They could not afford to be too picky, and my grandmother was reputed to be a good cook. I am told, though, that she drew the line at 'possum. She would not cook one of those!
Very, very greasy....
I had an uncle who cooked just about anything that moved. Many a meal at his house was ‘chicken’, until I realized the legs were awfully small for chicken.. During the meal he finally admitted it was squirrel. Seemed like he needed a LOT of squirrels to make a decent meal- not very meaty. Tasted good tho. He also cooked rabbit, alligator,dove and nutria- which is very good. If it were sold commercially, I’d buy and recommend it to anyone. I actually like the gamey taste of things.