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Squirrel control in Alabama

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Squirrels in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see squirrels, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

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Squirrels in Alabama: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which squirrels actually live in Alabama, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Second Saturday in September through the last day in February

Squirrel season

Squirrels are game animals; a hunting license is required to take them.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Outdoor Alabama)

8 a day, 8 in possession

Daily bag limit

Applies statewide to gray and fox squirrels.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Outdoor Alabama)

Fox squirrel season closed on Bankhead and Tuskegee National Forests

Fox squirrel closures

Fox squirrels get extra protection on some public land even though gray squirrels are open.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Outdoor Alabama)

Squirrel species recorded in Alabama

Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) — Game animal in most eastern states; introduced and unclassified in Washington and California.
Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) — Game animal in the East; in California an introduced species that may be controlled any time when damaging property.

When squirrels are busiest in Alabama

Hunting season runs September through February; attic complaints follow the late-winter and midsummer litters.

Rules that apply in Alabama

Outdoor Alabama Squirrel Season

For context, nationally

Two, with 1-8 pups each — Gray squirrel litters per year. Penn State Extension
Mid-December or early January, and again in June — Gray squirrel breeding periods. Penn State Extension

Sources: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Outdoor Alabama); Tree Squirrels; Pest Notes: Tree Squirrels. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Squirrel control in Alabama

Squirrels in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

What to note

A useful next step

Squirrels in Alabama: what the public record shows

Squirrel species recorded in Alabama

When squirrels are busiest in Alabama

Rules that apply in Alabama

For context, nationally

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