Too Warm for Squirrels?
#1
Too Warm for Squirrels?
Kentucky squirrel season opens August 18 and its really been hot. I have heard that squirrels get "weevils" when its hot and that you cant eat them until it gets cooler outside. Is this true or are they OK to eat anytime?
#3
RE: Too Warm for Squirrels?
yes it is tru they do get weevils after u shoot them all u got to do is check there neck forknottsi have killed many of them in the summer an never kille one with weevils so its like a 1 out of 1000 u will be ok i promis lol
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hillsdale,IN
Posts: 552
RE: Too Warm for Squirrels?
As long as you make sure you dont leave anypart attached to what you are planning to eat you are probably safe. Our season starts on the 15th of August, and I would rather wait untill a cold snap with a couple of frosty nights and morning before hunting them but its to much fun hunting squirrels durring early season while there cutting hickory nuts. Just make sure you cook your meat somewhat theroughly to kill any perosites, like worms or weevels. Good luck to your squirrel hunting!!
#6
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 211
RE: Too Warm for Squirrels?
Generally, weevils usually thrive near genitals, the head, the tail, the legs and arms, and mostly anywhere in there body near the surface of the skin. Although weevils are parasite-like insects, you can still eat them, so if you swallowed one you don't have to panic. Now if you swallowed an inffected one or something, than you must worry. But the chances of that happening is very slim. So if I were you, I would still hunt Squirrels and eat them. Maybe this would work, but freeze the meat once you have cleaned it. Freeze it the whole day just to make shure the weevils freeze to death. Or cook it over a fire, that heat would be shure to kill any harmful things. I don't think you have to worry, your like me when I kill Frogs with my slingshot, and im afraid to cook them and get a chance of Salmanilla.
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 690
RE: Too Warm for Squirrels?
ive seen a couple squirrels like that. if you want to know more you could google it or you could ask you local division of wildlife i gurantee they'll know. (its there job.) heres a link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weevil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weevil
#9
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 118
RE: Too Warm for Squirrels?
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I like to wait for cold weather. I have killed them with weevils and it grossed me out. Rabbits get them as well. The ones ive seen have been in the neck [:'(]
I like to wait for cold weather. I have killed them with weevils and it grossed me out. Rabbits get them as well. The ones ive seen have been in the neck [:'(]