I started hunting in September of 1972. Seated on the ground next to my father, I settled the gold front bead of a 410 single shot on a fox squirrel’s head and pulled the trigger. Fifty-two years ...

It’s a debate as old as the hills: A shotgun versus the .22LR for squirrel hunting. Both guns have their camps, their own followings, and both shine in different squirrel-hunting situations—or so I’d ...

Ashton Henry, 12, shot his first squirrels recently while hunting with his dad. He shot them with a .410 double barrel shotgun. The two were hunting at the time on the family farm in Otisco. If you ...

Squirrels are half of the hunt when squirrelishing. Missouri’s squirrel season is open throughout the summer. It’s not commonly realized that right now, you can venture outdoors in the Show-Me State ...

Squirrel hunting is the most important form of hunting in the United States of America. There, I said it. It actually feels kind of good to get that out there and just be up front about it. To those ...

Dove and deer hunters are active this weekend, but squirrel hunters are feeling frisky, too. Squirrel season started May 15 and will run uninterrupted until Feb. 28, 2026. Encompassing all seasons, it ...