Building Squirrel Snares | ON Three

[@billyrayvalentine7972]

I'm saving this to watch later. I have 5.5 acres rich with squirrels. The half acre is fenced in and my cat and dog feast on them. But I could snare them on the 5 acres if stuff hits the fan. Wood fire grilled squirrel for as long as needed. Also deer roam the property so I can definitely have a supply of meat.

[@reiver3419]

Ok

[@yedidyah-jedshlomoh1533]

When I was young and things were hard, I ate a lot of squirrel gravy and light bread. Good memories.

[@tlock4616]

Fried squirrel and gravey.. good stuff!

[@rayshowalter6265]

hope the youtubed gets banded and

[@davidgrise5820]

Squirrel Gravy!!! That's where I'm carrying my vote/comment. I grew up eating and it's a special treat, as it's such a different taste.

[@oaksparoakspar3144]

I've used both wire and fishing line (never had one chew out - their instinct to run is very strong, but I also don't let them work it for hours). You will NOT snag a head every time, so these are best to set around a camp so you can hear a caught one trashing about and go dispatch it (these seldom kill - at least I've never had one kill). Smearing a bait up and down your snare stick (and for heaven's sake, put MULTIPLE snares on each one) works very well and reduces your wait time. You don't need to actually bait the stick, just make it smell like food (peanut butter works great). They do work, but it is a numbers game. The more squirrels around, the better. Also, the more used to people they are, the better. Scattered squirrels in the woods are much, much harder to get than the ones in parks, around camp grounds, etc. That's where you will find the most of them anyways, since the human presence provides food and prevents predation allowing them to grow fat and numerous. If you are in a more urban/suburban areas and can find a concealed place to put a snare stick, you can likely grab a few on the DL while reading a book on a park bench with an ear open.

[@RMan-dh4mg]

Thx super useful

[@prepperpov5852]

Thanks

[@definit1on119]

Ruger 10/22’s are made for squirl tacos

[@ba1868]

But don't forget the good old BB or pellet guns too. Less expensive and ammo is recyclable.

[@WW2REENACTORLIFE]

Bro. It's got to be an ar 7!

[@jarrettdossey7300]

The 10/22 is good for ALL kinds of squirrels!

[@charlessalmond7076]

Someone else commented already, and I have to agree. Set them close by, so you can hear and dispatch quickly.

[@azhomeboy2000]

Squirrel gravy or squirrel stew? Squirrel anything if I'm hungry. Gravy sounds good tho!👍👍

[@kevind7617]

Squirrel gravy with rice for the older ones.. and dredged in some flour and fried for the young ones.. especially the young ones that almost tear in half when you're pulling his pants and shirt off.. that's the real tender ones.. But.. dumplings is good.. so is gumbo.. nice to change it up

[@ntvrthmn]

stash in the cap - genius!

[@thedirtman.634]

Squirrel stew. Thanks this helped alot

[@chris1638]

I actually like squirrel. It took me a little while to wrap my head around the idea of eating a squirrel. After I pushed past that I actually enjoyed squirrel stew

[@oliviarackley1503]

The gravy sounds good.

[@jamesadams8572]

Really good presentation and information, best I've seen. Thanks keep up the great videos...

[@jasonjefcoat6030]

Good presentation, prefer squirrel sauce picante

[@savageg4594]

Awesome video, squirrel gravy with dumplings

[@michaelhrivnak1719]

Best snare video I have ever watched! Clear, concise instruction. Well done!

[@KeepinYouUp07]

Agreed!

[@CindyHarris-rd4gb]

Squirrel gravy. Also squirrel dumplings

[@Elliot-bi2qe]

Hope about if you plant some bait near the base of the wood and when you see it you approach which will cause the squirrel to run up in a rush with more of a chance of getting caught.

[@lrb1e39]

Definitely squirrel stew… yum!

