THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS SQUIRREL HUNTING IS A GREAT WAY TO GET INTO HUNTING FOR THE FIRST TIME. 

SQUIRRELS ARE PLENTIFUL IN ILLINOIS AND PROVIDE A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO HUNTING FOR BEGINNERS YOUNG AND OLD SAYS D-N-R WILDLIFE CHIEF MIKE WEFER (wee-fer).

CHIEF WEFER SAYS YOU’LL LEARN THE BASICS LIKE BEING QUIET, LISTENING FOR ACTIVITY, ASSESSING HABITAT AND SNEAKING.

WEFER SAYS SQUIRREL HUNTING IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE. ALL YOU NEED IS CAMOUFLAGE, A BAG AND EITHER A SMALL CALIBER RIFLE OR SHOTGUN. SQUIRREL HUNTING SEASON IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: HUNT ILLINOIS DOT ORG.