Squirrels: Seasons, Limits

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the open season and limits for squirrel hunting. Squirrels may be taken from the fourth Saturday in May through February 15. Daily limit: ten (10) squirrels; possession limit: twenty (20) squirrels. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const. and section 252.240, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Aug. 26, 1975, effective Dec. 31, 1975. Amended: Filed July 13, 1976, effective Jan. 1, 1977. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 1983, effective Jan. 1, 1984. Amended: Filed Aug. 3, 1984, effective Jan. 1, 1985. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1985, effective Jan. 1, 1986. Amended: Filed May 30, 1995, effective Jan. 1, 1996. Amended: Filed May 6, 1998, effective March 1, 1999. Amended: Filed April 24, 2000, effective March 1, 2001. Amended: Filed Oct. 9, 2003, effective March 30, 2004. Amended: Filed March 23, 2009, effective March 1, 2010. *Original authority: 252.240, RSMo 1972, amended 1984.