[@MR.Brownell2001]

Currently doing research on small game snares and this was probably the most useful video I have watched

[@FarmersSON55]

Squirrel and gravy

[@SpamMusubi308]

Either or both looking forward to trying squrrill 😄

[@lorimihelick5475]

Squirrel stew sounds good to me😋

[@kevinneff5616]

Squirrel stew with pepper gravy on biscuits.

[@daivernon7346]

well done video - clear info - Thank You!

[@flyoverstate6893]

Easy to understand. Thanks. Stew.

[@danielclark4631]

Squirrel gravy

[@Carladet1]

Thank you!❤️

[@stevefarms7494]

Great video thank you for sharing 👍

[@ballistic350]

Trying this, def ..this hunting season, def squirrel stew

[@nilsschenkel7149]

A useful trick to form eyelets in snare wire is to wrap/ tie the wire around a twig in the right diameter you just snap right under the eyelet to get it out. Also, it is very important to alwys work the kinks out of the wire as shown- with as much care as possible. I´ve seen people break wire several times because they thought the wire will straighten itself out if they just give it a hard tug.

[@JoJo-lx1ew]

Squril dumplings.. Every Thanksgiving. We hunt'em that morning. Ladies clean & cook that evening. Then the fight is on for the heads..

[@richardgummere84]

Squirrel stew with gravy! Excellent tips, thanks for sharing. Keep the videos coming!

[@sandysoutherland8953]

Squirrel gravy is the plan for this weekend

[@Jay-mv7xv]

Secret Squirrel Stew. Thanks!

[@ralphmiller5510]

Squirrel gravy and rabbit stew

[@brianvannorman1465]

Good information. I prefer squirrel ettouffe. But definitely stew over gravy

[@TheAce0fAllTrades]

Cool

[@hunbi8419]

Thanks for doing this video, Americans have lost these arts ! especially us city dwellers ! USA KAG Squarrel Gravy and Stew Never had it but if your hungry you will love it (LOL)............

[@hankrichardson9057]

Definitely squirrel stew, so you. An cook it slow and it tends to make it more tender not as tough but the gravy sounds good.

[@bwax1542]

Squirrel stew baby

[@allendobbs8055]

We like squirrel stew

[@GoneFishinOutdoors]

Squirrel gravy for the WIN!!!! lol. I love squirrel meat. And good video on how to set snares up bravo!

[@jamestarter9818]

Squirrel stew

[@ragnarmjolnir9654]

Graby

[@jeffpeters4497]

squirrel gravy by far...

[@titanpreparedness]

Excellent information one of the easiest forms of protein to catch if your ever in that type of situation

[@daviddaigrepont9485]

Fried Squirrel. We home schooled our kids and our youngest would often shoot a Squirrel for lunch, clean it and fry it in Louisiana Fish Fry.

[@williamkillion2001]

Fried squirrel and biscuits.

[@campsiteministries]

Yes to both…….

[@biggstile]

Very well explained.

[@darcypotterpotter6214]

in Northern Alberta Canada i use 10-15 foot long poles and put 5 snares on the pole the reason for the long pole is the squirrel hangs high off the ground so you don't have the snare raided and 5 snares per set pole is because several squirrel will use the pole and iv caught 3 on single set

[@beckykeen5079]

definitely squirrel stew!

[@richieh2006]

This is horrific. But effective and I searched this for one reason. Thank you, dude. Subscribed!

[@johnyhawgleg]

Squirrel gravy with wide egg noodles. Even better if the noodles are homemade.

[@josephlamarque1183]

This video is worth the sub

[@loganv0410]

Gravy, over biscuits.

[@redfaux74]

I'm not a vegetable kind of guy so this is a great trick. Good video Jason. ❤

[@DanielSOchoaJ]

squirrel gravy can be turned to stew :P

[@TheHuntForSupper]

I've heard that squirrel meat is a little sweet along with porcupine, which is excellent tasting.

