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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: coyote on December 20, 2015, 02:52:31 PM

Title: Air Rifle squirrel hunting
Post by: coyote on December 20, 2015, 02:52:31 PM: I found Unclassified species in Washington state, but I'm confused with these two species.
"Callospermophilus" is Unclassified specie that can be hunted and trapped
"golden - mantled ground squirrels" protected and cannot be hunted or trapped.

google gives me the same image of the two species
can some one give me an idea?

here is the link of the unclassified species on page 151-152
http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01676/wdfw01676.pdf
Title: Re: Air Rifle squirrel hunting
Post by: jasnt on December 20, 2015, 03:21:07 PM: Fist pic is golden mantel ,2nd is the Washington ground squirrel. Both protected. 3rd pic are the columbian ground squirrels (whistle rats we call them)I hunt around my area. The columbians look similar the Washington but they are more rusty and not creame colored accents. Hope this helps
Title: Re: Air Rifle squirrel hunting
Post by: coyote on December 21, 2015, 09:18:43 PM: Jasnt thanks for the info but both appear to be same as the one on the first image
"Callospermophilus" and "golden - mantled ground squirrels" :bash:
Title: Re: Air Rifle squirrel hunting
Post by: jasnt on December 21, 2015, 10:15:06 PM: There are differences in color patterns. If all those ground squirrels look the SE than I can't help you lol. Best bet is to look up distribution maps for each sp. good luck on your search
Title: Re: Air Rifle squirrel hunting
Post by: coyote on December 23, 2015, 11:45:44 AM: thanks for you help jasnt