Hunting Squirrel

[Oh Mah]

If a squirrel does not match the description used by the W.D.F.W as the squirrels classified does that make it unclassified?

[lokidog]

It is not determined by "looks" if they are eastern/western, it is by location.  Don't hunt in, or near, the locations listed by WDFW and you will not have a problem.  Well, you shouldn't anyways, though there seem to be a lot of uneducated wardens in the state.

[DOUBLELUNG]

What description are you looking at?  You can shoot California ground squirrels, eastern gray squirrels and fox squirrels statewide anywhere it is legal to do so, as long as you have any Washington hunting license.  In western gray squirrel areas be sure of your species ID! 

[Oh Mah]

these. http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_squirrel/


Reason i ask is because there are a ton of squirrels out that do not match any of these listed squirrels in WA. like for instance pure black.
and many other variations that don't match that of the restricted squirrels.

[DOUBLELUNG]

I haven't seen any black squirrels in Washington, I was in Oklahoma last week and saw black phase fox squirrels and the eastern gray also has black phases in some geographic locations.  Melanism is possible in any species, but those are the ones I know.  If it's a tree squirrel over 12" nose to tail, and not in a western gray area, I'd feel pretty comfortable shooting it. 

[Oh Mah]

It is not determined by "looks" if they are eastern/western, it is by location.  Don't hunt in, or near, the locations listed by WDFW and you will not have a problem.  Well, you shouldn't anyways, though there seem to be a lot of uneducated wardens in the state.

according to what i read in the link above it does go by the description of the squirrel in these areas.That's why i'm asking the question. 

[AL WORRELLS KID]

This might help.
Doug

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/learn-trick-mountain-men-used-hunt-squirrels-video/

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