I’ve heard tell of Brunswick Stew with rabbit, squirrel or even more exotic wild native critters in it from my Depression era parents, but I’ve never in my fifty-plus years experienced it with anything but chicken and/or pork. Nice to know that it works if times ever get that hard, but I just have a problem eating that if I have any alternative.
https://practicalselfreliance.com/traditional-brunswick-stew/
Traditional Brunswick stew is made with small game, namely squirrel or opossum. Since they don’t generally sell squirrel meat at the grocery store, these days most recipes substitute dark meat chicken instead. In truth, most people do have access to squirrel. The hitch comes in turning a squirrel into squirrel meat.
I draw the line at road kill! I won’t eat possum under any circumstances, they is one ugly critter! Never understood where little possums came from.