Breakfast Warning roadkill story

[Duwop]

Story not for the faint of stomach warning, walked the wife out to leave for work and did a quick scan of drive. What's that at the end of the drive, squirrel roadkill got to check it out so I go and give it a nudge to make sure it's passed. Tell my wife wait don't leave let me get the gloves to get it up. To my surprise it's still warm and limp, I look at her and say breakfast of course she thinks I'm joking. She leaves and I make a beeline to the fire pit in the woods and get a fire going right away. I skin it then make a spit to rotisserie the beast get a quick pic with the iPhone and off it goes to her at work. Now she says I'm a nut job for cooking the beast I tell her waste not want not that it's good to stay up on my survival skills. Squirrel season opened last Saturday and I've been looking over my woods for some and as usual never get a chance at a shot so the way I see it is the good lord is providing what I seem to have trouble getting on my own. So my question to all of you is would you have made breakfast or not? All things being equal

 

[2LaneCruzer]

In my case, probably not. I have skinned a million squirrels, and they are tough little varmints. IF I wanted to eat squirrel, I would wait until cooler weather and shoot one...and I would have to cook it myself, since Sharn Jean feeds them and names them. I would have no problem with them being road kill however, especially the one you found. I have eaten road kill deer (fawn actually), and I understand in some states road kill deer are sometimes harvested and given to charitable organizations. We have a LOT of them in this area; not to mention raccoons, possums, skunks, armadillos, wild turkeys, and of course squirrels.

 

[Paddy]

Duwop,

Funny you told this story. About 35 years ago at 21 years old, I bought 10 acres of woods. I was a proud young man, owning land. Back in town where I rented a room, I had a neighbor lady always hounding me to call a sweat young girl she knew. So after months of her nagging me to call, I gave the lady my number so she could call me. I was leaving the land to head back in to town when I hit a squirrel. More like ran over it's head/nose. It was still alive so I put it out of it's misery. I field dressed it and went on home. Finished cleaning it and put it on the stove to cook.

About 10 min in, the phone rang and this mystery girl was on the line. This is back in the corded phone days so I was in the next room. We talked awhile and she agreed to come over to meet me and see the neighbor lady, the match maker. So after I hung up, I smelled the burning squirrel! House was still filled with burnt squirrel smoke when she arrived. I told her the whole story.....

We have been married 34 years now, : )

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Who woulda thunk it...burnt squirrel is a sexual attractant! Wish I had know that 50 years ago.

 

[PJ The Kid]

I eat quite a spell of squirrel. I was always taught to wait till after the first couple good hard frosts so it would kill any parasites on board. Ate quite a bit of other wild game and varmint too.

 

[Duwop]

In my case, probably not. I have skinned a million squirrels, and they are tough little varmints. IF I wanted to eat squirrel, I would wait until cooler weather and shoot one...and I would have to cook it myself, since Sharn Jean feeds them and names them. I would have no problem with them being road kill however, especially the one you found. I have eaten road kill deer (fawn actually), and I understand in some states road kill deer are sometimes harvested and given to charitable organizations. We have a LOT of them in this area; not to mention raccoons, possums, skunks, armadillos, wild turkeys, and of course squirrels.

I usually turn away from road kill of any kind but this morning after determining no rigor present and little to no damage it would be shame to waste it. We have Humter for the Hungry that picks up fresh roadkill for the needy but I think it's only the deer. Some fellows might stop and pick up the others for the pelts but I don't think that there is much of a market for them here and I've no interest in collecting pelts.

 

[Duwop]

I was taught to wait till after the frost too but since the state allows squirrel hunting in Sept and one week in June that they must be safe to eat in warmer weather.

 

[bcp]

Poor buzzard. Someone stole his lunch.

Bruce

 

[jack707]

I hit a quail on the road stopped opened the trunk put it in skinned it a fried it yuck.

 

[dickfoster]

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Poor buzzard. Someone stole his lunch.

Bruce

:laughing: So here we go with the tree huggers protecting the poor depleted and likely endangered buzzard population now. Someone quick, call the Sierra club and the Department of Interior so the poor buzzards can all be tagged and start wearing tracking collars now. :laughing: