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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.
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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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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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Silly Brody, I don't hunt them, I kill them![cool]
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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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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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Aren't coyotes also unprotected and can be hunted without a license?
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Coyotes, striped skunk, and red fox. I think there is 1 or 2 more also.
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probably raccoon.
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[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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