News Breaker
LDWF to hold beginners squirrel hunting seminar Sept. 18
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a squirrel hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Sept. 18, 2021.[…]
Squirrel
Features
Spring squirrels: a tasty bonus treat for Louisiana hunters
Louisiana’s three-week spring squirrel season gives hunters a chance to test their dogs — and put some great game on the table.[…]
Field Reports
How to clean and cook a squirrel
Squirrel hunting season is going strong, offering up fast action and tasty meals for hunters who also know how to cook them.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF issues correction for youth squirrel season dates for WMAs
Youth squirrel season on select LDWF WMAs will be Sept. 26-27 and not Sept. 28-29 as was incorrectly published in the hunting pamphlet.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to host squirrel hunting seminar for beginners
The LDWF will hold a squirrel hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Sept. 19. The event will be held at LDWF’s Waddill Wildlife Refuge.[…]
News Breaker
Spring squirrel season opens May 2
Spring squirrel hunting season begins May 2 in Louisiana and the LDWF reminds hunters to use social distancing practices due to the coronavirus pandemic.[…]
Newsletters
Spring squirrel season a great reason to stay in the woods
There’s no reason for hunters to leave the woods after turkey season ends. Just stay and have fun chasing bushytails in May.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC approves NOI clarifying language on DMAP extended season options
The LWFC approved a notice of intent clarifying language on extended season options and extended squirrel season on Tier 1 Participation in the DMAP.[…]
Newsletters
Louisiana squirrel season update
Cody Cedotal, small-game study leader with the LDWF, had a very positive report on the state’s squirrel hunting season thus far.[…]
Apex Predator
Hunting black squirrels with a bow
The author explains how he’s taken black fox squirrels along the Mississippi River and surrounding bottomland hardwoods with a bow.[…]
Field Notes
6 tips for successful early-season squirrel hunts
The Louisiana hunting season for squirrels begins Oct. 5. Read on for six tips offered by veteran squirrel hunters to fill your game bag.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to host squirrel hunting seminar on Sept. 21
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a squirrel hunting seminar for beginners in Lafayette on Sept. 21.[…]
Features
Top tactics to help you hunt squirrels
Fall is here. Hunting season is here. At the core of it all is this simple fact: For fun and challenging hunting, squirrels are hard to beat[…]
Sidebars
Pick out the right dog
There are no officially recognized breeds of squirrel dogs. It seems that members of every breed, from pit bull terriers to Chihuahuas, can be trained to tree squirrels.[…]
Sidebars
Good training makes for a good squirrel dog
According to Joe Shumaker and Terry Fletcher, squirrel dogs need to be worked three or four times a week from October through February.[…]
Sidebars
A perfect start for young hunters
Boredom, a common affliction of young deer and duck hunters, is never a problem when hunting squirrels with dogs.[…]