It’s a debate as old as the hills: A shotgun versus the .22LR for squirrel hunting. Both guns have their camps, their own followings, and both shine in different squirrel-hunting situations—or so I’d ...

Hard-hitting air rifles are tailor-made for squirrel hunting. The almost non-existent report lets you and a buddy work a plot of trees together without alerting every bushytail to your presence. But ...

Squirrel season runs through the end of February, and hunting squirrels is one of the bestways there is to introduce a youngster to the outdoors. It may be more common these days for deer or turkey to ...

Squirrels are half of the hunt when squirrelishing. Missouri’s squirrel season is open throughout the summer. It’s not commonly realized that right now, you can venture outdoors in the Show-Me State ...

Dove and deer hunters are active this weekend, but squirrel hunters are feeling frisky, too. Squirrel season started May 15 and will run uninterrupted until Feb. 28, 2026. Encompassing all seasons, it ...

This story, “Fox in the Treetops,” appeared in the July 1977 issue of Outdoor Life. For years I kept two squirrel mounts on the mantel over the fireplace in my den. One was a red squirrel, or “boomer” ...

Squirrel hunting is the most important form of hunting in the United States of America. There, I said it. It actually feels kind of good to get that out there and just be up front about it. To those ...