One of my long-time pet peeves is the habit of framing a squirrel hunt as a simple tune-up for big game season. Truth is, head-shooting a limit of bushytails with a rimfire requires way more skill ...

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 ...

Squirrel hunting begins statewide Sept. 1. Dove hunting also begins statewide next Sunday. The deer archery season begins a four-month run on Sept. 28. Squirrels, familiar survivors almost as widely ...