Why did DGIF decided to promote squirrel hunting in June?
A. In order to offer additional hunting opportunity, especially at a time when few other species can be hunted. Q. How many other states offer a similar season? A. Seven Q. What areas will be open to June hunting? A. Only certain DGIF-owned Wildlife Manage Areas: Amelia, Big Survey, Briery Creek, Chickahominy, Dick Cross, Dismal Swamp, Fairystone, Goshen, Havens, Hog Island (Carlisle tract only), Horsepen, James River, Pettigrew, Phelps, Powhatan, Thompson, Turkeycock Mountain and White Oak Mountain. Q. Do you anticipate additional hunting areas will be included in the future? A. I can’t speculate on that. Q. Will squirrels be abundant in June? A. Squirrels will likely be very abundant this June on many of the areas. The results of a survey of the squirrel population in August 2006 were the highest ever recorded. Plus, there was a bumper acorn crop this past fall. Therefore, all those squirrels likely had great survival rates and entered the first peak of the breeding season in prime c
