Squirrel Meat Cook-Off Draws Thousands to Northwest Arkansas
KY3.com - Posted: Sep 11, 2016
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Seven states and more than 30 teams were represented at the 2016 World Championship Squirrel Cook-off on northwest Arkansas.
Amateur and professional chefs set up dozens of tents Saturday on the Bentonville square, as thousands lined up early to dine on various recipes for cooking the fluffy-tailed rodent.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that proceeds from this year's cook off went to Sheepdog Impact Assistance and the Wings for Our Troops Foundation, two service organizations based in Rogers serving veterans, military members and police and firefighters.
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