I am honestly not trying to sound like a smart-*** but if you have to ask all those questions, you really shouldn't be hunting yet. Laws vary from state to state, so I would recommend taking a hunter's safety course in your state. They will teach you the basics and the laws. Besides most states now require you to take a safety course as a requirement prior to being elligible to purchase a hunting license.Squirrell hunting...?
Regulations vary state to state for every one of those questions I suggest looking for a place that sells hunting liscences and asking them for a regulation book
as for not taking the squirrel with you many stated have sever penaltys for injuring or killing an animal
and not imediatley making it a part of your daily bag limit besides the fact that its just not ethical
In Arkansas you need a hunting lic, and wear orange in the field. If you are shooting them, I hope it is for food and not just leaving them to rot. Even if you don't want to eat them, there are surely others who will. Otherwise, don't bother.
500' from any occupied dwelling.*Yes you need a Hunting license.* Yes you have to take the squirrel with you.* Yes you must wear blaze orange.*
In Michigan you need a license, I would wear orange. One can't hunt within 450' from an occupied dwelling. If your not going to eat it, don't go.
These are all questions for which the answers will depend upon where you live. Laws differ from state to state and you failed to say where you live. The one question for which there is an almost universal answer is the one about taking the squirrel with you. In every state that I know of, it is against the law to waste any edible part of a game animal. That means that if you shoot it, someone is obligated to eat all of the edible parts. If you are not interested in eating it, do not kill it.
Most states will require that you have a small game hunting license to hunt squirrels. Some states allow you to hunt on your own property without a hunting license but make sure that your state has such a law if you will be hunting on YOUR OWN land. Because of the way squirrels are hunted, if you are hunting on public land or land where you may be sharing it with other hunters, always wear an orange vest and hat. Whatever you do, do not go bare headed because your hair could look like an animal to a careless or inexperienced hunter.
Go to your nearest sporting goods store that sells hunting gear and ask if they have a booklet that explains the applicable laws. Most states make these booklets available free of charge to hunters and fishermen.
Yes, you need a liscence, and you probably do have to take the dead squirrel. I don't think you're required to wear orange but it's suggested.
The particular laws depend on your home state.
A good general rule I learned from my Grandpa - If your not going to eat it, don't shoot it.
What is the point of killing something if you're not going to use it. That is an ignorant waste.
Live creatures are not for playing with in this manner. Eat it, or leave it be.
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