Mississippi sportsmen 15 years old and younger get the first crack at squirrels by any means in Zone 1 from Sept. 22-28. Youth season in Zone 2 runs from Oct. 6–12, with Zone 3 opening from Oct. 20–26.
The regular season in Zone 1 opens on Sept. 29, followed by Zone 2 on Oct. 13 and Zone 3 on Oct. 27.
An avid sportsman, John N. Felsher is a full-time professional freelance writer and photographer with more than 3,300 bylines in more than 160 different magazines. He also hosts an outdoors tips show for WAVH FM Talk 106.5 radio station in Mobile, Ala. Contact him at j.felsher@hotmail.com or through Facebook.