Go to the Recipe: Squirrel Confit-Stuffed Banh Mi, With Wild Game Expert David Draper
https://www.wxxinews.org/post/rochester-regional-researchers-no-clear-link-between-squirrel-brain-consumption-and-death
Try dipping the freshly skinned bodies in an ice water bath for a few minutes as well. It prevents the skin from getting sticky and catching hairs, and it also helps to release any ‘strays’ that were left behind!
Hey, after 16 hours was the meat fall off the bone? Or would it stand up to batter/frying like chicken? Thanks!!
FYI
https://www.livescience.com/63831-squirrel-brains-rare-disorder-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.html
Unless you're a real expert, you're gonna get hair on the meat when dressing a squirrel. Use a vegetable brush or a fingernail brush to get it off easily.