Roger Halstead wrote:
On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 22:38:19 -0400, "WB3FUP \(Mike Hall\)"
wrote:


Yes they are. They are also probably protected during most of the year.
Here in Delaware the season on squirrel is in late September early October
if I recall correctly. Also in Delaware, do not know about other locales,
unless you are a farmer, living on a farm that provides a substantial
portion of your income it would get to be awfully expensive to shoot
squirrels, and get caught at it. There is an exception to most game laws
for farmers in the State - but thinking about it now it might just be an
exception from a license, not seasons.


That's one of those "it all depends".

Here in Michigan the farmer does not need to purchase a small game
license to hunt on his own land. For deer, he does.

If in the specific case of critters destroying crops as in major
damage they can apply for permits to hunt them. Those permits are
usually issued after a visit from the DNR (in some cases)

Unfortunately coax doesn't count, but some department of Natural
Resources (or what ever they are called in your neck of the woods)
will help you live trap them for relocation.

Heh! As one of the veterns of the squirrel versus human wars, I tried
the live trap route, and it doesn't work at all. You might catch one,
but that's about it. Here in the squirrel capital of central PA, we have
dozens of the little buggers. I had to seal up every opening in my
house, and seal the corner molding on my vinyl siding. Brats would climb
up there and munch a hole into the attic. Then they got in through the
triple walled chimney. I found that by chance. So I had to put wire
cloth on that. But wattya do about the ones who already got into the
attic? I made an escape route by drilling a hole in the side of the
house entering into the attic, and put a long narrow box over it so that
would jump out when they got thirsty and hungry enough. We're at a
standoff for the moment......

- Mike KB3EIA -