Although hunting squirrels is illegal in many parts of the country, the Brittish hunt the American gray squirrel, as Stephen Colbert pointed out in a recent episode of his show. I’ve wondered if eating squirrel might make a comeback in the coming lean years, but you’d think they†d be mostly bones. They reportedly taste like chicken, but sweeter.

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2006/3/22/225818/790