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Originally posted by egregore:

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using a blowtorch to remove fur from the squirrel

Eeww! If you've ever singed your hair, you know what that must smell like.

I use a blowtorch to get rid of hair on wild game all the time when butchering. Chickens too. It works great.

I've eaten squirrel before (them big eastern squirrels) and it ain't bad. I wouldn't think of cooking it with a torch, however. Nothing wrong with some squirrel stew though.

As a child visiting my hillbilly relatives, they would from time to time "fix a mess of squirrels". They usually made a stew.
Pretty good, if done right.
And my relatives skinned the varmints prior to the stew. No blowtorch involved.

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Originally posted by SIGguy229:
Hey...at least Florida can't claim this one

Yep, the only part of this story that totally amazed me is that this was not Florida Man.