Was it self defense? wink!wink! Congrats and all that. In my state you can hunt Red squirills all year because they're not a protected species,but you obviously need a hunting liscence. I would presume that you don't have a liscence because you would have known what is considered a game animal.Hunting is not all about killing animals just because it's legal. It's more for the experience of learning all that you can about the animals,land,environment. We love our sport and want to keep it. Like the others said,do it the right way and have fun doing it. Look up something called the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.