Arkansas Game and Fish hosting the 'nutty' 2023 World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off
By: Cory Evans
I didn't realize there was an actual squirrel season here. I thought you could shoot one any time you wanted.
This seed is dedicated to devangelical.
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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — With the opening day for squirrel season starting May 15, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center announced they will be hosting Joe Wilson and the 2023 World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off on Sept. 23.
Joe Wilson created his "nutty" competition in 2012 on the square downtown Bentonville and has also held it at the Benton County Quail Barn, according to a news release.
After a hiatus due to issues surrounding COVID-19, Wilson has returned and has partnered up with the AGFC to put on the show.
“This event brings the squirrel to the forefront of the culinary world, and that’s a heap better than going to waste in the attic or at the bird feeder,” Wilson said.
The event will be limited to 40 teams during its return, so cooks interested in entering should get in touch with Wilson as soon as possible to ensure they have a space.
“We’ve had people from all over the world come to cook in the past,” Wilson said. “Two bankers from New York, a team from the Netherlands, Florida, you name it. But we’ve also had a few folks from right in the Ozarks come and show their chops with limb chicken.”
The news release said the AGFC is already planning a pellet gun shooting competition for the kids during the event, and there have always been a few musicians willing to join in the old-fashioned fun for some song and dance.
Visit the World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off Facebook page to follow the cook-off and learn the details for this year’s event.
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I've eaten squirrel. No thanks
Growing up it usually went into a stew along with grouse and rabbit.
I've eaten rabbit. I liked it. Mr G ate hare in Alaska. They would serve it in the chow hall. He liked hare day.
I've eaten ptarmigan which I imagine is much like grouse. Very tasty
30 years ago I was a field supervisor for a telecommunications installation contractor in metro denver. I had 2 arkansas goobers working for me as part of a huge crew that I managed. I did the hiring and firing and personally handled all installation complaints. one day I get a call on the radio from my dispatcher to call our telecommunications client ASAP. I call to find out that I need to contact a highly distraught customer. I call the lady and she's sobbing almost uncontrollably, so I get her address and drive to her home. I tried to console the old lady as best I could for her tragic loss and then went to my truck and told my dispatcher to find them so I could meet up and find out exactly what had happened. apparently my 2 arkansas installers had trapped or killed (I can't remember now) her fat hand-fed squirrel friend during the installation and left with him. I met up with them a little while later and informed them that things were a bit different in this state and some people considered wild animals pets, not groceries, and it was probably best to be more discreet in their urban hunting adventures while on company time. not being a big fan of these tree born rodents myself, they didn't get into any trouble, but by check in the next morning it was the hot comical topic among the other installers. they were both adamant about how tasty the squirrel had been the night before and insisted that there was nothing better than squirrel gravy. it was a running joke in the shop for quite awhile.
I've heard of people keeping squirrels for pets. I like squirrels, I think they are very amusing. I like to see my slow, fat cat trying to run one down
The only thing I liked about squirrels is that chasing them gave my dog a lot of exercise.
Evening...Nnnnooooo!!!..not squirrels...
You can't eat them, that's like eating Bambi...🐿️🐿️🐿️
LOL! They're rats with better costumes
we used to call them circus rats. if we caught them on the phone and cable spans between the poles, we'd yank on the lines to see how long they could hang on. they would piss and shit on you when you were strapped to the telephone pole. vile creatures.
Evening devangy....that almost sounds like you are describing politicians world wide...🤣
Evening Trouty...whhhaattt...but they have cute little faces, nice whiskers, little button noses and lovely brushy tails.. especially the Red ones...
I actually do like them. I live on 3 acres surrounded by oak and hickory trees so I have an abundance of them. I like watching them
designer rats...
... same thing, with 2 extra legs.
I loved squirrel meat, it has a good flavor IMO. Used to go hunting all the time when I was young. Since moving to Arizona I no longer hunt squirrel as what they call squirrel out here is a small ground-based rodent that is too small to be any good.
We had those ground squirrels in Texas.
we slaughtered the burrowing rodents on the pastures of the ranch.
I dedicated this seed to Dev cause he loves us goobers in Arkansas
I'm the only living person on both sides of my family that was born in the south.
thankfully I escaped before permanent brain damage occurred.
goddammit, I wanted to erase that POS...
if you're going to troll or otherwise be a nuisance all of your comments will be deleted
and how the hell did you go from "best" to "yep" in less than 30 minutes?
Rereg.
I thought so
shortbus x2
Just have to ask what the squirrels have to do to become the Champion Squirrel....
And why would one then cook them?
LOL!
It sounds delicious???
Brings new meaning to 'look squirrel'...
Here down yonder, I broke down and got some boiled crawfish. Saw some and said fuck it.
I am an odd one. Mud bugs yes, squirrel no.
I learned to eat mud bugs. Still not one of my favorites
a lot of work for a little meat...