Jim Varney, who plays an annoying rube in the "Hey, Vern" commercials and stars as Jed Clampett in the movie version of "The Beverly Hillbillies," is not just pretending to be a varmint-lovin' hick.

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"One of the best squirrels I ever ate was one my dad ran over on the turnpike," the Tennessee resident boasted in the Orange County Register. "I've even got wild boar in my freezer."

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