SMALL GAME HUNTING * Hunt Butcher Cook Squirrel *
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- If there was such thing as a "kitchen sink" walk in the woods, this would be it. Hunting for squirrel, foraging for wild mushrooms, and scouting for deer - ALL IN ONE AFTERNOON! Not only do we cook squirrel, I also butcher it (not very well lol), and cook wild foraged mushrooms. Chicken of the woods, Lion's Mane, and Hen of the Woods. What a wonderful time of year.
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I'll take a look. Good to learn new things. Thanks!
@@jusnuts1443 Thank you!
I ate many squirrels when I was a teenager. My Granny lived with us and would cook 'em for me (I did the cleaning of the squirrels). Chicken fried squirrel is my favorite! She taught me how to cook them, but my squirrels never tasted as good as hers. I realized later in my life that I was missing a key ingredient...
Granny's love.
You are super talented Allie, this is a way of life that nothing can beat, keep it up, spread that knowledge!! ✌️
Thank you!!
You two seem to be living your best life together enjoying every moment! GOD bless you both!!!
Thank you Ben!
With coming grocery store shortages (even Brandon admits this is coming) I’ve taken interest in small game cooking for if it becomes necessary
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Holy smokes that was funny 🐿️
LOL
Squirrel hunting is undeniably the funnest hunting ever! ❤️🐿️
It sure is fun!
Just something to note squirrels aren’t colorblind and orange really really stands out 😅
When she said oh damn…….. boy I’m hot on ya heels. That’s a unicorn you got there!
You are such an amazing outdoors lady. I love your videos
Thanks for watching!
@@OutdoorsAllie
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I have taken several squirrels over the years, I generally stew them and throw in rice and veggies. Regarding chopping onions use a ceramic knife, they are sharp enough to not crush the onion and release the vapors.
CB
Interesting. Thanks for the idea!
Great hunt and cook video… makes me hungry… 😂
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love eating squirrels. HATE cleaning them. Also love hunting them. Nice video !! 👍
Agreed!
Love that you are into mushrooms too :) They're my favorite! High five for finding that hen and the others!!
Wild mushrooms are a scary thing, one mistake could have you talking to elves or worse
Not if you know what you are doing it’s almost impossible to mistake a chicken of the woods or Chanterelles
From someone that’s pulled off a bunch of tails with the tail method of skinning, Here’s a couple things I do to to help the process. I go through the tail and also the meat and stop at the skin. Then make a couple slits outward down each leg, then make sure your boot is on the tailbone as close to the squirrels back as possible. Dramatically increases the chances of a good tail pull. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks for the tips Mark!
Allie you are Awesome!!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Happy thanksgiving. Thanks for watching!
Fried leg quarters and the backs for dumplings. Big fan of squirrel, need to improve on my foraging skills. Thanks.
Grab a book and start identifying mushrooms!
I like seeing you getting your finger clear of the trigger after each shot. You won’t be an Alex Baldwin any time soon.
I will definitely have to check out the recipe. The mushrooms were very interesting as well. I will take notice of them in the woods now that I've seen them. Great video.
Glad you liked it James!
Nice chicken and lobster first day! Cool! Great video!
Thanks for watching!
If you put the onion in the freezer like an hour before cutting, no mo tears! Great video as always, it actually made me download a mushroom identification app, gotta wait till spring to see how it works I guess!
I haven't been able to find a hot onion in 20 years. which are the only onions for cooking the last generation stopped buying them. sweet onions have no flavor whatsoever once cooked I don't get it
Lower the heat a little and add a little olive or avocado oil with the butter. This will help prevent the butter from burning. Also add the garlic after the onions are about done. Garlic only needs a min or 2. Great stuff and continued success.
Thanks for the feedback!
I used to squirrel hunt just so I could scout for deer there is a small gland under the front arms that will make the meat bitter and my favorite dish was squirrel and dumplings in a pressure cooker and I use a 12 gauge with a birdshot you can catch him in midair and we have fox squirrels in the south about four times the size of a regular grey 😁👍🐝🤠
Thanks for the feedback!
Use small work bench Vice instead of your foot on the tail. Be sure to cut down from tail to back and out to top of hind quarters. Pinch tail and lose skin in Vice so tail will not break off. May help to insert finger between skin and hide as far down back and around to top of hind quarters. With vise closed grab hind legs and pull stright up. Practice makes perfect here so don't get discouraged breeding the tails off. Skin more squirrels that I can count.
You did supper job cutting it up.
I got 23 squirrels and 49 rock chucks with my air rifle last Saturday. I was doing pest control on the ranch. We have no choice or we don't eat and can't pay bills without crops and feed. Nothing goes to waste we make fresh canned dog food for shelters and our own dogs. Its not FDA approved for humans but ok for dogs when giving it away to shelters, go figure. When is your hubby going to make a TH-cam channel to post his hunts? Not that I don't like yours. I swear I love them you're hilarious, lol.
y'all are making me want to learn about mushrooms. I have to try finding some of these
It's a blast! and delicious.
