Is squirrel hunting with dogs legal in maryland

live2hunt266 · Oct 16, 2013

Im looking at getting a black mouth cur for hunting and want to know if its legal to hunt squirrel with dogs

SRD · Oct 16, 2013

I've never seen where it was prohibited.

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 16, 2013

I've never seen anyone hunt a squirrel with a dog.

SRD · Oct 16, 2013

SOMDSHOOT said:
I've never seen anyone hunt a squirrel with a dog.

It's a Southern thing.A couple people I know who used to do it used rat terriers and one who used blueticks,redbones and black&tans (which he also used for coons).

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 16, 2013

SRD said:
It's a Southern thing.A couple people I know who used to do it used rat terriers and one who used blueticks,redbones and black&tans (which he also used for coons).

I hear ya. Never heard of such a thing though.

SRD · Oct 16, 2013

This could be the OP.

dforeman · Oct 16, 2013

I don't recall seeing any provision against it either. You can hunt geese, ducks, upland birds (except Turkey), rabbit, and Raccoon with a dog. So, I'm guessing squirrels would also fall within that realm. You are really only using the dog to retrieve anyway. The only provisions that I know of directly prohibiting the use of a dog is deer and turkey hunting in Maryland. Oooo, and of course you can't use a dog in the lottery only bear hunt either.

Biggfoot44 · Oct 16, 2013

Don't you have a problem with them falling out of the trees ?

Numidian · Oct 16, 2013

dforeman said:
You are really only using the dog to retrieve anyway.

Not in the case of squirrels and coons....The dog will take you to the tree they're in.

SRD · Oct 16, 2013

Biggfoot44 said:
Don't you have a problem with them falling out of the trees ?

dforeman · Oct 16, 2013

Well, that is true about treeing coons. I forgot about that being popular down on the lower shore. Squirrels are very agile at traveling across the trees tops most times though (depending on how far apart the trees are).

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 16, 2013

Ok I understand. The Dog is not actually catching the Squirrel like a Schipperke catches rats and mice. I guess all the Squirrels I have ever shot are simply on the ground or giving themselves away in the tree tops. Never imagined needing anything but a walk in the woods to find a tree rat. That's interesting. I guess using a dog is for the guy who has 20 minutes to hunt. That's the only treason I can gather.

BondJamesBond · Oct 16, 2013

live2hunt266 said:
Im looking at getting a black mouth cur for hunting and want to know if its legal to hunt squirrel with dogs

Depends. How accurate are you at throwing the dog?

sorry, I couldn't help myself. :lol2:

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...0381C68CCD8DAB877E0684582D87&selectedIndex=32

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 16, 2013

BondJamesBond said:
Depends. How accurate are you at throwing the dog?

sorry, I couldn't help myself.

Well I'll tell you what I was thinking. I was thinking a Cat would be a much better option for tree climbing. A few replies later I finally understood what the Dog was for.

SOMDSHOOT · Oct 16, 2013

My neighbor had 2 of these Schippeke's and those were some bad ass fast little dogs. I mean they are like four-legged rockets. She told me that they were originally bred for use on ships to chase Mice and Rats to prevent disease to passengers. I know one of these little dogs would never let the Squirrel make it up a tree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schipperke

Erno86 · Oct 16, 2013

Besides beagles and brown Labs, I've always wanted a mountain cur for squirrel hunting. They are the best of squirrel hunting dogs.

live2hunt266 · Oct 17, 2013

Im going to train my dog on squirrel and coon

44man · Oct 17, 2013

dforeman said:
Well, that is true about treeing coons. I forgot about that being popular down on the lower shore. Squirrels are very agile at traveling across the trees tops most times though (depending on how far apart the trees are).

a lot of folks in southern md used to coon hunt but now there are not as many. my neighbor uses some kind of little dog to squirrel hunt. its more about the running of the dogs and the sounds and sights than it is about just shooting squirrels. if it was about shooting squirrels we would all sit around the corn crib with bb guns and get them by the bushel full.

Crow Bait · Oct 17, 2013

My understanding about squirrel hunting with dogs is that the squirrels pay attention to the dog, and not the human, so when the dog goes by the tree they are in, they reveal themselves to the human for an easy shot.

benjaminporter.dc · Jun 13, 2020

I’ve got a 16 month old Airedale that loves treeing squirrels in Loch Raven - figured I’d head down to one of the larger WMAs in Charles county one day this fall to see how he does on Rabbits - guess squirrels could be on the menu this fall

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