[@rooster4669]

This is good in theory but rarely works. Leaned it in the army. Tried it about a dozen times. No luck. At best it will hold him but not kill it

[@tylerdordon99]

I learned this from reading Golden Kamuy lol

[@richardwhitfield6202]

i build them out snare cable and use cam locks - bullet proof - snares can use a few times often all hardware is reusable so long as you do not crimp - i use snares at bird feeders to mop up squirrels - long running pole is irresistible to a squirrel

[@dh6937]

Squirrel gumbo 😋

[@KaylynnStrain]

many years ago I had squirrel stews, late step grandpa bagged a few and grandma cooked them up for us

[@markh5889]

Stew please. Thanks for the clear and concise video.

[@timtroup786]

I found that if you put multiple snares on the same poll and a finger of peanut butter between the snares it works great

[@heinrichstyer5388]

Squirrel stew.

[@shanek6582]

Years ago in Florida I made a spring pole trap in the backyard to test out a trigger system I watched on Dave Canterbury’s channel. It’s going to sound cruel but hear goes, after a few misses i finally caught a gray squirrel perfectly another neck, I watched the whole thing, anyway, the squirrel was picked up off the ground with the wire around its neck and he just hung there scratching at it off and on for about ten minutes. It wouldn’t die, just hung there and I went out with welding gloves and let him go. My conclusion was, even though it was caught perfectly he didn’t weigh enough to put enough weight on the loop to strangle himself. Idk if all types of squirrel are built like that but the eastern gray, idk. Thanks

[@oaksparoakspar3144]

I've caught them with snare sticks like this and had them snagged on necks, shoulders, with one leg through, and even by the back leg. I've not had one kill itself yet. I'm sure it could happen, but if I found one dead I would probably assume it stressed itself to death (which I've had them do in cage traps without a scratch on them if they are in there too long).

[@shanek6582]

@@oaksparoakspar3144 sounds on par with my experience. All the survival books seem to presume it just kills them automatically, guess it pays to practice those things all the way, not just in theory. Thanks

[@hawkeye1376]

I'm not ever really gonna use this, unless it's a SHTF situation, and at that point, as bad as it sounds, I don't care as long as its there when I check the trap.

[@WapTek123]

here is some info if you need it, & you can delete my comment after you get it TLDR = if you find a baby squirrel warm it up, so you can return it to its mom & or safely rehydrate it, so you can safely give it formula baby squirrels can't stay warm, drink, eat, or eliminate without help till 90 days old mom will not reject a baby for your scent BUT MOM WILL REJECT A COLD BABY, so bring it inside to warm it up to human body temperature & Reunite it with mom if you can, , look up "Reuniting tree squirrel babies with their mom" mary cc squirrels reunite if this fails seek out a wildlife rehabilitator for help & if all of that also fails use its weight in grams divided by 20 to set how many cc's to feed it every 2 hours & to prevent aspiration pneumonia feed it via 1 - 3 CC oral syringe feeder lying tummy down please , look up 2018/09/11 example video , "Thirsty baby squirrel!" Jasmin121176 , & rehydrate it for a day using Pedialyte , they NEED mom or formula to supply adequate nutrition till they reject it at 10 weeks old a FAST growing baby squirrel needs wildlife grade formulas used in a zoo like "fox valley day one " or DIY 24 hour perishable 3 parts goats milk, 1 part yogurt 1 part heavy whipping cream or a very few puppy formulas will work , (Goat's Milk Esbilac? ) but NOT just "Esbilac " a squirrels weight in grams is 20 times the safe stomach capacity in ml & cc's per feeding so find its weight in grams divide it by 20 , & thats the number of ML/CC's to feed each meal this "5 percent rule" stomach capacity to weight ratio quantity as each meal only works if you use a metric gram scale at 6 weeks of age let it practice gnawing solids like; fruits, monkey chow, & dry Puppy science diet. at 8 week of age test if a baby squirrel can drink water from a shallow container AND crack a nut look up 1X1X2 foot nesting box & 4X4X7 foot pre-release cage so you can slowly free it, because after 6 months of age squirrels become unpleasantly wild There is some good information on the Internet, but other sites give advice that will kill the animals & some do this on purpose Cow’s milk, goat’s milk, human baby formulas, & "most" other pet products lack nutritional value, are less digestible & boiling or scalding them wont fix it over the long term of 2 months these eventually WILL cause failure to thrive, MDB , & death due to malnutrition squirrels don't get & or survive rabies long enough to give it & head trauma mimics rabies baby squirrels can be fearless & very sociable, so, its only an orphan if it pursues or climbs you, or a pet BUT stop ANY pets from touching it since digestive & oral bacteria can kill it see also "Helping pet squirrels become wild again" mary cc squirrels tametowild, "squirreltales dot org" , hsvma org assets pdfs hsvma_wildlife_care_handbook pdf squirrel-rehab org rehabinfo infantfeeding html "squirrelrefuge dot org" , "thesquirrelboard dot com", justpaste . it / 36jzb

