbit stew
This is horrific. But effective and I searched this for one reason. Thank you, dude. Subscribed!
many years ago I had squirrel stews, late step grandpa bagged a few and grandma cooked them up for us
Gravy makes the squirrels taste good 👍
Squirrel stew baby
Years ago in Florida I made a spring pole trap in the backyard to test out a trigger system I watched on Dave Canterbury’s channel. It’s going to sound cruel but hear goes, after a few misses i finally caught a gray squirrel perfectly another neck, I watched the whole thing, anyway, the squirrel was picked up off the ground with the wire around its neck and he just hung there scratching at it off and on for about ten minutes. It wouldn’t die, just hung there and I went out with welding gloves and let him go. My conclusion was, even though it was caught perfectly he didn’t weigh enough to put enough weight on the loop to strangle himself.
Idk if all types of squirrel are built like that but the eastern gray, idk. Thanks
I've caught them with snare sticks like this and had them snagged on necks, shoulders, with one leg through, and even by the back leg. I've not had one kill itself yet. I'm sure it could happen, but if I found one dead I would probably assume it stressed itself to death (which I've had them do in cage traps without a scratch on them if they are in there too long).
@@oaksparoakspar3144 sounds on par with my experience. All the survival books seem to presume it just kills them automatically, guess it pays to practice those things all the way, not just in theory. Thanks
I'm not ever really gonna use this, unless it's a SHTF situation, and at that point, as bad as it sounds, I don't care as long as its there when I check the trap.
here is some info if you need it, & you can delete my comment after you get it
TLDR = if you find a baby squirrel warm it up, so you can return it
to its mom & or safely rehydrate it, so you can safely give it formula
baby squirrels can't stay warm, drink, eat, or eliminate without help till 90 days old
mom will not reject a baby for your scent BUT MOM WILL REJECT A COLD BABY,
so
bring it inside to warm it up to human body temperature & Reunite it with mom if you can, ,
look up "Reuniting tree squirrel babies with their mom" mary cc squirrels reunite
if this fails seek out a wildlife rehabilitator for help & if all of that also fails use
its weight in grams divided by 20 to set how many cc's to feed it every 2 hours &
to prevent aspiration pneumonia feed it via 1 - 3 CC oral syringe feeder lying tummy down please , look up
2018/09/11 example video , "Thirsty baby squirrel!" Jasmin121176 , & rehydrate it for a day using Pedialyte ,
they NEED mom or formula to supply adequate nutrition till they reject it at 10 weeks old
a FAST growing baby squirrel needs wildlife grade formulas used in a zoo like "fox valley day one "
or DIY 24 hour perishable 3 parts goats milk, 1 part yogurt 1 part heavy whipping cream
or a very few puppy formulas will work , (Goat's Milk Esbilac? ) but NOT just "Esbilac "
a squirrels weight in grams is 20 times the safe stomach capacity in ml & cc's per feeding so
find its weight in grams divide it by 20 , & thats the number of ML/CC's to feed each meal this
"5 percent rule" stomach capacity to weight ratio quantity as each meal only works if you use a metric gram scale
at 6 weeks of age let it practice gnawing solids like; fruits, monkey chow, & dry Puppy science diet.
at 8 week of age test if a baby squirrel can drink water from a shallow container AND crack a nut
look up 1X1X2 foot nesting box & 4X4X7 foot pre-release cage so you can slowly free it,
because after 6 months of age squirrels become unpleasantly wild
There is some good information on the Internet, but other sites
give advice that will kill the animals & some do this on purpose
Cow’s milk, goat’s milk, human baby formulas, & "most" other pet products lack nutritional value,
are less digestible & boiling or scalding them wont fix it over the long term of 2 months
these eventually WILL cause failure to thrive, MDB , & death due to malnutrition
squirrels don't get & or survive rabies long enough to give it & head trauma mimics rabies
baby squirrels can be fearless & very sociable, so, its only an orphan if it pursues or climbs you,
or a pet BUT stop ANY pets from touching it since digestive & oral bacteria can kill it
see also
"Helping pet squirrels become wild again" mary cc squirrels tametowild,
"squirreltales dot org" , hsvma org assets pdfs hsvma_wildlife_care_handbook pdf
squirrel-rehab org rehabinfo infantfeeding html
"squirrelrefuge dot org" , "thesquirrelboard dot com",
justpaste . it / 36jzb
i build them out snare cable and use cam locks - bullet proof - snares can use a few times often all hardware is reusable so long as you do not crimp - i use snares at bird feeders to mop up squirrels - long running pole is irresistible to a squirrel
I found that if you put multiple snares on the same poll and a finger of peanut butter between the snares it works great
We like squirrel stew
Squirrel stew.
