1665 C. Cotton 25 Æneas and the Queen have made,..A match to go,..Into the Woods a Squirrel hunting.
1704 Squirrel-hunting, the proper time to hunt this little Animal, is at the fall of the Leaf.
c1790 VI. 666/1 Squirrel-hunting is a noted diversion in country places [in New England].
1847 J. O. Halliwell II Squirrel-hunting, a curious Derbyshire custom [etc.].