RE: eating squirrels.
We used to soak them in salted ice water overnight, bread, season and fry them. One of my favorite meals!
I live out west now and pine squirrels just don't make the cut. They taste about the same, but you have to whack quite a few to make a meal. A lot of folks out here just look at you funny when you tell them squirrel or frog legs are good eatin'.