[@cascade2093]

Squirrel steaw

[@ВладиславВето]

Спасибо за видео!😉 Так же можно ловить и Российскую белку, в Сибири! 🐿️

[@jopiaspieder1184]

Squirrel Stew

[@ArthurJorgeBushcraft]

Amazing. One more subscribe. Greetings from Brazil

[@SurvivalDispatch]

Thanks for the sub!

[@thymenabottle2515]

Squirrel stew or better yet, fried squirrel 🙂

[@jonathanechols9985]

Squirrel chili.

[@mitzihoward3569]

Gravy!!!

[@hammerhound168]

Gravy if you got homemade biscuits, Stew for rice or whop biscuits. ( For yall city/suburban types a whop biscuit comes in a container from the store and you open them by Whopping the can against the counter. Per the great expert Jerry Clower .)

[@matthewellisor5835]

I like me some squirrel and grits.

[@barnaclebill1615]

Squirrel stew please!👍👍😁🇺🇸

[@michaelsarkisian1047]

I prefer to use .020 stainless safety wire as snare wire.

[@donaldbarr8300]

Stew every time! Squirrels learn quick, just ask the birds at the empty feeders. 22 LR or 20 Guage works best for me. Check your local laws too, my area...no snares or primitive traps. Still a good survival tool to know, just in case.

[@Gadsdentreadlightly]

Squirrel Gravy

[@leonardcontarino7940]

I vote stew

[@reuz5462]

I like to put squirrel on a grate in a dutch oven just above about an inch or two of hard cider then cover it up and let it steam bake, get all that apple flavor all the way through, even better if I can do it with a bird of some kind but the apple flavor can cut down on the gamey taste you sometimes get with squirrel.

[@Amippolito]

Squirrel biscuits and gravy

[@bayoutrapper]

Squirrel and dumplings gets my vote. What's the best size wire? TIA God bless.

[@phillipmerritt1428]

Gravy or squirrel stew

[@gw10758]

Stew...... I use peanut butter on each side of my leather snare....... leather is easier to pack, to reuse and to set

[@jeffsavage5065]

Gravy

[@lowellirish]

Pan fried Squirrel !

[@davidaustin4910]

Pie squirrel pie

[@shermdog6969]

We have a lot of large ground squirrels in my area. We don't have nut trees but they eat our pine nuts. I've used rat traps. Works very well for me.

[@KeepinYouUp07]

If you're serious use a Koro trap, in wooden box, baited with sunflower seeds and peanuts. Have caught a squirrel every time I've set it.

[@cgreggain]

Squirrel Srew

[@mindymorgan8479]

Is there anything other than wire? What if that's not available?

[@Mr.EaseMysteries]

Gravy makes the squirrels taste good 👍

[@larrylapierre2295]

Squirrel and dumplings 😊

[@rayshowalter6265]

scubag

[@aarphi1984]

Any tips for cooking said squirrels, both for pleasure eating and for survival?

[@erolkavlakverizon6112]

Stew or grilled