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The Indiana DNR is thinking about a spring season, but who knows when/if it will happen.
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Our limit is ten squirrels, what is the daily limit allowed where you guys hunt?
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Indiana is 5 daily, and 10 in possession.
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The Indiana DNR is thinking about a spring season, but who knows when/if it will happen.
maddog What is the purpose of a spring season? Seems to me it would decrease squirrels numbers significantly�.
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The reality is that it probably wouldn't have much impact on the population, because of little hunting pressure. There aren't near the squirrel hunters today, compared to 30 yrs. ago. Also, squirrels, in Indiana basically breed twice a yr. Dec./early Jan., and have the kits in March. If the put the spring season off until after turkey season[mid May], the young would be weaned. The other breeding season is June/early July and drop them about 45 days later, which puts that right at our season opener[Aug 15]. Other states such as Missouri and Arkansas start their seasons in May/June and run thru Feb. of the next yr. Again I think the impact would be minimal, due to lack of participation.
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Thanks Mike. Kinda makes sense. Saw a study years ago on dove mortality rates- IIRC it was 80% per year, whether they were hunted or not. With the fecundity rate of squirrels Id bet its the same...
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Well, evidently the winter wasn't too hard on the squirrels, been seeing the little critters everywhere.
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Running all over the place here too.
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As you know, I really can't hunt them here, but Ill be retired soon, and trapping operations will be ramped up in the fall...
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Hey ingwe, get yerself a pellet gun....it'll make ya think yer back east huntin' limb chickens! maddog
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In the "for what it's worth" category..... A couple a fellows that posted on this thread, last fall, indicated they'd like to get a H&R Sportster .22 rifle single shot. Just read, in the last 2 weeks, that they are dropping all rimfire barrels from the handi rifle lineup. Sooo....if you still want one, you better do it quick. They are still out there, but are getting very hard to find. I'm telling you, since Remington/Freedom group got ahold of Marlin/H&R, they've done nothing but go downhill..... maddog
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thanks MD, will check it out. BTW, just pick up a new to me skwerl getter. An old grade 3 semi with killer wood. Can't wait to try it on skwerl heads..
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How about a pic of the new skwerl getter?
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will try. Never did get the hang of posting pics. Heading out in a bit to do a SDakota, Mt Rushmore, Crazyhorse, Badlands, Cabelas,tour.
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Have a great trip, schoolmarm!
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saw Mt Rushmore and Crazyhorse to day, WOW!!! Doing the Black Hills and Deadwood tomorrow. Headed to Wyoming Sat. Bought a Leupold 2x7 for my new little Browning..
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You aint headed to Montucky after Wyoming are you?
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Was hoping but my activities director (mawsquaw) said we're headed to Colorado after Wyoming. Wish I'd packed a .22 for all the prairie dawgs I saw at Custer. Would probably have got put under the jail.. Gunshops along the way that I need to hit?
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None that Im familiar with�.sorry.
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