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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: dbur525 on November 10, 2008, 11:29:27 AM

Title: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: dbur525 on November 10, 2008, 11:29:27 AM: 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
Title: Re: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: runamuk on November 10, 2008, 11:43:01 AM: 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.
Title: Re: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: dbur525 on November 10, 2008, 12:57:03 PM: wow!

guess i.m not hunting them :'(
thanks
Title: Re: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: CP on November 10, 2008, 01:02:52 PM: 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.
Title: Re: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: cackle on November 10, 2008, 01:04:04 PM: how do you tell from east to west
Title: Re: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: CP on November 10, 2008, 01:13:32 PM: Try here:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversty/soc/wgraysquirrels/
Title: Re: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: Guy on November 10, 2008, 04:19:26 PM: 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!
Title: Re: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: Head-shot on November 15, 2008, 05:08:01 PM: Quote from: cackle on November 10, 2008, 01:04:04 PM
how do you tell from east to west
They have an accent... :chuckle:
Title: Re: grey squirl hunting in washington state
Post by: alchemyforge on November 16, 2008, 12:00:41 AM: Quote from: CP on November 10, 2008, 01:02:52 PM
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.