Eastern Gray Squirrels

[Bantams]

What license do I need for shooting Eastern Gray Squirrels? (There are no Western Grays where I live).
Would a big game license suffice? I don't understand why I need a license in the first place, since they're invasive and a pest - you don't need a license to shoot rats....
Thanks!

[CP]

No license needed, same as rats.

[GWP]

I hope you are planning to eat them! They also make great crab bait.

[Bantams]

I hope you are planning to eat them! They also make great crab bait.

I am! I think it's the only way we'll ever "eat" our English walnuts from the 7 trees they pillage. 

[Elk_Guapo]

A hunting license is still needed for Eastern gray squirrels, per the following excerpt from the WDFW site:  https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/tree-squirrels



The Eastern gray squirrel and Eastern fox squirrel are unclassified and may be trapped or killed year-round as long as you have a hunting license.