As the kitchen manager at the Odd Soul, a pizzeria and bar in Springdale, Arkansas, Addie Hayes is used to spending Saturday mornings in front of a stove. But today, she’s a little out of her element.

“I love the sweet aroma of squirrel, and I’m surprised at most folks’ inexperience with serving the little guys,” says chef Levon Wallace, who heads up the kitchen at Proof on Main in Louisville, Ky.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold the third annual World Champion Squirrel Cook-Off on Sept. 13 at Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands ...