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World Champion Squirrel Cook Off Springdale, AR.

Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:59 pm
Posted by clickboom
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2012
259 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 2:59 pm
Has anyone been to this event? Seems to be a decent sized event. Wanted to see if it would be worth taking 8yr old son to since it would be a 6hr haul for us.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
41803 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 7:14 pm to
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"Il faut d'abord faire un roux".
Posted by PocketLab
Thib
Member since Sep 2018
261 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 12:43 pm to
Man, I've been wanting to make it a family guys trip for the last few years. Bunch of stick in the mud inlaws though,,, Seems like a fun weekend.

ETA: take the road trip with your boy. It will be great no matter what the event is like. My son calls our road trips "redneck roadkill roadtrips" Pretty descriptive actually.
This post was edited on 9/3/26 at 12:45 pm
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
17876 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 12:52 pm to
I've been wanting to go with this. I bet your son would in enjoy a roadtrip with you regardless of what the even ends up being like.
Posted by Rob Perillo
Member since Feb 2017
545 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 1:04 pm to
You’d be better off going to the squirrel cook off at Willie’s Campground in Washington, LA
Posted by ThatsAFactJack
East Coast
Member since Sep 2012
1623 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 4:24 pm to
Squirrel Cook Off? If it ain't in Evangeline Parish it is a copy cat. Evangeline Parish is the meca of squirrel hunting. End of Story

Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
24516 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 5:52 pm to
A little early for this? Does squirrel season open further north earlier?
Posted by clickboom
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2012
259 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:32 pm to
Looks like in Northwest Arkansas the season is open from May 15- February 28th. Limit is also 12.
Posted by clickboom
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2012
259 posts
Posted on 9/3/26 at 10:38 pm to
I have decided to just go and check it out. Everyone is right, it will be a fun road trip either way. From what I have been reading it seems like a pretty big event. ACC crappie stix are giving away a bunch of fishing rods and gear to the kids for free. I just want a hat from them since I have 8 of their rods and all I have is a sticker to show for it.
Posted by SpookeyTiger
Williamsburg, MO
Member since Jan 2012
3614 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 7:09 am to
Missouri squirrel season is May 23 - February 15!

Daily limit 10
Possession limit 20
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
5339 posts
Posted on 9/4/26 at 1:58 pm to
If you want a bit of a deep dive into the event, check out The Ozarks Podcast episode on it here.
Posted by clickboom
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2012
259 posts
Posted on 9/5/26 at 7:29 am to
Great show and interesting history on the cook off . Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21585 posts
Posted on 9/5/26 at 11:02 am to
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I have decided to just go and check it out.


Can't wait for your report.

A YouTube video about it popped up in my feed, and it was the first I'd heard of it. I was amazed at all the fantastic looking dishes folks made from squirrel.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
17876 posts
Posted on 9/5/26 at 4:03 pm to
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Missouri squirrel season is May 23 - February 15!

Daily limit 10
Possession limit 20



I was thinking of bringing my 22 and hunting them while I'm up there deer hunting. Ive seen some boone and Crockett sized fox squirrels up there
Posted by clickboom
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2012
259 posts
Posted on 9/14/26 at 8:49 am to
The cook off was a good time. It is a lot more crowded than I was expecting. Everything you did involved a line with a 10-20 minute wait. The 27 teams cooking didn’t have enough samples to go around, so we didn’t even get to sample a squirrel dish. We managed to get a sample of crow meat that I would compare to dove with a slightly more gamey flavor. Glad we went, but probably won’t go again. My little boy had fun and we made a weekend out of it going to Bentonville and then going on a cave tour at War Eagle Caverns. He said it was an 18/10 weekend so that is a win in my book. North West Arkansas is truly a utopia.
Posted by Spike Buck
Member since Jul 2026
62 posts
Posted on 9/14/26 at 9:30 am to
That’s what it’s all about! Road trips with the boys are the best.
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
18009 posts
Posted on 9/14/26 at 10:24 am to
Do they have a "Squirrel Bowl" like Buckeye High School does. If not, fake.
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