cleaning a tree rat
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cleaning a tree rat
i dont know if any of you have a hard time cleaning them tree rats after you shoot them but i found a awsomevideo that tells you how to clean one in about 30 seconds. the website is http://www.huntingfootage.com/showphoto.php?photo=377&cat=523. i have never seen it done this way. i tried it out last weekend and it was amazing how fast i went through cleaning 12 of them rascals.
i hope this helps some of you
i hope this helps some of you
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Western NY
Posts: 339
RE: cleaning a tree rat
That's the same way i learned to clean em - there's a good way to skin small animals for pelts too - use a needle tip on an air compresser like what you use to inflate a basket ball - stick the tip in between the skin and muscle near the back leg and turn on the compresser - it helps seperate the pelt from the carcass - it works real slick - give it a try some time
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RE: cleaning a tree rat
I don't skin the squirrels I kill. First I make a small cut to the belly and take out all intestines. Then after removing the inside stuff, I stick a stick from the mouth all the way to where I cut the belly or legs. Cut the tail and I burn all the furs in a fire then scape off all the burnt furs, you do this until the squirrel is nice and smooth with no furs left. After this I'll cut the belly fully from the neck down to the arse and clean it up what ever is still left inside. then I use a knife and scrape offthe restof the burnt furs with my knife, washing it while scraping with knife.If you do this to your squirrel, when you finish cooking it you will get a smoked tastethat you cannot find any whereelse.
Skinning is good too but I like the smoke favor of the squirrel I cook. I learn this from my grandfather and father when I was younger and I never bother skinning the squirrels I killed. It does take a little longer than skinning but it's all worth it in the end.
Skinning is good too but I like the smoke favor of the squirrel I cook. I learn this from my grandfather and father when I was younger and I never bother skinning the squirrels I killed. It does take a little longer than skinning but it's all worth it in the end.
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