Our season starts Sept 15th. Lots of leaves in the trees then yet until mid Oct. Best to shot them on the ground at that time as it is when you see them.
If you search you tube for uncles quacks squirrel skinning video, you will see how easy it is to skin and dress a squirrel in the field.
http://photos.imageevent.com/brobert/ho ... QUACKS.wmv
A real Sharpe knife and a hone to touch it up makes quick work of cleaning them. I like the small 10 gallon trash bags to put the cleaned squirrels in and put them on ice ASAP when in the field. Can usually get a days limit here in just a few early morning hours.

Al