metaldonnieg

I just shot my first squirrel, a small one, by random chance and I'd like to keep the tail as a trophy. I remember seeing this discussed on here earlier but I've searched and didn't find the right topic. can you help?

fingerz42

no wonder you dont get a deer.. you're out during deer season shooting at squirrels of all things..

metaldonnieg

haha, i was on my way back to the truck and was in sight of it when this fella came hopping across my path.

i ended up not getting to go back out today. family came to visit [:'(] oh well, still got 3 weeks of it...

outdoorslover

Congrats on him. They're fun, ain't they? I thought they would be dull to hunt but they're extremely fun.

I just dry the tails out for about a week or so. Make sure they dry straight. I don't know if that's the correctway to dothem but that's how I do it. I know that some people split the tails butI don't think it's necessary. Good luck and happy hunting.

metaldonnieg

Ah, I figured that's about all there was to it. I shoved the cut end in salt because there was obviously some meat there so I thought that might help suck the moisture out.

Thanks for the help man!

squirrelkilla23

try to get that tail bone and meat outta there

metaldonnieg

any instructions on that?

McKianj

Hold the tail bone with a pair of pliers, then pull turning the tail insideout oventually the tailbone will finally come free. Then role the tail so its back to normal, take a pair of scissors and cut right down the back of the tail till your atthe base of the tail. Fill will salt and dry, it will take practice for I have done it serveral times and still rip the tail, Have fun.

Mundt

all you really need to do is salt it down really good. I have one that was salted and it still looks nice after 12 or 13 years.

bigdeernofear

i save all of my squirrels, i stretch the fur out on a board and put salt on it. after about every week put a fresh coat on and it gets really nice