I like me some squirrel and grits.
Gravy!!!
Squirrel steaw
Squirrel gray
Squirrel and dumplings gets my vote. What's the best size wire? TIA God bless.
This is good in theory but rarely works. Leaned it in the army. Tried it about a dozen times. No luck. At best it will hold him but not kill it
I've been trapping for 20 years and to whoever reads this, this is a very very low percentage snare setup, the wire is way too rigid, It would take a pretty stupid squirrel to keep pushing his way through that snare, I would not trust I set up like this to feed my family, Not to mention you forgot one of the most important Parts, to pile up bushes at the base of the tree to give the squirrel only 1 option "your branch" to get up, You guys have to watch out for these wanna be RUclips survival guys that don't really know the details and don't know what they're doing
Yep - well said. Fellow trapper here. I hate when people watch some of these videos and then think they can feed themselves when TSHTF. They are going to starve. A game cam pointed at that pole for a few weeks would open some eyes.
A Canadian northern trapper here also have to agree with both about the B.S. about trapping go to a registered trapper meeting and LEARN FROM THE TRAPPERS THEMSELVES. And also a Trapper can survive as the song says ; A COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE .... Also skin ,cook , hunt , kill , and a good one can track in a blizzard also. So if you want to learn talk to those people .
Also Ive taken a pole and tied between 2 trees with 3 snares and caught 3 squirrels .and make high enough to walk under it so you can see them hanging and high enough the any other animals dont get your squirrel .
Great idea to pile up debris at the base of the tree to funnel the squirrels up the branch! Simple solution that I’m sure will help.
I have used this method of snaring squirrels many times and had decent luck. So I know for a fact it will work. I am speaking from actual hands on experience and not just parroting what some guy on some other video has said. Obviously it would be better to use a more sensitive snare with a locking mechanism but in a survival situation, you will most likely not have those. You might have a bit of wire in your cache belt or be able to scavenge up some old junk wire at best. I appreciate the somewhat constructive criticism and am always ready to learn from experienced individuals. For the record, I would not want to rely on snared squirrels to provide food for my family either.
in Northern Alberta Canada i use 10-15 foot long poles and put 5 snares on the pole the reason for the long pole is the squirrel hangs high off the ground so you don't have the snare raided and 5 snares per set pole is because several squirrel will use the pole and iv caught 3 on single set
What is the best gauge of wire?
I prefer to use .020 stainless safety wire as snare wire.
Stew every time! Squirrels learn quick, just ask the birds at the empty feeders. 22 LR or 20 Guage works best for me. Check your local laws too, my area...no snares or primitive traps. Still a good survival tool to know, just in case.
Squirrel Gravy
Pan fried Squirrel !
Squirrel chili.
Squirrel Stew
I like to put squirrel on a grate in a dutch oven just above about an inch or two of hard cider then cover it up and let it steam bake, get all that apple flavor all the way through, even better if I can do it with a bird of some kind but the apple flavor can cut down on the gamey taste you sometimes get with squirrel.
Squirrel stew. I'd try it. Thank you for the info! Can you do one for rabbits?
I vote stew
Gravy or squirrel stew
Gravy if you got homemade biscuits, Stew for rice or whop biscuits. ( For yall city/suburban types a whop biscuit comes in a container from the store and you open them by Whopping the can against the counter. Per the great expert Jerry Clower .)
Pie squirrel pie
Squirrel biscuits and gravy
Is there anything other than wire? What if that's not available?
Gravy
Squirrel and dumplings 😊
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