Island squirrells

[elgato]

I was woundering if you can shot those rusty colored squirrells in the forest,is it legal.
I know you can shoot those big grey and blacks ones but can you shoot these without getting into trouble???
Reason being ,the young lad wants to go squirrel hunting!!! with the 22.

[The 'Hummer']

I think the Blacks are getting rid of the Brown, so, go for the Blacks.

[Chuck]

Used to be that the red squirrel, that is to say the native one found all over the province, was considered a "fur bearer" and could not be shot just willy nilly. It could be targeted by trappers though. It was mentioned in the regs, but I've misplaced my copy, so if you have yours, check it out. It may be in the trapper section. I understand the non-native variety in the lml is fair game though and that's only because it's an introduced, similar to the bullfrog.

[Mr. Dean]

You can only hunt the native squirrel if its wrecking your property.


Short answer is; no.

[Pete]

Red Squirrels are still considered a fur bearing animal and can only be harvested by a trapper on his or her trapline. This is why it is not in the hunting regs. Check out the trapping regs at the back of the hunting regs. section. Grey and Black as well as fox squirrels are not native to BC and are legal for harvest. These Squirrels are really hard on the native populations.

[porcupine]

Those gray and black ones are delicious! Well worth eating!
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[Mr. Dean]

Just remember; POST PICS when you're done and set up a feed station. Once it's established (2 days max) and kept full of seed, you should be able to nail countless numbers of these pesky little fellas... There is NO bag limit. :smile:


http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/DSC_0006_edited-21.JPG


Let the massacre begin! :evil:

[The 'Hummer']

There is NO bag limit. :smile:


http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/DSC_0006_edited-21.JPG


Let the massacre begin! :evil:

:idea:Hoyt Cyber-tec "1", Mr. Sq. "0". Urban backyard range.;)

[johnes50]

From the regs:

4Schedule "C" animals can be captured or
killed anywhere and at any time in BC.
Schedule “C” birds may be hunted using electronic
calls.You do not need a hunting licence
to hunt or kill the following:

(h) all species of the genus Sciurus - gray
squirrels and fox squirrels. (Blacks included)

As mentioned earlier, you can't hunt reds.

[Dirty]

We should do a contest on HBC like the PredatorHuntCanada one, but for urban hunters. We could have a point system for Grey Squirrels, Fox Squirrels, Crows, and Starlings. Heck, it could be for any schedule C critters. Then at the end of the year the person with the most points gets a prize. I am at 4 Grey Squirrels and 5 Starlings this year.

[KodiakHntr]

Just remember; POST PICS when you're done and set up a feed station. Once it's established (2 days max) and kept full of seed, you should be able to nail countless numbers of these pesky little fellas... There is NO bag limit. :smile:


http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/DSC_0006_edited-21.JPG


Let the massacre begin! :evil:



How do you tell the difference between a red and a black or a gray? I mean, isn't that a red squirrel? Nothing really for size reference, and can't see the colors on that one....


Got a better pic?

[The 'Hummer']

How do you tell the difference between a red and a black or a gray? I mean, isn't that a red squirrel? Nothing really for size reference, and can't see the colors on that one....


Got a better pic?

It's a little questionable from that picture but I'm 'guessing' it is a Gray. The few Brown/Red I've seen locally have smaller ears and the Grays around here are a definate Gray or Black.

[Mr. Dean]

How do you tell the difference between a red and a black or a gray? I mean, isn't that a red squirrel? Nothing really for size reference, and can't see the colors on that one....


Got a better pic?


Greys are HUGE in comparison. Younger ones can sometimes be a little hard to instantly ID. If you can get a look at their bellies, Reds are kinda red tinged, like a 2 tone paint job on a car (definate line where the colours meet). Whereas the grays have pretty much the same colour as its body. Once you get that figured out, the other differences start to show.

The pic I posted above is that of a Gray.... The Black's are easily
distinguished from both because,,,,,,, their black. :wink: :smile:

Also; Grey's aren't always completely grey. Some are kinda 'calico' (grey w/ red mixed in... Blotchy). I never realized that before and this is why that pic got posted. I thought Hybrid.....

[KodiakHntr]

Yeah, thinking back to wandering around Stanley Park I could remember the Black Squirrels. Just didn't know the diff between reds and grays.

Thanks.

[Stresd]

Identification

http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/vir/wildweb/Greysquirrelbrchr_Dec06.pdf

A little history
http://www.geog.ubc.ca/richmond/city/squirrels.htm

[MichelD]

These guys?

No.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/Hublocker/DouglasSquirrel.jpg

[JeremyCarrano302]

those gray and black buggers get huge...

[yamadirt 426]

I was woundering if you can shot those rusty colored squirrells in the forest,is it legal.
I know you can shoot those big grey and blacks ones but can you shoot these without getting into trouble???
Reason being ,the young lad wants to go squirrel hunting!!! with the 22.

So do we have any pics of dead squirrel yet ?