Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Spring Squirrel Hunting Season
KENTUCKY...
Squirrel hunting is a Kentucky tradition that dates back to the pioneer era. But hunting squirrels in the spring is relatively new. The season started as an experiment on four state wildlife management areas in 1994, and went statewide in 1999. While squirrel hunting is typically a fall pursuit – a time when nuts ripen on hickory, oak and walnut trees – wildlife biologists studying the squirrel’s life cycle determined that it makes biological sense to hunt them in the spring, too.
The 2010 spring squirrel season is June 5-18, with a daily bag limit of six squirrels.
Squirrel hunting is a Kentucky tradition that dates back to the pioneer era. But hunting squirrels in the spring is relatively new. The season started as an experiment on four state wildlife management areas in 1994, and went statewide in 1999. While squirrel hunting is typically a fall pursuit – a time when nuts ripen on hickory, oak and walnut trees – wildlife biologists studying the squirrel’s life cycle determined that it makes biological sense to hunt them in the spring, too.
The 2010 spring squirrel season is June 5-18, with a daily bag limit of six squirrels.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:03 AM 