Squirreling my fave ..😀😊😂haha 22 for squirrels noooo.. make it sporting 177 air rifles . Awesome out to 70 m great video guys
You should try using a squirrel call. they are so much fun!
I'll check it out!!
I love all your hunting videos great job 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Thanks for watching Jason!
Hunter orange usually isn’t required squirrel hunting. Squirrel in Louisiana doesn’t open until October.
better be safe than sorry too many retards with guns out there that will shoot anything that moves
The squirrels are to dumb to notice what color you have on. However, going into the woods and being hard to spot by other people is a bad idea.
The easiest way to skin a squirrel is to make a incision in the middle of the back two fingers on both sides of the cut and pull both sides
the last mushrooms common name is hen of the woods.
love the video, lots of interest in the survival..shtf .. camping stuff. keep them coming!
I hope you gave Secret Squirrel & Morocco Mole a pass.
I always add the garlic last before the stock so it doesn't burn
Mushrooms = Earthy Taste !!
For sue.
Outdoors Allie, you are total cuteness.
I love your excitement for nature! Your sheer delight at finding edible fungi reminds me of myself 😂 thanks for sharing this video
Thanks for watching!
9:02 really wasn’t taking anything from that stick 😭😂
LOL
Add garlic before liquid, captures flavour else it deteriorates. Add garlic and as soon as you smell it (happens when certain temp reached) add the liquid. Clarified butter works well if you want to cook on high heat. Curious about squirrel. Seems an aversion or negative sentiment in some areas so haven’t tried it.
That’s just city-folk that think they are pets. Squirrel is delicious, and seeing this stew get made had my mouth watering. Bummer that she over cooked the garlic, but after the rest of the flavors combined I doubt the acridness came through at all. The garlic would have been a much bigger issue if she were making something more simple, like a pan fried dish.
I watched this video hoping for a good simple recipe for squirrel for like when your camping. Although her recipe looks AMAZING, it's a bit complicated. Hopefully her cook book will have something more simple. Or several options.
Sheep’s head maitake grifala frondosa best mushroom ever
I love to hunt squirrels when the hickory nuts is right and the squirrels is up there. Eating the hickory nuts
No doubt!
Allie, if you store your onions in the refrigerator, they will not emit as much gas when cut and will reduce your tears quite a bit.
Thanks for the tip!
Lol drops the bowl...have u been sippn?..lol.
Cheers..🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
LOL no just being clumsy
@@OutdoorsAllie LOL..😉
Awesome video, can’t wait for the deer hunts and venison dishes 🤟🏽
Tons to come!
Where you messed up on skinning the squirrel was by not cutting the hide out an inch-ish on either side of the tail cut.
(I've probably pulled the tails off on near a dozen over the years....it happens)
Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Over rice, perfect!
oh crab! i thought you said that it tastes like crap lol i have some experience growing mushrooms. a lot of nurturing to get it right. people think im growing illegal mushrooms, but no, im growing southeast asian mushrooms that are hard to find at local asian shops.
Looks yummy squirrels stew is the best
I use a camo Turkey mask during squirrel season to keep the bugs out of your face. Probably not a good idea if TH-cam recording.
Squirrel dumplings was my favorite as a young lad ,that stalked local woods everyday for those little tree rats.As usual loved the video.
Thanks for watching James!
Your very welcome,Allie.
I got good at, & shot so many grey squirrels, I got to the point, I couldn’t eat another one!
I used the .22 hollow point, making head shots, so I didn’t have to deal with shot from the 12 gage.
I grew up, shooting Norway pine cones, for target practice.
Awesome finds so glad I found your channel this morning been binge watching since please more cooking and forging videos but such great content so me and my wife do and we are in pa too so relevant for us
Thanks for watching. Much appreciated!
Very entertaining and educational!! Great job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
IF hunting and skinning makes you sick don’t gripe ,just don’t watch, problem solved
SQUIRREL ? , now you talkin'. I love grey squirrel. I slooooooow cook mine in butter with a pinch of sugar, and a dash of cinnomin. -I mean a TINY amount of cinnomon- I can't spell it.! Salt, and pepper. Cook on low heat for 2 hours. It comes out mouth watering delicious! Happy Hunting Guys !
Just a word of warning- Too much cinnomon will ruin it. LESS is MORE.
Thanks for the idea!
Hunting with you has got to be fun.
Learned a few things about wild mushrooms from your video. Never have ate any wild mushrooms. Your dish looked tasty. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed your video.
Thanks for watching Billy. Glad you enjoyed it!
I dont wanna be that guy in the comments, but i couldnt help it notice that you flinch quite a bit especially considering its a .22!!! The tail method works best before the squirrel cools down.. good job keep it up Allie!
Subscribed…that stew looked incredible!
Thanks Jeremy!
First video of yours Allie, love it all! Nice grouping too! Them squirrels don't stand a chance.
Thanks for watching! 👍
It might sound crazy!!! A professional chef helped told me about his creams and especially chowders. Obviously only use Real butter. To thicken them and not have worry about separation ,use a good portion of non diary creamer in conjunction with your milk or heavy creams.yes the powdered shit people use in coffee. It works and is amazing.
Interesting. Thanks for the feedback!
