My question: is there a difference in the way different kinds of squirrels taste?I myself have never eaten any kind.I've seen pictures of gray ones(I think that's what they were)that looked to be a fair size,& have read about lots of people eating them.Around here though all we have are red squirrels,that to me are fairly scrawny looking.(though I have seen the odd porker)There's definitely no shortage of them.They are considered here to be a fur bearing animal that comes under the trapping laws.Years ago a government conservation officer told me he tried eating one as part of a survival course he went on.He said it was sinewy & tough.This is the only person I've ever asked about eating them,so don't know if his experience is the norm.The native people of the area I stomp around in never eat them.Am I missing out on something good?I'd much rather hear from any of you who know before I dig out my frying pan.
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