When I was a kid I would wrestle, tug, pull yank, jerk, beat them on tree trunks and come away exhausted with a hairy mess. Cleaning them was the one thing I disliked about squirrel hunting. Once I discovered the best method, it's an easy peasy couple minutes per squirrel and nothing but clean hairless meat. I do the chore at a creek or lake nearby and only take home the processed meat so there isn't any mess to throw away and deal with at home. Nothing to it!

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.