Squirrel Hunting in Chautauqua CO

[plinker331]

I am a PA hunter wanting to hunt squirrels with my air rifles. I am looking for a couple area good for squirrels that would be public land. I haven't bought by license yet but am thinking I might while it is still September. I know $85 is a lot of money to spend for hunting squirrels but you don't have a closed season on reds and chipmunks are unprotected. Here in PA not only are we unable to use air rifles but red squirrels are only in season with the other squirrels and chipmunks are protected. Don't ask me why on any of the 3 accounts because I don't know.

Correct me if I am wrong but legal air guns are 600 FPS minimum?

[Elmo]

Yes. Must be 600 FPS. Airguns are considered firearms so still banned in areas that don't allow any firearms. I don't see too many reds but chipmunks are everywhere. They're like mosquitoes.

I shot a squirrel last year out of a tree with a shotgun. After it fell to the ground and I was walking towards it to pick it up, a chipmunk ran up to the dead squirrel, jumped on top of it, stared at me for a split second as if he was saying "this is my squirrel" but then he realized I had a gun and then ran off.