field dressed squirrel problem
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: jackson NJ USA
Posts: 23
field dressed squirrel problem
Hi all. i used to wait til the end of the hunt and then clean all the squirrels. well, today i tried something different.I field dressed the squirrel within 10 minutes of harvesting it. i decided to drop the squirrel off at the truck and go back for more (got no more). when i dropped off the squirrel i put it in a plastic zip-lock and put it in a cooler. problem is there was no ice in the cooler. the squirrel just sat in there, in the bag, for another 3 hours. the temps never got higher than 50 degrees during that time.my question is, is the squirrel OK? Or do i have something to worry about, like bacteria or bad squirrel meat?
#6
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Posts: 445
RE: field dressed squirrel problem
last year, went out squirrel hunting on private property with a friend and we brought 2 squirrels back that day. we got them at about 8:00-9:30 and they didnt get home until about 2:30. ate them and never got sick. they were in our hands yet. we just cooked them kinda like a turkey. put it in boiling water for like 15 min and then butter it. yummy