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Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - netiad - 01-29-2009
I am completely new to hunting. I don't even own a gun yet.
A few questions:
1. Where is the closest place to provo where I can hunt squirrel or pheasents?
2. Is there something else I can hunt that is closer to provo?
3. How much will a license cost?
4. Is a ruger 10/22 good enough for the job?
thanks a head of time.
Re: [netiad] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - fishinfool - 01-29-2009
Welll if your new to the sport the first thing you should do is take a hunter safety course.
Good hunting
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Re: [netiad] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - Theekillerbee - 01-29-2009
You can't use a 10/22 for Pheasants, gotta be a shotgun. Those birds are also hard to come by any more. There are some game farms down that way that you can buy some birds and hunt them.
Your 10/22 is perfect for squirrels. Not sure if you are looking for tree or ground squirrels though. Up by Strawberry reservoir there used to be a decent population of the ground variety.
Licences vary by type and age. Check [url "http://wildlife.utah.gov/index.php"]here[/url] for pricing structures. If you hunt on a game farm, you don't need a license. If you hunt squirrels only, you don't need a license either. Jack rabbits are not protected, but cotton tails are. All other game animals require a license.
Good luck, be safe, and have fun.
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Re: [netiad] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - lunkerhunter2 - 01-29-2009
I don't think squirrels are legal to hunt in utah. Also, you need a hunters safety card before you can even buy a license.[
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - Theekillerbee - 02-02-2009
Silly Brody, I don't hunt them, I kill them![cool]
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - 2fishon - 02-02-2009
Squirrels are not protected in Utah. I did a little research, and they fall under the non-protected mammal category, like a prarie dog.
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Re: [2fishon] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - lunkerhunter2 - 02-03-2009
That is good to know. Was that info in the Guidebook? I know a place to bang some bigguns.[
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - 2fishon - 02-03-2009
It wasn't in the upland game guidebook. I did a general search on the DWR page and it came up under one of the other books- something to do with other mammals.
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Re: [2fishon] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - cat_man - 02-03-2009
Aren't coyotes also unprotected and can be hunted without a license?
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Re: [cat_man] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - lunkerhunter2 - 02-03-2009
Coyotes, striped skunk, and red fox. I think there is 1 or 2 more also.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - cat_man - 02-03-2009
probably raccoon.
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Re: [cat_man] Closest place to provo for squirrel or pheasant hunting - lunkerhunter2 - 02-03-2009
[font "Arial,Helvetica"]35) (a) "Protected wildlife" means wildlife as defined in Subsection (49), except as provided in Subsection (35)(b).
(b) "Protected wildlife" does not include coyote, field mouse, gopher, ground squirrel, jack rabbit, muskrat, and raccoon.
This a list from the CFR. I know there are a couple more in the Guidebook that are not listed.
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