Squirrels - do people really do this to them?

[glueman]

I am all for catch and release!
Cheers
Richard

Illegal if you mean grey tree rats

 

[4wings]

Back in the old days, meat was pretty scarce on the working mans menu. Work was mainly farm work, so there were Rabbits, Pigeons and Squirrels all were fair game, Rook young, known as branchers, as well.
The Squirrels and Rooks were taken in season the young Rooks unable to fly were knocked out of the trees with stones and lead weighted sticks for Rook Pie. Squirrels were knocked out of trees and their winter dreys with poles stones and the weighted sticks.
I cannot remember the source (Jack Hargreaves?) but it was recorded that 600 red squirrels a day were brought into the Smithsfields Meat Market.

 

[glueman]

Back in the old days, meat was pretty scarce on the working mans menu. Work was mainly farm work, so there were Rabbits, Pigeons and Squirrels all were fair game, Rook young, known as branchers, as well.
The Squirrels and Rooks were taken in season the young Rooks unable to fly were knocked out of the trees with stones and lead weighted sticks for Rook Pie. Squirrels were knocked out of trees and their winter dreys with poles stones and the weighted sticks.
I cannot remember the source (Jack Hargreaves?) but it was recorded that 600 red squirrels a day were brought into the Smithsfields Meat Market.

If a man could afford it he had a took rifle

 

[ejw]

Squirrel fricassee, is my recipe. I like to give the birds a chance !!! Neighbours text me when any are in the area. Red are nice Greys need removing !!

 

[glueman]

Squirrel fricassee, is my recipe. I like to give the birds a chance !!! Neighbours text me when any are in the area. Red are nice Greys need removing !!

Red squirrel is a real squirrel a grey is a rat up a tree. My son in Cumbria tells me the Grey's are spreading up there and he sees less and less Grey's.

 

[loxie]

Must admit I've tried eating them.....and I wouldn't describe it like beef.....more like hare I'd say.....but pretty good

I'd say it was a bit like Osprey.

 

[Mrtrout]

Must have been bad as they’ve removed the clip.
S.

 

[jack_russell]

Must have been bad as they’ve removed the clip.
S.

Yes - just picked up on that - so can someone give me a clue what it was about - intrigued now!

 

[JayP]

This is the best squirrel vid currently doing the rounds

 

[ACW]

Where can i get a Bob cat????

 

[JayP]

Where can i get a Bob cat????

Harrods use to do them

 

[devon flyfisher]

Illegal if you mean grey tree rats

I guess you didn't see the original video and my associated subtle joke?
Cheers
Richard