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Taylor Cannon, 13, harvested this squirrel on Feb. 24 in Raymond. If Senate Bill 2369 gets signed into law, there would be a unified opening day of the regular fall-winter squirrel season and all zones would have a new spring season.

Squirrel season bill headed to governor

March 13, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

A bill that will provide as much as six new weeks of squirrel hunting opportunity has passed both sides of the Mississippi Legislature and is headed to Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk. […]

Workshops designed to teach better land management practices for bobwhite quail, to create more hunting opportunities for wild birds, will be held in both South and North Mississippi this month.

Squirrel, deer bills beat first deadline

February 4, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Two legislative matters that could impact the future of hunting in Mississippi have easily beaten Tuesday’s first major deadline of the 2014 lawmaking process. […]

William McKinley helps a youth locate a squirrel hugging tightly to a limb.

Ensuring the bushy-tail tradition

February 1, 2014 David Hawkins

Take a dozen or more eager youth, add a half-dozen feisty dogs with an eagerness to squirrel hunt, mix in a few adults who love being with kids and dogs in the woods, add a dash of surprise, season with a brace of bushy-tails, and you have the perfect recipe for a Saturday of fun in the February woods. […]

Grandma’s greatest gift: Squirrel dishes

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Fried, smothered in gravy or simmered in a big pot of dumplings, squirrel recipes were the author’s grandmother’s specialty. […]

Squirrel hunters and their dogs could see more opportunity, especially in the Central and Southern regions of Mississippi, under a bill that has been introduced in the Legislature.

Squirrel bill beats legislative deadline

January 22, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

As expected, a bill that would simplify Mississippi’s squirrel season structure and create a new spring hunting opportunity beat Monday’s deadline for introducing legislation at the Capitol. […]

The application period for the February youth hunts is open through Jan. 24.

Apply now for children’s squirrel events

January 11, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

With the goal of extending one of the state’s greatest outdoor traditions, squirrel hunting with treeing dogs, the Mississippi Youth Squirrel Hunt Initiative will hold seven events in February for children aged 15 and under. […]

Small game hunting will take center stage until the start of the gun season on deer.

Small game seasons hit full speed

October 28, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Tommy Wilson of Biloxi packed a few extra articles in his truck Friday afternoon before heading to his small hunting camp in Stone County for the weekend. […]

Squirrel hunting with dogs adds a social aspect to the sport.

Barked — Why squirrel hunting with dogs might be the way to go

December 1, 2012 M.A. Fisher

While some hunters choose to sneak around, these two veteran squirrel hunters take to the woods with the abandon of playground kids. […]

A light jacket, a pocket full of shot-shells and a crisp November morning are a recipe for fun in the squirrel woods.

Back to Basics — November is right time for squirrel hunting

November 14, 2012 David Hawkins

In the distance a limb shakes. The source of the movement is yet to be seen, but it has to be a squirrel. A flash of movement, and another limb shakes in the next tree. A crow calls in the distance; the hunter takes a few steps and freezes. […]

Back to Basics — November is right time for squirrel hunting

November 1, 2012 David Hawkins

The red squirrel, or fox squirrel, as it is often called, is larger than the grey and is found in a number of color phases, including black.

Mississippi tree squirrels

November 1, 2012 Submitted Story

The grey squirrel is commonly referred to as the “cat squirrel” due to its cat-like call. The fox squirrel is often called the “red squirrel,” which leads to some confusion since there is a true “red squirrel” (Tamiasciurus sp.) found in the northeastern and western states. […]

Jeffrey Wood (left) had a slow start to the 2012-13 squirrel-hunting season, in large part because of the warm weather.

Squirrel season starts off with a thud

October 16, 2012 M.A. Fisher

The squirrel-hunting season in Mississippi got off to a slow start last weekend, due in large part to very warm temperatures, according to two avid hunters in the central part of the state. […]