My Vietnamese wife is not helpful with the wild game, or ga loi (turkey). They are my domain. his was fun and informative. Great work!
Could you do a review of the vest?
Thanks for the great video. I also found my first Bear’s Head Tooth mushroom while squirrel hunting this fall. Keep posting and good luck during deer season.
Nice. I thought it tasted a little weird, but I'd try it again for sure.
Yum wild food
Boil a squirrel before you fry it. It will be much more tender. Chicken-fried squirrel is very yum-yum!!
Thanks for the tip!
@@OutdoorsAllie When I was a teenager, I ate many squirrels. I just had a taste for them. My Dad told Mom that my body was craving something that squirrels provided. All that I know is that I'm in my mid 50's now and my heart arteries are clear. Lean meat does a body good! I eat more deer than squirrels now. Chicken and turkey is on the menu too. Every once in a while, I do indulge in a Big Mac or Whopper. But not too often.
Foraging for mushrooms is awesome! But!………breaking sticks while hunting is not recommended! Lol! Nice video!
LOL
Looks amazing
Thanks for watching Ed!
My grandpap and I used to skin squirrels by cutting around the middle of the squirrel, kind of like as if it was wearing a belt too high. Then he on one side, me on the other, we'd each pull from the middle, one towards the head, one pulling towards the tail.
Thanks for the tip!
It's getting close to when we won't be allowed in the store s to get food it's great to be able to hunt for your Dinner. God bless the Lord..🙏🙏🙏🙏
Congrats on your mushroom finds. Dinner looked good as well.
Thanks for watching!
You definitely had the right idea or method on skinning the squirrel. The only thing you didn't do quite right is to skin back a bit more of the hide from the tail/back bone area. You should have it skinned a minimum of an inch down each side, then step on the tail and do your pull. The squirrel will come right out of his "jammies"! Tip! When you get the hide pulled all the way off the body, keep your foot on the tail and now removed hide and pull the legs through just enough to snip or remove the paws or lower leg. After doing all four lower legs, while there is still tension on the squirrel, go ahead and remove the head. Very little hair will get on the meat this way! Good job!!
Thanks for the tip JD!
want to bag your limit of squirrel?? just get a birdfeeder!!! you will have dozens in the backyard and can hunt off your backporch.
good job I enjoyed very much and good luck on your hunts.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Should have made him try it and give a review too
That looks amazing !! I for sure will try this !!
Let me know how you guys like it!!
Sheep's head mushroom looks like an elephant polypore.
Digging this video Allie, nice find on the mushrooms. I had to chuckle a bit when you dropped that bowl into the stew pan, I drop things rather frequently I am told it is because I have carpel tunnel in both wrists.
Thanks for watching Danny!
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas blessings for you and your family 🐿️
Same to you Ricardo!
Time to get yourself a mushroom knife with a brush.
That looks amazing, that would be awesome over fried spuds. Yummy
Next time for sure!
The food is really making me hungry and look s delicious 😋😋😋 yummy.
It was delicious!
Thanks a lot. Now I'm hungry.
Oh ya!
Hello Allie, I have never tried squirrel but have been tempted to try it. After watching your video, I must just give it a shot. Be well.
It's quite good!
My daughter, while deer hunting, found this mushroom parasite thing that looks like a cooked lobster. It was redish on the outside, and pale on the inside. She sliced it up thin and fried it down with onion to go with our steak and it was really tasty with the chicken of the woods she also found, no deer, just mushrooms.
Always fun to forage!
why don't we ever get to see Nick eat... Poor guy gets the end pieces only LOL just kidding.
LOL trust me, he gets his fair share.
Use an axe or the like to chop the legs head , tail off .then make about a 2 inch cut across the center of the back. Then put fingers in cut and pull in opposite directions. Then gut.
If you remove a certain part of the onion, the end. you wont cry
Still need to figure that out! LOL
Nice job 👍
Thanks 👍
Yes you good we are biggest predators my friend.
Allie the Mushroom Queen
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Allie, Outstanding Video! You should come up with Allies Game Cook book? If you place your onion in the freezer for 15 minutes prior, it prevents from you tearing up. Also, if you want to eat legs from the Turkey, I found if you season the leg then place it in a pressure cooker, the meat falls completely off and delicious. Anyway, you and Nick keep up the excellent work!!!! Please stay safe......
Thanks for watching Michael! Cook book is on the list of things to do!
I didn't know you changed your name to Allie Bugonmylip 🤣 very strange. Nice finds with both of the mushrooms. Squirrel is always good especially in stew. You all make me laugh so much in the videos 😂
LOL thanks for watching Ronnie
Hey look out for ticks in those early season woods.
For sure. We use Sawyer Spray.
That looks delicious!!
Sure was!
anything over a .22? I'll have take out.
hello allie just recently found your channel love the content keep it up!!!
Thanks Roger! Much appreciated!
I love watching your videos I am from Pennsylvania too. Can I ask you what kind of rice are you using? Is that a 22 and what brand is it?
It's a savage
I went hunting a couple days ago and got a button buck with a 20 gauge because I’m a youth hunter
Congrats Kristen!