Nice shooting....so how large are ground squirrels, and are they good to eat? I don't recall ever seeing on in TexasQuote from: lizzie link=topic=186664.msg156143255#msg156143255 dateGround squirrels about size of Prarie dogs but are considered vermin in the state of California. No limit or season. We do have season for tree squrrels but they are in Northern calif. In San Diego County some have been found with bubonic plaque so we do not handle them.This next pic will give you idea of size and this was an adult :https://u.cubeupload.com/crazyhorse4/Squirrels003.jpg
Ground squirrels about size of Prarie dogs but are considered vermin in the state of California. No limit or season. We do have season for tree squrrels but they are in Northern calif. In San Diego County some have been found with bubonic plaque so we do not handle them.This next pic will give you idea of size and this was an adult :https://u.cubeupload.com/crazyhorse4/Squirrels003.jpg
Rich, excellent shot on that GS! Nice photo.
Nice KILL! The rattlers love those in Eastern Oregon and I see why you'd want to get rid of them.I've shot a few, HaHa, and forgot what their scientific name is:"The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), also known as the Beechey ground squirrel"Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_ground_squirrel