Squirrel Hunting

[Goosesniper]

If you are hunting them just for meat then I found baiting them in with bird seed (primarily sunflower seeds) in a spot where you are in a ground blind works best. Even better when you set up on the slope of a hill so you are aiming down to the bait at the bottom of the hill. If you plan on hunting them for sport, hardwood forests are best to walk through and spot and stalk them, use a squirrel call to hone in on their location.
I love hunting squirrels, quite challenging and they taste great when prepared correctly.

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It is against the law to hunt them for sport. The are not fur bearing mammals. They are not pests. They can only be hunted for their meat I believe.



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[Jerryklimczuk]

It is against the law to hunt them for sport. The are not fur bearing mammals. They are not pests. They can only be hunted for their meat I believe.



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You are correct, but perhaps misunderstood what I meant. If I bait the squirrel in with seed I do so to give myself a strong advantage over the game for the simple fact of filling my limit and freezer thus taking the "hunting" aspect out of the equation. If I want to hunt them sportingly, I would spot and stalk the game in the woods with no bait somewhat equaling the playing field. In either case the game is consumed as per the letter of the law.

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[MikePal]

It is against the law to hunt them for sport. The are not fur bearing mammals. They are not pests. They can only be hunted for their meat I believe.

I'm a little confused as to what your saying. Squirrels have a 'season' in most WMU's and you require a Small Game license to hunt them...how is it not considered 'sport' ?

[Goosesniper]

I'm a little confused as to what your saying. Squirrels have a 'season' in most WMU's and you require a Small Game license to hunt them...how is it not considered 'sport' ?

He said " if you are hunting them just for the meat". You are not permitted to hunt them for any other reason.


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[MikePal]

He said " if you are hunting them just for the meat". You are not permitted to hunt them for any other reason.

That would only apply if your indigenous (FN )...you can't just go out and shot squirrels (Grey/Black) out of season...or am I missing something here?

You can shot them on your property (if bylaws permit) as pests...but you can't go out onto crown land, for example and shoot them unless you have a small game license and they're in season (10 per day I think). And I would hope your doing it for the meat, otherwise that is a whole other offense.

[Jerryklimczuk]

That would only apply if your indigenous (FN )...you can't just go out and shot squirrels (Grey/Black) out of season...or am I missing something here?

You can shot them on your property (if bylaws permit) as pests...but you can't go out onto crown land, for example and shoot them unless you have a small game license and they're in season (10 per day I think). And I would hope your doing it for the meat, otherwise that is a whole other offense.

Omg, you would only ever hunt any game animal during the open season and with the proper license unless you are FN. What I meant is

SPORT HUNTING- actully hunting your game, ie. Spot and stalk

MEAT HUNTING - Setting a bait to bring them to you and thus taking the actual hunting aspect out of the equation.

How is this so difficult?

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[smitty55]

Omg, you would only ever hunt any game animal during the open season and with the proper license unless you are FN. What I meant is

SPORT HUNTING- actully hunting your game, ie. Spot and stalk

MEAT HUNTING - Setting a bait to bring them to you and thus taking the actual hunting aspect out of the equation.

How is this so difficult?

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So I take it that you think hunting bears over bait is not actual hunting then?

[MikePal]

What I meant is...SPORT HUNTING- actully hunting your game, ie. Spot and stalk

MEAT HUNTING - Setting a bait to bring them to you and thus taking the actual hunting aspect out of the equation.

Ahhh...so you think that using bait, (scents, sound, food, decoys etc) means you're not a 'sport' hunter ? So any time you trick (bait) an animal's senses to bring them into your shooting lane, it makes you 'meat' hunter ?

Sounds a little silly to me, so you see my confusion.

I'm sure a few bear hunters, would tend disagree with your prejudice.

(typing while you posted Smitty...)

[jaycee]

So I take it that you think hunting bears over bait is not actual hunting then?

Some would say that you can compare it with some nut bars that have gone into a MacDonalds or Chuches or Schools and started shooting innocent people.

[Jerryklimczuk]

Here we go......I have no moral or ethical stance against it, I have done it and IMO it is not what I would define as hunting in the sporting sense. I dont oppose it but lets call a spade a spade, you are simply killing an animal at that point. I get it, I need to fill a freezer like the next guy but I enjoy the pursuit and challenge of actually hunting and animal. The thrill of the chase is why I hunt, not the simple act of killing an animal I have accustomed to be in a certain spot at a certain time. Its not my cup of tea but I absolutely have no opposition to the practice.

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