Post by: ccman on September 26, 2018, 03:54:18 PM
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Post by: Bill W on September 26, 2018, 03:55:28 PM
Post by: Moe the Sleaze on September 26, 2018, 04:02:52 PM
Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 26, 2018, 04:05:30 PM
I think you want to hunt Eastern gray squirrels in Western Washington.
This. There is a thread or two here. I will see if I can dig them up.
Post by: bobcat on September 26, 2018, 04:06:17 PM
Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 26, 2018, 04:10:38 PM
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,90214.0.html
http://www.hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=163331.0
Post by: ccman on September 26, 2018, 05:20:03 PM
Post by: ccman on September 26, 2018, 05:20:48 PM
I think you want to hunt Eastern gray squirrels in Western Washington.
This. There is a thread or two here. I will see if I can dig them up.
Much appreciated.
Post by: ccman on September 26, 2018, 05:42:13 PM
ccman
Post by: ccman on September 27, 2018, 08:58:36 AM
I started a thread on squirrels today as well, :chuckle: didn't see this one.
Gonna have mine deleted and ask here instead.If a squirrel does not match that of the described by W.D.F.W description does that make the squirrel unclassified?
With all due respect I would just as soon not have this thread hijacked.
Post by: Katmai Guy on September 27, 2018, 09:17:50 AM
So, maybe more information is needed. It is true, Eastern Grays are what I want to hunt. No license is required for pest control on your own property. I have a passel that get fat off the seeds the birds drop from my feeders but I live in a tight residential area and can't risk even a sling shot. So, I am looking for a private land permission where I might hunt and do so safely away from houses but close enough in that I am not hunting protected species. I have done my research, I talked to Washington State Fish and Wildlife today, there is no season but a hunting license is required. I plan to use .22 cal gas piston air rifle so there is no loud boom. It actually has noise suppression technology.
ccman
I live in a residential area in Covington and am constantly shooting squirrels in my back yard. I make sure they are on the ground and let'er fly. Sounds like I might have the same P gun as you or similar. The sound of the pellet hitting the squirrel in the ribcage is almost louder than the air rifle. :chuckle:
Post by: ccman on September 27, 2018, 09:49:35 AM
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I live in a residential area in Covington and am constantly shooting squirrels in my back yard. I make sure they are on the ground and let'er fly. Sounds like I might have the same P gun as you or similar. The sound of the pellet hitting the squirrel in the ribcage is almost louder than the air rifle. :chuckle:
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To be honest I have not made my purchase yet but looking at a Gamo Swarm Magnum. In a very uncharacteristic move on my part I delayed the purchase until I had a place to hunt. Question: What do you do with the squirrels after you kill them?
Post by: lokidog on September 27, 2018, 10:11:26 AM
I live in a residential area in Covington and am constantly shooting squirrels in my back yard. I make sure they are on the ground and let'er fly. Sounds like I might have the same P gun as you or similar. The sound of the pellet hitting the squirrel in the ribcage is almost louder than the air rifle. :chuckle:
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To be honest I have not made my purchase yet but looking at a Gamo Swarm Magnum. In a very uncharacteristic move on my part I delayed the purchase until I had a place to hunt. Question: What do you do with the squirrels after you kill them?
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Eat them, they are delicious. Slow/pressure cook, pick the meat then toss in soup or stew or whatever you would put chicken in.
I started a thread on squirrels today as well, :chuckle: didn't see this one.
Gonna have mine deleted and ask here instead.If a squirrel does not match that of the described by W.D.F.W description does that make the squirrel unclassified?
With all due respect I would just as soon not have this thread hijacked.
Actually, this is valid for your question as to a place to hunt... it is pretty much impossible to tell the difference between the two in the field so, I believe, it is determined by location. The state lists locations of Western Greys. Don't hunt in those areas. ;)
I have had them eating apples from the trees in my yard, you might check any orchards in your area to see if they have a squirrel "problem".
Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 27, 2018, 10:35:58 AM
Post by: baker5150 on September 27, 2018, 10:59:24 AM
Apples, cherries, sunflowers, etc. They are relentless and an unlimited renewable resource.
:yeah:
I catch them eating my wifes grapes as well, which I found odd.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 27, 2018, 11:02:48 AM
Post by: TimBaleia on November 19, 2018, 11:18:33 AM
I plan to use .22 cal gas piston air rifle so there is no loud boom.
Not sure if it's legal to hunt with air rifles in WA. I asked this question on my Hunting Education course and teacher found it somewhere in paperwork that its illegal to hunt with air rifle in WA. (i think if its a pest control than you fine but if you have a hunting license and about to bag them there is a bag limit and weapon requirements).
:dunno: :dunno: :dunno:I might be totally wrong. :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:
I was hunting rabbits and boars in Portugal with 0.30 cal PCP air rifle.
And i wanted to hunt small game here with air rifle that's why i was asking this questions on Hunting Education Course.
Post by: lokidog on November 19, 2018, 02:27:13 PM
I plan to use .22 cal gas piston air rifle so there is no loud boom.
Not sure if it's legal to hunt with air rifles in WA. I asked this question on my Hunting Education course and teacher found it somewhere in paperwork that its illegal to hunt with air rifle in WA. (i think if its a pest control than you fine but if you have a hunting license and about to bag them there is a bag limit and weapon requirements).
:dunno: :dunno: :dunno:I might be totally wrong. :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:
I was hunting rabbits and boars in Portugal with 0.30 cal PCP air rifle.
And i wanted to hunt small game here with air rifle that's why i was asking this questions on Hunting Education Course.
Eastern Gray Squirrels are unclassified so air rifle is OK as long as it is OK to shoot one in the location. I'm pretty sure anyways.... :chuckle:
Post by: one more on December 29, 2018, 04:02:13 PM
The Eastern grey squirrel has brown fur on it's back and tail. But follow WA FW's areas.
Diane
Post by: Axle on December 29, 2018, 04:58:14 PM
Post by: smithkl42 on January 10, 2019, 02:49:11 PM
I think it's possible to tell the difference between Eastern and Western grays in the field (the western grays are larger, and don't have any reddish/brown tint to them like the eastern grays do). But probably the most reliable way is just not to hunt where there might be western grays around. They're fairly rare, I understand - the population in WA is down to a few thousand, mostly down around the Oregon border near I5.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_squirrel/
Unfortunately for your purposes, ccman, eastern grays are typically found in more suburban areas - I don't think I've seen any out in the woods where I hunt, even though it's not that far from my house. Nearly all the ones you're gonna see in the woods are Douglas squirrels, which are also protected (despite being on the very opposite end of the spectrum from endangered).
Post by: Crunchy on January 10, 2019, 03:31:49 PM
Post by: smithkl42 on January 10, 2019, 04:15:50 PM
Just follow me around during my archery elk hunts. Suckers are everywhere alerting all the elk to my presence.
No kidding. Those buggers are loud and refuse to mind their own business. But they're probably Douglas squirrels rather than Eastern Grays - I don't think I've ever been chewed out by a gray squirrel but the Douglas squirrels are totally up in your business and want to let the world know about it.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on January 10, 2019, 04:38:27 PM