Here in SE Ks the season opens June 1st. We've had several squirrels in the farmyard, digging up the wifes flowers and I'm getting a running score on it pretty often. Still haven't gotten around to putting a stop to it. At nearly 70 one of the scoped 22s would be more appropriate, but I'd rather use the old family heirloom M94 Marlin 25-20 with peep sights and home cast bullets.