grey squirl hunting in washington state

[dbur525]

Hi
 im from back east and i miss squirl hunting, seems i never hear of it mentioned much, does anybody know where to hunt them in washington state? is there a season on them?
thanks
dave

[runamuk]

From page 69 of the big game reg's.......

8. Protected Wildlife
It is illegal to hunt, kill, possess, or
control protected wildlife. Protected
wildlife are: Cascade golden-mantled
ground, golden mantled ground,
Washington ground, red, Douglas,
northern flying and western gray
squirrels; steller and California sea
lions; seals; dolphins; porpoises;
whales, green sea, loggerhead
sea and painted turtles; Larch
Mountain salamanders; pygmy
whitefish, margined sculpins; Olympic
mudminnows; cony or pika; North
American lynx; common loon; least,
yellow-pine, Townsend’s red-tailed
chipmunks; hoary and Olympic
marmots; wolverines; California
mountain kingsnakes; all birds not
classified as game birds, except,
starlings, house sparrows, rock doves
(pigeons) and magpies; all bats,
except when found in or immediately
adjacent to a dwelling or other
occupied building.

[dbur525]

wow!

guess i.m not hunting them
thanks

[CP]

Eastern Gray Squirrels are introduced pests, they are not protected, no limit and no closed season.  You just need a licence.  Kill all you want.

[cackle]

how do you tell from east to west

[CP]

Try here:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/wgraysquirrels/

[Guy]

dbr525 - it's always surprised me that there's not a tree-squirrel season here. Sure doesn't seem like any shortage of them. I thoroughly enjoyed hunting tree squirrels in Maryland and Virginia when I was stationed on the east coast. It's a wonderful way to use an accurate .22 rimfire!

[Head-shot]

how do you tell from east to west

They have an accent...

[alchemyforge]

Eastern Gray Squirrels are introduced pests, they are not protected, no limit and no closed season.  You just need a licence.  Kill all you want.

Does it matter what kind of hunting license?  i.e. 'yotes are OK with a big game license but you need a small game for 'coons.