Small Game of the Kinzua Region
Field guides, habitat info, and season status for small game species in the Allegheny National Forest.
Season Closed
American Crow
Jet-black plumage, heavy bill, and a square-shaped tail (smaller than a Raven)....
Season Closed
American Woodcock
Chunky bird with mottled brown plumage and a very long, straight bill....
Season Closed
Black Squirrel
Melanistic variant of the Gray Squirrel....
Season Closed
Bobwhite Quail
Small, plump bird with mottled brown plumage and a white throat (males)....
Season Closed
Cottontail Rabbit
Brownish-gray fur with long ears and a puffy white "cotton" tail....
Season Open
European Starling
Speckled black bird; invasive....
Season Closed
Fox Squirrel
Large, reddish-orange belly....
Season Closed
Gray Squirrel
Gray fur with a white underside and a large, bushy, white-tipped tail....
Season Open
House Sparrow
Small, brown/gray invasive bird....
Season Closed
Mourning Dove
Slender, gray-brown bird with a long pointed tail and black spots on the wings....
Season Open
Porcupine
Large rodent with sharp quills....
Season Closed
Red Squirrel (Piney)
Small, reddish fur, white belly....
Season Closed
Ring-necked Pheasant
Males have a red face patch, iridescent green head, white neck ring, and a long, pointed tail. Females are mot...
Season Open
Rock Pigeon
Variable gray/blue; feral....
Season Closed
Ruffed Grouse
Mottled brown/gray with a fan-shaped tail and dark neck ruffs....
Season Closed
Snowshoe Hare
Turns white in winter....
Season Closed
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Small, striped rodent (not a chipmunk)....
Season Closed
Woodchuck (Groundhog)
Stocky, brown rodent with coarse fur and a short, bushy tail....