You can sell squirrel meat but only if the squirrel meat has received a mark of inspection by a state or federal inspection program.
The same is true for other wild game meat it must have the mark of inspection by a state or federal inspection program before it can be sold legally.
Otherwise you can only give away squirrel meat and other wild game meat to family, friends etc.
Game meats that do not have a mark of inspection cannot be sold.
This is the case for game meat harvested by a recreational hunter.
Squirrel meat is safe to eat, but with caution.
Squirrels can carry parasites, toxins, and diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease or Lyme Disease and need to be prepared and cooked thoroughly before eating.
To some people, squirrel meat tastes like chicken, to some, it tastes like a lighter version of pork.
The taste of squirrel meat can also be compared to veal, lamb, or rabbit meat.
Squirrel meat is game meat with a distinctive flavor that one would definitely love to taste again.
Squirrel meat is also a white meat and very tasty and healthy.
Squirrel meat can be stored in plastic Ziploc storage bags (not sandwich bags) and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
Since squirrel is wild game, the meat will toughen up the longer it is refrigerated.
As with other meat products, do not eat any squirrel meat older than 3 days that's been refrigerated.
If you want to keep the squirrel meat longer than 3 days then you should freeze the squirrel meat.
Although it's best to eat the squirrel meat within 3 days of refrigerating it because the longer you keep the squirrel meat the less tasty it becomes.
Squirrels are a powerhouse of protein, with more protein in a standard serving than either beef or chicken.
Although this meat is a good source of iron, niacin and vitamin B6, as well as an excellent source of vitamin B12, the downside is that it's also a high-cholesterol food source.