Did you ever have one of those exciting and unanticipated moments in your life that was so awesome and life-changing once it was over everything started to seem pale by comparison? Almost as if the magic moment was real and everything else was pretend? Apparently that’s how the great state of Pennsylvania feels, because a week after the neighbor’s night of terror and trial that left 18 magnificent tigers and a host of wild animals shot they are itching for action of their own. Connellsville is just 2 hours away from Zanesville and just one state over. Don’t worry if your trigger finger is feeling limp after last weeks excitement because Squirrel season is finally here!
The Cranberry Township native works as the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s wildlife conservation officer in northern Washington County. He was staffing a hunter safety course when a couple of his volunteer instructors told him they were taking time off to hunt — of all things — squirrels.
The animals are almost everywhere — you’re allowed to keep six a day in a three-part season that encompasses more than 80 days — but just don’t get the attention they once did.
That’s right, you’re can shoot six squirrels a day for 80 days and mother nature will do the math. All you have to do is find what they’re eating and point. People don’t value squirrel meat as much as they used to but don’t let that dissuade you, remember if the economy keeps on like this that could all change! Don’t you want to see the hunter’s face bursting with pride when he brings home a string of bushy tails for evening supper? The obvious question is when’s hamster season?
