Code of Massachusetts Regulations
321 CMR - DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Title 321 CMR 3.00 - Hunting
Section 3.02(7) - Hunting of Gray Squirrels
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 131, § 5, I hereby declare an annual open season on gray squirrels as follows:
(a)Definitions: For the purposes of 321 CMR 3.02(7), the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:
Shotgun Deer Season means that season when it is lawful to hunt deer with a shotgun as provided for in 321 CMR 3.02(4)(b)3.
Zone or Zones means the Massachusetts wildlife management zones as described in 321 CMR 3.02(4)(o).
(b)Open Seasons and Zones.
(c)Falconry. Licensed falconers holding a valid hunting or sporting license and hunting with or by means of a falcon or other raptor may take gray squirrels from the first Tuesday after Labor Day to the following March 15th, provided that said falconers shall abide by all other applicable provisions of M.G.L. c. 131 and 321 CMR while pursuing game.
(d)Hunting Hours. The hunting hours during each calendar day of the open season shall begin at 1/2 hour before sunrise and end at 1/2 hour after sunset.
(e)Bag Limits. A person shall not kill or take more than the following bag limits: five gray squirrels in one day nor possess at any time more than ten.
(f)Prohibitions. A person shall not take or kill a gray squirrel at any time by means of a handgun or rifle of any caliber in Zones 10 through 14, nor shall any person trap or net, or construct or set a trap or net for the purpose of taking or killing a gray squirrel, except as provided in M.G.L. c. 131, §§ 4 and 37.
Regulatory Authority: M.G.L. c. 131, § 5. Last Revised: 1/6/23.
