This squirrel nibbling sunflower seeds at my feet is in no danger when spring squirrel season opens May 1. Glynn Harris photo
Sports
April 28, 2021
There are squirrels, and then there are squirrels
When I was growing up down on the rural route, I developed an interest in the fox squirrels and cat (gray) squirrels in the woods down on the creek. My first hunting experience was a fox squirrel that Bud Pennington, an old fellow who lived up the road, pointed out to me as it hunkered tight on a limb. Mr. Bud’s squirrel dog had treed it, he pointed it out to me, I raised my old double barrel, took aim and pulled the trigger. The squirrel tumbled down in a shower of leaves and I was a thrilled young hunter.