Local News | Dinner gets very local for squirrel-eating Seattleite | Seattle Times Newspaper
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And she believes she's the only person in Seattle harvesting squirrels for protein.
A bit myopic and vain.
She likes prime rib. But she can't eat it without a bad case of guilt.
Dear jeebus. it sounds like she has bigger problems than what to do with problem squirrels.
She demanded that her husband "repatriate" the cute critters. He'd trap and then release them at nearby Cowen Park.
Which is not legal to do (catch and release elsewhere, that is).
Herrera was reluctant to try it at first, but not Vorass. She grew up in northern Wisconsin where, she says, her mother was a deer poacher and local cuisine included porcupines.
So she's no stranger to violating game laws then?
"There could be lots of people doing things we don't know about," says Conlin of Seattleites pursuing their own food initiatives. "The most important thing is be respectful of your neighbors. I mean, don't trap their cats and eat them."
I guess that last one was for the Obamas.
The only worthwhile bit.
She checked with authorities. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife wrote back that homeowners are allowed to trap and euthanize animals causing property damage, including eastern gray squirrels.
Seattle doesn't regulate the trapping of animals on private property for personal consumption, according to Bryan Stevens, a city spokesman.
To be clear, trapping is fine (so long as you observe rules against body gripping traps), as is shooting with a pellet gun (check your local ordinances), for eastern gray squirrels, which are not a protected species. And no, property damage is not a condition precedent to allow trapping or shooting. For protected species, none of the above applies.
