Squirrel Season Opens May 24, 2014
- Total Wildlife Solutions
- May 1, 2013
- 2 min read
The Missouri Department of Conservation's latest News Release may be of some interest to those of you having difficulty with squirrels. The opening of squirrel hunting season may bring some relief to some who are dealing with nuisance squirrels. However, if you live in an urban area, hunting isn't really an option. Right now in the Joplin, MO the number of squirrels trying to get into attics should be falling off, but when the weather cools off this fall you can be sure those squirrels will be trying to get into attics all over the Joplin, Neosho and Carthage area. Call on one of our wildlife control technicians for squirrel removal, damage repair and squirrel exclusions.
Squirrel season opens May 24
One of Missouri’s most popular seasons opens on the Memorial Day weekend.
JEFFERSON CITY–Memorial Day is an even bigger deal for hunters than it is for other Missourians. That is the weekend when squirrel season opens. Missouri’s squirrel season opens on the fourth Saturday in May, each year. To take full advantage of this season, it helps to be familiar with the regulations. Squirrel hunting regulations remain unchanged from last year, with a daily limit of 10 and a possession limit of 20 fox or gray squirrels in the aggregate. “In the aggregate” means you can take any combination of fox and gray squirrels, so long as you do not exceed 10 squirrels in one day. If you bag a daily limit two days in a row, you have a possession limit of 20 squirrels. After that, you must eat or give away some squirrels before going hunting again in order to stay within the possession limit.
Hunters can pursue squirrels from May 24 through Feb. 15, 2015, with rifles, shotguns, archery equipment, or atlatls. Summer foliage makes rifle shots more difficult than in late fall and winter, when leaves no longer obscure a shooter’s view. As a result, shotguns are the preferred method for many hunters during the early part of the season.
Hunters also can take squirrels with cage-type traps, as long as they label traps with their full name and address. Squirrel traps also must have openings measuring 144 square inches or less, for instance, 12 inches by 12 inches. Hunters must attend their traps daily. The same regulations apply to rabbits and groundhogs during their respective seasons.
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